Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1968

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1968 season
CaptainDerek Morgan
County Championship8
Gillette CupRound 2
Most runsDavid Smith
Most wicketsHarold Rhodes
Most catchesBob Taylor
← 1967 1969 →

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1968 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-seven years. In the County Championship, they won six matches to finish eighth in their sixty-fourth season in the Championship. They were eliminated in round 2 of the Gillette Cup.

1968 season[edit]

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Cambridge University, and one against the touring Australians. They won six first class matches altogether. Derek Morgan was in his fourth season as captain and was top scorer. Harold Rhodes took most wickets.

Matches[edit]

First Class[edit]

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 1 May 1968[1] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn AB Jackson 6-30
2 8 May 1968[2] Cambridge University
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 		Drawn Underwood 6-54; HJ Rhodes 5-39
3 11 May 1968[3] Kent
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend 		Drawn
4 15 May 1968[4] Surrey
Kennington Oval 		Drawn HJ Rhodes 6-25
5 19 May 1968[5] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn Cartwright 6-76
6 22 May 1968[6] Sussex
County Ground, Hove 		Won 5 wickets HJ Rhodes 5-99
7 29 May 1968[7] Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn E Smith 5-31 and 6-89; Snow 5-34
8 01 Jun 1968[8] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton 		Drawn Mohammad 100
9 05 Jun 1968[9] Worcestershire
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster 		Won 21 runs Holder 5-21; E Smith 5-37
10 08 Jun 1968[10] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn Milburn 100; TJP Eyre 5-57
11 12 Jun 1968[11] Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn
12 15 Jun 1968[12] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Lost 3 wickets
13 19 Jun 1968[13] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Won Innings and 110 runs IR Buxton 5-8 and 6-25
14 22 Jun 1968[14] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham 		Drawn
15 29 Jun 1968[15] Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won 9 wickets MH Page 100; HJ Rhodes 5-42; Procter 6-43; E Smith 6-57
16 06 Jul 1968[16] Essex
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester 		Drawn DHK Smith 99
17 10 Jul 1968[17] Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath 		Abandoned
18 17 Jul 1968[18] Lancashire
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport 		Lost 124 runs Higgs 6-39 and 5-17; E Smith 5-100; Hughes 5-46
19 20 Jul 1968[19] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Lost 6 wickets White 5-41
20 24 Jul 1968[20] Surrey
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Lost 3 wickets Harman 6-97 and 8-16; E Smith 5-70
21 27 Jul 1968[21] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester 		Drawn DHK Smith 117; Marner 108; E Smith 5-70
22 31 Jul 1968[22] Australian cricket team in England in 1968
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 8 runs DC Morgan 5-83; Mallett 5-69
23 03 Aug 1968[23] Leicestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Drawn Inman 108; PE Russell 5-50
24 10 Aug 1968[24] Somerset
Park Road Ground, Buxton 		Won 2 wickets MH Page 117; DC Morgan 103
25 14 Aug 1968[25] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn
26 17 Aug 1968[26] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford 		Drawn TJP Eyre 5-31; B Lewis 5-57
27 21 Aug 1968[27] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 		Lost 6 wickets Parfitt 131; Titmus 5-41
28 24 Aug 1968[28] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn Hampshire 100; Nicholson 5-40
29 28 Aug 1968[29] Glamorgan
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 		Won 100 runs A Ward 6-56
30 31 Aug 1968[30] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn A Ward 5-50

Gillette Cup[edit]

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1st Round 25 May 1968[31] Sussex
County Ground, Hove 		Lost 10 wickets

Statistics[edit]

Competition batting averages[edit]

Name County Championship Gillette Cup
M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100
IR Buxton 25 41 992 87 26.10 0 1 1 5 5 5.00 0
JR Eyre 1 1 18 18 18.00 0
TJP Eyre 26 35 598 89 22.14 0
PJK Gibbs 27 48 1259 90 27.36 0 1 1 3 3 3.00 0
IW Hall 4 6 144 68 24.00 0
JF Harvey 27 42 1006 74* 30.48 0 1 1 3 3 3.00 0
AB Jackson 19 13 37 10 6.16 0 1 1 3 3* 0
CP Marks 6 8 123 39 15.37 0
DC Morgan 21 34 955 103* 39.79 1 1 1 2 2 2.00 0
MH Page 24 44 1195 117 30.64 2 1 1 3 3 3.00 0
HJ Rhodes 26 25 125 23 8.92 0 1 1 15 15 15.00 0
PE Russell 8 7 41 17* 6.83 0
DHK Smith 27 48 1347 117 29.93 1 1 1 32 32 32.00 0
E Smith 25 29 401 41* 18.22 0
GR Stephenson 2 4 41 19 10.25 0
FW Swarbrook 1 1 4 4* 0
RW Taylor 25 30 334 52 14.52 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 0
A Ward 4 3 1 1* 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0[32][33]

Competition bowling averages[edit]

Name County Championship Gillette Cup
Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave
IR Buxton 2023 626 33 6-25 18.96 2 53 27 0
JR Eyre 42 15 0
TJP Eyre 2969 1438 45 5-31 31.95 2
PJK Gibbs 149 77 2 2-54 38.50
JF Harvey 36 17 0
AB Jackson 2738 987 46 4-27 21.45 18 3 0
DC Morgan 2001 694 27 4-33 25.70 59 20 0
HJ Rhodes 4308 1564 93 6-25 16.81 4 72 24 0
PE Russell 1272 489 16 5-50 30.56 1
E Smith 5136 1899 80 6-57 23.73 7
FW Swarbrook 180 54 4 2-10 13.50
A Ward 701 308 26 6-56 11.84 2 7 1 0 [34][35]

Wicket Keeping[edit]

Bob Taylor

County Championship Catches 50, Stumping 7
Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex
  2. ^ Cricket Archive - Cambridge University v Derbyshire
  3. ^ Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire
  4. ^ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire
  5. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire
  6. ^ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire
  7. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex
  8. ^ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
  9. ^ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire
  10. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
  11. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire
  12. ^ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire
  13. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire
  14. ^ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire
  15. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire
  16. ^ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire
  17. ^ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire
  18. ^ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire
  19. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
  20. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey
  21. ^ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire
  22. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Australians
  23. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire
  24. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset
  25. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan
  26. ^ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire
  27. ^ Cricket Archive - Middlesex v Derbyshire
  28. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire
  29. ^ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire
  30. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire
  31. ^ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire Gillette Cup 25 May 1968
  32. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1968
  33. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1968
  34. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1968
  35. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1968
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