Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1983 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and twelve years. In the County Championship, they won seven matches to finish ninth in their seventy ninth season in the Championship. They came sixth in the John Player Special League. They did not progress from the group in the Benson & Hedges Cup and reached round two in the National Westminster Bank Trophy.
1983 season
Derbyshire played twenty four first class matches, which were all in the County Championship. They won seven matches and lost five in both the championship and in the Sunday league. They lost to Middlesex in the second round of the NWB Trophy and lost the only two matches which were completed in the Benson and Hedges Cup.
Barry Wood was captain, Kim Barnett was top scorer and Ole Mortensen took most wickets.
Bill Fowler made his first class debut for the club in the first of two seasons.
Matches First Class {| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1 | 30 Apr 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Stovold 181
|2 |4 May 1983Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 4 May 1983 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|3 |11 May 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 11 May 1983 | Lancashire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|4 |28 May 1983Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 28 May 1983 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 6 wickets | Single innings match
|5 | 4 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 4 Jun 1983 | Hampshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | C Smith 193; Jesty 187 Southern 5–60
|6 |8 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1983 | Middlesex Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 9 wickets | Butcher 179
|7 | 11 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 11 Jun 1983 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | Innings and 4 runs | Ferris 5–29
|8 |15 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 15 Jun 1983 | Essex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | Innings and 25 runs | McEwan 178
|9 |18 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1983 | SomersetRecreation Ground, Bath |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 123 runs | OH Mortensen 5–43
|10 |22 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 22 Jun 1983 | Yorkshire Abbeydale Park, Sheffield |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 22 runs | Boycott 112; Carrick 5–45 and 7–44; OH Mortensen 6–27 and 5–62; DG Moir 5–114
|11 |25 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 25 Jun 1983 | Middlesex Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 9 wickets | Edmonds 6–38
|12 | 2 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 2 Jul 1983 | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 8 wickets | A Hill 137;
|13 |9 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1983 | Gloucestershire Phoenix County Ground, Bristol |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Childs 6–81
|14 |13 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1983 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 10 wickets | A Hill 121; Gifford 6–77; DG Moir 5–44; RJ Finney 5–58
|15 |16 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 16 Jul 1983 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Larkins 236; KJ Barnett 103
|16 | 27 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 27 Jul 1983 | Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 6 wickets | Nicholas 100; Tremlett 6–82
|17 |30 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 30 Jul 1983 | Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Aslett 168 and 119; IS Anderson 112; KJ Barnett 106
|18 |6 Aug 1983Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1983 | Sussex The Saffrons, Eastbourne |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Pigott 6–22
|19 |13 Aug 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 13 Aug 1983 | SomersetCounty Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | G Miller 5–71
|20 |20 Aug 1983Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1983 | Glamorgan St Helen's, Swansea |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 2 wickets | Hopkins 109
|21 |24 Aug 1983Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1983 | Lancashire Stanley Park, Blackpool |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Simmons 101*; A Hill 106; Hayes 127; G Miller 5–98
|22 |27 Aug 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 27 Aug 1983 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Boycott 169; Carrick 5–122; MA Holding 5–48
|23 |7 Sep 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 7 Sep 1983 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 100 runs | Cooper 5–32; MA Holding 5–53
|24 |10 Sep 1983Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire10 Sep 1983 | Surrey Kennington Oval |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | KJ Barnett 121; A Hill 111; MA Holding 5–54
John Player Special League {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1 |8 May 1983Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 8 May 1983 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester |Abandoned
|2 | 15 May 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 15 May 1983 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 78 runs
|3 |22 May 1983Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 22 May 1983 | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford |Abandoned
|4 |5 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 5 Jun 1983 | Warwickshire Courtaulds Ground, Coventry |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 5 wickets | JG Wright 108
|5 | 12 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 12 Jun 1983 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 5 wickets
|6 | 26 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 26 Jun 1983 | Middlesex Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 4 wickets
