Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1966

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons

1966 season
Captain	Derek Morgan
County Championship	9
Gillette Cup	Round 2
Most runs	John Harvey
Most wickets	Harold Rhodes
Most catches	Bob Taylor
← 1965 1967 →

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.

1966 season

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

First Class

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

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

Statistics

Competition batting averages

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

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

Bob Taylor

County Championship Catches 58, Stumping 2

Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0

See also

• Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
• 1966 English cricket season

References

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