There were a lot of events planned, some at the embryonic stage and others further advanced, but for me it always made more sense to celebrate in the year of the playing of the first match.
The public meeting to agree the club being established was in November, 1870, but the first game was played in May of the following year.
It is wholly appropriate that the celebrations take place in the 150th year after that game, though of course with the centenary celebrated in 1970, the next celebration ideally had to follow on.
There will doubtless be merchandise available, which I look forward to purchasing and if it is of comparable standard to the commemorative book I received this week, written by John Shawcroft, there will be no complaints.
A full review of this will appear soon, but for now I will say but three words.
It is magnificent.
This is good news and I look forward to reading John Shawcroft's book when it becomes available.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure of Derbyshire's current position regarding Sean Abbott and Ben McDermott but both are enjoying fine seasons in the Sheffield Shield. Abbott has just hit an unbeaten century in NSW's second innings of 522-6 declared after they'd managed 64 in their first knock. He's scored 261 in three matches and been dismissed only twice. He has also taken about fifteen wickets at around 17.00. Batting at no.4 for Tasmania, McDermott was averaging 71 prior to the current match.