News and views on Derbyshire County Cricket Club from a supporter of 58 years standing. Follow me on X/Twitter @Peakfanblog
Monday, 21 July 2025
Derbyshire v Leicestershire preview
Book Review: The Cricket Captains of England by Vic Marks
Jewell signs on for 2026!
Saturday, 19 July 2025
Contracts - follow up
2025/26 contracts
County | 2025 Expirees | 2025 Total | 2026 Expirees | 2026 Total |
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Derbyshire | Harry Came; Yousuf Bin Naeem; Ross Whiteley; Luis Reece; Samit Patel; Alex Thomson; Ben Aitchison; Nick Potts | 9/19 | Mitch Wagstaff; Nye Donald Anuj Dal; Wayne Madsen; David Lloyd; Martin Andersson; Pat Brown; Jack Morley; Zak Chappell | 8/19 |
Durham | ------------ Graham Clark; Alex Lees; Scott Borthwick; Bas de Leede; Ben Stokes; Mark Wood; Matty Potts; George Drissell; Paul Coughlin; Haydon Mustard; Nathan Sowter; Brydon Carse; Daniel Hogg; Michael Killeen; Luke Robinson; Stanley McAlindon --------- | 16/25 | Ben McKinney; Colin Ackermann, Callum Parkinson; James Minto | 4/25 |
Essex | Nick Browne; Tom Westley; Robin Das; Jamal Richards; Mackenzie Jones; Adam Rossington; Sam Cook; Shane Snater; Charlie Bennett ------- | 9/17 | Dean Elgar; Jordan Cox | 2/17 |
Glamorgan | Billy Root; Tom Bevan; Callum Nicholls; Zain Ul-Hassan; Eddie Byrom; Asa Tribe; Sam Northeast; Alex Horton; Henry Hurle; Ben Morris; Will Smale; | 11/21 | Kiran Carlson; Ben Kellaway; Dan Douthwaite; James Harris; Chris Cooke; Jamie McIlroy; Ned Leonard; Andy Gorvin | 8/21 |
Gloucestershire | --------- Joe Phillips; Miles Hammond; Tommy Boorman; Ahmed Syed; Tom Price; Luke Charlesworth; Josh Shaw; Tom SmithRET; Archie Bailey; Marchant de Lange; Ajeet Singh Dale; Dominic Goodman1; Zaman Akhter -------- | 13/23 | Chris Dent; Jack Taylor, Graeme van Buuren; Ed Middleton; Ollie Price; Ben Charlesworth; David Payne; Matt Taylor; Aman Rao | 9/23 |
Hampshire | Mark Stoneman; Joe Weatherley; Keith Barker; James Vince; Benny Howell; Chris Wood; Scott Currie; Ben Brown; Joseph Eckland; Brad Wheal | 10/22 | Felix Organ; Toby Albert; Fletcha Middleton; Nick Gubbins; Tom Prest; Jame Fuller; Dominic Kelly; Ali Orr; Eddie Jack; John Turner; Sonny Baker | 11/22 |
Kent | -------- Zak Crawley; Joe Denly; Tawanda Muyeye; Daniel Bell-Drummond; Marcus O'Riordan; Grant Stewart; Joey Evison; Sam Billings; Harry Finch; George Garrett; Michael Cohen; Nathan Gilchrist; Fred Klaassen; Ekansh Singh; Matt Quinn; Jas Singh -------- | 16/23 | Jaydn Denly; Jack Leaning; Corey Flintoff; Matt Parkinson | 4/23 |
Lancashire | Harry Singh; Liam Livingstone; Tom Aspinwall; Rocky Flintoff; Phil Salt; Matthew Hurst; Jos Buttler; Will Williams; Jack Blatherwick; George Bell; Luke Wood; Saqib Mahmood; Ollie Sutton; Jimmy Anderson | 14/24 | Keshana Fonseka; Luke Wells; George Balderson; Josh Bohannon; Tom Hartley; Tom Bailey; Josh Boyden; Mitchell Stanley | 8/24 |
Leicestershire | ------- Louis Kimber; Tom Scriven; Sam Wood; Lewis Hill; Harry Swindells; Chris Wright; Matt Salisbury; Roman Walker -------- | 8/17 | Sol Budinger; Rishi Patel; Ben Mike; Ian Holland; Liam Trevaskis; Ben Cox; Josh Hull | 7/17 |
Middlesex | Max Holden; Joe Cracknell; Josh de Caires; Nathan Fernandes; Luke Hollman; Jack Davies; Toby Roland-Jones; Noah Cornwell | 8/21 | Aaryan Sawant; Sam Robson; Steve Eskinazi; Ryan Higgins; Henry Brookes; Zafar Gohar; Tom Helm; Blake Cullen; Naavya Sharma; Ishaan Kaushal ------ | 10/21 |
