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30 storiesNewest publisher update · 2026-10-26 19:10 UTC
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Thoughts on Jimmy Anderson

I have had a few emails and comments in recent days, asking what I thought of the Jimmy Anderson situation at Lancashire, and whether I thought Derbyshire would/should make a move for him. I can see both sides of the argument. In an ideal world, Anderson would have been able to leave on his own terms, after 25 years with Lancashire. He has become a national bowling legend, a Knight of the Realm and has had an end named after him at Old Trafford. He took 50 wickets at just seventeen runs apiece

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2026-10-26 19:10 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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Weekend roundup and perhaps the end of Ignorantgate...

I had a long chat with Tom Skinner this week at Derbyshire County Cricket Club, regarding 'ignorantgate' and how it had been perceived among the Derbyshire support. I made my feelings clear, that it was totally inappropriate for Mickey Arthur to use such words in any situation, but I was told, categorically, that these comments were not directed at loyal members and supporters, nor at those who express their considered and intelligent observations on here. It was agreed that the wording was

Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog
2026-10-24 11:14 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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Heads of Cricket and the continued rumbling of discontent

I was fascinated to receive some statistics from a friend this week. He had gone into the records of Derbyshire's recent past to examine the results of the respective county coaches/Heads of Cricket. There was a time when the position rarely changed, of course. Denis Smith became county coach in 1951 and retired in 1971, having overseen a period of relative success in the 1950s and a more transitional one in the decade that followed, as bona fide club legends gradually retired. He was no sh

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2026-10-18 09:00 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

Madsen signs one-year red ball deal

There's good news to start a Thursday morning, as Derbyshire announce a new one-year, red ball deal for Wayne Madsen. It will be his 19th year with the club, which marks a level of loyalty rarely seen in the modern game. Madsen joined the club in 2009 and has gone on to score more than 24,000 all-format runs, including 52 centuries, establishing him very much as a modern great of both Derbyshire and the wider county game. Quite what the club would have done without him in that time is a moot

Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog
2026-10-15 09:00 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

Good news for Donald and Bashir

Great news for Nye Donald and Derbyshire today, with his selection for the England squad in a five-match T20 series against Australia next month. It is huge opportunity for him to showcase his talent. If he can show his best form down under, the opportunities for him in franchise cricket could quite easily change his life. I really hope that he gets the opportunity and is able to show his best form. Like all of you, I wish him well. Equally good news came yesterday with the confirmation t

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2026-10-13 14:54 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

Weekend warmer

It's been a good week. It started with media news that Shoaib Bashir has been awarded an England central contract, which has yet to be confirmed by the ECB. This would be good news for Derbyshire, if true, because they have doubtless been keeping money aside to cover the cost of his deal, 'just in case'. One assumes that Cricinfo wouldn't go public if there was any doubt, but until the puffs of smoke come from the ECB offices, we will hold our horses on the celebratory lap of honour... In

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2026-10-09 16:50 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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Weekend news roundup

So Simon Hughes is the latest former player to decide to have a pop at Derbyshire, in a column in The Times this weekend. He has made a good career in the media after playing for a number of years as a bit-part player at Middlesex. He had his days in the sun but never established himself as a regular and moved to Durham before slipping into the media. This weekend he said: You question the raison d'etre of a club like Derbyshire... with a perennial position in the nether regions of Divisio

Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog
2026-10-05 10:24 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

Radio interview

My final interview of the 2026 cricket season took place last night with James Sadler of North Derbyshire Radio We covered a good few topics and I hope it is of interest to some of you You can listen to it here I am on just after the 25-minute mark.

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2026-10-03 17:22 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

Exciting news for the winter blog!

The winter months allow me a chance to recalibrate and get my breath back after a busy summer. I'm not sure how I ever found time to work, to be honest! Between Dad stuff, things around the house and garden, walking the dogs and days out with my wife, I can certainly fill my time without any issue at all. With books to read, music to listen to and Netflix to watch, there aren't enough hours in the day! But I will keep the blog going over the winter. As and when there is any relevant cricket

Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog
2026-10-02 09:00 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

Final words on 'Ignorantgate'

There is mounting pressure on Mickey Arthur at the moment, although he will probably be oblivious to this, being away in Canada at their ten-over competition. I'm still not expecting any change at Derbyshire, because I feel the county has backed into a corner from which it will be difficult to extricate itself. But the Head of Cricket needs to take ownership of the current situation at the county. When he arrived he was bullish. He remains so, it's what he does. But remember when he told

Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog
2026-09-29 17:10 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

Mitch Wagstaff, Joe Hawkins, Will Rogers

I think it is fair to say that there have been times, in the sixty years that I have watched Derbyshire, when Mitch Wagstaff would have become a regular in the county side. There was much to like in him as a player. A left-handed opener who could bowl useful leg spin? Yes, please, we will have some of that. The problem was that Mitch struggled to translate obvious talent into the weight of runs that made his cause compelling. Few of us have played at first class level, but those I have spok

Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog
2026-09-29 11:00 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

Ross Whiteley signs one-year white ball deal

I think a few people will be surprised at the announcement of a new deal for Ross Whiteley. He didn't have a bad Vitality Blast, but nor did he win the matches that you would hope a recognised 'finisher' would. In such situations one has to consider how you would replace the player in question. As I have written before, this is far from a vintage year for players who are out of contract. I could see no one within the list who had the skill set of Ross and so the case for retention became stro

Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog
2026-09-29 10:44 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

'They're getting better and better...'

'The players are getting better and better' says Mickey Arthur on a regular (too regular) basis in interviews. So while acknowledging that statistics perhaps don't give the full picture, they are the currency by which a cricketer is judged and I thought I would look at the figures for 2025 and 2026 They make interesting reading ... Player 2025 average 2026 average Came 38.3. 25.1 Reece 64.3.

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2026-09-29 09:00 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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Season review

At the start of the summer I wrote that for Derbyshire to challenge, most of the players needed to be at, or close to their best on a regular basis. If one looks at the end of season averages, you could count those who will look back on 2026 as being their best form on the fingers of one hand. For any improvement in 2027, either the playing or coaching personnel needs to change - and that probably requires money we don't have and players better than appear to be available - or Mickey Arthur

Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog
2026-09-27 09:00 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com
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World

Worcestershire v Derbyshire day 3

Worcestershire, 214 and 206 Derbyshire 88 and 157 Worcestershire won by 175 runs It seemed almost impossible that the Derbyshire second innings could be as awful as the first, but they came awfully close today. Only late and spirited resistance from Luis Reece (49) Amrit Basra (40) and Nick Potts (29) took the game into the afternoon. Derbyshire recovered from 39-6 to 157 all out, but that late resistance shouldn't mask another woeful batting display. I take nothing away from Ben Alli

Derbyshire Cricket - Peakfan's blog
2026-09-26 14:49 UTCderbyshirecricket.blogspot.com