# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2007

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2007 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and thirty-six years. In the County Championship, they finished sixth in the second division. In the Pro40 league, they finished eighth in the second division. They were eliminated at group level in the Friends Provident Trophy and came eighth in the North section of the Twenty20 Cup.

## 2007 season

Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the County Championship and finished in sixth position. In addition to the Championship, they played Cambridge University. Of their seventeen first class games, they won two and lost three, the remainder being drawn. Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the NatWest Pro40 League in which they won one of their eight matches to finish eighth in the division. In the Friends Provident Trophy Derbyshire played in the Northern group, coming eighth in the table. In the Twenty20 Cup, Derbyshire played in the North Division and won one match to finish sixth in the division. Simon Katich was captain and top scorer with three centuries. Tom Lungley took most wickets.
Derbyshire recorded their highest ever score, 801 for eight declared, against Somerset at Taunton in May. Their score beat their previous highest ever score, of 707 for 7 declared also against Somerset also at Taunton in the 2005 season. Simon Katich scored 221, Ian Harvey 153, Ant Botha 101 and James Pipe 106. Derbyshire broke the record despite losing Phil Weston and Chris Taylor to Andy Caddick in the first over without a run on the board.

## Matches
### First Class

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 18 Apr 2007 | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | Drawn | | IJ Harvey 136; DJ Pipe 133; Cook 100; Irani 144; Kaneira 5-152 |
| 2 | 25 Apr 2007 | Cambridge University FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge | Drawn | | DJ Birch 130; FA Klokker 100 |
| 3 | 2 May 2007 | Somerset County Ground, Taunton | Drawn | | SM Katich 221; IJ Harvey 153; AG Botha 101; DJ Pipe 106; C White 138; Langer 136; GG Wagg 5-148 |
| 4 | 9 May 2007 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Won | 7 wickets | T Lungley 5-20 |
| 5 | 16 May 2007 | Middlesex County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | Richardson 5-50 |
| 6 | 23 May 2007 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Lost | 6 wickets | Peters 107; SD Stubbings 104; WA White 5-87 |
| 7 | 05 Jun 2007 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | SD Stubbings 128; Marshall 120; Hardinges 104; T Lungley 5-49 |
| 8 | 15 Jun 2007 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Drawn | | Wagh 123; Shreck 7-35 |
| 9 | 08 Jul 2007 | Middlesex John Walker's Ground, Southgate | Won | 15 runs | T Lungley 5-33; Kartik 5-38 |
| 10 | 20 Jul 2007 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | KJ Dean 5-24; Croft 6-44 |
| 11 | 25 Jul 2007 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Lost | 278 runs | AG Botha 6-101 |
| 12 | 31 Jul 2007 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol | Drawn | | TR Birt 140 and 162; Hodnett 168; Gidman 111; SM Katich 124*; GG Wagg 5-119 |
| 13 | 09 Aug 2007 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Lost | 28 runs | SM Katich 167; Masters 5-42; AG Botha 5-69; Broad 5-67 |
| 14 | 22 Aug 2007 | Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Won | 42 runs | Rees 109; Croft 5-62 and 6-88; AG Botha 5-67 |
| 15 | 30 Aug 2007 | Essex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 227 runs | ten Doeschate 132; Bichel 7-36; Kaneira 6-45 |
| 16 | 06 Sep 2007 | Nottinghamshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | Innings and 6 runs | Fleming 243; JL Clare 5-90 |
| 17 | 19 Sep 2007 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | Klusener 5-98 |

### NatWest Pro40 League

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 16 Jul 2007 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby | Won | 7 wickets | |
| 2 | 29 Jul 2007 | Kent County Ground, Derby | Lost | 10 runs | Key 104 |
| 3 | 05 Aug 2007 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Lost | 32 runs | |
| 4 | 07 Aug 2007 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 1 wicket | |
| 5 | 19 Aug 2007 | Surrey Kennington Oval | Lost | 24 runs | |
| 6 | 04 Sep 2007 | Durham Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 7 wickets | |
| 7 | 10 Sep 2007 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Lost | 4 wickets | |
| 8 | 15 Sep 2007 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | Lost | 107 runs | |

### Friends Provident Trophy

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 29 Apr 2007 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Won | 4 wickets | |
| 2 | 7 May 2007 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 26 runs | Maddy 117 |
| 3 | 13 May 2007 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Abandoned | | |
| 4 | 20 May 2007 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Lost | 7 wickets | |
| 5 | 28 May 2007 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Lost | 50 runs | |
| 6 | 31 May 2007 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 39 runs | |
| 7 | 03 Jun 2007 | Scotland Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | Won | 6 wickets | |
| 8 | 10 Jun 2007 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 6 wickets | Hodge 119 |
| 9 | 13 Jun 2007 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Lost | 9 wickets | Maunders 109; Sadler 113; Allenby 5-43 |

### Twenty20 Cup

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin |
| 1 | 22 Jun 2007 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 6 wickets |
| 2 | 24 Jun 2007 | West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 County Ground, Derby | Won | 51 runs |
| 3 | 25 Jun 2007 | Durham County Ground, Derby | Abandoned | |
| 4 | 27 Jun 2007 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Lost | 53 runs |
| 5 | 29 Jun 2007 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 6 wickets |
| 6 | 01 Jul 2007 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Abandoned | |
| 7 | 02 Jul 2007 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | No result | |
| 8 | 05 Jul 2007 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | Abandoned | |
| 9 | 06 Jul 2007 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | Lost | 4 wickets |

