Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1969 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-eight years. They were runners-up in the Gillette Cup. In the County Championship, they won three matches to finish sixteenth in their sixty-fifth season in the Championship. In the first season of the John Player League they ended fifteenth after winning five matches.
1969 season
Derbyshire played 24 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring New Zealanders. They won three first class matches altogether and lost five, the majority of matches ending in a draw. Derbyshire reached the final of the Gillette Cup where they lost to Yorkshire. This was the season in which the Sunday League was introduced and Derbyshire won five matches in the one-day games to finish fifteenth. Derek Morgan was in his fifth season as captain. Peter Gibbs scored most runs overall although Michael Page was top scorer in the County Championship. Harold Rhodes took most wickets.
Matches
First Class List of matchesNo.DateVResultMarginNotes13 May 1969Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 03 May 1969 Surrey Drawn 217 May 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 17 May 1969 Essex Queen's Park, ChesterfieldDrawn3 21 May 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 21 May 1969 Worcestershire Drawn424 May 1969Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 24 May 1969 Hampshire Drawn 531 May 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 31 May 1969 Lancashire Drawn64 Jun 1969Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1969 Warwickshire Drawn 711 Jun 1969Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1969 Yorkshire Drawn 814 Jun 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Oxford University 14 Jun 1969 Oxford University County Ground, DerbyDrawn 918 Jun 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 18 Jun 1969 Somerset Drawn 1021 Jun 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 21 Jun 1969 Middlesex Drawn 1128 Jun 1969Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1969 Nottinghamshire Drawn125 Jul 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v New Zealanders 05 Jul 1969 New Zealand Drawn 139 Jul 1969Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 09 Jul 1969 Gloucestershire Lost Innings and 10 runs 1412 Jul 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 12 Jul 1969 Warwickshire Won 134 runs 1519 Jul 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 19 Jul 1969 Yorkshire Drawn 1623 Jul 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 23 Jul 1969 Glamorgan Lost Innings and 68 runs172 Aug 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 02 Aug 1969 Nottinghamshire Drawn186 Aug 1969Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 06 Aug 1969 Lancashire Won 16 runs199 Aug 1969Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 09 Aug 1969 Glamorgan Drawn2016 Aug 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Aug 1969 Leicestershire Lost 6 wickets 2120 Aug 1969Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1969 Northamptonshire Lost 4 wickets 2223 Aug 1969Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1969 Leicestershire Drawn 2330 Aug 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 30 Aug 1969 Kent Won 8 wickets 243 Sep 1969Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 03 Sep 1969 Northamptonshire Drawn 2510 Sep 1969Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 10 Sep 1969 Sussex Lost 5 runs 2613 Sep 1969Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Sep 1969 Worcestershire Abandoned
