The Derbyshire County Cricket Club had been playing for one hundred and sixteen years by the 1986 cricket season. That year they won five matches to finish eleventh in their eighty-second season in the County Championship. They came ninth in the John Player League and reached round 2 in the National Westminster Bank Trophy. They reached the quarter-final of the Benson & Hedges Cup.

1986 season

Derbyshire played twenty-four matches in the County Championship and one against the touring New Zealanders. They won five first class matches overall all in the championship. They won seven and lost nine matches in the Sunday league. After winning all their matches in Group A, Derbyshire went through to the quarter-final of the Benson & Hedges Cup.

Kim Barnett was in his third season as captain. John Morris was top scorer although Barnett scored most runs in the one-day game. Michael Holding took most wickets.

The team set a first-class record partnership for the 10th wicket during the season when Alan Hill and Martin Jean-Jacques made 132 against Yorkshire at Sheffield.

Matches First Class {| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes

|1 |26 Apr 1986Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 26 Apr 1986 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Radley 103

|2 |30 Apr 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 30 Apr 1986 | SomersetQueen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | B Roberts 124; PG Newman 5-62

|3 |24 May 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 24 May 1986 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

| Rice 120; Hadlee 6-31; Afford 5-71

|4 |31 May 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 31 May 1986 | Essex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 116 runs | Border 110; Lever 5-32

|5 | 4 Jun 1986Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 4 Jun 1986 | Yorkshire Abbeydale Park, Sheffield |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 99 runs | A Hill 172; MA Holding 5-28

|6 |7 Jun 1986Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 7 Jun 1986 | Surrey Kennington Oval |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 9 wickets | Clarke 5-43

|7 |14 Jun 1986Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1986 | Gloucestershire Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Lloyds 111; DE Malcolm 5-42

|8 |21 Jun 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 21 Jun 1986 | Gloucestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Stovold 118; KJ Barnett 114; Walsh 7-62

|9 |28 Jun 1986Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1986 | Lancashire Aigburth, Liverpool |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | JE Morris 153

|10 |2 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 2 Jul 1986 | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Newport 6-49; MA Holding 7-97; Illingworth 5-64

|11 |5 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 5 Jul 1986 | Kent County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 28 runs | JE Morris 191; Alderman 8-46; M Jean-Jacques 8-77; G Miller 5-77

|12 |16 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 16 Jul 1986 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | G Miller 5-37

|13 |19 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 19 Jul 1986 | Middlesex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 1 wicket | Slack 100; OH Mortensen 5-35

|14 |23 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 23 Jul 1986 | Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 5 runs | Greenidge 144; MA Holding 5-89; Tremlett 5-46

|15 |26 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 26 Jul 1986 | Glamorgan Pen-y-Pound, Abergavenny |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 3 wickets

|16 | 2 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v New Zealanders 2 Aug 1986 | New Zealand County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Maher 126; Edgar 110

|17 |6 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1986 | Sussex The Saffrons, Eastbourne |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 3 wickets | A Hill 130; PArker 100

|18 |9 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 9 Aug 1986 | Lancashire Park Road Ground, Buxton |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

|19 |16 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 16 Aug 1986 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | MA Holding 5-46

|20 |20 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 20 Aug 1986 |Leicestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Whittaker 175; RJ Finney 7-54

|21 |23 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1986 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Hemmings 5-107

|22 |27 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1986 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Willey 168; JE Morris 118; Whittaker 106; DeFreitas 5-92

|23 |30 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 30 Aug 1986 | Hampshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 9 wickets | KJ Barnett 98; Greenidge 103 and 180; A Hill 119 Marshall 5-49

|24 |3 Sep 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 3 Sep 1986 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Lamb 159; Bailey 114; KJ Barnett 143; JE Morris 127; Capel 7-86

|25 |13 Sep 1986Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 13 Sep 1986 | Somerset County Ground, Taunton |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 3 wickets | (single innings match)

