# List of Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Derbyshire County Cricket Club in English cricket, from the club's formation in 1870.

## Early years 1871–1887

Derbyshire played their first matches in 1871. For the first three years their only opponents were Lancashire. When Kent joined in 1874, by a quirk of scoring which was based on games lost, they were County Champion. The club was bedevilled by financial problems, and in 1888 the sporting press decided no longer to accord them first-class status.
| Season | Pld | W | L | D | Captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Wicket keeper |
| 1871 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Samuel Richardson | Unwin Sowter | Dove Gregory | Samuel Richardson |
| 1872 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Samuel Richardson | Thomas Attenborough | Dove Gregory | Samuel Richardson |
| 1873 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Samuel Richardson | William Curgenven | William Mycroft | Samuel Richardson |
| 1874 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | Samuel Richardson | George Frost | William Mycroft | Samuel Richardson |
| 1875 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Samuel Richardson | Thomas Foster | William Mycroft | Alfort Smith |
| 1876 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | Robert Smith | John Platts | William Mycroft | Alfort Smith |
| 1877 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | Robert Smith | John Platts | William Mycroft | Alfort Smith Thomas Mycroft |
| 1878 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | Robert Smith | Robert Smith | William Mycroft | Alfort Smith |
| 1879 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | Robert Smith | Thomas Foster | William Mycroft | Alfort Smith |
| 1880 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | Robert Smith | Thomas Foster | William Mycroft | Alfort Smith |
| 1881 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Robert Smith | Ludford Docker | William Mycroft | James Disney |
| 1882 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Robert Smith | Thomas Foster | William Mycroft | James Disney |
| 1883 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Robert Smith | Wallis Evershed | William Cropper James Brelsford | James Disney |
| 1884 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | Ludford Docker | Frank Sugg | William Cropper Joseph Marlow | Thomas Mycroft |
| 1885 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Edmund Maynard | Frank Sugg | William Cropper Frank Shacklock | James Disney |
| 1886 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Edmund Maynard | William Chatterton | William Cropper "GG" Walker | James Disney |
| 1887 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | William Chatterton | George Davidson | George Davidson | James Disney |

## Wilderness years 1888–1893

From 1888, Derbyshire's matches were not accorded first-class status. However the club continued to play first-class counties and most of the players carried on with the club. In 1891, the County Championship was established and four years later Derbyshire were invited to join.
| Season | Pld | W | L | D | Captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Wicket keeper |
| 1888 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | William Chatterton | William Chatterton | John Hulme | James Disney |
| 1889 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | William Chatterton | William Chatterton | George Davidson | James Disney |
| 1890 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | Fred Spofforth | Levi Wright | George Davidson | No regular keeper |
| 1891 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Sydney Evershed | William Chatterton | George Davidson | William Storer |
| 1892 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | Sydney Evershed | Harry Bagshaw | George Davidson | William Storer |
| 1893 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Sydney Evershed | Harry Bagshaw | George Davidson | William Storer |

