Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1966 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-five years. In the County Championship, they won eight matches to finish ninth in their sixty-second season in the Championship. They were eliminated in round 2 of the Gillette Cup.
1966 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring West Indians. They won nine first class matches altogether. Derek Morgan was in his second season as captain. John Harvey was top scorer and Harold Rhodes took most wickets.
Peter Gibbs joined the side from Oxford University, and Maurice Hill joined from Nottinghamshire. Alan Ward made his debut with Derbyshire during the season. All three saw further years service with Derbyshire.
Matches
First Class List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes14 May 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 4 May 1966 Northamptonshire Drawn 27 May 1966 Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 7 May 1966 Surrey Won 7 runs 3 11 May 1966 Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 11 May 1966 Leicestershire Drawn 414 May 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 14 May 1966 Hampshire Drawn 518 May 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 18 May 1966 Northamptonshire Won 22 runs 625 May 1966 Essex Drawn 728 May 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v West Indians 28 May 1966 West Indies Lost Innings and 32 runs 81 Jun 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 1 Jun 1966 Sussex Drawn 94 Jun 1966 Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 4 Jun 1966 Gloucestershire Lost 9 runs 108 Jun 1966 Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1966 Kent Won 80 runs 1111 Jun 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 11 Jun 1966 Yorkshire Lost Innings and 15 runs1218 Jun 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 18 Jun 1966 Kent Lost 7 wickets1325 Jun 1966 Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 25 Jun 1966 Yorkshire Lost 10 wickets 1429 Jun 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 29 Jun 1966 Warwickshire Won 8 wickets 152 Jul 1966 Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 2 Jul 1966 Lancashire Won 30 runs 166 Jul 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Oxford University 6 Jul 1966 Oxford University Won 5 wickets 179 Jul 1966 Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1966 Nottinghamshire Won 8 wickets 1813 Jul 1966 Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1966 Middlesex Drawn 1916 Jul 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Jul 1966 Leicestershire Lost 120 runs 2020 Jul 1966 Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 20 Jul 1966 Essex Drawn 2123 Jul 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 23 Jul 1966 Somerset Lost 10 wickets 2227 Jul 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 27 Jul 1966 Lancashire Lost 7 wickets 2330 Jul 1966 Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1966 Hampshire Drawn 243 Aug 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 3 Aug 1966 Gloucestershire Lost 60 runs 256 Aug 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 6 Aug 1966 Worcestershire Lost 3 runs 2613 Aug 1966 Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1966 Worcestershire Lost 7 wickets 2717 Aug 1966 Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 17 Aug 1966 Warwickshire Won 10 wickets 2820 Aug 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 20 Aug 1966 Glamorgan Lost 78 runs 2924 Aug 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 24 Aug 1966 Nottinghamshire Won 159 runs3027 Aug 1966 Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1966 Glamorgan Lost 63 runs
Gillette Cup List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes 1st Round 21 May 1966 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex Gillette Cup 21 May 1966 Essex Lost 2 wickets
Statistics
Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 MHJ Allen 5 8 50 17* 10.00 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 IR Buxton 20 34 507 68 17.48 0 1 1 12 12 12.00 0 JR Eyre 18 35 527 61 15.96 0 1 1 38 38 38.00 0 TJP Eyre 18 31 553 88 20.48 0 1 1 4 4 4.00 0 PJK Gibbs 5 10 154 43 15.40 0 IW Hall 19 37 791 74 21.97 0 JF Harvey 26 48 1060 103* 23.04 1 1 1 29 29 29.00 0 M Hill 23 41 810 61 21.31 0 1 1 17 17 17.00 0 AB Jackson 21 26 118 25* 9.07 0 HL Johnson 20 38 642 73 18.34 0 1 1 25 25 25.00 0 DC Morgan 28 48 962 96 23.46 0 1 1 42 42 42.00 0 MH Page 21 39 583 42 17.14 0 HJ Rhodes 22 31 156 28 10.40 01 1 9 9* 0 0 PE Russell 7 13 219 56 16.84 0 DHK Smith 1 2 15 15 7.50 0 E Smith 25 37 211 22 6.02 0 RW Taylor 28 44 682 42 17.48 0 1 1 17 17 17.00 0 A Ward 1 1 3 3 3.00 0 1 1 3 3 3.00 0Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1966Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1966
Competition bowling averages NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve MHJ Allen 419 156 0 40 29 0 IR Buxton 1880 696 21 3-27 33.14 72 35 1 1-35 35.00 JR Eyre 84 32 1 1-6 32.00 6 5 0 TJP Eyre 1542 790 31 4-39 25.48 12 16 0 IW Hall 2 4 0 AB Jackson 3637 1189 64 8-18 18.57 HL Johnson 24 15 0 DC Morgan 4982 1695 84 7-47 20.17 72 42 0 MH Page 234 140 0 HJ Rhodes 3858 1417 78 5-28 18.16 72 17 1 1-17 17.00 PE Russell 678 254 7 2-23 36.28 E Smith 4821 1605 87 7-59 18.44 RW Taylor 6 0 0 A Ward 36 13 1 1-13 13.00 72 36 3 3-36 12.00Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1966Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1966
Wicket Keeping Bob Taylor County Championship Catches 58, Stumping 2 Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1966 English cricket season
References