# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1964

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1964 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety three years. It was their sixtieth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish twelfth in the County Championship. In the second year of the Gillette Cup they were eliminated in round 1.

## 1964 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring Australians. They won five first class matches altogether and lost in the initial round of the Gillette Cup. Charles Lee was in his second season as captain. Derek Morgan was top scorer and Brian Jackson took most wickets.
Players who made their debut for Derbyshire were Michael Page who went on to play a further eleven seasons for the club, and Michael Allen who joined the club from Northamptonshire and played for three seasons.

## Matches
### First Class

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 6 May 1964 | Glamorgan Stradey Park, Llanelli | Drawn | | |
| 2 | 9 May 1964 | Sussex Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Suttle 121; IW Hall 103 |
| 3 | 13 May 1964 | Hampshire Dean Park, Bournemouth | Drawn | | DC Morgan 147; Marshall 106 |
| 4 | 16 May 1964 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | |
| 5 | 20 May 1964 | Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | Innings and 21 runs | IR Buxton 100; Sayer 7-54 |
| 6 | 23 May 1964 | Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield | Drawn | | IW Hall 98; AB Jackson 5-50 |
| 7 | 30 May 1964 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | |
| 8 | 3 Jun 1964 | Worcestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 1 wicket | Standen 5-64; DC Morgan 5-48 |
| 9 | 6 Jun 1964 | Leicestershire Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch | Drawn | | |
| 10 | 10 Jun 1964 | Australians County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | HL Johnson 101* |
| 11 | 13 Jun 1964 | Middlesex Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent | Lost | 107 runs | Parfitt 143; Titmus 5-43 |
| 12 | 17 Jun 1964 | Oxford University The University Parks, Oxford | Drawn | | WF Oates 6-47; Martin 7-26 |
| 13 | 20 Jun 1964 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Won | 10 wickets | Ramadhin 6-56 |
| 14 | 27 Jun 1964 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | IR Buxton 118 |
| 15 | 1 Jul 1964 | Sussex County Ground, Hove | Drawn | | AB Jackson 5-42 |
| 16 | 4 Jul 1964 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Lost | 42 runs | DC Morgan 5-41; Coldwell 5-31 |
| 17 | 8 Jul 1964 | Surrey Kennington Oval | Lost | 170 runs | Willett 106; Harman 5-9 |
| 18 | 11 Jul 1964 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Padgett 112 |
| 19 | 15 Jul 1964 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 4 wickets | HL Johnson 101; DC Morgan 103; Mence 5-26; Cartwright 5-23 |
| 20 | 18 Jul 1964 | Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | Won | 162 runs | HL Johnson 137; Forbes 7-80; E Smith 6-25 |
| 21 | 25 Jul 1964 | Gloucestershire Recreational Trust Ground, Lydney | Drawn | | Nicholls 132; Brown 5-82 |
| 22 | 29 Jul 1964 | Leicestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | Innings and 95 runs | MH Page 112; TJP Eyre 5-15 |
| 23 | 1 Aug 1964 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Lost | 37 runs | Scott 6-39 |
| 24 | 8 Aug 1964 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Drawn | | Goonesena 5-50; MHJ Allen 5-28 |
| 25 | 15 Aug 1964 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham | Won | 46 runs | HJ Rhodes 5-48; DC Morgan 5-53 |
| 26 | 19 Aug 1964 | Essex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 8 wickets | Barker 121 |
| 27 | 22 Aug 1964 | Somerset County Ground, Taunton | Won | 64 runs | JF Harvey 114; MHJ Allen 7-65 |
| 28 | 26 Aug 1964 | Surrey Park Road Ground, Buxton | Drawn | | Jefferson 100*; Arnold 6-56; Storey 5-58 |
| 29 | 29 Aug 1964 | Somerset Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Alley 140; HL Johnson 132; DC Morgan 115; Palmer 5-58 |
| 30 | 2 Sep 1964 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Lost | 86 runs | Parfitt 113; HL Johnson 100; Titmus 7-73 |

### Gillette Cup

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1st Round | 2 May 1964 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 35 runs | |

## 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 | 14 | 17 | 122 | 38* | 11.09 | 0 | | | | | | |
| IR Buxton | 24 | 43 | 1165 | 118* | 29.12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| JR Eyre | 1 | 2 | 35 | 34* | 35.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| TJP Eyre | 14 | 22 | 351 | 54 | 17.55 | 0 | | | | | | |
| IW Hall | 22 | 39 | 1055 | 103* | 31.02 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 |
| JF Harvey | 22 | 41 | 723 | 114 | 18.53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
| AB Jackson | 27 | 27 | 124 | 27 | 9.53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| HL Johnson | 28 | 49 | 1348 | 137 | 30.63 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 |
| C Lee | 19 | 29 | 527 | 67 | 18.17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42.00 | 0 |
| D Millner | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 |
| DC Morgan | 28 | 47 | 1590 | 147 | 38.78 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 |
| WF Oates | 20 | 34 | 635 | 81 | 21.89 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 |
| MH Page | 21 | 38 | 907 | 112 | 26.67 | 1 | | | | | | |
| HJ Rhodes | 19 | 23 | 117 | 29* | 7.80 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | | 0 |
| GW Richardson | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| E Smith | 28 | 43 | 701 | 58* | 17.97 | 0 | | | | | | |
| RW Taylor | 21 | 33 | 359 | 57* | 16.31 | 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 | 1443 | 705 | 28 | 7-65 | 25.17 | | | | | |
| IR Buxton | 2526 | 936 | 31 | 4-44 | 30.19 | 48 | 19 | 0 | | |
| TJP Eyre | 1967 | 850 | 28 | 5-15 | 30.35 | | | | | |
| AB Jackson | 4814 | 1864 | 79 | 5-42 | 23.59 | 78 | 22 | 1 | 1-22 | 22.00 |
| HL Johnson | 96 | 82 | 5 | 3-12 | 16.40 | | | | | |
| DC Morgan | 4822 | 2027 | 77 | 5-41 | 26.32 | 78 | 31 | 3 | 3-31 | 10.33 |
| WF Oates | 186 | 103 | 3 | 1-2 | 34.33 | | | | | |
| MH Page | 60 | 30 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| HJ Rhodes | 3412 | 1326 | 44 | 5-48 | 30.13 | 78 | 35 | 2 | 2-35 | 17.50 |
| GW Richardson | | | | | | 70 | 49 | 4 | 4-49 | 12.25 |
| E Smith | 3894 | 1521 | 53 | 6-25 | 28.69 | | | | | |

## Wicket Keepers

Bob Taylor
    County Championship Catches 55, Stumping 5
Laurie Johnson
    County Championship Catches 36, Stumping 2