Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

Like a few of you, from the emails and messages I have had in the last 24 hours, I was a little surprised at the interview with Dave Houghto...

There was, at least as far as I am concerned, no great surprise in today's announcement regarding Hardus Viljoen. The bowler has opted ...

It has been a few quiet weeks for Derbyshire cricket supporters. We are now, however, enjoying the sight of the players hard at work in the...

It has all been very quiet on the Derbyshire cricket front. So quiet that I found myself watching New Zealand with the level of support this...

Just a few quick words to wish you all the very best for 2019 and to thank you all for your support in 2018. It wasn't a bad summer at...

After his eleven wickets in the Test match just finished against Pakistan, one would have thought any county entertaining Kolpak hopes for D...

I would just like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very merry Christmas. Special warm wishes today to Daryn Smit and his wife, Sa...

Following on from his successful stint in the Sharjah ten-over competition, Christmas came early for Hardus Viljoen, when he was picked up b...

As the old saying goes, all good things come to an end. Thus it is that my sponsorship deal with Office Care will come to a conclusion at ...

I have spent a part of a leisurely morning today watching the Mzansi Super League game earlier this week between Paarl Rocks and Nelson Mand...

The news of the success of Hardus Viljoen in the T10 tournament in Sharjah will have raised a few eyebrows among Derbyshire supporters. ...

There are a few reasons for me to applaud the signing of Logan Van Beek, the New Zealand A and Netherlands international, announced by Der...

The signing of Tom Lace announced today on a season-long loan, pretty much sorts the batting as far as I am concerned for 2019. Lace did p...

Those of you who heard me on BBC Radio Derby on Tuesday night will know that I have mised feelings on the season's fixture announcement....

Thanks to Adam for the excellent write up of the forum earlier in the week, which made for very interesting reading. The main thing that c...

I attended the members forum at Derby last night and I just thought that I would give a brief report from the questions raised.  Despi...

It's been another busy week up north for me, with  a couple of engagements at cricket dinners thrown in, so there was no opportunity t...

I was quite disappointed to read, five weeks after the event, a mere five-line note on the passing of Chris Wilkins on the club website yest...

To be picked for your country's national side at age group level is an indicator of a cricketer of talent. When you take the field, it c...

After the announcement of the new format for county cricket from 2020, the ECB may have hoped for encouraging words from the people who watc...