Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

As part of their 150th anniversary celebrations, the club's  supporters have voted for their greatest-ever eleven, within selected param...

With a little time today. more than I have had all week, it is time to answer a few questions! Mark asked if I thought we might see a new ...

You made your Essex debut in 2003. Who were the players and coaches who helped you at that stage? Geoff Arnold and Neil Foster were ...

The word 'legend' is overused in the modern era,sometimes attributed to a player who scores a couple of fine goals in a football...

I first became aware of the name of Nils Priestley a couple of years ago, when someone whose opinion I respect told me that he was a young...

Derbyshire's young cricketers really couldn't wish for a better coach than Daryn Smit, who today announced his retirement from the g...

After an absence and holiday of over two weeks, Peakfan is back, ahead of a hectic year in which Derbyshire will celebrate their 150th anniv...

There is just time, before the season is upon us, to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and the very best for 2020. Your support is essenti...

And a very happy Christmas to you too, Derbyshire! The news that Dominic Cork is returning for the T20 as coach is an exciting festive gift ...

Like most of you, I entertained hopes that Tom Lace would be back in Derbyshire colours next summer. His full season with us, on-loan from M...

Apologies for the lack of blogging at the moment, but there is little to tell, for one thing and work in retail, together with family commit...

So Michael Buble is making an appearance at the Pattonair County Ground next summer. Good news for the club coffers, I would think. A riva...

Well, that's the fixtures out for the 2020 season, an event that somehow makes the season seem that little bit closer, even if we all kn...

Billy Godleman on a trip to Nepal, Wayne Madsen starring for Team Abu Dhabi, Luis Reece signed up for the Bangladesh Premier League. Four ...

The news announced today, that Harvey Hosein has signed a contract extension at Derbyshire until the end of 2022, is welcome for a couple of...

A few years ago, I sat on the boundary edge at Chesterfield with the then Derbyshire coach and chatted about all things cricket. It was a ...

The first club members meeting is tonight and I expect that at some point Dave Houghton will shed some clarity on the Tom Lace situation. ...

It is a sign of advancing years when your club signs a new overseas player and your first thought is of his father... Such was the case ...

The signing of Sean Abbott, announced today by Derbyshire, ticks all the boxes. Quick, with the ability to zip the ball about, he should...

Hands up, any readers in the UK who knew the name Michael Cohen? Mine stays firmly down, though the latest signing by Derbyshire seems t...