Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

In the current climate that surrounds the sport, the news that Derbyshire has registered their tenth profit in eleven seasons is little shor...

Derbyshire 293-6d (Lamb 90, Dal 43*, Donald 38, Came 37) SACA 53-2 (Perera 25*, Chappell 1-6, Dal 1-15) Derbyshire lead by 240 runs The firs...

I have already been asked my thoughts on who might be in the frame from South Africa, as the replacement for Mohammad Amir.  Mickey Arthur s...

From the speed and quantity of responses, it is clear that yesterday's news regarding Mohammad Amir has hit a nerve among a few people. ...

I wish that ten days or so back, when I suggested that Jack Morley seemed the likeliest player to be joining Derbyshire on loan,...

In a classic case of 'the best laid schemes of mice and men' and all that, Derbyshire's plans for the season were thrown up in t...

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a good weekend. While Derby County blew a chance to put daylight between themselves and third place, Chesterf...

I've been going through my Derbyshire cricket memorabilia and have uncovered a few duplicates and things that I am happy to sell for the...

Derbyshire's chances of having a good go at the One Day Cup this year increased considerably yesterday. Only Wayne Madsen was selected f...

I have often been asked over the years in which I have written this blog what my best Derbyshire side would be from those I have seen. I rec...

Very nice to wake up this morning to an email saying the blog has been ranked number 31 in the world's top hundred cricket blogs and web...

 In considering how well Derbyshire might do in four-day cricket this season, it is of course necessary to look at our rivals. With that in ...

 I did my first season preview for Derbyshire in 2008, which seems an unfeasibly long time ago. For most of that time, I suspect regular rea...

Well, that was a busy couple of days! I made a few updates to the blog and moved a few things around, then in changing the colour scheme suc...

There was an interesting article from The Cricketer today, albeit behind a paywall, written by Nick Friend. Although primarily a piece on Da...

There have been some really good matches in the PSL this weekend, with matches going down to the very last ball. They highlighted, in fact, ...

Having made it through the frozen wastes of winter, we are now at that heady time of year when we can say the cricket starts later this mont...

Blair Tickner might not have been on many people's shortlists when names were being mentioned for the second overseas role, but he looks...

So now we know the identity of our second overseas star  for 2024 -  experienced New Zealand international Blair Tickner On the face of it a...

Excellent news from the Incora County Ground today, as it is announced that Zak Chappell has extended his current deal until the end of the ...