Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1973 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and two years. In the County Championship, they won two matches to finish sixteenth in their seventy-ninth season in the Championship. They won five matches in the John Player League to finish twelfth. They were eliminated in the first round of the Gillette Cup and did not progress beyond group level in the Benson & Hedges Cup.
1973 season
Derbyshire played 20 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one match each against the touring New Zealanders and West Indians. They won three first class matches overall, two in the County Championship. Brian Bolus was in his first season as captain. Brian Bolus scored most runs overall, although Michael Page scored most in the County Championship. Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan took most wickets.
Matches First Class {| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- |1 | 12 May 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 12 May 1973 | Warwickshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 16 runs | M Hendrick 8-45; McVicar 5-58
|2 | 16 May 1973Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 16 May 1973 | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | Innings and 28 runs | East 6-35 and 6-95
|3 | 23 May 1973Cricket Archive – 1973 Derbyshire v New Zealanders 23 May 1973 | New Zealanders County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|4 | 26 May 1973Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 26 May 1973 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Cottam 6-45
|5 | 6 Jun 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 6 Jun 1973 | WorcestershireCounty Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 5 wickets | Holder 5-29; M Hendrick 5-64
|6 | 9 Jun 1973Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 9 Jun 1973 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Lee 6-53
|7 |16 Jun 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 16 Jun 1973 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Sharpe 110
|8 | 20 Jun 1973Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 20 Jun 1973 | |Oxford University The University Parks, Oxford |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 4 wickets
|9 | 23 Jun 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 23 Jun 1973 | Middlesex Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Titmus 6-40
|10 | 30 Jun 1973Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 30 Jun 1973 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 2 wickets | S Venkataraghavan 7-100
|11 |4 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 4 Jul 1973 | Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 56 runs | Nash 6-99; RS Swindell 5-52; S Venkataraghavan 6-67
|12 | 7 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 7 Jul 1973 | Kent County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Luckhurst 215; Johnson 130
|13 | 14 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 14 Jul 1973 | Lancashire Park Road Ground, Buxton |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|14 | 25 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 25 Jul 1973 | Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 57 runs | Ahmed 117; Pocock 5-67
|15 | 28 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 28 Jul 1973 | Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 4 wickets | JB Bolus 138; M Hendrick 5-69
|16 |4 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 4 Aug 1973 | Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Sobers 100;
|17 | 8 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1973 | Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 10 wickets | Gilliat 103; RS Swindell 6-97; Sainsbury 5-41
|18 | 11 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1973 | SomersetClarence Park, Weston-super-Mare |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 48 runs | FW Swarbrook 6-57; Cartwright 7-37 and 6-52
|19 | 18 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 18 Aug 1973 | Sussex The Saffrons, Eastbourne |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 95 runs | FW Swarbrook 6-53; S Venkataraghavan 6-78
|20 | 22 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 22 Aug 1973 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 150 runs
|21 | 25 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 25 Aug 1973 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 2 wickets
|22 |29 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v West Indians 29 Aug 1973 | West Indians Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 163 runs | Lloyd 174; Ali 6-55
|23 |8 Sep 1973Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 8 Sep 1973 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Sobers 128; Harris 125; Edwards 5-44
John Player League {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1 | 6 May 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 6 May 1973 | Hampshire County Ground, Derby |Abandoned
|2 | 13 May 1973Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 13 May 1973 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |Abandoned
|3 |20 May 1973Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 20 May 1973 | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 14 runs
|4 |27 May 1973Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 27 May 1973 | WorcestershireTipton Road, Dudley |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 39 runs
|5 | 3 Jun 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 3 Jun 1973 | Leicestershire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 8 wickets
|6 | 24 Jun 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 24 Jun 1973 | Middlesex Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 1 run
