Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1965 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-four years. It was their sixty-first season in the County Championship and they won seven championship matches and lost nine to finish ninth in the County Championship. It was the third season in which the Gillette Cup was played, and Derbyshire reached the second round.
1965 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South Africans and one match against Oxford University. They won nine first class matches, lost nine matches and drew twelve matches. They won their first round match in the Gillette Cup, but lost in the second round. Derek Morgan was captain. Ian Hall scored most runs. Brian Jackson took most wickets for the club.
Philip Russell and David Smith were both promoted from the second XI for games at the end of the season. Russell played steadily for the club for many years. Smith became a high scorer for the club over four later seasons.
Matches
First Class
List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes15 May 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 5 May 1965 Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby Drawn 28 May 1965Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 8 May 1965 Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Lost 3 wickets 312 May 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 12 May 1965 Glamorgan Queen's Park, Chesterfield Won 3 wickets DC Morgan 7–33; AB Jackson 5–33415 May 1965Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 15 May 1965 Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Drawn HJ Rhodes 7–38 519 May 1965Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 19 May 1965 Oxford University The University Parks, Oxford Won 5 wickets E Smith 5–23; Martin 5–39; MHJ Allen 5–19626 May 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 26 May 1965 Kent County Ground, Derby Lost 106 runs Brown 6–27 and 6–41; GW Richardson 5–47729 May 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 29 May 1965 Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield Drawn 85 Jun 1965Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 5 Jun 1965 Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester Lost 8 Wickets Flavell 6–3199 Jun 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 9 Jun 1965 Middlesex Queen's Park, Chesterfield Won 5 wickets HJ Rhodes 6–24; AB Jackson 5–321012 Jun 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 12 Jun 1965 Leicestershire County Ground, Derby Drawn 1116 Jun 1965Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 16 Jun 1965 Leicestershire Brush Ground, Loughborough Won 66 runs HJ Rhodes 6–9; Lock 5–8 1219 Jun 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 19 Jun 1965 Lancashire Park Road Ground, Buxton Drawn AB Jackson 5–26 and 5–33; Statham 6–16 1326 Jun 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v South Africans 26 Jun 1965 South Africans Queen's Park, Chesterfield Won 7 wickets 143 Jul 1965Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 3 Jul 1965 Kent Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone Drawn IW Hall 101 and 101; Denness 174 157 Jul 1965Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 7 Jul 1965 Essex Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester Drawn AB Jackson 7–32 1610 Jul 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 10 Jul 1965 Kent County Ground, Derby Drawn HJ Rhodes 5–571717 Jul 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 17 Jul 1965 Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Won 6 wickets Corran 6–67; HJ Rhodes 6–211821 Jul 1965Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 21 Jul 1965 Lancashire Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Lost Innings and 14 runs HJ Rhodes 5–75; Statham 5–271924 Jul 1965Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 24 Jul 1965 Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Lost 2 wickets HJ Rhodes 5–42; Steele 6–402028 Jul 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 28 Jul 1965 Essex County Ground, Derby Lost 85 runs G Smith 5–39; Edmeades 7–43 2131 Jul 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 31 Jul 1965 Worcestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield Lost Innings and 31 runs AB Jackson 5–71; Gifford 7–23224 Aug 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 4 