| Club: | Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons |
| Season: | 2004 |
| Comp1: | County Championship |
| Comp1 Result: | 2/8 |
| Comp2: | National League |
| Comp2 Result: | 2/9 |
| Comp3: | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy |
| Comp3 Result: | Round 2 |
| Comp4: | Twenty20 Cup. |
| Comp4 Result: | Group |
| Most Wickets: | Graeme Welch |
| Prevseason: | 2003 |
| Nextseason: | 2005 |
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2004 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and thirty-four years. In the County Championship, they finished eighth in the second division and in the National League, they finished ninth in the second division. They were knocked out in their first match in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy. They were eliminated at group level in the North section of the Twenty20 Cup.
Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the County Championship and finished in eighth position. In addition to the Championship, they played Durham University and the touring West Indies. Of their eighteen first class games, they won two and lost seven, the remainder being drawn. Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the NatWest Pro40 League in which they won five of their eighteen matches to finish ninth in the division. In the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, Derbyshire were eliminated in their first match which was in the second round. They also played a one-day match against the touring New Zealanders. In the Twenty20 Cup, Derbyshire played in the North Division and won two matches.
Luke Sutton was captain. Hassan Adnan was top scorer and Graeme Welch took most wickets.
| List of matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 16 Apr 2004[1] | Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Drawn | Wallace 105; | |
| 2 | 21 Apr 2004[2] | Somerset County Ground, Taunton | Drawn | Bowler 127; Hassan Adnan 107; KJ Dean 5-86; Laraman 5-58 | |
| 3 | 28 Apr 2004[3] | Durham County Ground, Derby | Drawn | CJL Rogers 156; North 119 | |
| 4 | 7 May 2004[4] | Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton | Drawn | Kenway 101; Pothas 131; Mascarenhas 6-25 | |
| 5 | 19 May 2004[5] | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Drawn | Blackwell 111; Caddick 6-92; Walker 5-68 | |
| 6 | 25 May 2004[6] | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby | Lost | 128 runs | Hemp 102; G Welch 5-100 |
| 7 | 2 Jun 2004[7] | Leicestershire Oakham School Ground | Lost | 6 wickets | Hodge 221; G Welch 115; Cleary 7-80 |
| 8 | 9 Jun 2004[8] | Durham University County Ground, Derby | Won | Innings and 5 runs | AG Botha 103 and 5-55; DBL Powell 6-49 |
| 9 | 18 Jun 2004[9] | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Lost | 10 wickets | Gallian 190; Pietersen 107; Read 130; Hassan Adnan 129; Shreck 6-103 |
| 10 | 23 Jun 2004[10] | Essex County Ground, Derby | Drawn | LD Sutton 131; Napier 5-56 | |
| 11 | 21 Jul 2004[11] | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Won | 165 runs | J Moss 147; Davies 6-44 |
| 12 | 28 Jul 2004[12] | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | CWG Bassano 100; McGrath 174 and 5-39 | |
| 13 | 5 Aug 2004[13] | West Indies County Ground, Derby | Lost | 315 runs | Baugh 150; NRC Dumelow 5-51; Edward 5-61 and 5-22 |
| 14 | 12 Aug 2004[14] | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | Drawn | Wood 123; McGrath 109; | |
| 15 | 19 Aug 2004[15] | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | Innings and 56 runs | Hassan Adnan 140; CWG Bassano 123; Bicknell 175; Pietersen 153; G Welch 5-101; G Smith 5-35 |
| 16 | 24 Aug 2004[16] | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | ||
| 17 | 9 Sep 2004[17] | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | Lost | 8 wickets | Middlebrook 5-26 |
| 18 | 16 Sep 2004[18] | Hampshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 91 runs | G Welch 5-57; Udal 6-79 |