Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1966

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.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1966 season
CaptainDerek Morgan
County Championship9
Gillette CupRound 2
Most runsJohn Harvey
Most wicketsHarold Rhodes
Most catchesBob Taylor

1966 season

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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

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First Class

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List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 4 May 1966[1] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Milburn 130
2 7 May 1966[2] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Won 7 runs E Smith 6-26
3 11 May 1966[3] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Drawn Lock 7-31 and 5-40
4 14 May 1966[4] Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Cottam 5-28; E Smith 7-59 and 6-60
5 18 May 1966[5] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Won 22 runs DC Morgan 6-36 and 5-24; Sully 5-22
6 25 May 1966[6] Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn Knight 5-25
7 28 May 1966[7] West Indies
County Ground, Derby
Lost Innings and 32 runs McMorris 157; Gary Sobers 6-11
8 1 Jun 1966[8] Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Snow 5-33
9 4 Jun 1966[9] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Lost 9 runs Brown 5-42; DC Morgan 6-55
10 8 Jun 1966[10] Kent
County Ground, Derby
Won 80 runs HJ Rhodes 5-31
11 11 Jun 1966[11] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost Innings and 15 runs
12 18 Jun 1966[12] Kent
County Ground, Derby
Lost 7 wickets
13 25 Jun 1966[13] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Lost 10 wickets Nicholson 5-12
14 29 Jun 1966[14] Warwickshire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Won 8 wickets E Smith 5-23
15 2 Jul 1966[15] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Won 30 runs Knox 100;E Smith 6-21
16 6 Jul 1966[16] Oxford University
County Ground, Derby
Won 5 wickets IW Hall 102; IR Buxton 5-16
17 9 Jul 1966[17] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Won 8 wickets JF Harvey 103*
18 13 Jul 1966[18] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Drawn Russell 101; Harris 114; Price 8-48
19 16 Jul 1966[19] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 120 runs Lock 7-50
20 20 Jul 1966[20] Essex
Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester
Drawn
21 23 Jul 1966[21] Somerset
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Lost 10 wickets Palmer 7-59
22 27 Jul 1966[22] Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 7 wickets Sratham 5-44
23 30 Jul 1966[23] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Drawn Castell 6-49; HJ Rhodes 5-28; White 6-37
24 3 Aug 1966[24] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 60 runs Allen 5-25
25 6 Aug 1966[25] Worcestershire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Lost 3 runs E Smith 5-74; Gifford 8-54
26 13 Aug 1966[26] Worcestershire
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
Lost 7 wickets Fearnley 112; Gifford 6-91 and 6-55; E Smith 5-102
27 17 Aug 1966[27] Warwickshire
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry
Won 10 wickets AB Jackson 8-18
28 20 Aug 1966[28] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
Lost 78 runs AB Jackson 5-68
29 24 Aug 1966[29] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 159 runs
30 27 Aug 1966[30] Glamorgan
Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay
Lost 63 runs DC Morgan 7-47; Wheatley 6-42

Gillette Cup

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List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1st Round 21 May 1966[31] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 2 wickets

Statistics

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Competition batting averages

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Name County Championship Gillette Cup
M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100
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 0 1 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 0[32][33]

Competition bowling averages

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Name County Championship Gillette Cup
Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave
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 12.00[34][35]

Wicket Keeping

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Bob Taylor

County Championship Catches 58, Stumping 2
Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 4 May 1966
  2. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 7 May 1966
  3. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 11 May 1966
  4. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 14 May 1966
  5. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 18 May 1966
  6. ^ "Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 25 May 1966". Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  7. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v West Indians 28 May 1966
  8. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 1 Jun 1966
  9. ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 4 Jun 1966
  10. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1966
  11. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 11 Jun 1966
  12. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 18 Jun 1966
  13. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 25 Jun 1966
  14. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 29 Jun 1966
  15. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 2 Jul 1966
  16. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Oxford University 6 Jul 1966
  17. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1966
  18. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1966
  19. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Jul 1966
  20. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 20 Jul 1966
  21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 23 Jul 1966
  22. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 27 Jul 1966
  23. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1966
  24. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 3 Aug 1966
  25. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 6 Aug 1966
  26. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1966
  27. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 17 Aug 1966
  28. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 20 Aug 1966
  29. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 24 Aug 1966
  30. ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1966
  31. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex Gillette Cup 21 May 1966
  32. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1966
  33. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1966
  34. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1966
  35. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1966