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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1967

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1967 season
CaptainDerek Morgan
County Championship6
Gillette CupRound 2
Most runsDavid Smith
Most wicketsHarold Rhodes
Most catchesBob Taylor

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

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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

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First Class

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List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 29 Apr 1967[1] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Won 9 wickets
2 6 May 1967[2] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost 9 wickets Hooker 5-51
3 17 May 1967[3] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Drawn Shackleton 5-52
4 20 May 1967[4] Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn
5 24 May 1967[5] Sussex
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
6 27 May 1967[6] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Smedley 102
7 31 May 1967[7] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn HJ Rhodes 6-28
8 3 Jun 1967[8] Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath
Won 9 wickets Langford 5-54; E Smith 5-57
9 7 Jun 1967[9] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Flavell 5-31
10 10 Jun 1967[10] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Drawn JR Eyre 106
11 17 Jun 1967[11] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Drawn AB Jackson 5-39
12 21 Jun 1967[12] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn MH Page 99; Langford 5-45
13 24 Jun 1967[13] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Lost 59 runs HJ Rhodes 5-27; Bannister 7-52; AB Jackson 7-22; Cartwright 5-7
14 28 Jun 1967[14] India
County Ground, Derby
Lost 66 runs Chandrasekhar 7-59; Prasanna 6-64
15 1 Jul 1967[15] Cambridge University
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won 9 wickets DHK Smith 103
16 5 Jul 1967[16] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Lost 10 wickets Buss 7-63; Parks 107
17 8 Jul 1967[17] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn HJ Rhodes 5-57
18 12 Jul 1967[18] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
Lost 93 runs DC Morgan 5-36; Mortimore 6-35
19 15 Jul 1967[19] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Drawn Coldwell 5-36
20 22 Jul 1967[20] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn IR Buxton 105;
21 26 Jul 1967[21] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won Innings and 227 runs DHK Smith 114; DC Morgan 6-26 and 5-41
22 29 Jul 1967[22] Glamorgan
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Won Innings and 3 runs DC Morgan 6-17 and 5-38
23 2 Aug 1967[23] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Lost 5 wickets Lock 6-57
24 5 Aug 1967[24] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
25 9 Aug 1967[25] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Drawn Pocock 5-73
26 12 Aug 1967[26] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
Drawn Nicholson 5-24
27 16 Aug 1967[27] Kent
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Drawn Shepherd 6-71
28 19 Aug 1967[28] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn PJK Gibbs 124; Ibadulla 7-22; TJP Eyre 5-42
29 23 Aug 1967[29] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Won 4 runs
30 26 Aug 1967[30] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Prideaux 102; PJK Gibbs 106; Kettle 5-69

Gillette Cup

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List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
2nd Round 13 May 1967[31] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost 184 runs Arnold 5-9; Roope 5-23

Statistics

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Competition batting averages

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Name County Championship Gillette Cup
M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100
IR Buxton 25 38 992 105 32.00 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 0
JR Eyre 8 11 198 106 18.00 1
TJP Eyre 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
JF Harvey 18 32 537 47 18.51 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0
M Hill 7 8 83 23 11.85 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 0
AB Jackson 24 24 62 9 7.75 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0
CP Marks 1 2 17 16 8.50 0 1 1 12 12 12.00 0
DC Morgan 28 42 1062 95 31.23 0 1 1 27 27 27.00 0
MH Page 20 33 751 99 25.89 0
HJ Rhodes 28 32 158 33 6.07 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0
PE Russell 3 5 104 54 20.80 0
DHK Smith 28 50 1124 114 24.43 1
E Smith 28 37 524 63* 16.37 0
GR Stephenson 7 10 174 64 17.40 0
RW Taylor 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

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Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
DHK Smith 30 54 1337 114 27.28 2
DC Morgan 29 44 1110 95 29.42 0
IR Buxton 27 41 1069 105 32.39 1
PJK Gibbs 21 37 916 124 26.94 2
E Smith 30 39 529 63* 15.55 0
Leading ListA batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
TJP Eyre 1 1 27 27 27.00 0
DC Morgan 1 1 27 27 27.00 0
CP Marks 1 1 12 12 12.00 0
PJK Gibbs 1 1 3 3 3.00 0
RW Taylor 1 1 3 3 3.00 0

Competition bowling averages

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Name County Championship Gillette Cup
Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave
IR Buxton 462 135 7 2-23 19.28 42 29 0
JR Eyre 57 33 0
TJP Eyre 2788 1088 51 5-42 21.33 30 25 0
PJK Gibbs 217 108 1 1-22 108.00
JF Harvey 35 4 1 1-0 4.00
M Hill 12 6 0
AB Jackson 3478 1057 63 7-22 16.77 72 36 1 1-36 36.00
DC Morgan 4447 1471 76 6-17 19.35 72 49 1 1-49 49.00
MH Page 18 15 0
HJ Rhodes 4673 1484 94 6-28 15.78 72 56 1 1-56 56.00
PE Russell 438 144 5 3-17 28.80
DHK Smith 24 20 0
E Smith 4487 1653 72 5-57 22.95
RW Taylor 18 8 0
A Ward 348 188 8 3-26 23.50 72 59 1 1-59 59.00

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Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
HJ Rhodes 4918 1585 102 6-28 15.53
DC Morgan 4561 1539 77 6-17 19.63
E Smith 5110 1857 81 5-57 22.92
AB Jackson 3706 1168 65 7-22 17.96
TJP Eyre 3262 1277 64 5-42 19.95
Leading ListA bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
AB Jackson 72 36 1 1-36 36.00
DC Morgan 72 49 1 1-49 49.00
HJ Rhodes 72 56 1 1-56 56.00
A Ward 72 59 1 1-59 59.00

Wicket Keeping

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County Championship Catches 56, Stumping 4
Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0
County Championship Catches 7, Stumping 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 29 Apr 1967
  2. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 6 May 1967
  3. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 17 May 1967
  4. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 20 May 1967
  5. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 24 May 1967
  6. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 27 May 1967
  7. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 31 May 1967
  8. ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 3 Jun 1967
  9. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 7 Jun 1967
  10. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 10 Jun 1967
  11. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 17 Jun 1967
  12. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 21 Jun 1967
  13. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 24 Jun 1967
  14. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Indians 28 Jun 1967
  15. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Cambridge University 1 Jul 1967
  16. ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 5 Jul 1967
  17. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 8 Jul 1967
  18. ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1967
  19. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1967
  20. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 22 Jul 1967
  21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 22 Jul 1967
  22. ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 29 Jul 1967
  23. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1967
  24. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 5 Aug 1967
  25. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1967
  26. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1967
  27. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 16 Aug 1967
  28. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 19 Aug 1967
  29. ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1967
  30. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 26 Aug 1967
  31. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire
  32. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1967
  33. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1967
  34. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1967
  35. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1967