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Saturday, 2 August 2025

Matt Montgomery signs from Nottinghamshire

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On July 5, I  suggested  that my number one target for next summer would be Matt Montgomery of Nottinghamshire. Today came news ...
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Four Pathway players at Bunbury Festival

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Good luck and warm congratulations to four young Derbyshire Pathway lads, as they represent the Midlands at the Bunbury Festival...
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Battling draw for under-18s

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The under-18s got a solid draw against Durham at Repton, after a battling final day performance.  231 behind on the first innings, Ayman Kar...
Friday, 1 August 2025

Northamptonshire v Derbyshire day four

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Derbyshire 377 and 185-5 (Reece 61*, Guest 60*) Northamptonshire 550-9d Match drawn I am always amused at the antics of a fielding side as t...
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Thoughts on Arthur and recruitment

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'I think our bowling needs some serious looking at and I have to be brutally honest when I watch us. We are an ageing team, slow in the ...
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Thursday, 31 July 2025

Northamptonshire v Derbyshire day 3

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My wife and I are out at the theatre in Glasgow tonight, so there will be no blog on the day's play until tomorrow, when I pull in the l...
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Wednesday, 30 July 2025

Under 18s facing last day battle

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Derbyshire's under 18s have a fight on their hands to save the game against Durham at Repton.  The visitors made 497-6 today, in reply t...
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Northamptonshire v Derbyshire day 2

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Derbyshire 377 Northamptonshire 265-5 (Procter 71, Broad 64*, Bartlett 60* Reece 2-70) Derbyshire lead by 112 runs Derbyshire were unable to...
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Tuesday, 29 July 2025

Northamptonshire v Derbyshire day1

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Derbyshire 348-8 (Andersson 105, Reece 39, Donald 37, Aitchison 33*, Chappell 32, Hawkins 29* Chahal 4-116) v Northamptonshire A terrific re...
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Under 18's in Derby semi final against Nottinghamshire!

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From the club website: Derbyshire Boys Under 18s will face Nottinghamshire at The Central Co-op County Ground this Sunday, in the semi-final...
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Book Review: Around the World in 40 Years by Andy Moles with Geoffrey Dean

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I am very much of an age where I remember Andy Moles, the player. While he never looked the fittest, he was among the most consi...
Monday, 28 July 2025

Under 18s game in balance at end of first day

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Derbyshire under 18s were all out for 266 against Durham today at Repton. Sam Cliffe made 51 and Zak Kelly 41 at the top of the order, befor...

Northamptonshire v Derbyshire preview

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Both Amrit Basra and Joe Hawkins are included in a thirteen-man Derbyshire squad for the four-day game against Northamptonshire that starts ...
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Hawkins signs short-term deal

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More excellent signing news from Derbyshire this afternoon, with Joe Hawkins signing a contract with the club until the end of August.  This...
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Reece signs new two year deal

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Good news to start the week for Derbyshire fans, as Luis Reece has signed a new two-year deal at the club. It will take him to a decade with...
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Sunday, 27 July 2025

Big win for under 18s

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Finally tonight, there was a terrific 106 run win for the county under 18s today, against Lancashire at Spondon Cricket Club. Winning the to...
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Bedfordshire v Derbyshire friendly

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Derbyshire 338-8 (Guest 100, Basra 87, Came 79, Andersson 30) Bedfordshire 243-8 (Tarling 94, Houghton 41, Johnson 38, Potts 3-56, Aitchison...
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Squad v Bedfordshire

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Brooke Guest has been announced as skipper for the one-day cup and a pleasingly young squad has been announced for the game against Bedfords...
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Saturday, 26 July 2025

Weekend thoughts

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I had an interesting exchange of messages with a friend last night, regarding the Mickey Arthur position. That's not a weird Kama Sutra ...
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Friday, 25 July 2025

Derbyshire v Leicestershire day four

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Leicestershire 398 and 236-9 Derbyshire 189 and 256 (Thomson 55, Chappell 50, Guest 32, Ahmed 7-93) Leicestershire won by 189  runs There wa...
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I've been a fan of Derbyshire since 1967, experiencing the highs and lows in that time. Please get in touch if you need a speaker for a cricket dinner or society meeting. Contact me at peakfan36@yahoo.co,uk or through X/Twitter @Peakfanblog
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