Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

There's a good question from Sam below yesterday's piece, asking what my line-up for the season's opening game might be. Picki...

After enjoying a successful loan spell at Derbyshire last summer, the return of Wayne White on a permanent deal, as announced today, is no...

It would be inappropriate to allow today to pass without reference to the tragic death of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes. The injury ...

The news breaking tonight is that Jonathan Clare has had surgery on a longstanding back issue. As reported by the BBC, the player had surg...

The news that broke yesterday regarding Wayne White's release by Lancashire should have caught the eye of most Derbyshire cricket fans. ...

There's not much happening down at Derby right now. Let me correct that and say that there's doubtless lots going on, but nothing th...

Earlier tonight, thankful for the help she has given me in the last couple of weeks with typing up this blog, I told my daughter that when a...

Thanks for your continued support of the blog and apologies for the lack of blogging in the past week or so. A hand problem continues to be ...

That was a warm day yesterday. While south of the border was reminiscent of down Mexico way as the sun shone, north of it was more overcas...

The first on field news for some time came today, with news that three young Derbyshire cricketers have been awarded summer contracts for 20...

Apologies for the lack of blog activity this week, but in all honesty there has been little to report. Aside from the encouraging news tha...

In the arts and  sport especially, golden eras are a known and common phenomenon. Ask any fan of opera about its golden era and most would...

An interesting comment came from next year's Leicestershire overseas star, Clint McKay, today. "The more Australians you get in t...

The start of a new week always brings wistful sighs for those who love their weekends and just wish they could last a teensy bit longer. Lik...

The news that exciting, eighteen year old Academy seamer Will Davis (pictured) has been selected for the England Development Programme  co...

This year's Peakfan Blog County Championship winner, through the Telegraph Fantasy Cricket League, was Dean Doherty. He saw off a late...

Thanks to all of you for your continued support of the blog, wherever you read it. Whether that support is financial (and thanks again to ...

The season isn't long finished but already the revolving doors at some counties are spinning apace. David Balcombe has moved from Hamp...

Mark Footitt was, as entirely expected, voted the Player of the Year at the club awards last night. Wayne Madsen won the awards for the tw...

At the start of the summer, I wrote that it was important for supporters to give Graeme Welch and his coaching staff time. Roles that on...