Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1993 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire won the Benson & Hedges Cup. The club had been playing for one hundred and twenty-two years. In the County Championship, they won four matches to finish fifteenth in their ninetieth season in the Championship. They were eliminated in round two of the National Westminster Bank Trophy and came eleventh in the AXA Equity and Law League.
1993 season
Derbyshire played seventeen matches in the County Championship, one against Cambridge University, and one against the touring Australians. They won four first class matches overall, drawing in the non-championship games. They won seven matches in the Sunday league.
Kim Barnett was in his tenth season as captain. John Morris was top scorer although Chris Adams scored most runs in the one-day game. Devon Malcolm took most wickets, although Simon Base was most successful in the one-day league. The 5th wicket stand of 302 by John Morris and Dominic Cork against Gloucestershire became a Derbyshire record.
The season saw the debuts of Adrian Rollins, Gary Steer and Matthew Vandrau who all played in the following season. Rollins was brought in as an additional wicket-keeper.
Matches First Class {| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- |1 |14 Apr 1993Cricket Archive – Cambridge University v Derbyshire 14 Apr 1993 | Cambridge University FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
| JE Morris 136; TJG O'Gorman 130
|2 |6 May 1993Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 6 May 1993 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | Innings and 72 runs | JE Morris 95
|3 |13 May 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 13 May 1993 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 191 runs | H Morris 100; Maynard 145; Watkin 5-71
|4 |20 May 1993Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 20 May 1993 | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
| Malik 132; Hussain 152; KJ Barnett 130
|5 |27 May 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 27 May 1993 | Hampshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
| R Smith 101
|6 |3 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 3 Jun 1993 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 10 wickets
|7 |10 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 10 Jun 1993 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
| No play on two days
|8 |17 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1993 | Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 9 wickets | McCague 5-34; SJ Base 5-93
|9 |24 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 24 Jun 1993 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 111 runs | Atherton 137; Akram 117 and 6-45; KJ Barnett 161; JE Morris 151; DE Malcolm 5-98; DeFreitas 5-109
|10 |1 Jul 1993Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 1 Jul 1993 | Worcestershire Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 9 wickets | Weston 109; Hick 173; KJ Barnett 168; SJ Base 5-82
|11 |13 Jul 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Australians 13 Jul 1993 |Australians County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
| KJ Barnett 114; Slater 133; Holdsworth 5-117
|12 |22 Jul 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 22 Jul 1993 | Sussex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 195 runs | JE Morris 104; SJ Base 5-59; DE Malcolm 6-57
|13 |29 Jul 1993Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 29 Jul 1993 | Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 7 wickets | JE Morris 229; DG Cork 104; Broad 120; AE Warner 5-27 and 5-93
|14 |5 Aug 1993Cricket Archive – Durham v Derbyshire 5 Aug 1993 | Durham The Racecourse, Durham University Grounds, Durham |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
| OH Mortensen 5-55
|15 |12 Aug 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 12 Aug 1993 | SomersetCounty Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | Innings and 97 runs | Hayhurst 169; Lathwell 109; Caddick 5-49; Mallender 5-49
|16 |19 Aug 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 19 Aug 1993 | Surrey Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 6 wickets | PD Bowler 143; JE Morris 127; Hollioake 123; AE Warner 5-57
|17 |26 Aug 1993Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 26 Aug 1993 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
| Pollard 180; Dessaur 104; PD Bowler 153; CJ Adams 175
|18 |9 Sep 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 9 Sep 1993 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | Innings and 46 runs | Bailey 103; Ambrose 6-49
|19 |16 Sep 1993Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 16 Sep 1993 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
AXA Equity and Law League {| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1 |9 May 1993Cricket Archive -1993 Warwickshire v Derbyshire 9 May 1993 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 3 wickets
|2 |16 May 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 16 May 1993 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 3 runs | PD Bowler 96; SR Barwick 6-28
|3 |23 May 1993Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 23 May 1993 | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 2 wickets