## First-class and County Championships 1894–1962

In 1894 Derbyshire's matches were accorded first-class status. However the club did not compete in the County Championship until the following year when it sealed its place by coming 5th.
| Season | Pld | W | L | D | CC pos | Captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Wicket keeper |
| 1894 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | X | Sydney Evershed | George Davidson | George Davidson | William Storer |
| 1895 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | Sydney Evershed | William Chatterton | George Davidson | William Storer |
| 1896 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | Sydney Evershed | William Storer | John Hulme | William Storer |
| 1897 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | Sydney Evershed | Levi Wright | George Davidson | William Storer |
| 1898 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | Sydney Evershed | William Storer | George Davidson | William Storer |
| 1899 | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 15 | Samuel Hill Wood | Levi Wright | John Hulme | William Storer |
| 1900 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | Samuel Hill Wood | William Storer | John Hulme | William Storer |
| 1901 | 24 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 15 | Samuel Hill Wood | Levi Wright | Billy Bestwick | William Storer |
| 1902 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | Albert Lawton | Maynard Ashcroft | Billy Bestwick | Joe Humphries |
| 1903 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 12 | Albert Lawton | Levi Wright | Billy Bestwick | Joe Humphries |
| 1904 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 10 | Maynard Ashcroft | Charles Ollivierre | Arnold Warren | Joe Humphries |
| 1905 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 14 | Albert Lawton | Levi Wright | Billy Bestwick | Joe Humphries |
| 1906 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 16 | Levi Wright | Levi Wright | Billy Bestwick | Joe Humphries |
| 1907 | 24 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 16 | Levi Wright | Levi Wright | Samuel Cadman | Joe Humphries |
| 1908 | 23 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | Reginald Rickman | Ernest Needham | Billy Bestwick | Joe Humphries |
| 1909 | 23 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 15 | Reginald Rickman | Samuel Cadman | Arnold Warren | Joe Humphries |
| 1910 | 22 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 15 | John Chapman | Ernest Needham | Arthur Morton | Joe Humphries |
| 1911 | 18 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 14 | John Chapman | Samuel Cadman | Arnold Warren | Joe Humphries |
| 1912 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | John Chapman | Samuel Cadman | Arthur Morton | Joe Humphries |
| 1913 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 13 | Richard Baggallay | Leonard Oliver | Thomas Forrester | Joe Humphries |
| 1914 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 12 | Richard Baggallay | Arthur Morton | Tom Forrester | Joe Humphries |
| 1919 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 9 | Richard Baggallay | Leonard Oliver | Billy Bestwick | George Beet |
| 1920 | 18 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 16 | John Chapman | Leonard Oliver | Arthur Morton | George Beet Harry Elliott |
| 1921 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 12 | George Buckston | Samuel Cadman | Billy Bestwick | Harry Elliott |
| 1922 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 11 | Guy Jackson | Samuel Cadman | Arthur Morton | Harry Elliott |
| 1923 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 10 | Guy Jackson | Wilfred Hill-Wood | Billy Bestwick | Harry Elliott |
| 1924 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 17 | Guy Jackson | Guy Jackson | Billy Bestwick | Harry Elliott |
| 1925 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 14 | Guy Jackson | Garnet Lee | Arthur Morton | Harry Elliott |
| 1926 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 11 | Guy Jackson | Harry Storer | Stan Worthington | Harry Elliott |
| 1927 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 5 | Guy Jackson | Archibald Slater | Garnet Lee | Harry Elliott |
| 1928 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 10 | Guy Jackson | Harry Storer | Leslie Townsend | Harry Elliott |
| 1929 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 7 | Guy Jackson | Harry Storer | Tommy Mitchell | Harry Elliott |
| 1930 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 9 | Guy Jackson | Harry Storer | Tommy Mitchell | Harry Elliott |
| 1931 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 7 | Arthur Richardson | Denis Smith | Archibald Slater | Harry Elliott |
| 1932 | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 10 | Arthur Richardson | Denis Smith | Tommy Mitchell | Harry Elliott |
| 1933 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | Arthur Richardson | Leslie Townsend | Tommy Mitchell | Harry Elliott |
| 1934 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 3 | Arthur Richardson | Denis Smith | Tommy Mitchell | Harry Elliott |
| 1935 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | Arthur Richardson | Denis Smith | Tommy Mitchell | Harry Elliott |
| 1936 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 1 | Arthur Richardson | Stan Worthington Leslie Townsend | Bill Copson | Harry Elliott |
| 1937 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 3 | Robin Buckston | Denis Smith | Tommy Mitchell | Harry Elliott |
| 1938 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | Robin Buckston | Stan Worthington | Tommy Mitchell | Harry Elliott |
| 1939 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 9 | Robin Buckston | Denis Smith | Bill Copson | Harry Elliott |
| 1946 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 15 | Gilbert Hodgkinson | Denis Smith | Cliff Gladwin | Denis Smith |
| 1947 | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | Edward Gothard | Charlie Elliott | Cliff Gladwin | Denis Smith |
| 1948 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | Edward Gothard | Charlie Elliott | Cliff Gladwin | George Dawkes |
| 1949 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 15 | David Skinner | Charlie Elliott | Cliff Gladwin | George Dawkes |
| 1950 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 5 | Pat Vaulkhard | Alan Revill | Dusty Rhodes | George Dawkes |
| 1951 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 11 | Guy Willatt | Charlie Elliott | Cliff Gladwin | George Dawkes |
| 1952 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4 | Guy Willatt | Charlie Elliott | Cliff Gladwin | George Dawkes |
| 1953 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 6 | Guy Willatt | Arnold Hamer | Cliff Gladwin | George Dawkes |
| 1954 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 3 | Guy Willatt | Arnold Hamer | Cliff Gladwin | George Dawkes |
| 1955 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | Donald Carr | Arnold Hamer | Cliff Gladwin | George Dawkes |
| 1956 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | Donald Carr | Charles Lee | Les Jackson | George Dawkes |
| 1957 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 4 | Donald Carr | Arnold Hamer | Les Jackson | George Dawkes |
| 1958 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 5 | Donald Carr | Charles Lee | Les Jackson | George Dawkes |
| 1959 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 7 | Donald Carr | Donald Carr | Les Jackson | George Dawkes |
| 1960 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | Donald Carr | Laurie Johnson | Les Jackson | George Dawkes |
| 1961 | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 7 | Donald Carr | Laurie Johnson | Harold Rhodes | George Dawkes Bob Taylor |
| 1962 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 7 | Donald Carr | Laurie Johnson | Les Jackson | Bob Taylor |