John Player League {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes

|1 |4 May 1986Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 4 May 1986 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 19 runs | Potter 105

|2 |11 May 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 11 May 1986 | Sussex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 8 wickets

|3 | 18 May 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 18 May 1986 | Warwickshire Highfield, Leek |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 5 wickets

|4 | 1 Jun 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 1 Jun 1986 | Essex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 8 wickets | Foster 5-17

|5 |8 Jun 1986Cricket Archive – 1986 Surrey v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1986 | Surrey Kennington Oval |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 3 wickets

|6 |15 Jun 1986Cricket Archive – 1986 Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 15 Jun 1986 | Gloucestershire Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 5 wickets

|7 | 6 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 6 Jul 1986 | Kent County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 11 runs

|8 |13 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1986 | Northamptonshire Dolben Cricket Ground, Finedon |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 97 runs | Wild 5-7

|9 | 20 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 20 Jul 1986 | Middlesex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 7 wickets

|10 | 27 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 27 Jul 1986 | Glamorgan Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 4 runs | H Morris 100

|11 |10 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 10 Aug 1986 | Lancashire Park Road Ground, Buxton |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 3 wickets

|12 |17 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 17 Aug 1986 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 10 wickets

|13 |24 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1986 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 23 runs | Broad 104

|14 |31 Aug 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 31 Aug 1986 | Hampshire Town Ground, Heanor |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 73 runs

|15 |7 Sep 1986Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 7 Sep 1986 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 1 wicket

|16 | 14 Sep 1986Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 14 Sep 1986 | SomersetCounty Ground, Taunton |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 3 wickets

National Westminster Bank Trophy {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes

|1st Round | 25 Jun 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Cornwall 25 Jun 1986 | CornwallCounty Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 204 runs | S Anderson 134; A Hill 153

|2nd Round | 9 Jul 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 9 Jul 1986 | SurreyCounty Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 62 runs

Benson and Hedges Cup {| class="wikitable" width="60%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- | Group A 1 |3 May 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 3 May 1986 |Leicestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | Faster rate

| Group A 2 |10 May 1986Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 10 May 1986 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 38 runs

| Group A 3 |15 May 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Minor Counties 15 May 1986 | Minor Counties cricket team County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 7 wickets

| Group A 4 |17 May 1986Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 17 May 1986 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 3 wickets

| Quarter Final |28 May 1986Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 28 May 1986 | Kent County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 4 wickets

Statistics Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipJohn Player League NWB TrophyB & H CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 S Anderson 13 23 449 93 20.40 0 9 8 163 63 23.28 0 2 2 134 134 67.00 1 5 5 117 42 23.40 0 KJ Barnett 24 42 1484 143 38.05 2 16 16 700 92 53.84 0 2 2 73 47 36.50 0 5 5 141 62 28.20 0 AM Brown 1 2 30 21 30.00 0 RJ Finney 16 16 275 54 25.00 0 11 7 72 24* 18.00 0 1 0 5 2 19 12* 0 A Hill 24 40 1438 172* 42.29 3 15 15 296 50 21.14 0 2 2 169 153 84.50 1 5 5 210 90* 70.00 0 MA Holding 14 20 295 36* 16.38 0 14 11 86 27 8.60 0 2 1 0 0 0.00 0 5 3 75 69 25.00 0 M Jean-Jacques 9 12 208 73 23.11 0 4 2 1 1 0.50 0 2 1 16 16 16.00 0 BJM Maher 13 23 626 77* 34.77 0 8 7 120 45 20.00 0 DE Malcolm 8 6 30 29* 15.00 0 2 1 16 16 16.00 0 C Marples 14 23 442 57 22.10 0 4 4 55 42 13.75 0 G Miller 19 26 461 65 19.20 0 13 10 170 73* 24.28 0 1 1 32 32* 0 5 3 86 32 86.00 0 JE Morris 24 38 1654 191 47.25 4 16 14 293 66* 22.53 0 2 2 12 12* 12.00 0 5 5 90 6518.00 0 OH Mortensen 16 17 69 31* 8.62 0 15 7 7 3* 7.00 0 1 1 11 11 11.00 0 5 0 PG Newman 3 4 62 34 31.00 0 3 2 24 23 12.00 0 1 0 4 1 7 7 7.00 0 B Roberts 24 36 771 124* 23.36 1 16 14 372 60* 33.81 0 2 2 14 12 14.00 0 5 5 191 86* 63.66 0 CFBP Rudd 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 PE Russell 3 1 1 1 1.00 0 1 0 2 1 6 6* 0 R Sharma 15 17 321 71 29.18 0 12 9 101 37 16.83 0 2 1 9 9 9.00 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 JP Taylor 3 4 9 6 3.00 0 2 0 AE Warner 19 27 543 91 25.85 0 13 9 121 68 20.16 0 1 1 6 6 6.00 0 3 1 17 17* 0 LJ Wood 2 2 7 5 3.50 0 JG Wright 2 3 14 7 4.66 0 Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1986 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1986 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1986Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1986

Competition bowling averages