Aug 1965 Gloucestershire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent Won 47 runs AB Jackson 5–33; AS Brown 7–34237 Aug 1965Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 7 Aug 1965 Sussex County Ground, Hove Drawn Bates 6–182411 Aug 1965Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1965 Kent United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Drawn Shackleton 5–31 2514 Aug 1965Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 14 Aug 1965 Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Won 8 wickets Smedley 1072618 Aug 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 18 Aug 1965 Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield Lost Innings and 5 runs Gibson 5–42; AB Jackson 6–76; Arnold 7–25 2721 Aug 1965Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 21 Aug 1965 Somerset Morlands Athletic Ground, Glastonbury Drawn 2825 Aug 1965Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 25 Aug 1965 Glamorgan Cardiff Arms Park Won 91 runs Shepherd 6–39; HJ Rhodes 6–30 2928 Aug 1965Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 28 Aug 1965 Warwickshire County Ground, Derby Lost 19 runs AB Jackson 5–48; Cartwright 7–48; Bannister 5–39301 Sep 1965Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 1 Sep 1965 Yorkshire North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Drawn Trueman 5–23
Gillette Cup List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes 1st round28 Apr 1965Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire Essex Old County Ground, Brentwood Won 95 runs Knight 5–41 2nd round22 May 1965Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Lost 10 runs
Statistics
Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 IW Hall 24 46 1174 101 26.68 2 2 2 19 14 9.50 0 DC Morgan 27 47 749 86 20.80 0 2 2 15 15 7.50 0 HL Johnson 26 47 933 82 20.73 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 IR Buxton 24 44 704 85 17.60 0 2 2 95 61 47.50 0 JF Harvey 15 24 328 57 14.26 0 2 2 1 1 0.50 0 MH Page 26 49 610 57 14.18 0 2 2 86 83 43.00 0 WF Oates 14 26 348 36 13.92 0 2 2 23 14 11.50 0 RW Taylor 28 46 535 48 13.37 0 2 2 54 53* 54.00 0 TJP Eyre 11 18 190 36* 12.66 0 JR Eyre 15 28 325 53 12.03 0 E Smith 28 44 421 33 10.26 0 1 1 5 5 5.00 0 HJ Rhodes 23 32 157 27* 8.26 0 2 2 26 26* 0 AB Jackson 27 33 140 27 7.00 0 2 0 DHK Smith 4 7 43 15 6.14 0 MHJ Allen 10 13 51 20* 4.63 0 1 1 4 4* 0GW Richardson 5 8 20 7 2.85 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 PE Russell 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1965Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1965
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 IW Hall 26 50 1363 101 26.29 2 HL Johnson 28 51 1026 82 21.37 0 DC Morgan 29 50 796 86 20.94 0 IR Buxton 26 48 748 85 17.39 0 MH Page 27 51 649 57 14.42 0
Leading ListA batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 IR Buxton 2 2 95 61 47.50 0 MH Page 2 2 86 83 43.00 0 RW Taylor 2 2 54 53* 54.00 0 HJ Rhodes 2 2 26 26* 0 WF Oates 2 2 23 14 11.50 0
Competition bowling averages NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve HJ Rhodes 3779 1276 115 7–38 11.09 144 49 5 3–16 9.80 AB Jackson 4625 1424 115 7–32 12.38 138 36 2 2–19 18.00 E Smith 3656 1259 60 4–63 20.98 IR Buxton 2498 801 43 4–35 18.62 98 34 5 3–15 6.80 DC Morgan 2828 969 40 7–33 24.22 90 51 4 2–15 12.75 MHJ Allen 1044 471 15 4–81 31.40 54 34 1 1–34 34.00 GW Richardson 504 202 11 5–57 18.36 69 40 2 2–40 20.00 PE Russell 60 25 2 2–10 12.50 TJP Eyre 162 47 2 1–6 23.50 MH Page 36 22 1 1–20 22.00 HL Johnson 66 34 1 1–24 34.00 WF Oates 78 62 0 JR Eyre 12 7 0 Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1965Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1965
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave AB Jackson 4847 1491 120 7–32 12.42 HJ Rhodes 3878 1314 119 7–38 11.04 8 E Smith 4203 1412 71 5–23 19.88 IR Buxton 2738 849 47 4–35 18.06 DC Morgan 3014 1021 42 7–33 24.30
Leading ListA bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave IR Buxton 98 34 5 3–15 6.80 HJ Rhodes 144 49 5 3–16 9.80 DC Morgan 90 51 4 2–15 12.75 AB Jackson 138 36 2 2–19 18.00 GW Richardson 69 40 2 2–40 20.00
Wicket Keeping Bob Taylor County Championship Catches 76, Stumping 6 Gillette Cup Catches, Stumping
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1965 English cricket season
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