## New competitions 1963–1998

In the 1960s, to revitalise the game, various competitions were introduced and Derbyshire participated in these. The Gillette Cup – later The National Westminster Bank Trophy – began in 1963 as a knock-out (KO) competition, The John Player League – later the National League began in 1969 as a one-day competition. The Benson & Hedges Cup competition began in 1972 as a limited overs (LO) knock-out competition with preliminary groups.
| Season | First-class | First-class | First-class | First-class | CC pos | One Day League | One Day League | One Day League | One Day League | One Day League | KO | LO | Captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Wicket keeper |
| Season | P | W | L | D | CC pos | P | W | L | NR | NL pos | KO | LO | Captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Wicket keeper |
| 1963 | 31 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 17 | | | | | | QF | | Charles Lee | Charles Lee | Harold Rhodes | Bob Taylor |
| 1964 | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 12 | | | | | | R1 | | Charles Lee | Derek Morgan | Brian Jackson | Bob Taylor |
| 1965 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 9 | | | | | | R2 | | Derek Morgan | Ian Hall | Brian Jackson | Bob Taylor |
| 1966 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | R2 | | Derek Morgan | John Harvey | Harold Rhodes | Bob Taylor |
| 1967 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 6 | | | | | | R2 | | Derek Morgan | David Smith | Harold Rhodes | Bob Taylor |
| 1968 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | | | | | | R2 | | Derek Morgan | David Smith | Harold Rhodes | Bob Taylor |
| 1969 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 | RU | | Derek Morgan | Peter Gibbs | Harold Rhodes | Bob Taylor |
| 1970 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | R2 | | Ian Buxton | | | |
| 1971 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 11 | R2 | | Ian Buxton | Ian Hall | Philip Russell | Bob Taylor |
| 1972 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | R2 | Grp | Ian Buxton | | | |
| 1973 | 23 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 | R2 | Grp | Brian Bolus | Brian Bolus | Venkat | Bob Taylor |
| 1974 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 15 | R1 | Grp | Brian Bolus | | | |
| 1975 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | SF | Grp | Bob Taylor | | | |
| 1976 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 9 | – | 12 | QF | Grp | Bob Taylor | Eddie Barlow | Geoff Miller | Bob Taylor |
| 1977 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 9 | QF | Grp | Eddie Barlow | | | |
| 1978 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 8 | R2 | RU | Eddie Barlow | Alan Hill | Eddie Barlow | Bob Taylor |
| 1979 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 16 | R2 | SF | Geoff Miller | | | |
| 1980 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 6 | R2 | Grp | Geoff Miller | | | |
| 1981 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | W | Grp | Geoff Miller | Peter Kirsten | Paul Newman | Bob Taylor |
| 1982 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 12 | R2 | QF | Barry Wood | | | |
| 1983 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | R2 | Grp | Barry Wood | Kim Barnett | Ole Mortensen | Bob Taylor |
| 1984 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 17 | R2 | Grp | Kim Barnett | | | |
| 1985 | 25 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | R1 | SF | Kim Barnett | | | |
| 1986 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 9 | R2 | QF | Kim Barnett | John Morris | Michael Holding | Chris Marples |
| 1987 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | QF | Grp | Kim Barnett | | | |
| 1988 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 12 | QF | RU | Kim Barnett | Kim Barnett | Michael Holding | Bernie Maher |
| 1989 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 5 | R2 | Grp | Kim Barnett | | | |
| 1990 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | R2 | Grp | Kim Barnett | Kim Barnett | Ian Bishop | Karl Krikken |
| 1991 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 15 | R1 | Grp | Kim Barnett | | | |
| 1992 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 13 | R2 | Grp | Kim Barnett | | | |
| 1993 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 11 | R2 | W | Kim Barnett | John Morris | Devon Malcolm | Karl Krikken |
| 1994 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 8 | QF | QF | Kim Barnett | | | |
| 1995 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | QF | Grp | Kim Barnett | | | |
| 1996 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | QF | Grp | Dean Jones | | | |
| 1997 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 14 | QF | Grp | Dean Jones | Kim Barnett | Devon Malcolm | Karl Krikken |
| 1998 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 15 | RU | Grp | Dominic Cork | | | |

