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

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