Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1967 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-six years. It was their sixty-third season in the County Championship and they won five championship matches and lost five to finish sixth in the County Championship. In the Gillette Cup, Derbyshire were knocked out in their first match which was in the second round of the competition.
1967 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring Indians and one match against Cambridge University. They won six first class matches, lost six matches and drew eighteen matches. They lost their only match in the Gillette Cup. Derek Morgan was captain. David Smith scored most runs. Harold Rhodes took most wickets for the club.
There were two new players in the Derbyshire team. GR Stephenson played for two years before moving to Hampshire and CP Marks occasional matches over two years.
Matches
First Class
List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes129 Apr 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 29 Apr 1967 Leicestershire Won 9 wickets26 May 1967Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 6 May 1967 Middlesex Lost 9 wickets 317 May 1967Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 17 May 1967 Hampshire Drawn 420 May 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 20 May 1967 Surrey Drawn 524 May 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 24 May 1967 Sussex Drawn 627 May 1967Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 27 May 1967 Nottinghamshire Drawn 731 May 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 31 May 1967 Glamorgan Drawn 83 Jun 1967Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 3 Jun 1967 Somerset Won 9 wickets 97 Jun 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 7 Jun 1967 Worcestershire Drawn 1010 Jun 1967Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 10 Jun 1967 Lancashire Drawn 1117 Jun 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 17 Jun 1967 Lancashire Drawn 1221 Jun 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 21 Jun 1967 Somerset Drawn 1324 Jun 1967Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 24 Jun 1967 Warwickshire Lost 59 runs 1428 Jun 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Indians 28 Jun 1967 India Lost 66 runs 151 Jul 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Cambridge University 1 Jul 1967 Cambridge University Won 9 wickets 165 Jul 1967Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 5 Jul 1967 Sussex Lost 10 wickets 178 Jul 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 8 Jul 1967 Yorkshire Drawn 1812 Jul 1967Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1967 Gloucestershire Lost 93 runs 1915 Jul 1967Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1967 Worcestershire Drawn 2022 Jul 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 22 Jul 1967 Nottinghamshire Drawn 2126 Jul 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 22 Jul 1967 Essex Won Innings and 227 runs 2229 Jul 1967Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 29 Jul 1967 Glamorgan Won Innings and 3 runs 232 Aug 1967Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1967 Leicestershire Lost 5 wickets 245 Aug 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 5 Aug 1967 Middlesex Drawn 259 Aug 1967Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1967 Surrey Drawn 2612 Aug 1967Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1967 Yorkshire Drawn 2716 Aug 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 16 Aug 1967 Kent Drawn 2819 Aug 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 19 Aug 1967 Warwickshire Drawn 2923 Aug 1967Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1967 Northamptonshire Won 4 runs3026 Aug 1967Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 26 Aug 1967 Northamptonshire Drawn
Gillette Cup List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes 2nd Round13 May 1967Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire Surrey Lost 184 runs
Statistics
Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 IR Buxton 2538992105 32.00 1 1100 0.00 0 JR Eyre 811198106 18.00 1 TJP Eyre 273452156 16.28 0 112727 27.00 0 PJK Gibbs2137916124 26.94 2 1133 3.00 0 IW Hall101731964 21.26 0 JF Harvey 183253747 18.51 0 1122 2.00 0 M Hill 788323 11.85 0 1111 1.00 0 AB Jackson 2424629 7.75 0 1100 0.00 0 CP Marks 121716 8.50 0 111212 12.00 0 DC Morgan 2842106295 31.23 0 112727 27.00 0 MH Page 203375199 25.89 0 HJ Rhodes283215833 6.07 0 1100 0.00 0 PE Russell 3510454 20.80 0 DHK Smith 28501124114 24.43 1 E Smith 283752463*16.37 0 GR Stephenson 71017464 17.40 0 RW Taylor 212842342 19.22 0 1133 3.00 0 A Ward4575*2.33 0 1100* 0 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1967Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1967
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 DHK Smith 30541337114 27.28 2 DC Morgan 29441110 95 29.42 0 IR Buxton 27411069105 32.39 1 PJK Gibbs 2137916124 26.94 2 E Smith 303952963*15.55 0
Leading ListA batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 TJP Eyre 112727 27.00 0 DC Morgan 112727 27.00 0 CP Marks 111212 12.00 0 PJK Gibbs 1133 3.00 0 RW Taylor 1133 3.00 0
Competition bowling averages NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve IR Buxton 46213572-2319.28 42290 JR Eyre 57330 TJP Eyre 27881088515-4221.33 30250 PJK Gibbs 21710811-22108.00 JF Harvey 35411-04.00 M Hill 1260 AB Jackson 34781057637-2216.77 723611-3636.00 DC Morgan 44471471766-1719.35 724911-4949.00 MH Page 18150 HJ Rhodes 46731484946-2815.78 725611-5656.00 PE Russell 43814453-1728.80 DHK Smith 24200 E Smith44871653725-5722.95 RW Taylor 1880 A Ward 34818883-2623.50 725911-5959.00 Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1967Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1967
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave HJ Rhodes 491815851026-2815.53 DC Morgan 45611539776-1719.63 E Smith51101857815-5722.92 AB Jackson 37061168657-2217.96 TJP Eyre 32621277645-4219.95
Leading ListA bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave AB Jackson 723611-3636.00 DC Morgan 724911-4949.00 HJ Rhodes 725611-5656.00 A Ward 725911-5959.00
Wicket Keeping Bob Taylor County Championship Catches 56, Stumping 4 Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0 Bob Stephenson County Championship Catches 7, Stumping 2
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1967 English cricket season
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