Northamptonshire | Rob Keogh; James Sales; Ravi Bopara; Ricardo Vasconcelos; Michael Finan; Freddie Heidreich | 6/21 | George Bartlett Justin Broad; Arush Buchake; Aadi Sharma; Gus Miller; Luke Procter; David Willey; Tiaan Louw; George Scrimshaw; Dom Leech | 10/21 |
Nottinghamshire | Haseeb Hameed; Ben Slater; Matthew Montgomery; Tom Moores; Joe Clarke; Dane Schadendorf; Sam King; Olly Stone; | 9/27 | Sam Seecharan; Jack Haynes; Steven Mullaney; Liam Patterson-White; Robert Lord; Travis Holland; Calvin Harrison; Dillon Pennington; Josh Tongue; James Hayes; Tom Giles; Brett Hutton ------- | 9/27 |
Somerset | Joe Heywood; Sean Dickson; Tom Kohler-Cadmore; Andrew Umeed; Tom Lammonby; Lewis Gregory; Josh Thomas; Ben Green; Josh Davey; Kasey Aldridge; Jake Ball; Shoaib Bashir | 12/23 | Tom Abell; Will Smeed; Craig Overton; Lewis Goldworthy; Archie Vaughan; Tom Banton; James Rew; Jack Leach; JT Langridge; Alfie Ogborne | 11/23 |
Surrey | ----- Dom Sibley; Laurie Evans; Rory Burns; Jason Roy; Ollie Pope; Jordan Clark; Ollie Sykes; Tommy Ealham; Will Jacks; Ryan Patel; Sam Curran; Tom Curran; Tom Lawes; Josh Blake; Matt Dunn; Reece Topley; Nathan Barnwell; James Taylor; Yousef Majid; Chris Jordan --- | 22/30 | Nikhil Gorantla; Dan Lawrence; Cameron Steel; Jamie Overton; Ben Foakes; Jamie Smith; Gus Atkinson; Dan Worrall | 8/30 |
Sussex | Zach Lion-Cachet; Henry Rogers; John Simpson; Aristeles Karvelas; Bertie Foreman; Brad Currie; Nantes Oosthuizen | 9/27 | Tom Clark; Harrison Ward; Fynn Hudson-Prentice; Troy Henry; Danny Lamb; Charlie Tear; Tymal Mills; Henry Crocombe; Archie Lenham | 9/27 |
Warwickshire | ---- Vansh Jani; Hamza Shaikh; Moeen AliRET; Ed Barnard; Jacob Bethell; Chris Woakes; Craig Miles2; Oliver Hannon-Dalby; Danny Briggs3; Chris Rushworth; Che Simmons; Richard Gleeson; Jake Lintott | 13/24 | Zen Malik; Rob Yates; Theo Wylie; George Garton; Michael Booth; Taz Ali | 6/24 |
Worcestershire | --- Tom Hinley; Rehaan Edavalath; Tommy Sturgess; Harry Darley; Jack Home; Hishaam Khan; Yadvinder Singh ----------- | 7/23 | Rob Jones; Ed Pollock; Adam Finch | 3/23 |
Yorkshire | Dawid Malan; James Wharton; Will Luxton; Adil Rashid; Jonathan Tattersall; Jordan Thompson; Finlay Bean; Jonny Bairstow; Jafer Chohan; Matt Milnes; Ben Cliff | 11/22 | Adam Lyth; Joe Root; Matt Revis; Dom Bess; Yash Vagardia; Harry Duke; Dan Moriarty |
Weekend thoughts
Derbyshire v Birmingham Vitality Blast
Friday, 18 July 2025
Patel to leave after tonight's game
Thursday, 17 July 2025
Derbyshire v Birmingham Bears Vitality Blast
Sunday, 13 July 2025
Yorkshire v Derbyshire Vitality Blast
Sunday thoughts
Saturday, 12 July 2025
T20 thoughts
When I watched their match against Birmingham, it was clear that Derbyshire were another one of those teams who needed pace bowler reinforcement. Yes, they had Zak Chappell out, but they still looked short in that department, regardless.
I have more sympathy for Derbyshire because this is where counties have their hands tied a bit by needing players to play multiple formats. Don’t get me wrong, I think Caleb Jewell was a good signing, he is a very good player and continues to do well for Derbyshire, but is the difference between him and Harry Came bigger than the gap between an overseas pacer and their lowest-level domestic pacer? I’m not sure it is.