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Saturday, 29 June 2024

Book Review: Almost Invincible by Richard Sydenham

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The West Indian side that toured England in 1984 was the best that I have seen in my lifetime.  The Australian side under Steve ...

Radio interview from last night

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If you would like to have a listen to my thoughts on recent events at Derbyshire, as told to Matt Rhodes of North Derbyshire radio last nigh...
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Derbyshire v Yorkshire preview

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So despite rumours to the contrary, there is no Samit Patel in the Derbyshire squad for tomorrow's game at Queen's Park Chesterfield...
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Friday, 28 June 2024

Coming soon...

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It is the Chesterfield Cricket Festival, starting this weekend! I have wanted to attend for the last ten years, but family holidays and date...
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Wednesday, 26 June 2024

Middlesex v Derbyshire day 4

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Middlesex 433 and 302 Derbyshire 339 and 202 (Chappell 50, Thomson 41, Bamber 3-48, Brookes 3-29) Middlesex won by 194 runs Where do I begin...
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Tuesday, 25 June 2024

Middlesex v Derbyshire day 3

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Middlesex 433 and 302 (Higgins 68, Robson 67, du Plooy 59, Holden 45, Thomson 4-115 Derbyshire 339 (Reece 125, Donald 54, Madsen 49, Roland-...
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Monday, 24 June 2024

Middlesex v Derbyshire Day 2

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Middlesex 433 (Higgins 163, Chappell 3-69,  Dupavillon 3-104) Derbyshire 308-4 (Reece 123*, Madsen 49, Donald 43*) Derbyshire trail by 125 r...
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Sunday, 23 June 2024

Middlesex v Derbyshire day 1

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Middlesex342-7 (Higgins 107*, du Plooy 57, Roland-Jones 51" Thomson 2-43, Chappell 2-55 v Derbyshire Derbyshire did well today until th...
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Saturday, 22 June 2024

Middlesex v Derbyshire County Championship preview

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It is back to red ball cricket for Derbyshire tomorrow, as they head to Lord's and a 4-day game against Middlesex.  The game sees a like...
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Friday, 21 June 2024

Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire Vitality Blast game 8

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Nottinghamshire 173-5 (Clarke 47, Patel 2-24) Derbyshire 165-8 (Donald 52, Madsen 40) Nottinghamshire won by eight runs Apologies for the de...
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Thursday, 20 June 2024

Nottinghamshire v. Derbyshire Vitality Blast game 8

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Can Derbyshire beat Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge tomorrow? Yes, they can, if the right Derbyshire turns up.  Daryn Dupavillon said on the...
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Wednesday, 19 June 2024

My two fantasy picks (belatedly!)

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Last week I asked who your two fantasy picks would be to improve the Derbyshire side. Just a bit of fun and there were some very interesting...
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Book Review: Forgotten Pioneers by Giles Wilcock

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Giles Wilcock is the author of one of my favourite online cricket resources, the Old Ebor cricket blog, which covers the game an...

Book Review: The Establishment Boys: The Other Side of Kerry Packer's Cricket Revolution by Barry Nicholls

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Pitch Publishing have produced numerous excellent sports books over the years and 2024 has been an excellent one for them.  Barr...

Moore and Bin Naeem sign professional deals

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You really couldn't wish for better news, from a cricketing perspective, than that which came from the County Ground this morning.  Both...
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Monday, 17 June 2024

Good day for Seconds

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A good day for the second team at Rockhampton, as they recorded 359-9 against Gloucestershire.  Anuj Dal scored 111 and Staffordshire/SACA p...
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Morning after thoughts

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We have reached the halfway point of the Vitality Blast and we're sitting with three wins and four defeats. It is generally accepted tha...
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Sunday, 16 June 2024

Derbyshire v Birmingham Vitality Blast game 7

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Derbyshire 133-7 (Lloyd 50, Guest 33*) Birmingham 136-3 (Mousley 66*, Hain 43, Brown 2-25) Birmingham won by seven wickets Derbyshire did th...
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Friday, 14 June 2024

Derbyshire v. Northamptonshire Vitality Blast game 6

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Northamptonshire 193-7 (Breetzke 94, Raza 34 Dupavillon 3-43, Chappell 2-34) Derbyshire 123-3  in 11 overs (Donald 68, Lloyd 34*) Derbyshire...
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Thursday, 13 June 2024

Weekend cricket preview v Northamptonshire and Birmingham

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Mickey, Arthur has named a squad of fifteen for the two weekend fixtures, at Derby against Northamptonshire tomorrow, then against Birmingha...
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I've been a fan of Derbyshire since 1967, experiencing the highs and lows in that time. Please get in touch if you need a speaker for a cricket dinner or society meeting. Contact me at peakfan36@yahoo.co,uk or through X/Twitter @Peakfanblog
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