Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2006 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and thirty-five years. In the County Championship, they finished fifth in the second division. In the Pro40 league, they finished eighth in the second division. They were eliminated at group level in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy and came eighth in the North section of the Twenty20 Cup.
2006 season
Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the County Championship and finished in fifth position. In addition to the Championship, they played Oxford University. Of their eighteen first class games, they won four and lost five, the remainder being drawn. Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the NatWest Pro40 League in which they won one of their eight matches to finish eighth in the division. In the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy Derbyshire played in the Northern group, coming fifth in the table. In the Twenty20 Cup, Derbyshire played in the North Division and won two matches to finish sixth in the division. Graeme Welch was captain and Michael Di Venuto top scorer with three centuries. Steffan Jones took most wickets.
Matches First Class {| class="wikitable" width="90%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- |1 | 15 Apr 2006Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 15 Apr 2006 | Oxford University The University Parks, Oxford |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | CR Taylor 102 |- |2 |19 Apr 2006Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 19 Apr 2006 | Surrey Kennington Oval |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | AG Botha 100; Clarke 130; Mahmood 5-69; MA Sheikh 5-65 |- |3 |29 Apr 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sri Lankans 29 Apr 2006 | Sri Lankans County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 6 wickets
|4 |3 May 2006Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 3 May 2006 | Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 28 runs | CR Taylor 121; Cosgrove 114; Powell 100; PS Jones 6-25 |- |5 | 10 May 2006Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 10 May 2006 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 35 runs | Solanki 110; Khan 6-60; Ali 7-43 |- |6 |17 May 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 17 May 2006 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | SD Stubbings 119; TR Birt 119 |- |7 |24 May 2006Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 24 May 2006 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Nicholson 106 |- |8 |6 Jun 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 6 Jun 2006 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 6 wickets | Cosgrove 233; Croft 5-56 |- |9 | 14 Jun 2006Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 14 Jun 2006 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | TR Birt 181; CG Taylor 121 |- |10 |20 Jun 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 20 Jun 2006 | Essex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 8 wickets | TR Birt 130; Bichel 6-38 |- |11 |14 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 14 Jul 2006 | SomersetCounty Ground, Taunton |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 344 runs | MJ North 132; Trego 135; SD Stubbings 124; GG Wagg 6-38 |- |12 |19 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 19 Jul 2006 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Hassan Adnan 117; MJ Di Venuto 161; Broad 5-89 |- |13 | 26 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 26 Jul 2006 | Worcestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Solanki 140; S Davies 107; MJ North 161; Mason 5-49; AG Botha 6-117 |- |14 | 8 Aug 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 8 Aug 2006 | SomersetCounty Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 80 runs | MJ Di Venuto 118; C White 260 |- |15 |17 Aug 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 17 Aug 2006 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | MJ Di Venuto 104 |- |16 |30 Aug 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 30 Aug 2006 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Rogers 112; Klusener 128; CR Taylor 103 |- |17 | 9 Sep 2006Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 9 Sep 2006 | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | Innings and 178 runs | Pettini 208; Tudor 144; Flower 136*; Philips 5-41 |- |18 | 20 Sep 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 20 Sep 2006 | Surrey County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 5 wickets
NatWest Pro40 League {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1 | 30 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 30 Jul 2006 | Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 8 wickets | Brown 106 |- |2 |2 Aug 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 2 Aug 2006 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby |Abandoned
|3 |13 Aug 2006Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 2006 | Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 1 wicket | Crawley 100 |- |4 |15 Aug 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 15 Aug 2006 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 37 runs
|5 |27 Aug 2006Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 27 Aug 2006 | Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 7 wickets
|6 |3 Sep 2006Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 3 Sep 2006 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 76 runs
|7 |6 Sep 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 6 Sep 2006 | SomersetCounty Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 7 wickets | Hildreth 122; TR Birt 108 |- |8 |17 Sep 2006Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 4 wickets
Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- |1 | 23 Apr 2006Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 23 Apr 2006 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 2 runs | CR Taylor 100 |- |2 |7 May 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 7 May 2006 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 5 wickets
|3 |14 May 2006Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 14 May 2006 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 9 runs | PS Jones 5-49 |- |4 |28 May 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Scotland 28 May 2006 | Scotland County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 8 wickets | Watson 108 |- |5 | 29 May 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 29 May 2006 | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 7 wickets
|6 | 2 Jun 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 2 Jun 2006 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 56 runs
|7 |11 Jun 2006Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 11 Jun 2006 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 9 wickets | Loye 120 |- |8 |18 Jun 2006Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 18 Jun 2006 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 1 run | SD Stubbings 110 |- |9 | 25 Jun 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Durham 25 Jun 2006 | Durham County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 5 wickets | Maher 125; CR Taylor 111
Other List A {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- |1 | 6 Aug 2006 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v West Indies A 6 Aug 2006 | West Indies A County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 30 runs | AG Botha 5-60
Twenty20 Cup {| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! colspan=6 | List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1 |27 Jun 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 27 Jun 2006 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 5 wickets
|2 |30 Jun 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 30 Jun 2006 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 86 runs
|3 |3 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 3 Jul 2006 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 48 runs
|4 |5 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 5 Jul 2006 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 18 runs
|5 |7 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 7 Jul 2006 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 7 wickets
|6 |8 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Durham v Derbyshire 8 Jul 2006 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 2 runs
|7 |10 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 10 Jul 2006 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No result
|8 |11 Jul 2006Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 11 Jul 2006 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 9 wickets
Statistics Competition batting averages NameHCounty ChampionshipPro40 league, Cheltenham and Gloucester TrophyTwenty20 CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 Batsmen PM Borrington R 1 2 56 38 28.00 0 Hassan Adnan R 16 26 776 117 29.84 1 6 5 135 36 27.00 0 5 595 4519.00 0 5 4 80 54* 40.00 0 MJ Di Venuto L 13 22 1110 161* 52.85 3 2 2 92 58 46.00 0 9 9 202 93* 25.25 0 8 7 146 53 20.85 0 TR Birt L 12 20 967 181 53.72 3 6 6 211 108 35.16 1 8 8 300 76 37.50 0 DJ Redfern L 1 1 6 6 6.00 0 SD Stubbings L 16 28 951 124 35.22 2 7 7 254 72 36.28 0 9 9 273 110 30.33 1 8 8 178 57 25.42 0 CR Taylor R 13 23719 12131.26 2 5 5 173 60* 43.25 0 8 8 391 111* 78.20 2 8 7 92 25 23.00 0 All-roundersGS Ballance L 2 2 79 73 39.50 0 AG Botha L 10 17 374 10022.00 1 7 7 133 41* 33.25 0 9 8 159 42 22.71 0 7 4 41 16 13.66 0 RJ Browning R 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 LJ Goddard R 4 6 209 91 52.25 0 4 3 50 36 25.00 0 PS Jones R 16 21 227 34* 15.13 0 1 1 24 24 24.00 0 7 4 25 10* 8.33 0 7 3 14 7 4.66 0 MJ North L 3 6 465 161 93.00 2 1 1 8 8 8.00 0 8 7 112 45 16.00 0 MA Sheikh L 8 12 264 51* 29.33 0 6 3 40 15 13.33 0 GM Smith R 5 9 227 86 28.37 0 5 5 105 35 21.00 0 1 1 20 20 20.00 0 GG Wagg R 9 14 317 94 24.38 0 6 5 65 36 16.25 0 3 2 8 6 4.00 0 8 7 109 27 18.16 0 WA White R 1 2 37 19* 0 2 0 Wicket-keepers DJ Pipe R 12 19 500 89 33.33 0 3 2 19 16* 19.00 0 9 7 69 19 11.50 0 8 6 80 29* 16.00 0 Bowlers KJ Dean L 3 4 19 18 9.50 0 7 4 3 3 1.00 0 5 2 1 1 1.00 0 8 3 8 8* 0 AKD Gray R 7 10 133 29 16.62 0 5 4 41 15 20.50 0 1 0 0 ID Hunter R 13 13 102 48 14.57 0 0 6 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 3 2 5 5* 5.00 0 1 0 0 T Lungley L 2 1 1 1 1.00 0 2 1 13 13 13.00 0 3 2 14 7 7.00 0 J Needham R 1 2 29 29 14.50 0 6 4 38 14 38.00 0 1 1 13 13 13.00 0 WB Rankin L 1 0 0 G Welch R 13 20 336 94 19.76 0 2 2 27 16 13.50 0 8 7 151 50 30.20 0 8 5 39 17 7.80 0Cricket Archive Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 2006 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire NatWest PRO40 2006Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy 2006Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Twenty20 Cup 2006
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 MJ Di Venuto 14 23 1198 161* 54.45 3 TR Birt 14 24 1059 181 48.13 3 SD Stubbings 18 32 1056 124 34.06 2 CR Taylor 15 26 908 121 34.92 3 Hassan Adnan 18 29 893 117 33.07 1
Leading List A batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 SD Stubbings 17 17 583 110 34.29 1 CR Taylor 13 13 564 111* 62.66 2 TR Birt 15 15 564 108 37.60 1 AG Botha 17 16 338 46* 30.72 0 MJ Di Venuto 11 11 294 93* 29.40 0
Competition bowling averages