- Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1969
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1969 season Captain Derek Morgan County Championship 16 John Player League 15 Gillette Cup Runners-up Most runs Peter Gibbs Most wickets Harold Rhodes Most catches Bob Taylor ← 1968 1970 → Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1969 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-eight years. They were runners-up in the Gillette Cup. In the County Championship, they won three matches to finish sixteenth in their sixty-fifth season in the Championship. In the first season of the John Player League they ended fifteenth after winning five matches.
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1969 season
Derbyshire played 24 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring New Zealanders. They won three first class matches altogether and lost five, the majority of matches ending in a draw. Derbyshire reached the final of the Gillette Cup where they lost to Yorkshire. This was the season in which the Sunday League was introduced and Derbyshire won five matches in the one-day games to finish fifteenth. Derek Morgan was in his fifth season as captain. Peter Gibbs scored most runs overall although Michael Page was top scorer in the County Championship. Harold Rhodes took most wickets.
Matches
First Class
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes 1 3 May 1969[1] Surrey
Kennington OvalDrawn Edrich 105; Ahmed 127 2 17 May 1969[2] Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield Drawn 3 21 May 1969[3] Worcestershire
County Ground, DerbyDrawn 4 24 May 1969[4] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, PortsmouthDrawn Cottam 6-58 5 31 May 1969[5] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, BuxtonDrawn 6 04 Jun 1969[6] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, BirminghamDrawn PJK Gibbs 121 7 11 Jun 1969[7] Yorkshire
Headingley, LeedsDrawn MH Page 109 8 14 Jun 1969 [8] Oxford University
County Ground, DerbyDrawn IR Buxton 7-33 9 18 Jun 1969[9] Somerset
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldDrawn PJK Gibbs 138; TJP Eyre 8-65 10 21 Jun 1969[10] Middlesex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-TrentDrawn HJ Rhodes 6-40 11 28 Jun 1969[11] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, NottinghamDrawn 12 05 Jul 1969 [12] New Zealand
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldDrawn IR Buxton 103 13 09 Jul 1969[13] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, GloucesterLost Innings and 10 runs Allen 6-66 14 12 Jul 1969[14] Warwickshire
County Ground, DerbyWon 134 runs A Ward 5-32 and 5-49; HJ Rhodes 5-32; McVicar 5-69 15 19 Jul 1969[15] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldDrawn Wilson 5-114; E Smith 5-73 16 23 Jul 1969[16] Glamorgan
County Ground, DerbyLost Innings and 68 runs 17 02 Aug 1969[17] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, IlkestonDrawn 18 06 Aug 1969[18] Lancashire
Stanley Park, BlackpoolWon 16 runs 19 09 Aug 1969[19] Glamorgan
Sophia Gardens, CardiffDrawn 20 16 Aug 1969[20] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 6 wickets TJP Eyre 102 21 20 Aug 1969[21] Northamptonshire
County Ground, NorthamptonLost 4 wickets Willey 5-78 22 23 Aug 1969[22] Leicestershire
Grace Road, LeicesterDrawn Norman 156; MH Page 162 23 30 Aug 1969[23] Kent
County Ground, DerbyWon 8 wickets HJ Rhodes 6-17 24 03 Sep 1969[24] Northamptonshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, IlkestonDrawn JF Harvey 168; Prideaux 120; Mohammad 5-99 25 10 Sep 1969[25] Sussex
The Saffrons, EastbourneLost 5 runs A Ward 5-60; Buss 5-27 26 13 Sep 1969[26] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, WorcesterAbandoned John Player League
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes 1 4 May 1969[27] Surrey
Cheam Road, SuttonLost 6 wickets 2 18 May 1969[28] Essex
County Ground, DerbyLost 2 runs 3 25 May 1969[29] Sussex
County Ground, HoveWon 93 runs 4 01 Jun 1969[30] Lancashire
Old Trafford, ManchesterLost 5 wickets 5 22 Jun 1969[31] Middlesex
County Ground, DerbyWon 6 wickets 6 29 Jun 1969[32] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 6 wickets 7 06 Jul 1969[33] Gloucestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-TrentWon 3 wickets 8 20 Jul 1969[34] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, SheffieldLost 9 runs 9 27 Jul 1969[35] Worcestershire
County Ground, DerbyWon 2 wickets 10 03 Aug 1969[36] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 46 runs Sobers 5-43 11 10 Aug 1969[37] Glamorgan
Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw ValeLost 49 runs Kingston 6-36 12 17 Aug 1969[38] Somerset
Park Road Ground, BuxtonWon 52 runs 13 24 Aug 1969[39] Leicestershire
Grace Road, LeicesterLost 6 runs 14 31 Aug 1969[40] Kent
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 8 wickets 15 07 Sep 1969[41] Hampshire
Dean Park, BournemouthLost 82 runs 16 14 Sep 1969[42] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, BirminghamAbandoned Gillette Cup
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes 1st Round 10 May 1969[43] Somerset
County Ground, TauntonWon 3 wickets 2nd Round 07 Jun 1969 [44] Worcestershire
County Ground, DerbyWon 4 wickets Quarter-Final 02 Jul 1969 [45] Glamorgan
