Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

Sorry folks, on a lightning trip to see my parents and too busy for a proper preview to the game. Nor will I be able to see any of it tomorr...

It rained, so we got a draw. There are those who will see it as progress.. 

Mitch Wagstaff, at 17, is the latest young player to earn a short-term contract at Derbyshire, after a fine season with the Cricket Derbyshi...

I got an email the other day from 'Long Time Supporter' which I found very interesting and thought provoking. After gaining his perm...

Derbyshire 200-9 (Hudson-Prentice 50*, Came 45) Warwickshire 207-2 (Pollock 103*, Yates 60) Warwickshire won by 8 wickets “I would give us a...

I have been planning to do this short piece for a while, but it needed a little time, which is something I have been struggling with. In res...

It is always sad when one of the heroes of your youth passes away. So, the increased sadness for me in today's announcement of the passi...

Derbyshire play Warwickshire tomorrow in their first home RLODC match of the summer. Despite being on the wrong end of both games, I have en...

Derbyshire 298 (Hudson-Prentice 93, Guest 74) Somerset 299-4 (Hildreth 110, Davies 94, Goldsworthy 57* Thomson 2-48, Hudson-Prentice 2-52) S...

Tom Wood replaces Harvey Hosein and Alex Thomson comes into the thirteen - man squad that is otherwise what played against Leicestershire. G...

Derbyshire 275-7 (Godleman 116, Guest 40, Hosein 38 Lilley 3-49) Leicestershire 279-4 (Harris 75, Patel 70, Hill 51, Aitchison 2-51) Derbysh...

Credit where it is due, the signing of Connor Marshall is a little thinking outside of the box by Dave Houghton and I applaud his addition t...

On the face of it, Derbyshire have a chance to make a decent fist of the Royal London Cup this year. At least, on reading the Cricketer  art...

There are those who will say that we over-achieved this season in the T20. Especially when one considers that we played without two of the r...

I had the pleasure of a lengthy chat the other day with a former county player. It was one of the more fascinating I have been involved in f...

Disappointing, but understandable and expected  news today that Derbyshire's remaining T20 games against Northamptonshire and Yorkshire ...

There isn't much that I can say about the abandonment of this game. It is not without precedent in these times, nor, I suspect, will it ...

Derbyshire 146 (du Plooy 43 Snater 3-45) Essex 86-3 (Hudson-Prentice 2-24) Essex trail by 60 runs I am not sure why, on winning the toss thi...

Whichever way you look at it, the loss of Fynn Hudson-Prentice at season end will be a big one for Derbyshire. His whole-hearted attitude wi...

As well as being a line from the ELO hit 'Sweet Talkin' Woman', today's headline is pretty apposite for Derbyshire this seas...