|7 |1 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 1 Jul 1973 | Glamorgan Park Road Ground, Buxton |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 1 run | Nash 5-14
|8 |8 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 8 Jul 1973 | Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 5 wickets
|9 |15 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1973 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No result
|10 |22 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 22 Jul 1973 | Yorkshire North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 87 runs
|11 |29 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 29 Jul 1973 | Surrey County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 68 runs
|12 |5 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 5 Aug 1973 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | Faster rate
|13 | 12 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1973 | SomersetClarence Park, Weston-super-Mare |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 8 wickets
|14 |19 Aug 1973Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 19 Aug 1973 | Sussex The Saffrons, Eastbourne |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 4 wickets | Buss 5-36
|15 | 2 Sep 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 2 Sep 1973 | Gloucestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 11 runs
|16 |9 Sep 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 9 Sep 1973 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 16 runs
Gillette Cup {| class="wikitable" width="60%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1st Round | 11 Jul 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 11 Jul 1973 | Sussex Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 111 runs
Benson and Hedges Cup {| class="wikitable" width="60%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- | Group A 1 |28 Apr 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 28 Apr 1973 | Nottinghamshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 33 runs
| Group A 2 |7 May 1973Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 7 May 1973 | Yorkshire Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 5 wickets
| Group A 3 | 19 May 1973Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 19 May 1973 | Lancashire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 4 wickets
| Group A 4 |2 Jun 1973Cricket Archive – Minor Counties North v Derbyshire 2 Jun 1973 | Minor Counties North Tean Road Sports Ground, Cheadle |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 5 wickets
Statistics Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipJohn Player League Gillette CupB & H CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 CJ Armishaw 4 2 8 7 4.00 0 1 1 0 0* 0 JB Bolus 20 37 1084 138 32.84 1 14 14 317 79* 24.38 0 1 1 33 33 33.00 04 4 94 66 23.50 0 AJ Borrington 17 33 624 75 18.90 0 11 10 171 47* 19.00 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 2 2 17 10 8.50 0 IR Buxton 18 32 670 83 23.92 0 14 14 399 68 36.27 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 4 4 54 26 27.00 0 H Cartwright 14 26 348 63 13.92 0 11 11 155 76* 19.37 0 1 1 6 6* 0 RL Hanson 1 1 1 1* 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 1 0 AJ Harvey-Walker 11 21 457 86 22.85 0 14 14 293 84 24.41 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 44 68 30 17.00 0 M Hendrick 17 19 193 46 12.06 0 14 9 70 17 11.66 0 1 1 11 11 11.00 04 3 50 32 25.00 0 A Hill 18 35 623 75 17.80 0 2 2 84 54 42.00 0 CC Inman 3 3 52 46 17.33 0 0 1 4 4 51 33 12.75 0 G Miller 9 16 241 71 17.21 0 7 6 112 44 18.66 0 1 1 10 10 10.00 0 MH Page 16 30 1200 96 46.15 0 7 7 57 22 8.14 0 1 1 13 13 13.00 0 4 4 77 47 19.25 0 FE Rumsey 14 6 7 3 2.33 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 4 2 0 0* 0.00 0 FW Swarbrook 20 34 444 65* 15.31 0 1 1 12 12 12.00 0 1 1 5 5 5.00 0 RS Swindell 7 12 71 23* 7.88 0 RW Taylor 19 34 661 61* 22.03 0 13 9 87 24 10.87 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 35 2011.66 0 CJ Tunnicliffe 8 10 77 34* 25.66 0 8 4 53 27* 26.50 0 1 0 S Venkataraghavan 20 34 424 51 17.66 0 14 7 45 16 7.50 0 1 1 10 10 10.00 0 4 3 6 4 2.00 0 A Ward 5 8 55 36 9.16 0 2 1 3 3 3.00 0 0 0 3 2 7 7* 7.00 0 Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1973 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1973Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1973Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1973
Competition bowling averages NameCounty ChampionshipJohn Player League Gillette CupB & H CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve CJ Armishaw 144 104 4 4-31 26.00 72 52 1 1-52 52.00 IR Buxton 2115 813 24 4-42 33.87 528 390 15 4-21 26.00 72 27 4 4-27 6.75 16464 5 2-6 12.80 AJ Harvey-Walker 342 152 7 2-8 21.71 12 10 0 M Hendrick 2856 1191 58 8-45 20.53 615 302 10 2-15 30.20 72 38 2 2-38 19.00 246 105 4 2-38 26.25 G Miller 324 160 6 2-33 26.66 15 30 0 MH Page 6 9 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 FE Rumsey 567 347 18 4-33 19.27 72 45 0 264 86 11 4-19 7.81 FW Swarbrook 2987 1461 43 6-53 33.97 12 18 1 1-18 18.00 30 19 0 RS Swindell 834 469 11 6-97 42.63 RW Taylor 1 4 0 CJ Tunnicliffe 1007 546 10 3-96 54.60 346 294 6 2-46 49.00 50 31 0 S Venkataraghavan 4586 2095 69 7-100 30.36 582 396 17 3-31 23.29 72 32 0 264 121 3 2-32 40.33 A Ward 499 290 7 3-22 41.42 72 27 1 1-22 27.00 0 174 74 6 4-39 12.33 Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1991Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1973Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1973Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1973
Wicket Keeping Bob Taylor County Championship Catches 33, Stumping 9 John Player League Catches 7, Stumping 5 Gillette Cup Catches 3, Stumping 0 Benson and Hedges Cup Catches 1, Stumping 0
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1973 English cricket season
References