Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

I remember a few years ago, when the competition that many of us have come to loathe first started (it begins with an H...) I was on speakin...

The fixtures are out, in full. All is well in the world.. I have had a quick look at them and the Blast looks fun.  We are in group A, with ...

I have no doubt that after his heroics in last year's Blast, a few teams showed an interest in the services of Nye Donald. I...

A couple of weeks back I was asked why I am less interested in the England national side than I used to be.  The last couple of days have gi...

Zak Chappell is the latest player to commit his future to Derbyshire and I am sure that everyone is delighted with that. He has signed a thr...

I think that for me this is the most difficult part of the winter. The dark nights are upon us and the rain has been incessant over the past...

I didn't want the week to end without reference to the Pathway presentation evening, which saw a couple of notable names to keep an eye ...

It was a busy week for Derbyshire with plenty happening. Blair Tickner was twice man of the match against England, which really couldn't...

While the departure of someone from the club that you support is never pleasant, that of Ajmal Shahzad, announced today, had an air of inevi...

Thanks to James for sending across this piece on Blair Tickner, which some of you won't have seen It highlights the challenge in trying...

I will have watched cricket for sixty summers next year and for the first decade was able to watch the greatest player of them a...

Three centuries and three half centuries were a fine return for Martin Andersson's first summer in Derbyshire colours. His ability was e...

In the course of my interviews with the late Walter Goodyear for my second book, the legendary former groundsman told me that he...

Were it not for one feat, many modern Derbyshire fans would perhaps be unaware of the name of George Davidson.  He still holds t...

Regular readers will recall that earlier this year I reviewed a book on Ted Peate, the old Yorkshire cricketer. With the permission of the a...

I have finally found the time to organise books for a competition giveaway, a potential reward for those who have kindly made one-off or reg...

Congratulations to Nye Donald, who has earned selection for the Ajman Titans in the T10 League that starts in Abu Dhabi next month. He will ...

There is a delightful piece of cricket nostalgia on YouTube. It features a match in 1965 between Nottinghamshire and the International Caval...

Just a brief hello to everyone this weekend.  There is very little cricket news to report, though doubtless plenty of work is going on behin...

For all that there was disappointment in white ball displays, the third place finish in the County Championship gave Derbyshire supporters t...