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Monday, 29 April 2024

Yorkshire v. Derbyshire day 4

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Yorkshire 450 and 59-1 Derbyshire 447 all out (Madsen 103, Donald 97, Chappell 78, Guest 75 Fisher 4-96) Match drawn A little bit of faith w...
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Sunday, 28 April 2024

Yorkshire v Derbyshire day 3

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No play today at Headingley, which cannot be a surprise to anyone in the north today. Having said that, we had a lovely day up here in Scotl...
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Book Review: Cricket in Poetry- Run Stealers, Gatlings and Graces by Bob Doran

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I have to admit that I really enjoyed this book. I admire the author for taking the time to research it and link so beautifully ...
Saturday, 27 April 2024

Yorkshire v. Derbyshire Day 2

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Yorkshire 450-5d (Brook 126*, Root 119) Derbyshire 190-3 (Madsen 88*, Guest 74*) Derbyshire trail by 260 runs Well, what a magnificent day o...
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Friday, 26 April 2024

Yorkshire v Derbyshire day one

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Yorkshire 276-3 (Lyth 97, Root 65*, Brook 44*, Masood 40) v Derbyshire I am trying really hard to be impressed by Derbyshire this year, but ...
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Thursday, 25 April 2024

Yorkshire v. Derbyshire preview

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Earlier this afternoon I watched a brilliant century by Ross Whiteley in a losing cause for Derbyshire Seconds. He hit seven sixes in reachi...
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Sunday, 21 April 2024

Derbyshire v. Leicestershire day 3

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Leicestershire 574 Derbyshire 167 {Lloyd 54, Donald 45) and 224-6 (Madsen 59*, Thomson 46*) Derbyshire trail by 183 runs Given the weather f...
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Please append a name!!

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There were a lot of comments after yesterday and some of them I declined to publish, because there was no name appended and they were too mu...
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Saturday, 20 April 2024

Derbyshire v. Leicestershire day 2

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Leicestershire 574-7 declared (Harris 214, Cox 69, Handscomb 68 Tickner 2-83) Derbyshire 54-4 (Lloyd 40*) Well, that was all pretty horrible...
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Friday, 19 April 2024

Derbyshire v Leicestershire day one

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Leicestershire 168-2 (Harris 77*, Hill 34*) v Derbyshire I don't know about anyone else, but I found it all a little underwhelming today...
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Thursday, 18 April 2024

Derbyshire v Leicestershire preview

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Derbyshire return to the Incora County Ground tomorrow, with a local derby against Leicestershire. It is again, on paper, a winnable fixture...
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Book Review: Lost Cricket Stickers - In Search of 1983's World of Cricket Sticker Album Heroes by Matthew Appleby

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I was always likely to enjoy Matthew Appleby's second cricket book. I enjoyed his first, about his father, his love for cric...
Monday, 15 April 2024

Glamorgan v. Derbyshire day 4

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Glamorgan 237 and 361-7 Derbyshire 198 and 225-3 (Reece 91*, Guest 72* Harris 2-24) Match drawn There may be those who are thinking tonight ...
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Sunday, 14 April 2024

Book Review: Batting For Time- The Fight To Keep English Cricket Alive

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This book is a terrific read, but it is a shame that it has to be written at all.  It is effectively a 'state of the nation...
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Glamorgan v. Derbyshire day 3

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I think it is fair to say that the wicket changed a little on day three of this match.  There was still turn, but not as sharp as it had bee...
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Saturday, 13 April 2024

Glamorgan v Derbyshire day 2

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Glamorgan 237 and 74-4 (Thomson 3-35) Derbyshire 198 (Madsen 63, Lloyd 60, Crane 4-60) Glamorgan lead by 113 runs An intriguing match is wel...
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Friday, 12 April 2024

Glamorgan v Derbyshire day 1

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Glamorgan 237 (Carlson 74, Thomson 7-65, Tickner 2-57, Conners 1-51) Derbyshire 46-1 (Lloyd 35*, Came 11*) Derbyshire trail by 191 runs Care...
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Thursday, 11 April 2024

Glamorgan v. Derbyshire preview

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Whisper it quietly, but it looks like we will get some cricket over the next four days at Cardiff... The forecast doesn't look too bad a...
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Wednesday, 10 April 2024

Derbyshire sign Dupavillon

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So we now know the identity of Derbyshire's second overseas player, South African quick bowler Daryn Dupavillon. It will cer...
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Sunday, 7 April 2024

Sunday thoughts

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I enjoyed a lovely chat with a friend last night, who suggested another name that might be of interest to Derbyshire for that second oversea...
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I've been a fan of Derbyshire since 1967. Please get in touch if you need a speaker. Contact me at peakfan36@yahoo.co.uk or through X/Twitter @Peakfanblog
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