John Player League List of matchesNo.DateVResultMarginNotes 1 4 May 1969Surrey v Derbyshire 04 May 1969 Surrey Lost 6 wickets2 18 May 1969Derbyshire v Essex 18 May 1969 Essex Lost 2 runs325 May 1969Sussex v Derbyshire 25 May 1969 Sussex Won 93 runs4 1 Jun 1969Lancashire v Derbyshire 01 Jun 1969 Lancashire Lost 5 wickets5 22 Jun 1969Derbyshire v Middlesex 22 Jun 1969 Middlesex Won 6 wickets629 Jun 1969Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 29 Jun 1969 Northamptonshire Lost 6 wickets76 Jul 1969Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 06 Jul 1969 Gloucestershire Won 3 wickets820 Jul 1969Yorkshire v Derbyshire 20 Jul 1969 Yorkshire Lost 9 runs927 Jul 1969Derbyshire v Worcestershire 27 Jul 1969 WorcestershireWon 2 wickets103 Aug 1969Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 03 Aug 1969 Nottinghamshire Lost 46 runs 1110 Aug 1969Glamorgan v Derbyshire 10 Aug 1969 Glamorgan Lost 49 runs 1217 Aug 1969Derbyshire v Somerset 17 Aug 1969 Somerset Won 52 runs1324 Aug 1969Leicestershire v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1969 Leicestershire Lost 6 runs14 31 Aug 1969Derbyshire v Kent 31 Aug 1969 Kent Lost 8 wickets157 Sep 1969Hampshire v Derbyshire 07 Sep 1969 Hampshire Lost 82 runs1614 Sep 1969Warwickshire v Derbyshire 14 Sep 1969 Warwickshire Abandoned
Gillette Cup List of matchesNo.DateVResultMarginNotes 1st Round10 May 1969Somerset v Derbyshire 10 May 1969 Somerset Won 3 wickets2nd Round 7 Jun 1969Derbyshire v Worcestershire 07 Jun 1969 WorcestershireWon 4 wicketsQuarter-Final2 Jul 1969Glamorgan v Derbyshire 02 Jul 1969 Glamorgan Won 9 wickets Semi-Final30 Jul 1969Derbyshire v Sussex 30 Jul 1969 Sussex Won 87 runs Final 6 Sep 1969Derbyshire v Yorkshire 06 Sep 1969 Yorkshire Lost 69 runs
Statistics
Competition batting averages
Statistics
Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipJohn Player LeagueGillette CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 IR Buxton 21 28 581 97 23.24 0 14 14 171 45 12.21 0 5 4 64 34 16.00 0 TJP Eyre 22 28 389 102 16.91 1 15 14 50 15 3.84 0 5 4 19 14* 9.50 0 PJK Gibbs 23 36 871 138* 25.61 2 15 15 378 61 25.20 0 5 5 168 47 33.60 0 IW Hall 9 13 143 26 11.91 0 7 7 86 31* 21.50 0 JF Harvey 19 24 593 168 26.95 1 10 10 145 40 16.11 0 5 4 32 16 8.00 0 M Hendrick 1 1 9 9* 0 1 1 4 4* 0 CP Marks 3 5 38 21 7.60 0 6 6 37 19 6.16 0 DC Morgan 21 30 551 79 19.00 0 15 14 112 25 8.61 0 5 4 76 33 25.33 0 MH Page 19 28 1005 162 40.20 2 13 13 208 37 16.00 0 5 5 75 27* 18.75 0 HJ Rhodes 18 17 94 37* 15.66 0 12 4 11 6* 5.50 0 5 2 6 6 3.00 0 FE Rumsey 14 9 65 16* 10.83 0 5 2 9 8 4.50 0 PE Russell 9 9 98 31 24.50 0 3 3 55 30 18.33 0 DHK Smith 21 34 766 61 24.70 0 13 13 315 62 26.25 0 5 5 139 49* 34.75 0 E Smith 23 25 286 42 12.43 0 2 2 29 21* 29.00 0 FW Swarbrook 8 13 157 3217.44 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 RW Taylor 21 28 460 65 20.90 0 14 13 141 43* 17.62 0 5 4 39 25* 19.50 0 A Ward 15 11 139 44 17.37 0 10 8 54 21* 13.50 0 5 3 32 17 16.00 0Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1969 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Players County League 1969 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1969
Competition bowling averages NameCounty ChampionshipJohn Player LeagueGillette CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve IR Buxton 1313 434 14 3-43 31.00 401 308 12 3-15 25.66 198 70 1 1-16 70.00 TJP Eyre 2515 1156 41 8-65 28.19 564 345 16 2-16 21.56 338 159 12 6-18 13.25 PJK Gibbs 120 89 1 1-45 89.00 M Hendrick 102 27 1 1-27 27.00 48 16 0 DC Morgan 1644 652 16 3-55 40.75 414 298 11 3-21 27.09 114 60 2 1-23 30.00 HJ Rhodes 2815 1088 59 6-17 18.44 540 328 17 3-11 19.29 318 119 9 4-18 13.22 FE Rumsey 564 263 12 2-0 21.91 310 118 11 3-19 10.72 PE Russell 974 417 15 4-15 27.80 66 43 3 2-29 14.33 E Smith 3522 1459 49 5-73 29.77 30 23 0 FW Swarbrook 978 441 14 4-38 31.50 A Ward 2190 724 56 5-32 12.92 439 278 13 4-12 21.38 336 110 8 3-31 13.75Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1969 Bowling for Derbyshire Players County League 1969 Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1969
Wicket Keeping Bob Taylor County Championship Catches 49, Stumping 5 John Player League Catches 19, Stumping 2 Gillette Cup Catches 9, Stumping 0
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1969 English cricket season
References