Derbyshire County Cricket Club
| Derbyshire County Cricket Club | |
|---|---|
| One-day name | Derbyshire Falcons |
| founded | 1870 |
| Home stadium | County Cricket Ground |
| capacity | 9,500 |
| other stages | Queen's Park , Chesterfield |
| Championship wins | 1 |
| One Day Cup victories | FP Trophy : 1 National League : 1 B&H Cup : 1 ECB 40 : 0 RL Cup : 0 |
| T20 Cup victories | 0 |
| website | http://www.derbyshireccc.com |
| As of August 28, 2016 | |
The Derbyshire County Cricket Club represents the traditional county of Derbyshire in the national championships of English cricket .
history
The beginnings
Cricket in Derbyshire was dominated by the South Derbyshire Cricket Club, which was founded in 1835, in the mid-19th century. He first played in Chaddesden before moving to Derby handle on since 1848 for the horse racing used Derby Racecourse . There were also several games between 1849 and 1861 as a Derbyshire team that fought against the professionally organized All England Eleven in Derby and Chesterfield . In the late 1860s, Walter Boden began to campaign for a county cricket club for Derby. At a meeting on November 4th, 1870, there was a meeting in the Guildhall in Derby at which the club was founded with the following resolution:
"That a cricket club be formed, representing the whole strength of the county, to be called the Derbyshire County Club."
"That a cricket club will be founded that represents the strength of the county and will be called the Derby County Club."
The 7th Earl of Chesterfield was elected as the first president of the club, but he died a year later and William Jervis took over this office. The club's first game took place on May 26, 1871 against Lancashire at Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester and was won by Derbyshire with one innings and 11 runs . Lancashire were also the only team ready to play against Derbyshire for the first three years. The main player of the early team was bowler William Mycroft , who was one of the best bowlers in the country at the time. In 1874 they won the unofficial county championship with Gloucestershire . However, the first few years were also marked by many accidents. Dove Gregory , a major bowler, died in 1873, Mycroft was often ill, and all-rounder William Cropper died at a soccer game . In addition there were players like Frank Sugg and Frank Shacklock who left the club to play for other counties. This led to financial difficulties and poor performance and so Derbyshire lost its first class status in 1888 . This was not a decision of an association, because at that time the status of games was decided by the press and cricket historians.
Part of the County Championship
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This demotion lasted until 1894, and from the 1895 season Derbyshire was part of the official county championship . In the first few years the team struggled, although they had players like George Davidson , John Hulme , George Porter , William Storer , William Chatterton and Harry Bagshaw , but in 1897 there was no victory. So you mostly stayed in the lower half of the table until the First World War and reached the bottom of the table in 1897 , 1899 , 1901 , 1906 and 1907 . However, there were also bright spots. In 1910, John Chapman and Arnold Warren achieved a total of 283 runs in their partnership for the ninth wicket against Warwickshire , a world record in first-class cricket that is still valid today. After the war you stayed in the lower part of the table. In 1920 and 1924 they were once again bottom of the table before the team could fight their way into midfield. Batsmen like Stan Worthington , Denis Smith and George Pope , as well as the bowlers Alf Pope , Tom Mitchell and Bill Copson made this upswing under captain Guy Jackson . After Arthur Walker Richardson took over the captain's role in 1931 , Derbyshire even placed in the top three from 1934 . Second place in 1935 was followed by winning the County Championship in 1936 . After this high point in their first-class history, Richardson resigned and after another third place the following year , the team slipped back into midfield.
After the Second World War
Derbyshire initially remained in midfield. It was difficult to find a new captain and it was not until 1951 that Guy Willatt was found. This led to the fact that they came back to the top of the table with fourth place in 1952 . Two years later they even achieved third place. From then on it was mostly downhill. In 1957 there was another fourth place, but in 1963 they went back to the last place in the table. Derbyshire first made it into a one-day cricket final in 1969 . In 1978 they succeeded again in the Benson & Hedges Cup , but it was not until 1981 that they were able to win such a championship for the first time with the NatWest Trophy . In the final against Northamptonshire they won under captain Barry Wood thanks to the fewer lost wickets. Meanwhile, they mostly stayed at the bottom of the table in the County Championship. Between 1971 and 1974 they placed three times as bottom of the table and once as penultimate. In the 1980s they could at least place themselves in the middle of the table when all-rounders Geoff Miller and bowler Bob Taylor played for them. The successes continued in one-day cricket. In 1988 they again reached the final of the Benson & Hedges Cup but lost there against Hampshire . In 1990 they won the Refuge Assurance League under captain Kim Barnett . In 1991 they were able to achieve third place in the County Championship . In the third attempt they then won the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1993 in the final against Lancashire. After a crash in the County Championship down to penultimate place in 1994 , they managed to finish second there again in 1996 . A final final they reached in 1998 in the NatWest Trophy, where they were defeated against Lancashire, but with the relegation in the 2000 in which was now played in two divisions, Derbyshire remained mostly at the bottom of the table or was eliminated early from the competitions. In 2001 , 2003 , 2005 and 2010 they were the last of the County Championship. In 2011 they were promoted to the first division, from which they were relegated again the following year . In 2016 she warned again last in the first-class championship.
Stadion
The club's home ground is the County Cricket Ground in Derby . As another homestead is Queen's Park in Chesterfield used.
successes
County cricket
Winning the County Championship (1): 1936
One-day cricket
Gilette / NatWest / C & G Trophy / FP Trophy (1963-2009) (1): 1981
Sunday / National / Pro40 League (1969-2009) (1): 1990
Benson & Hedges Cup (1972-2002) (1): 1993
ECB 40 / Clydesdale Bank / Yorkshire Bank 40 (2010-2013) (0): -
Royal London One-Day Cup (2014-present) (0): -
Twenty20
Twenty20 Cup / Friends Life t20 / NatWest t20 Blast (0): -
statistics
Runs
Most of the first-class cricket runs were scored by the following players:
| player | Playing times | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Barnett | 1979-1998 | 23,854 |
| Denis Smith | 1927-1952 | 20,516 |
| Derek Morgan | 1950-1969 | 17,842 |
| Les Townsend | 1922-1939 | 17,667 |
| Stan Worthington | 1924-1947 | 17,000 |
Wickets
Most of the wickets in first-class cricket were scored by the following players:
| player | Playing times | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Les Jackson | 1947-1963 | 1,670 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 1939-1958 | 1,536 |
| Billy Bestwick | 1898-1925 | 1,452 |
| Tommy Mitchell | 1928-1939 | 1,417 |
| Derek Morgan | 1950-1969 | 1,216 |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Proud history of characters and cricketers all began at the Guildhall ( English ) Derby Telegraph. July 12, 2010. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e Derbyshire CCC History Timeline ( English ) Derbyshire CCC. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Other matches playes by Derbyshire (Pre County Club) ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Lancashire v Derbyshire in 1871 ( English ) Cricket Archives. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d e f g W. T. Taylor: History of Derbyshire cricket ( English ) Wisden. 1953. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Unofficial Champions 1864-1889 / County Championship ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
- ↑ a b c d Duncan Miller: A brief history of Derbyshire ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Records / First-class matches / Partnership records / Highest partnerships by wicket ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ↑ Most runs for Derbyshire ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
- ↑ Most wickets for Derbyshire ( English ) Cricket Archive. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