## Divisions 1999–2009

In 1999, the National League was split into two divisions, followed by the County Championship in 2000. The National Westminster Bank Trophy became the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy and then the Friends Provident Trophy. The league had various appellations until it became the National League. The Benson & Hedges Competition was dropped in 2002 and the Twenty20 competition substituted in 2003.
| Season | First-class | First-class | First-class | First-class | CC pos | One Day League | One Day League | One Day League | One Day League | One Day League | KO | LO | Captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Wicket keeper |
| Season | P | W | L | D | CC pos | P | W | L | NR | NL pos | KO | LO | Captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Wicket keeper |
| 1999 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2/8 | R4 | | Dominic Cork | | | |
| 2000 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1/9 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2/9 | R4 | Grp | Dominic Cork | | | |
| 2001 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2/9 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2/9 | R3 | Grp | Dominic Cork | | | |
| 2002 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2/6 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2/4 | R3 | Grp | Dominic Cork | | Kevin Dean | |
| 2003 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2/9 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2/6 | SF | Grp | Dominic Cork | Michael Di Venuto | Graeme Welch | Luke Sutton |
| 2004 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2/8 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 2/9 | R2 | Grp | Luke Sutton | Hassan Adnan | Graeme Welch | Luke Sutton |
| 2005 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2/9 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2/5 | R2 | QF | Luke Sutton | Michael di Venuto | Graeme Welch | Luke Sutton |
| 2006 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2/5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2/8 | N5 | Grp | Graeme Welch | Michael Di Venuto | Steffan Jones | James Pipe |
| 2007 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2/6 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2/8 | N8 | Grp | Simon Katich | Simon Katich | Tom Lungley | James Pipe |
| 2008 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2/6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2/8 | Grp | Grp | Rikki Clarke | Chris Rogers | Graham Wagg | James Pipe |
| 2009 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2/6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2/8 | Grp | Grp | Chris Rogers | Chris Rogers | Tim Groenewald | James Pipe |

## Three competitions 2010 onwards

Two new competitions were introduced for the 2010 cricket season. These were the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the Friends Provident t20. These replaced the Pro40 League, the Friends Provident Trophy and the Twenty20 competitions.
| Season | First-class | First-class | First-class | First-class | CC pos | One Day League | One Day League | One Day League | One Day League | One Day League | T20 | Captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Wicket keeper |
| Season | P | W | L | D | CC pos | P | W | L | NR | NL pos | T20 | Captain | Most runs | Most wickets | Wicket keeper |
| 2010 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2/9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2/4 | Grp | Greg Smith | Chris Rogers | Robin Peterson | Stephen Adshead Lee Goddard |
| 2011 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2/5 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2/3 | Grp | Luke Sutton | Wes Durston | Tim Groenewald | Luke Sutton |

## Key

| Winners | Runners up |