Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1967
# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1967

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

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

### First Class

List of matches :

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

### Gillette Cup

List of matches :

| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2nd Round | 13 May 1967 | Surrey Kennington Oval | Lost | 184 runs | Arnold 5-9; Roope 5-23 |

## Statistics

### Competition batting averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | 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 |

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

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Name | 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 |

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

* Bob Taylor

       County Championship Catches 56, Stumping 4
       Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0
* Bob Stephenson

       County Championship Catches 7, Stumping 2
