Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

My post bag has been as sizeable as Santa's sack today, after a story appeared in The Daily Mail regarding Shoaib Bashir: Daily Mail Spo...

As we approach Christmas, Derbyshire supporters can allow ourselves a smile of satisfaction, because a lot of excellent work has been done s...

I have no idea of his ability as a coach, but based on his extensive experience as a player, only recently retired, Chris Wright...

More good news for Derbyshire supporters!  Matt Stewart is spending his winter playing for Glenelg Cricket Club in South Australia. Arriving...

Serious question - has there been a more positive winter for Derbyshire supporters in recent, or even more distant memory? The signings of C...

Wow.  There are certain headlines that stick with you through your life. I clearly recall, as a youngster, reading the Derby Tel...

Christmas is fast approaching and all Derbyshire supporters will doubtless be hoping for news of an overseas signing as an early festive gif...

This is an interesting little book, based on the popular The Final Word podcast. It has a strong Australian bias, given both the...

Tony Pigott was a journeyman professional who was good enough (and crucially nearby) to help out England for his one Test match ...

I remember a few years ago, when the competition that many of us have come to loathe first started (it begins with an H...) I was on speakin...

The fixtures are out, in full. All is well in the world.. I have had a quick look at them and the Blast looks fun.  We are in group A, with ...

I have no doubt that after his heroics in last year's Blast, a few teams showed an interest in the services of Nye Donald. I...

A couple of weeks back I was asked why I am less interested in the England national side than I used to be.  The last couple of days have gi...

Zak Chappell is the latest player to commit his future to Derbyshire and I am sure that everyone is delighted with that. He has signed a thr...

I think that for me this is the most difficult part of the winter. The dark nights are upon us and the rain has been incessant over the past...

I didn't want the week to end without reference to the Pathway presentation evening, which saw a couple of notable names to keep an eye ...

It was a busy week for Derbyshire with plenty happening. Blair Tickner was twice man of the match against England, which really couldn't...

While the departure of someone from the club that you support is never pleasant, that of Ajmal Shahzad, announced today, had an air of inevi...

Thanks to James for sending across this piece on Blair Tickner, which some of you won't have seen It highlights the challenge in trying...

I will have watched cricket for sixty summers next year and for the first decade was able to watch the greatest player of them a...