# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1966

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 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | Milburn 130 |
| 2 | 7 May 1966 | Surrey Kennington Oval | Won | 7 runs | E Smith 6-26 |
| 3 | 11 May 1966 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Drawn | | Lock 7-31 and 5-40 |
| 4 | 14 May 1966 | Hampshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Cottam 5-28; E Smith 7-59 and 6-60 |
| 5 | 18 May 1966 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Won | 22 runs | DC Morgan 6-36 and 5-24; Sully 5-22 |
| 6 | 25 May 1966 | Essex Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | Drawn | | Knight 5-25 |
| 7 | 28 May 1966 | West Indies County Ground, Derby | Lost | Innings and 32 runs | McMorris 157; Gary Sobers 6-11 |
| 8 | 1 Jun 1966 | Sussex Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Snow 5-33 |
| 9 | 4 Jun 1966 | Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground, Bristol | Lost | 9 runs | Brown 5-42; DC Morgan 6-55 |
| 10 | 8 Jun 1966 | Kent County Ground, Derby | Won | 80 runs | HJ Rhodes 5-31 |
| 11 | 11 Jun 1966 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | Innings and 15 runs | |
| 12 | 18 Jun 1966 | Kent County Ground, Derby | Lost | 7 wickets | |
| 13 | 25 Jun 1966 | Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield | Lost | 10 wickets | Nicholson 5-12 |
| 14 | 29 Jun 1966 | Warwickshire Park Road Ground, Buxton | Won | 8 wickets | E Smith 5-23 |
| 15 | 2 Jul 1966 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Won | 30 runs | Knox 100;E Smith 6-21 |
| 16 | 6 Jul 1966 | Oxford University County Ground, Derby | Won | 5 wickets | IW Hall 102; IR Buxton 5-16 |
| 17 | 9 Jul 1966 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Won | 8 wickets | JF Harvey 103* |
| 18 | 13 Jul 1966 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Drawn | | Russell 101; Harris 114; Price 8-48 |
| 19 | 16 Jul 1966 | Leicestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 120 runs | Lock 7-50 |
| 20 | 20 Jul 1966 | Essex Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester | Drawn | | |
| 21 | 23 Jul 1966 | Somerset Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent | Lost | 10 wickets | Palmer 7-59 |
| 22 | 27 Jul 1966 | Lancashire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 7 wickets | Sratham 5-44 |
| 23 | 30 Jul 1966 | Hampshire County Ground, Southampton | Drawn | | Castell 6-49; HJ Rhodes 5-28; White 6-37 |
| 24 | 3 Aug 1966 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 60 runs | Allen 5-25 |
| 25 | 6 Aug 1966 | Worcestershire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | Lost | 3 runs | E Smith 5-74; Gifford 8-54 |
| 26 | 13 Aug 1966 | 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 | Warwickshire Courtaulds Ground, Coventry | Won | 10 wickets | AB Jackson 8-18 |
| 28 | 20 Aug 1966 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby | Lost | 78 runs | AB Jackson 5-68 |
| 29 | 24 Aug 1966 | Nottinghamshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 159 runs | |
| 30 | 27 Aug 1966 | 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 | Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 2 wickets |

## Statistics
### Competition batting averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup |
| Name | 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 |

### Competition bowling averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup |
| Name | 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 |

### Wicket Keeping

Bob Taylor
       County Championship Catches 58, Stumping 2
       Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0