Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

We are nearly at the end of January and you know what that means?  Later this week we will be able to say that the county cricket season sta...

At the end of last season, I was asked if over the winter I could turn my thoughts to an eleven, over the time I have spent watching Derbysh...

So today is one of two momentous pieces of news. The first is that it has now been confirmed that Mickey Arthur has left his role in Pakista...

I watched a little of the South African T20 this week and was astonished to see that Wayne Madsen had been omitted from the opening game for...

It is a sure sign of one's own advancing years when the newly announced batting coach for your club is remembered as a talen...

It has been nice to get back to a semblance of normality in the last few days and catch up with my messages and my mail bag. A couple of peo...

I just wanted to come on here, prior to the New Year, to wish everyone the very best for 2024. Normal service will be resumed on the blog ne...

If Paul Fitzpatrick could now get in touch with his choice of Gideon Haigh on the Ashes or the Mike Smith book, that would be grand. I also ...

I was a little shocked, if not, totally surprised, to see that Haider Ali ended the PSL draft without being selected for any of the teams. T...

For as many years as I care to count, I had told my wife that when one of my parents passed away, I didn't expect the other ...

I was hoping to do the cricket books prizes this weekend, but I am currently down south, where Mum is receiving end of life care. Tough old ...

As we near Christmas, it is time for me to thank subscribers with a little competition to win a cricket book of their choice. This time I ha...

Nice news to wake up to this morning, as Mitch Wagstaff has signed for 2024. It is no real surprise, as he said in a radio interview near th...

That have been a number of comments in recent days regarding what some people are referring to as Derbyshire's recruitment of experience...

While claiming no inside knowledge, this afternoon's announcement by Imad Wasim of his retirement from international cricket made me sit...

One of the most frequently asked questions on social media, as the launch of the following seasons cricket fixtures draws near, is 'whic...

So Blast Off is back to launch the 2024 Vitality Blast and Derbyshire will face Leicestershire in their tournament opener at Edgbaston on Ju...

In a winter that has been as encouraging from a recruitment perspective as any in recent memory, there are plenty of people out ...

Being one of life's 'glass half full' brigade, I don't subscribe to suggestions made that Derbyshire have signed players who...

While there has been criticism of Mickey Arthur during the course of the 2023 season, there can be no arguments that he has been quick and e...