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Friday, 31 July 2026

Derbyshire v Glamorgan Metro Bank One Day Cup

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Derbyshire 315-5 (Guest 108*, Jewell 84, Madsen 39, Douthwaite 3-66) Glamorgan 271 (Horton 81, Hassan 61, Hope-Bell 48, Potts 4-39 Derbyshir...
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Thursday, 30 July 2026

Under 18s draw at Leeds

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Hard as they tried, Derbyshire's under 18s couldn't quite force the win against their Yorkshire counterparts today, at Leeds. The ho...
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Derbyshire v Glamorgan Metro Bank One Day Cup preview

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Caleb Jewell is back in Derbyshire's squad for tomorrow's game against Glamorgan at Repton,  playing in a tournament for which he wa...
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Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Under 18s on top at Leeds

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Derbyshire's under 18 side had another excellent day against Yorkshire at Leeds, giving themselves a chance of victory on the final day,...
Tuesday, 28 July 2026

Fine day for under-18s at Leeds

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There was a terrific day for Derbyshire under 18s against Yorkshire, in the under-18 County Championship at Leeds today.  They recovered fro...
Monday, 27 July 2026

Mickey Arthur and a way forward

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The dust has settled on another Derbyshire white ball defeat and I thought I would try to unpick a few things as best I can.  I will start b...
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Sunday, 26 July 2026

Essex v. Derbyshire Metro Bank One Day Cup

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Essex 257-7 (Westley 102, Critchley 40, Thain 40, Dal 3-33) Derbyshire 248-9 (Came 97, Andersson 33, Whiteley 32, Bennett 3-32, Jones 3-43) ...
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Saturday, 25 July 2026

Essex v Derbyshire Metro Bank One Day Cup preview

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Derbyshire have lost two from two ahead of tomorrow's game against Essex at Chelmsford, while their opponents have lost their only game ...
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Friday, 24 July 2026

Podcast interview - Edwin Smith

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of discussing my memories of Edwin Smith and his contribution to Derbyshire cricket.  I chatted with Matt Rhode...

Worcestershire v Derbyshire Metro Bank One Day Cup

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Derbyshire 138 (Andersson 51, Guest 38, Singh 6-32, Swanepoel 3-15) Worcestershire 143-7 (Roderick 39*, Potts 3-30, Aitchison 2-40) Worceste...
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Thursday, 23 July 2026

Worcestershire v Derbyshire Metro Bank One Day Cup preview

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Joe Hawkins dropping out is the only change to the Derbyshire squad for the trip to Worcester tomorrow.  Realistically, if Mickey Arthur aga...
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Tuesday, 21 July 2026

Derbyshire v Durham Metro Bank One Day Cup

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Derbyshire 256-9 (Andersson 112, Guest 48, Robinson 3-44) Durham 257-5 (Stokes 108*, Rhodes 45, Aitchison 3-31) Durham won by five wickets A...
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Monday, 20 July 2026

Edwin Smith (1934-2026)

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With the passing of Edwin Smith, who died today, Derbyshire has lost the last man to take over a thousand wickets for the county...
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Derbyshire v International Cavaliers 1965

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Thanks to Jeff, for sending this link to the newly uploaded to YouTube Derbyshire v International Cavaliers, at Derby on 1965 Lots to enjoy ...
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Derbyshire v Durham Metro Bank One-Day Cup preview

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The Derbyshire squad for the opening game against Durham, at the Our Co-op County Ground tomorrow has now been announced. Harry Came will ca...
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Thursday, 16 July 2026

The Pathway and the destination ahead

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I have written over the past couple of years about the sterling work being done in the Derbyshire pathway, under Daryn Smit. There are a num...
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Wednesday, 15 July 2026

The One-Day Cup

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I am a little divided on the One Day Cup and I would be especially pleased to see what readers think about this trophy - and Derbyshire'...
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Monday, 13 July 2026

Thoughts on The Blast and a way forward for Derbyshire

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It has been another disappointing T20 summer for Derbyshire.  Few among the support will have gone into the Vitality Blast with high expecta...
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Sunday, 12 July 2026

Book Review: The Englishman by Tim Brooks

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My first reaction on receiving this book was one of surprise. Pitch Publishing, long-established as publishers of excellent spor...

Derbyshire v Leicestershire Vitality Blast

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Leicestershire 171-8 (Turner 79, Green 34, Javed 4-23, Montgomery 3-26) Derbyshire 172-3 (Donald 91, Came 45*, Ahmed 2-46) Derbyshire won by...
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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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