Claim: The 1896 season saw the Derbyshire County Cricket Club on its 25th anniversary appearing in 18 matches and finishing with five wins, six losses, and 7 draws.
Evidence: Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1896 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty five years. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Surrey
At County Ground, Derby Lost Nottinghamshire
At Trent Bridge Lost Surrey
At Kennington Oval Lost Lancashire
At County Ground, Derby Lost Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield Lost Essex
At County Ground, Derby Lost Hampshire
At County Ground, Southampton Won MCC
At Lord's Won Leicestershire
At Grace Road, Leicestershire Won Warwickshire
At County Ground, Derby Won Hampshire
At County Ground, Derby Won Nottinghamshire
At County Ground, Derby Drawn Leicestershire
At County Ground, Derby Drawn Australians
At County Ground, Derby Drawn Essex
At County Ground, Leyton Drawn Lancashire
At Old Trafford, Manchester Drawn Warwickshire
At Edgbaston Drawn Drawn Yorkshire
At County Ground, Derby