|7 |3 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 3 Jul 1983 | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 4 wickets
|8 |10 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 10 Jul 1983 | Gloucestershire Phoenix County Ground, Bristol |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 3 wickets
|9 |24 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 24 Jul 1983 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 3 wickets
|10 | 31 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 31 Jul 1983 | Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No Result
|11 |7 Aug 1983Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 7 Aug 1983 | Sussex The Saffrons, Eastbourne |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 2 runs
|12 |14 Aug 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 14 Aug 1983 | SomersetTown Ground, Heanor |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 8 wickets | KJ Barnett 100
|13 |21 Aug 1983Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 21 Aug 1983 | Glamorgan St Helen's, Swansea |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 22 runs
|14 |28 Aug 1983Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 28 Aug 1983 | Yorkshire Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 2 wickets
|15 |4 Sep 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 4 Sep 1983 | Hampshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 8 runs
|16 |11 Sep 1983Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 11 Sep 1983 | Surrey Kennington Oval |Abandoned
National Westminster Bank Trophy {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1st Round |29 Jun 1983Cricket Archive – Suffolk v Derbyshire 29 Jun 1983 | Suffolk Victory Ground, Bury St Edmunds |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 6 wickets
|2nd Round |20 Jul 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 20 Jul 1983 | Middlesex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 30 runs
Benson and Hedges Cup {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- | Group A 1 |7 May 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 7 May 1983 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |Abandoned
| Group A 2 |14 May 1983Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 14 May 1983 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 61 runs | Kallicharran 119; Willis 5–37
| Group A 3 |17 May 1983Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 17 May 1983 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 51 runs
| Group A 4 |19 May 1983Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 19 May 1983 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No Result
Statistics Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipJohn Player Special League NWB TrophyB & H CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 IS Anderson 21 37 1233 112 37.36 1 13 12 257 54 21.41 0 2 2 75 47 37.50 0 2 1 32 32 32.00 0 KJ Barnett 24 40 1423 121 38.45 3 13 13 253 100* 21.08 1 2 2 123 88 61.50 0 3 2 35 30 17.50 0 RJ Finney 20 35 578 71 17.51 0 11 10 201 46* 33.50 0 2 2 19 14* 19.00 0 2 1 21 21 21.00 0 WP Fowler 17 26 591 91 24.62 0 11 9 143 37 15.88 0 2 1 7 7 7.00 0 JH Hampshire 14 19 485 84 28.52 0 3 3 72 36* 36.00 0 1 1 35 35 35.00 0 2 1 83 83 83.00 0 A Hill 24 40 1311 137* 37.45 4 13 13 197 30 15.15 0 2 2 60 52 30.00 0 3 2 74 39 37.00 0 MA Holding 6 5 90 63 22.50 0 6 2 19 12 9.50 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 BJM Maher 8 12 150 52 15.00 0 4 2 19 13* 19.00 0 G Miller 21 30 699 84 30.39 0 11 11 264 55* 37.71 0 1 1 1 1* 0 3 2 57 41 28.50 0 DG Moir 17 21 224 53 12.44 0 1 1 3 3 3.00 0 JE Morris 10 20 361 58 19.00 0 9 8 168 61 21.00 0 1 1 7 7 7.00 0 OH Mortensen 18 23 76 14* 9.50 0 12 4 5 3* 0 2 1 2 2* 0 PG Newman 7 5 14 12 2.80 0 4 3 12 6 4.00 0 3 2 15 11* 15.00 0 S Oldham 15 17 177 39 13.61 0 8 3 11 5 5.50 0 2 1 6 6 6.00 0 3 2 2 2 1.00 0 RW Taylor 16 21 267 41* 17.80 0 9 6 31 13* 10.33 0 2 1 11 11 11.00 0 3 2 14 10* 0 CJ Tunnicliffe 17 25 461 91 18.44 0 11 8 97 33* 32.33 0 2 1 6 6 6.00 0 3 2 7 5 3.50 0 A Watts 2 2 39 33* 39.00 0 B Wood 3 2 22 18 11.00 0 3 3 63 36 21.00 0 3 2 26 26 13.00 0 JG Wright 4 3 107 60 35.66 0 2 2 175 108 87.50 1 2 2 5 5 2.50 0Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1983Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player Special League 1983 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank TrophyBatting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1983
Competition bowling averages NameCounty ChampionshipJohn Player Special League NWB TrophyB & H CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve IS Anderson 168 146 1 1–45 146.00 30 15 2 2–15 7.50 KJ Barnett 18 13 0 RJ Finney 1691 970 30 5–58 32.33 383 281 9 3–27 31.22 144 78 1 1–46 78.00 WP Fowler 360 214 2 1–26 107.00 60 28 2 2–2 14.00 JH Hampshire 12 4 0 A Hill 38 15 0 MA Holding 1014 451 21 5–48 21.47 220 124 9 3–19 13.77 72 50 2 2–50 25.00 G Miller 2957 1278 37 5–71 34.54 391 251 10 2–12 25.10 72 28 3 3–28 9.33 174 91 1 1–19 91.00 DG Moir 2777 1385 40 5–44 34.62 18 21 0 JE Morris 12 0 0 OH Mortensen 3111 1605 66 6–27 24.31 467 340 14 3–30 24.28 144 67 4 3–16 16.75 PG Newman 533 321 7 3–0 45.85 192 99 9 4–21 11.00 162119 4 4–55 29.75 S Oldham 2324 1120 31 4–56 36.12 324 269 11 4–21 24.45 144 79 4 2–32 19.75 162 115 5 2–53 23.00 CJ Tunnicliffe 2572 1372 39 4–30 35.17 372 296 9 3–30 32.88 144 79 1 1–46 79.00 132 84 3 2–30 28.00 A Watts 132 87 1 1–28 87.00 B Wood 120 74 0 144 96 5 3–35 19.20 198 114 2 2–26 57.00 Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1983Bowling for Derbyshire John Player Special League 1983Bowling for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank TrophyBowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1983
Wicket Keeping Bob Taylor County Championship Catches 37, Stumping 2 John Player League Catches 4, Stumping 1 NWB Trophy Catches 4, Stumping 0 B & H Trophy Catches 4, Stumping 0 Bernie Maher