Sophia Gardens, CardiffWon 9 wickets Semi-Final 30 Jul 1969 [46] Sussex
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldWon 87 runs TJP Eyre 6-18 Final 06 Sep 1969 [47] Yorkshire
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's WoodLost 69 runs Statistics
Competition batting averages
Statistics
Competition batting averages
Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 IR Buxton 21 28 581 97 23.24 0 14 14 171 45 12.21 0 5 4 64 34 16.00 0 TJP Eyre 22 28 389 102 16.91 1 15 14 50 15 3.84 0 5 4 19 14* 9.50 0 PJK Gibbs 23 36 871 138* 25.61 2 15 15 378 61 25.20 0 5 5 168 47 33.60 0 IW Hall 9 13 143 26 11.91 0 7 7 86 31* 21.50 0 JF Harvey 19 24 593 168 26.95 1 10 10 145 40 16.11 0 5 4 32 16 8.00 0 M Hendrick 1 1 9 9* 0 1 1 4 4* 0 CP Marks 3 5 38 21 7.60 0 6 6 37 19 6.16 0 DC Morgan 21 30 551 79 19.00 0 15 14 112 25 8.61 0 5 4 76 33 25.33 0 MH Page 19 28 1005 162 40.20 2 13 13 208 37 16.00 0 5 5 75 27* 18.75 0 HJ Rhodes 18 17 94 37* 15.66 0 12 4 11 6* 5.50 0 5 2 6 6 3.00 0 FE Rumsey 14 9 65 16* 10.83 0 5 2 9 8 4.50 0 PE Russell 9 9 98 31 24.50 0 3 3 55 30 18.33 0 DHK Smith 21 34 766 61 24.70 0 13 13 315 62 26.25 0 5 5 139 49* 34.75 0 E Smith 23 25 286 42 12.43 0 2 2 29 21* 29.00 0 FW Swarbrook 8 13 157 32 17.44 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 RW Taylor 21 28 460 65 20.90 0 14 13 141 43* 17.62 0 5 4 39 25* 19.50 0 A Ward 15 11 139 44 17.37 0 10 8 54 21* 13.50 0 5 3 32 17 16.00 0 [48] Competition bowling averages
Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave IR Buxton 1313 434 14 3-43 31.00 401 308 12 3-15 25.66 198 70 1 1-16 70.00 TJP Eyre 2515 1156 41 8-65 28.19 564 345 16 2-16 21.56 338 159 12 6-18 13.25 PJK Gibbs 120 89 1 1-45 89.00 M Hendrick 102 27 1 1-27 27.00 48 16 0 DC Morgan 1644 652 16 3-55 40.75 414 298 11 3-21 27.09 114 60 2 1-23 30.00 HJ Rhodes 2815 1088 59 6-17 18.44 540 328 17 3-11 19.29 318 119 9 4-18 13.22 FE Rumsey 564 263 12 2-0 21.91 310 118 11 3-19 10.72 PE Russell 974 417 15 4-15 27.80 66 43 3 2-29 14.33 E Smith 3522 1459 49 5-73 29.77 30 23 0 FW Swarbrook 978 441 14 4-38 31.50 A Ward 2190 724 56 5-32 12.92 439 278 13 4-12 21.38 336 110 8 3-31 13.75 [51] Wicket Keeping
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- County Championship Catches 49, Stumping 5
- John Player League Catches 19, Stumping 2
- Gillette Cup Catches 9, Stumping 0
See also
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
- 1969 English cricket season
References
- ^ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 03 May 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 17 May 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 21 May 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 24 May 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 31 May 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Oxford University 14 Jun 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 18 Jun 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 21 Jun 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v New Zealanders 05 Jul 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 09 Jul 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 12 Jul 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 19 Jul 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 23 Jul 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 02 Aug 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 06 Aug 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 09 Aug 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Aug 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 30 Aug 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 03 Sep 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 10 Sep 1969
- ^ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Sep 1969
- ^ Surrey v Derbyshire 04 May 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Essex 18 May 1969
- ^ Sussex v Derbyshire 25 May 1969
- ^ Lancashire v Derbyshire 01 Jun 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Middlesex 22 Jun 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 29 Jun 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 06 Jul 1969
- ^ Yorkshire v Derbyshire 20 Jul 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Worcestershire 27 Jul 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 03 Aug 1969
- ^ Glamorgan v Derbyshire 10 Aug 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Somerset 17 Aug 1969
- ^ Leicestershire v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Kent 31 Aug 1969
- ^ Hampshire v Derbyshire 07 Sep 1969
- ^ Warwickshire v Derbyshire 14 Sep 1969
- ^ Somerset v Derbyshire 10 May 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Worcestershire 07 Jun 1969
- ^ Glamorgan v Derbyshire 02 Jul 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Sussex 30 Jul 1969
- ^ Derbyshire v Yorkshire 06 Sep 1969
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1969
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Players County League 1969
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1969
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1969
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Players County League 1969
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1969
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