- Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1973
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1973 season Captain Brian Bolus County Championship 16 John Player League 12 Gillette Cup Round 2 Benson & Hedges Cup Group Most runs Brian Bolus Most wickets Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan Most catches Bob Taylor ← 1972 1974 → Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1973 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and two years. In the County Championship, they won two matches to finish sixteenth in their seventy-ninth season in the Championship. They won five matches in the John Player League to finish twelfth. They were eliminated in the first round of the Gillette Cup and did not progress beyond group level in the Benson & Hedges Cup.
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1973 season
Derbyshire played 20 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one match each against the touring New Zealanders and West Indians. They won three first class matches overall, two in the County Championship. Brian Bolus was in his first season as captain. Brian Bolus scored most runs overall, although Michael Page scored most in the County Championship. Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan took most wickets.
Matches
First Class
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes 1 12 May 1973[1] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 16 runs M Hendrick 8-45; McVicar 5-58 2 16 May 1973[2] Essex
County Ground, ChelmsfordLost Innings and 28 runs East 6-35 and 6-95 3 23 May 1973[3] New Zealanders
County Ground, DerbyDrawn 4 26 May 1973[4] Northamptonshire
County Ground, NorthamptonDrawn Cottam 6-45 5 06 Jun 1973[5] Worcestershire
County Ground, DerbyLost 5 wickets Holder 5-29; M Hendrick 5-64 6 09 Jun 1973[6] Lancashire
Old Trafford, ManchesterDrawn Lee 6-53 7 16 Jun 1973[7] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldDrawn Sharpe 110 8 20 Jun 1973[8] Oxford University
The University Parks, OxfordWon 4 wickets 9 23 Jun 1973[9] Middlesex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-TrentDrawn Titmus 6-40 10 30 Jun 1973[10] Leicestershire
Grace Road, LeicesterLost 2 wickets S Venkataraghavan 7-100 11 04 Jul 1973[11] Glamorgan
Sophia Gardens, CardiffWon 56 runs Nash 6-99; RS Swindell 5-52; S Venkataraghavan 6-67 12 07 Jul 1973[12] Kent
County Ground, DerbyDrawn Luckhurst 215; Johnson 130 13 14 Jul 1973[13] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, BuxtonDrawn 14 25 Jul 1973[14] Surrey
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 57 runs Ahmed 117; Pocock 5-67 15 28 Jul 1973[15] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, SheffieldLost 4 wickets JB Bolus 138; M Hendrick 5-69 16 04 Aug 1973[16] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, IlkestonDrawn Sobers 100; 17 08 Aug 1973[17] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, PortsmouthLost 10 wickets Gilliat 103; RS Swindell 6-97; Sainsbury 5-41 18 11 Aug 1973[18] Somerset
Clarence Park, Weston-super-MareLost 48 runs FW Swarbrook 6-57; Cartwright 7-37 and 6-52 19 18 Aug 1973[19] Sussex
The Saffrons, EastbourneWon 95 runs FW Swarbrook 6-53; S Venkataraghavan 6-78 20 22 Aug 1973[20] Gloucestershire
County Ground, DerbyLost 150 runs 21 25 Aug 1973[21] Leicestershire
County Ground, DerbyLost 2 wickets 22 29 Aug 1973[22] West Indians
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 163 runs Lloyd 174; Ali 6-55 23 08 Sep 1973[23] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, NottinghamDrawn Sobers 128; Harris 125; Edwards 5-44 John Player League
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes 1 6 May 1973[24] Hampshire
County Ground, DerbyAbandoned 2 13 May 1973[25] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, BirminghamAbandoned 3 20 May 1973[26] Essex
County Ground, ChelmsfordLost 14 runs 4 27 May 1973[27] Worcestershire
Tipton Road, DudleyLost 39 runs 5 03 Jun 1973[28] Leicestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-TrentLost 8 wickets 6 24 Jun 1973[29] Middlesex
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldWon 1 run 7 01 Jul 1973[30] Glamorgan
Park Road Ground, BuxtonWon 1 run Nash 5-14 8 08 Jul 1973[31] Kent
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 5 wickets 9 15 Jul 1973[32] Northamptonshire
County Ground, NorthamptonNo result 10 22 Jul 1973[33] Yorkshire
North Marine Road Ground, ScarboroughLost 87 runs 11 29 Jul 1973[34] Surrey
County Ground, DerbyWon 68 runs 12 05 Aug 1973[35] Lancashire
Old Trafford, ManchesterLost Faster rate 13 12 Aug 1973[36] Somerset
Clarence Park, Weston-super-MareLost 8 wickets 14 19 Aug 1973[37] Sussex
The Saffrons, EastbourneLost 4 wickets Buss 5-36 15 02 Sep 1973[38] Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldWon 11 runs 16 09 Sep 1973[39] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, DerbyWon 16 runs Gillette Cup
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes 1st Round 11 Jul 1973[40] Sussex
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 111 runs Benson and Hedges Cup
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes Group A 1 28 Apr 1973[41] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 33 runs Group A 2 7 May 1973[42] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, BradfordLost 5 wickets Group A 3 19 May 1973[43] Lancashire
Rutland Recreation Ground, IlkestonLost 4 wickets Group A 4 02 Jun 1973[44] Minor Counties North
Tean Road Sports Ground, CheadleWon 5 wickets Statistics
Competition batting averages
Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup B & H Cup M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 CJ Armishaw 4 2 8 7 4.00 0 1 1 0 0* 0 JB Bolus 20 37 1084 138 32.84 1 14 14 317 79* 24.38 0 1 1 33 33 33.00 0 4 4 94 66 23.50 0 AJ Borrington 17 33 624 75 18.90 0 11 10 171 47* 19.00 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 2 2 17 10 8.50 0 IR Buxton 18 32 670 83 23.92 0 14 14 399 68 36.27 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 4 4 54 26 27.00 0 H Cartwright 14 26 348 63 13.92 0 11 11 155 76* 19.37 0 1 1 6 6* 0 RL Hanson 1 1 1 1* 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 1 0 AJ Harvey-Walker 11 21 457 86 22.85 0 14 14 293 84 24.41 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 4 4 68 30 17.00 0 M Hendrick 17 19 193 46 12.06 0 14 9 70 17 11.66 0 1 1 11 11 11.00 0 4 3 50 32 25.00 0 A Hill 18 35 623 75 17.80 0 2 2 84 54 42.00 0 CC Inman 3 3 52 46 17.33 0 0 1 4 4 51 33 12.75 0 G Miller 9 16 241 71 17.21 0 7 6 112 44 18.66 0 1 1 10 10 10.00 0 MH Page 16 30 1200 96 46.15 0 7 7 57 22 8.14 0 1 1 13 13 13.00 0 4 4 77 47 19.25 0 FE Rumsey 14 6 7 3 2.33 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 4 2 0 0* 0.00 0 FW Swarbrook 20 34 444 65* 15.31 0 1 1 12 12 12.00 0 1 1 5 5 5.00 0 RS Swindell 7 12 71 23* 7.88 0 RW Taylor 19 34 661 61* 22.03 0 13 9 87 24 10.87 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 35 20 11.66 0 CJ Tunnicliffe 8 10 77 34* 25.66 0 8 4 53 27* 26.50 0 1 0 S Venkataraghavan 20 34 424 51 17.66 0 14 7 45 16 7.50 0 1 1 10 10 10.00 0 4 3 6 4 2.00 0 A Ward 5 8 55 36 9.16 0 2 1 3 3 3.00 0 0 0 3 2 7 7* 7.00 0 Competition bowling averages
Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup B & H Cup Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave CJ Armishaw 144 104 4 4-31 26.00 72 52 1 1-52 52.00 IR Buxton 2115 813 24 4-42 33.87 528 390 15 4-21 26.00 72 27 4 4-27 6.75 164 64 5 2-6 12.80 AJ Harvey-Walker 342 152 7 2-8 21.71 12 10 0 M Hendrick 2856 1191 58 8-45 20.53 615 302 10 2-15 30.20 72 38 2 2-38 19.00 246 105 4 2-38 26.25 G Miller 324 160 6 2-33 26.66 15 30 0 MH Page 6 9 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 FE Rumsey 567 347 18 4-33 19.27 72 45 0 264 86 11 4-19 7.81 FW Swarbrook 2987 1461 43 6-53 33.97 12 18 1 1-18 18.00 30 19 0 RS Swindell 834 469 11 6-97 42.63 RW Taylor 1 4 0 CJ Tunnicliffe 1007 546 10 3-96 54.60 346 294 6 2-46 49.00 50 31 0 S Venkataraghavan 4586 2095 69 7-100 30.36 582 396 17 3-31 23.29 72 32 0 264 121 3 2-32 40.33 A Ward 499 290 7 3-22 41.42 72 27 1 1-22 27.00 0 174 74 6 4-39 12.33 Wicket Keeping
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- County Championship Catches 33, Stumping 9
- John Player League Catches 7, Stumping 5
- Gillette Cup Catches 3, Stumping 0
- Benson and Hedges Cup Catches 1, Stumping 0
See also
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
- 1973 English cricket season
References
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 12 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 16 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - 1973 Derbyshire v New Zealanders 23 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 26 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 06 Jun 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 09 Jun 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 16 Jun 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Oxford University v Derbyshire 20 Jun 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 23 Jun 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 30 Jun 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 04 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 07 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 14 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 25 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 28 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 04 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 08 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 18 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 22 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 25 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v West Indians 29 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 08 Sep 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 06 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 13 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 20 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 27 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 03 Jun 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 24 Jun 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 01 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 08 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 22 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 29 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 05 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 19 Aug 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 02 Sep 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 09 Sep 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 11 Jul 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 28 Apr 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 07 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 19 May 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive - Minor Counties North v Derbyshire 02 Jun 1973
- ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1973
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1973
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1973
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1973
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1991
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1973
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1973
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1973
Categories:- 1973 in cricket
- 1973 in England
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
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