Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

So the T20 fixtures are out, which makes the season seem that little bit closer, even if the fallen and falling snow gives a reality check t...

As a young man, I came to know the name of John Shawcroft almost as well as the players that I watched in Derbyshire colours. He...

There hasn't been a great deal to report from a Derbyshire cricket perspective. The squad returned to training this week, starting the l...

It has been fairly quiet week this week on the cricket front.  The only news of any important was that both Wayne Madsen and Zak Chappell wi...

I think Brian Close was probably the first cricketer that I could recognise.  The bald head, strong jaw and sometimes intense lo...

The signing of Jack Morley is encouraging for Derbyshire, as are the noises he made on signing for the club and 'the project'. His l...

There is no real surprise in the signing of Jack Morley, although it is still good news.  He looked a good bowler in his most re...

Today's announcement of the Pakistan central contracts for the year ahead is likely to create considerable interest among county coaches...

Sorry I'm back a little later than planned, but one of our dogs (Wallace, the fox terrier) hurt his leg and we spent most of the weekend...

Is it just me, or does the cricket season seem but a distant memory?  It is only a couple of weeks, but seems like an eternity since we were...

As the season is now finished and there's no Cricket to report on, it's time to have the first book giveaway of the close season.  I...

It is good to see Nick Potts and Mitch Wagstaff awarded and signing new deals, as announced by Derbyshire this morning. But there must have ...

When I was a young boy, first getting into cricket and its rich history, my experience was made all the more special by the overseas players...

Good news today in the selection for the England Lions in South Africa of Harry Moore and Pat Brown. Both are deserved call-ups, even if tha...

Mickey Arthur asked supporters to judge him after his third year in post, when he had HIS team.  That being the case, at this stage I would ...

Excellent news from the County Ground this morning, with the announcement that Harry Moore has signed a new three-year deal whic...

I thought it would be useful to have a look at the contract situation for the current Derbyshire staff.  It highlights the amount of work th...

Leicestershire 280 Derbyshire 252-3 (Madsen105*, Lloyd 73, Guest 34*) Match drawn Just a quick blog tonight, because there's not too muc...

Leicestershire 264-8 (Budinger 87, Trevaskis 57, Holland 44, Lloyd 3-42, Wagstaff 2-24, Reece 2-25) v Derbyshire We finally got some cricket...

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