Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1967 explained

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1967 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-six years. It was their sixty-third season in the County Championship and they won five championship matches and lost five to finish sixth in the County Championship. In the Gillette Cup, Derbyshire were knocked out in their first match which was in the second round of the competition.

1967 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring Indians and one match against Cambridge University. They won six first class matches, lost six matches and drew eighteen matches. They lost their only match in the Gillette Cup. Derek Morgan was captain. David Smith scored most runs. Harold Rhodes took most wickets for the club.

There were two new players in the Derbyshire team. GR Stephenson played for two years before moving to Hampshire and CP Marks occasional matches over two years.

Matches

First Class

List of matches
No.	Date	V	Result	Margin	Notes
1	29 Apr 1967[1]	Leicestershire	Won	9 wickets
2	6 May 1967[2]	Middlesex	Lost	9 wickets
3	17 May 1967[3]	Hampshire	Drawn
4	20 May 1967[4]	Surrey	Drawn
5	24 May 1967[5]	Sussex	Drawn
6	27 May 1967[6]	Nottinghamshire	Drawn
7	31 May 1967[7]	Glamorgan	Drawn
8	3 Jun 1967[8]	Somerset	Won	9 wickets
9	7 Jun 1967[9]	Worcestershire	Drawn
10	10 Jun 1967[10]	Lancashire	Drawn
11	17 Jun 1967[11]	Lancashire	Drawn
12	21 Jun 1967[12]	Somerset	Drawn
13	24 Jun 1967[13]	Warwickshire	Lost	59 runs
14	28 Jun 1967[14]	India	Lost	66 runs
15	1 Jul 1967[15]	Cambridge University	Won	9 wickets
16	5 Jul 1967[16]	Sussex	Lost	10 wickets
17	8 Jul 1967[17]	Yorkshire	Drawn
18	12 Jul 1967[18]	Gloucestershire	Lost	93 runs
19	15 Jul 1967[19]	Worcestershire	Drawn
20	22 Jul 1967[20]	Nottinghamshire	Drawn
21	26 Jul 1967[21]	Essex	Won	Innings and 227 runs
22	29 Jul 1967[22]	Glamorgan	Won	Innings and 3 runs
23	2 Aug 1967[23]	Leicestershire	Lost	5 wickets
24	5 Aug 1967[24]	Middlesex	Drawn
25	9 Aug 1967[25]	Surrey	Drawn
26	12 Aug 1967[26]	Yorkshire	Drawn
27	16 Aug 1967[27]	Kent	Drawn
28	19 Aug 1967[28]	Warwickshire	Drawn
29	23 Aug 1967[29]	Northamptonshire	Won	4 runs
30	26 Aug 1967[30]	Northamptonshire	Drawn

Gillette Cup

Statistics

Competition batting averages

Name	County Championship						Gillette Cup
	M	I	Runs	HS	Ave	100	M	I	Runs	HS	Ave	100
	25	38	992	105	32.00	1	1	1	0	0	0.00	0
	8	11	198	106	18.00	1
	27	34	521	56	16.28	0	1	1	27	27	27.00	0
PJK Gibbs	21	37	916	124	26.94	2	1	1	3	3	3.00	0
IW Hall	10	17	319	64	21.26	0
	18	32	537	47	18.51	0	1	1	2	2	2.00	0
	7	8	83	23	11.85	0	1	1	1	1	1.00	0
	24	24	62	9	7.75	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0
	1	2	17	16	8.50	0	1	1	12	12	12.00	0
	28	42	1062	95	31.23	0	1	1	27	27	27.00	0
	20	33	751	99	25.89	0
HJ Rhodes	28	32	158	33	6.07	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0
	3	5	104	54	20.80	0
	28	50	1124	114	24.43	1
	28	37	524	63*	16.37	0
	7	10	174	64	17.40	0
	21	28	423	42	19.22	0	1	1	3	3	3.00	0
A Ward	4	5	7	5*	2.33	0	1	1	0	0*		0[32] [33]

Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100
	30	54	1337	114	27.28	2
	29	44	1110	95	29.42	0
	27	41	1069	105	32.39	1
	21	37	916	124	26.94	2
	30	39	529	63*	15.55	0

Leading ListA batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100
	1	1	27	27	27.00	0
	1	1	27	27	27.00	0
	1	1	12	12	12.00	0
	1	1	3	3	3.00	0
	1	1	3	3	3.00	0

Competition bowling averages

Name	County Championship					Gillette Cup
	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Best	Ave	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Best	Ave
	462	135	7	2-23	19.28	42	29	0
	57	33	0
	2788	1088	51	5-42	21.33	30	25	0
	217	108	1	1-22	108.00
	35	4	1	1-0	4.00
	12	6	0
	3478	1057	63	7-22	16.77	72	36	1	1-36	36.00
	4447	1471	76	6-17	19.35	72	49	1	1-49	49.00
	18	15	0
	4673	1484	94	6-28	15.78	72	56	1	1-56	56.00
	438	144	5	3-17	28.80
	24	20	0
E Smith	4487	1653	72	5-57	22.95
	18	8	0
	348	188	8	3-26	23.50	72	59	1	1-59	59.00 [34] [35]

Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave
	4918	1585	102	6-28	15.53
	4561	1539	77	6-17	19.63
E Smith	5110	1857	81	5-57	22.92
	3706	1168	65	7-22	17.96
	3262	1277	64	5-42	19.95

Leading ListA bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave
	72	36	1	1-36	36.00
	72	49	1	1-49	49.00
	72	56	1	1-56	56.00
	72	59	1	1-59	59.00

Wicket Keeping

County Championship Catches 56, Stumping 4

Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0

• Bob Stephenson

County Championship Catches 7, Stumping 2

See also

• Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
• 1967 English cricket season

Notes and References

1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28658.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 29 Apr 1967
2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28683.html Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 6 May 1967
3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28715.html Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 17 May 1967
4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28727.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 20 May 1967
5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28738.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 24 May 1967
6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28756.html Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 27 May 1967
7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28764.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 31 May 1967
8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28780.html Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 3 Jun 1967
9. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28787.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 7 Jun 1967
10. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28805.html Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 10 Jun 1967
11. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28829.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 17 Jun 1967
12. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28841.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 21 Jun 1967
13. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28861.html Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 24 Jun 1967
14. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28870.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Indians 28 Jun 1967
15. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28883.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Cambridge University 1 Jul 1967
16. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28904.html Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 5 Jul 1967
17. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28909.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 8 Jul 1967
18. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28923.html Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1967
19. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28942.html Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1967
20. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28950.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 22 Jul 1967
21. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28962.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 22 Jul 1967
22. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28977.html Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 29 Jul 1967
23. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28994.html Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1967
24. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29001.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 5 Aug 1967
25. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29022.html Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1967
26. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29038.html Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1967
27. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29045.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 16 Aug 1967
28. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29059.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 19 Aug 1967
29. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29074.html Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1967
30. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/29/29085.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 26 Aug 1967
31. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/28/28710.html Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire
32. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1967/Derbyshire_Batting.html Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1967
33. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Gillette_Cup_1967/Derbyshire_Batting.html Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1967
34. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1967/Derbyshire_Bowling.html Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1967
35. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Gillette_Cup_1967/Derbyshire_Bowling.html Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1967