Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog

There were times in his nine years on the Derbyshire staff that Anuj Dal looked a very good cricketer indeed.  Having said that, the announc...

For those who like to read about the Derbyshire players of yesteryear, there is a terrific article by 'Old Ebor' on Charles Ollivier...

Continuing the good vibes of yesterday's win over Kent, Nye Donald hit an eight-ball 31 for England Lions as they strolled to a win over...

Derbyshire 300 and 352-8  Kent 219 and 252 (Stewart 65, Singh 59, Foreman 38, Aitchison 5-44, Randell 3-39) Derbyshire won by 181 runs Despi...

Derbyshire 300 and 352-8 (Guest 75*, Reece 53, Came 51, Andersson 50, Mahmud 3-52) Kent 219 and 3-0 Kent require 431 runs to win There was a...

Derbyshire 300 and 100-1 (Montgomery 42*, Came 34*) Kent 219 (Foreman 49, Stewart 48, Aitchison 4-58, Randell 3-36, Andersson 3-39) Derbyshi...

I have had a few enquiries since the sad passing of Edwin Smith about copies of the book that I wrote on his life.  You can get ...

It looks like a good recovery after a dreadful start... Fair play to Martin Andersson for an excellent ton that kept his side afloat, but 47...

Eighty two comments on a blog post.. While not scanning quite so well as 'Fifteen Men on the Dead Man's Chest', it reveals a dep...

Gloucestershire 237 and 359-5 (Hammond 118, Bracey 104* Andersson 2-43) Derbyshire 278 and 105 (Andersson 35, Kishore 5-20) Gloucestershire ...

Gloucestershire, 237 and 148-3 (Phillips 64, Hammond 44*, Bashir 2-58 Derbyshire 278 (Montgomery 65, Morley 41, Price 6-41) Gloucestershire ...

Wonderful news today, with Nye Donald selected for the England T20 squad to play against Sri Lanka this month. No one could argue it was und...

Although it has not been formally announced, I think it unlikely that Derbyshire will re-engage Caleb Jewell for 2027.  He did well in 2025,...

Gloucestershire 237 (Bracey 113, Williams 42, Randell 5-41) Derbyshire 162-2 (Naeem 71, Came 43, Montgomery 40*) Derbyshire trail by 75 runs...

Gloucestershire 62-5 (Bracey 25*, Randell 2-21, Bashir 2-14, Aitchison 1-23) v Derbyshire  In the one session of cricket that the weather al...

Both Amrit Basra and Yusuf Bin Naeem have been recalled to the Derbyshire squad for the game that starts tomorrow against Gloucestershire, a...

I played in the era that was given to me and I remain thankful for every day of it   These are words taken from the autobiograph...

Derbyshire 131 (Jewell 33, Sharma 4-36) and 111-3 {Montgomery 38, Madsen 32* Roland-Jones 2-24) Middlesex forfeited 1st innings Match drawn ...

Derbyshire 79-3 (Jewell 32*, Montgomery 30, Higgins 2-18) v Middlesex There isn't much to write about on the first two days at Derby  Th...

On many occasions over the years, my Dad would wax lyrical about the game of cricket.  'It's the greatest game in the wo...