Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

Enlightenment rather than recrimination were apposite words used at the end of Mark Eklid’s account of last night’s AGM at the cricket club ...

Just over a week to go until Derbyshire start their 2011 Championship campaign and fans, like those of all counties, will be looking at the ...

86 think the wrong person (or persons) left the Derbyshire committee. That's 90% of a decent-sized sample. Reflects fairly accurately ...

Years ago, when I was a kid, my Dad told me that cricket was the best game in the world, ruined by a lot of the people who run it. Over th...

Derbyshire lost their last tour game in Barbados by seven wickets. We were bowled out for 185, with Paul Borrington top scoring with 66. ...

Good to read in the Telegraph this morning such encouraging news on the performances of Ross Whiteley and Tom Knight in Barbados. I’ve se...

What happened in Derbyshire cricket this week daddy? We started it with a place in a T20 final in Barbados son, and then it went down hill f...

I've had an e mail from a Derbyshire fan asking if I knew whether Cliff Gladwin's sports shop in Chesterfield was opened after his t...

One word to describe 'Parore's posts on IMWT today. Wow. In the words of a top comic, it's deja vu all over again...

No major news to report today. That doesn’t appear to mean that people are any easier with the recent events at the County Ground, certainly...

On a cheerier note, it was good to see Derbyshire’s bowlers doing well against Hampshire in the Caribbean. Honours very much even on a day w...

Something that has really stunned me in the last couple of days has been the depth of positive feeling towards Don Amott since he announced ...

“That’s another fine mess you’ve gotten me into…” Maybe Oliver Hardy knew more about the nonsense that has once again returned to Derbysh...

I've been asked to do an interview about Don Amott's departure tomorrow morning on Radio Derby. At this stage I know no more than ...

In short, pretty good. We have won two matches and lost one in conditions that favoured the side winning the toss. Most of the players hav...

I think there is a natural assumption for people, aware of the track record Derbyshire cricket has for discord, strife and Macchiavellian in...

Derbyshire were beaten by Warwickshire in the final of the T20 last night in Barbados, after posting a useful 140-7 in their innings, recove...

Derbyshire 137 in their 20 overs. UWI 75-3 in 13 overs (63 to win in 7) UWI star batsman Nekoli Paris is still in, so very open at present ...

Derbyshire have drawn the University of the West Indies in the semi finals of the 20 over competition having beaten Essex yesterday. The g...

Essex 104-6 in rain reduced 14 overs v Derbyshire Derbyshire won off the last ball!  As reported on IMWT, so far it's Yorkshire, Derb...