Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

It struck me today, when my Twitter feed told me the news, that the two coaches thus far appointed by Derbyshire to their new structure wo...

So now we know that Derbyshire will start next summer with a completely new coaching set up, with the news that AJ Harris has left the club ...

My boss will be pleased on Friday. She has been asking me to get some holidays in for next year for a few weeks, but I've been holding...

If, like me, you have watched England's batsmen combating spin on their winter tours of Bangladesh and India, you will share my optimism...

There was no real surprise in the appointment of Gary Wilson to the role of Derbyshire vice-captain, which was announced today. From the t...

It is always nice to have a first on the blog, and the email that I received from Sandra certainly broke new ground. She is looking for a li...

So it is farewell and thanks to Sir John Gains and Kevin Dean, as both step down from their roles on the Derbyshire CCC Supervisory Board. ...

Winter is fairly starting to bite now, up here in the northern wastelands. I had to de-ice my car for the first time today and, in the mid...

Great news overnight from Australia, where Alex Hughes took five wickets for his club side, including his first-ever hat-trick. As those o...

Apologies for the lack of blogging this week, but there's been little news and I have been working till 8.30pm every night, leaving litt...

It is always sad when someone leaves the club that you support. Especially when that person is as nice a guy as one would wish to meet. ...

'Another poor overseas signing with no excitement pull'. So went a comment on Twitter yesterday, in reaction to the news of Jeevan ...

There will be those for who the name of Jeevan Mendis comes as a surprise. Probably even more who could neither spell nor pronounce Bala...

Fascinating news breaking this morning, with Jeevan Mendis announced as the other half of our overseas pairing for next summer. An aggress...

When I visited Edwin Smith at the end of last week, he showed me a copy of Professional Cricketers' Association magazine, which containe...

If yesterday's interest in the signing of Imran Tahir is anything to go by, this year's record usage of the blog will be dwarfed by ...

In a strong indicator of things to come this summer, as well as message to other teams in division two of the County Championship, Derbysh...

That was a lovely couple of days in Lancashire, closely followed by two that have been well-enjoyed back home in God's own county. Sou...

I have to say that I was a little taken aback by High Peak's comment on yesterday's post, suggesting that Derbyshire going for the ...

I had a feeling that something would be announced today, when the membership packages for 2017 are announced. Perhaps a player but, as it ...