Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

I'm not sure how many of you have picked up on this one, but there is an interesting piece on the Warwickshire website regarding Boyd Ra...

Those who think that Derbyshire erred in signing a 33-year old Ravi Rampaul (not me, as you know) will perhaps have been reassured by the ne...

I think there will be a number of counties interested in signing Chris Nash, who announced yesterday that he was leaving Sussex. Perhaps w...

As you might expect, the Derbyshire week, after the announcement of the signing of Ravi Rampaul, has been a quiet one. Off it, there has b...

Ravi Rampaul, eh? I have to admit that I didn't know he was available. When I heard about an announcement of a new signing today, my...

The worst thing about today's announcement of the signing of Ravi Rampaul is that it has happened while I am at work... Be assured tha...

It has been a busy old week chez Peakfan and there has been little spare time for blogging. A couple of days off now afford a little more ...

A little like Derbyshire, I chose the closing weeks of the season to make a surge up the league in the Peakfan Blog Fantasy Cricket League, ...

In some ways, Charlie Macdonell is lucky to get another year on his Derbyshire contract, especially when Tom Wood didn't. Yet the one-...

More good news emanated from the 3aaa County Ground yesterday, with Luis Reece signing a three-year contract to the end of 2020. He did a ...

Good news on the contract front for Derbyshire today, with Daryn Smit signing a one-year extension to his contract that will keep him at t...

I got an email yesterday that suggested I was 'harsh' in saying, in my season review, that only two Derbyshire players had good seas...

The news last night that Tony Palladino is to get a benefit in 2018 was, for me, the highlight of the evening's awards. There were d...

Can any county, outside of the Test match grounds, realistically sustain a challenge on all fronts? The answer, I think, is no, unless rec...

After many Autumns of seeing it happen, there is always some sadness in seeing unfulfilled talent depart the county scene. How many who ea...

Derbyshire 460 and 144-0 dec (Slater 74 not, Reece 61 not) Gloucestershire 224-2 dec and 223 (Tahir 5-76, Critchley 2-21 Derbyshire won ...

Derbyshire 460 Gloucestershire 224-2  Another day where play was truncated by the weather. Probably as well, truth be told, as the game ...

Derbyshire 460 (Hughes 142, Madsen 121, Podmore 43) Gloucs 47-1 (Viljoen 1-7) There was perhaps a glimpse of the Derbyshire 2018 engine ...

Derbyshire 104 -2 (Slater 45, Madsen 24 not) v Gloucestershire On a rain and bad light-ruined day that made a mockery of attempting to pl...

 The end of the season comes tomorrow, one in which, as usual, there have been contrasting highs and lows for Derbyshire supporters. It wo...