Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Nottinghamshire. The club's limited overs team is called the Notts Outlaws.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Derbyshire. Its limited overs team is called the Derbyshire Falcons in reference to the famous peregrine falcon which nests on the Derby Cathedral. Founded in 1870,the club held first-class status from its first match in 1871 until 1887. Because of poor performances and lack of fixtures in some seasons,Derbyshire then lost its status for seven seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895. Derbyshire is also classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963;and classified as a senior Twenty20 team since 2003. In recent years the club has enjoyed record attendances with over 24,000 people watching their home Twenty20 fixtures in 2017 –a record for a single campaign. The local derby versus Yorkshire at Chesterfield now regularly sells out in advance.
The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom.
Hampshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Hampshire. Hampshire teams formed by earlier organisations,principally the Hambledon Club,always had first-class status and the same applied to the county club when it was founded in 1863. Because of poor performances for several seasons until 1885,Hampshire then lost its status for nine seasons until it was invited into the County Championship in 1895,since when the team have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. Hampshire originally played at the Antelope Ground,Southampton until 1885 when they relocated to the County Ground,Southampton until 2000,before moving to the purpose-built Rose Bowl in West End,which is in the Borough of Eastleigh. The club has twice won the County Championship,in the 1961 and 1973 seasons.
Robert William Taylor MBE is an English former cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test,and 639 first-class cricket appearances in total,taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his entire career is the most of any wicket-keeper in first-class history. He is considered one of the world's most accomplished wicket-keepers. He made his first-class debut for Minor Counties against South Africa in 1960,having made his Staffordshire debut in 1958. He became Derbyshire's first choice wicket-keeper when George Dawkes sustained a career-ending injury. His final First Class appearance was at the Scarborough Festival in 1988. He remained first choice until his retirement except for a short period in 1964 when Laurie Johnson was tried as a batsman-wicketkeeper. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
Frederick Edward Rumsey is an English former cricketer who founded the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) in 1967. He played five Test matches for England against Australia,South Africa &New Zealand in the mid-1960s. Rumsey played county cricket for Worcestershire,Somerset and Derbyshire.
Nicholas Edward Julian Pocock is an English former first-class cricketer who played county cricket for Hampshire between 1976 and 1984,making over a hundred appearances in both first-class and one-day cricket. He served as Hampshire captain from 1980 and 1984,having succeeded Bob Stephenson. He later served as president of Hampshire and sat on the committee of the Marylebone Cricket Club.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer,cricketer and football manager.
Colin John Tunnicliffe is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1973 and 1983.
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football as an inside forward for Derby County between 1959 and 1967,before brief spells with Luton Town,Notts County,Port Vale,and non-League Ilkeston Town. He played a total of 215 league games in the English Football League,helping Luton Town to the Fourth Division title in 1967–68,also helping Port Vale to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1969–70. He also played cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973,serving the county as captain between 1970 and 1972.
Ian William Hall is an English former first-class cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972,and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.
George Stevenson should not be confused with Bob Stephenson,real name George Stephenson,former Derbyshire and Hampshire cricketer.
George Ternent Stephenson was a professional manager at Huddersfield Town. His brother was the ex-Town player Clem Stephenson.
Henry Michael Barnard was an English first-class cricketer and professional footballer. As a cricketer,he represented Hampshire in 276 first-class matches and played an important part in helping Hampshire to win their first County Championship in 1961. As a predominantly middle order batsman,he scored over 9,000 runs for Hampshire. In football,he made 116 appearances in the Football League as an inside forward for Portsmouth,scoring 24 goals. He also played non-League football for Gosport Borough,Chelmsford City,and Poole Town.
The United Services Recreation Ground is a sports ground situated in Burnaby Road,Portsmouth,Hampshire,England. The ground is also bordered to the north by Park Road,along which the railway line to Portsmouth Harbour and Gunwharf Quays overlooks the ground,and to the east by Anglesea Road. The southern end of the ground is dominated by the Officer's Club building,which overlooks the ground. The ground is owned by The Crown. A multitude of sports have been played at the ground,including cricket,rugby and hockey. The ground was used by Hampshire County Cricket Club from 1882 to 2000,serving as one of three home grounds used during this period,alongside the County Ground,Southampton,and Dean Park,Bournemouth. United Services Portsmouth Cricket Club currently play at the ground. The ground is used in its dual capacity as a rugby venue by United Services Portsmouth Rugby Football Club,who have played there since 1882. The Royal Navy Rugby Union also use the ground for their home matches. The end names are the Railway End to the north and the Officer's Club End to the south.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1971 was the centenary cricket season of the English club Derbyshire which had first played in 1871. In the County Championship,they won one match to finish seventeenth in their seventy-seventh season in the Championship. They won seven matches in the John Player League to finish eleventh. They were eliminated in Round 2 of the Gillette Cup.
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.
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1967 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-six years. It was their sixty-third season in the County Championship and they won five championship matches and lost five to finish sixth in the County Championship. In the Gillette Cup,Derbyshire were knocked out in their first match which was in the second round of the competition.
The 2020 Bob Willis Trophy was a first-class cricket tournament held in the 2020 English cricket season,and the inaugural edition of the Bob Willis Trophy. It was separate from the County Championship,which was not held in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The eighteen county cricket teams were split into three regional groups of six,with the two group winners with the most points advancing to a final held at Lord's. The maximum number of overs bowled in a day was reduced from 96 to 90,and the team's first innings could be no longer than 120 overs.
Leah Grace Kellogg is an English cricketer and footballer. In cricket,she has played for Derbyshire and Lightning. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler. In football,she plays as a goalkeeper,and plays for Long Eaton United,having previously played for Derby County.