|4 |30 May 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 30 May 1993 | Hampshire Uttoxeter Road, Checkley | Abandoned
|5 |6 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1993 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 2 wickets | PD Bowler 104
|6 |13 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 13 Jun 1993 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 9 wickets | Byas 106
|7 |20 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 20 Jun 1993 | Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 3 runs
|8 |27 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 27 Jun 1993 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 161 runs | Atherton 105
|9 |4 Jul 1993Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 4 Jul 1993 | WorcestershireCounty Ground, New Road, Worcester |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 5 wickets
|10 |25 Jul 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 25 Jul 1993 | Sussex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 81 runs
|11 |1 Aug 1993Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 1 Aug 1993 | Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 8 wickets
|12 |8 Aug 1993Cricket Archive – Durham v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1993 | Durham The Racecourse, Durham University Grounds, Durham |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 112 runs | Fowler 124
|13 |15 Aug 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 15 Aug 1993 | SomersetCounty Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 113 runs | PD Bowler 138
|14 |22 Aug 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 22 Aug 1993 | Surrey Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 5 wickets
|15 |29 Aug 1993Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 29 Aug 1993 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 142 runs
|16 |12 Sep 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 12 Sep 1993 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No Result
|17 |19 Sep 1993Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 19 Sep 1993 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 14 runs
National Westminster Bank Trophy {| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1st Round |22 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Devon v Derbyshire 22 Jun 1993 | Devon The Maer Ground, Exmouth |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 133 runs
|2nd Round |7 Jul 1993Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 7 Jul 1993 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 4 wickets
Benson and Hedges Cup {| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|Prelim round |27 Apr 1993Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 27 Apr 1993 | Gloucestershire The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | Lost fewer wickets
|1st Round |11 May 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 11 May 1993 | Middlesex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 14 runs
|Quarter Final |25 May 1993Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 25 May 1993 | SomersetCounty Ground, Taunton |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No Result | Decided on a bowl-out 6-3
|Semi-final | 8 Jun 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 8 Jun 1993 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 8 wickets
|Final | 10 Jul 1993Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 10 Jul 1993 | Lancashire Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won |6 runs
Statistics Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipAXA Equity and Law League NWB TrophyB & H CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 CJ Adams 16 27 818 175 30.29 1 15 15 652 93 43.46 0 2 2 106 93 53.00 0 5 4 123 58 41.00 0 KJ Barnett 14 22 1067 168 62.76 4 12 11 270 79 30.00 0 2 2 61 60 30.50 0 5 5 184 61 46.00 0 SJ Base 12 18 132 27 7.33 0 15 9 83 31 16.60 0 IR Bishop 1 1 12 12* 0 0 PD Bowler 15 26 1005 153* 41.87 2 16 16 768 138* 59.07 2 2 2 64 58 32.00 0 5 5 196 92 49.00 0 DG Cork 13 20 427 104 23.72 1 10 8 80 26 10.00 0 2 2 37 23 18.50 0 5 2 115 92* 115.00 0 FA Griffith 9 12 191 56 15.91 0 9 8 82 20 11.71 0 2 2 8 8 4.00 0 5 3 21 13* 10.50 0 KM Krikken 11 17 226 40 17.38 0 11 8 64 20* 12.80 0 11 9 9* 0 0 5 3 42 37* 42.00 0 BJM Maher 5 5 22 17 5.50 0 5 5 23 14* 5.75 0 1 1 0 0* 0 0 DE Malcolm 9 11 69 19 9.85 0 8 4 12 7* 6.00 0 2 1 0 0 0.00 0 5 0 0 JE Morris 16 27 1323 229 50.88 4 12 12 158 35* 14.36 0 2 2 92 71 46.00 0 5 4 128 57 42.66 0 OH Mortensen 10 14 70 29 7.77 0 11 5 8 3 2.00 0 2 1 4 4* 0 0 2 0 TJG O'Gorman 12 19 375 86 22.05 0 16 16 338 60 26.00 0 2 2 69 68* 69.00 0 5 3 91 49 30.33 0 AW Richardson 1 2 9 9 4.50 0 AS Rollins 7 13 392 85 43.55 0 8 7 128 57 21.33 0 RW Sladdin 8 11 131 51* 16.37 0 5 2 21 16 21.00 0 IGS Steer 4 7 157 67 31.40 0 4 3 26 19 8.66 0 MJ Vandrau 14 22 404 58 20.20 0 8 6 119 32* 39.66 0 1 1 21 21 21.00 0 2 0 0 AE Warner 11 14 238 95* 18.30 0 11 9 43 15 4.77 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 5 1 2 2* 0 0 1Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1993 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire AXA Equity and Law League 1993 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1993Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1993
Competition bowling averages