## Statistics
### Competition batting averages

| Name | H | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Pro40 league, | Pro40 league, | Pro40 league, | Pro40 league, | Pro40 league, | Pro40 league, | Friends Provident Trophy | Friends Provident Trophy | Friends Provident Trophy | Friends Provident Trophy | Friends Provident Trophy | Friends Provident Trophy | Twenty20 Cup | Twenty20 Cup | Twenty20 Cup | Twenty20 Cup | Twenty20 Cup | Twenty20 Cup |
| Name | H | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| Batsmen ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PM Borrington | R | 1 | 2 | 64 | 50 | 32.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hassan Adnan | R | 10 | 19 | 379 | 63 | 22.29 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 51 | 24.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| DJ Birch | L | 3 | 6 | 106 | 95 | 17.66 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8.00 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 183 | 60 | 30.50 | 0 | | | | | | |
| TR Birt | L | 13 | 24 | 884 | 162 | 38.43 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 224 | 47 | 32.00 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 10* | 6.60 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 104 | 40 | 20.80 | 0 |
| MG Dighton | R | 7 | 14 | 418 | 68 | 32.15 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 175 | 67 | 29.16 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 67 | 25* | 16.75 | 0 |
| SM Katich | L | 13 | 23 | 1284 | 221 | 75.52 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 157 | 46* | 26.16 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 146 | 81 | 24.33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 128 | 39* | 42.66 | 0 |
| DJ Redfern | L | 4 | 6 | 134 | 51 | 26.80 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 54 | 32 | 13.50 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SD Stubbings | L | 15 | 29 | 788 | 128 | 29.18 | 2 | | | | | | | 6 | 6 | 91 | 57 | 15.16 | 0 | | | | | | |
| CR Taylor | R | 4 | 6 | 168 | 96 | 28.00 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 72 | 34* | 36.00 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 15* | 13.50 | 0 |
| WPC Weston | L | 9 | 15 | 198 | 38 | 13.20 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 168 | 72 | 42.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 78 | 33.66 | 0 | | | | | | |
| All-rounders ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GS Ballance | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| AG Botha | L | 14 | 19 | 410 | 101 | 22.77 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 69 | 40* | 23.00 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 198 | 54* | 39.60 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 76 | 26 | 19.00 | 0 |
| IJ Harvey | R | 2 | 3 | 289 | 153 | 144.50 | 2 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 67 | 60* | 67.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| R Hodgkinson | R | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GM Smith | R | 11 | 18 | 356 | 74 | 22.25 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 259 | 88 | 32.37 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 165 | 56 | 20.62 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 124 | 79 | 24.80 | 0 |
| GG Wagg | R | 15 | 21 | 530 | 82 | 31.17 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 7.75 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 119 | 45 | 23.80 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 15 | 10.75 | 0 |
| WA White | R | 3 | 5 | 59 | 19 | 11.80 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 12.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 13* | 25.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Wicket-keepers ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FA Klokker | | 1 | 2 | 71 | 48 | 35.50 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DJ Pipe | R | 14 | 21 | 577 | 133* | 36.06 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 17 | 7.16 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 161 | 83 | 26.83 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 4.33 | 0 |
| T Poynton | | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.66 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Bowlers ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JL Clare | R] | 2 | 3 | 42 | 22 | 14.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5.66 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KJ Dean | L | 10 | 12 | 46 | 16 | 7.66 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 14* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.00 | 0 |
| ID Hunter | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 0 |
| T Lungley | L | 15 | 21 | 169 | 30* | 11.26 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6* | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8* | 8.00 | 0 |
| J Needham | R | 3 | 5 | 104 | 48 | 34.66 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 42 | 18.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 13.50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 |
| CD Paget | R | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WB Rankin | L | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.66 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2* | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Competition bowling averages

| Name | H | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Pro40 league, | Pro40 league, | Pro40 league, | Pro40 league, | Pro40 league, | Friends Provident Trophy | Friends Provident Trophy | Friends Provident Trophy | Friends Provident Trophy | Friends Provident Trophy | Twenty20 Cup | Twenty20 Cup | Twenty20 Cup | Twenty20 Cup | Twenty20 Cup |
| Name | H | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave |
| TR Birt | | 21 | 26 | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| AG Botha | L | 2877 | 1464 | 51 | 6-101 | 28.70 | 132 | 133 | 3 | 2-31 | 44.33 | 271 | 214 | 8 | 3-52 | 26.75 | 87 | 113 | 5 | 4-29 | 22.60 |
| JL Clare | R | 296 | 203 | 10 | 5-90 | 20.30 | 108 | 117 | 4 | 3-44 | 29.25 | | | | | | | | | | |
| KJ Dean | LF | 1602 | 659 | 23 | 5-24 | 28.65 | 222 | 208 | 3 | 1-21 | 69.33 | 108 | 69 | 1 | 1-32 | 69.00 | 86 | 130 | 5 | 2-26 | 26.00 |
| MG Dighton | | 246 | 133 | 4 | 2-47 | 33.25 | 132 | 103 | 3 | 2-46 | 34.33 | | | | | | 72 | 74 | 3 | 1-9 | 24.66 |
| IJ Harvey | | 180 | 116 | 2 | 1-14 | 58.00 | | | | | | 108 | 77 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| R Hodgkinson | | 60 | 75 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ID Hunter | RF | 276 | 130 | 3 | 2-63 | 43.33 | | | | | | 162 | 149 | 5 | 3-38 | 29.80 | 48 | 73 | 3 | 2-38 | 24.33 |
| SM Katich | LS | 228 | 144 | 2 | 1-17 | 72.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| T Lungley | RF | 2615 | 1555 | 59 | 5-20 | 26.35 | 138 | 106 | 6 | 3-11 | 17.66 | 270 | 250 | 7 | 3-50 | 35.71 | 84 | 119 | 2 | 1-15 | 59.50 |
| J Needham | RO | 380 | 209 | 6 | 3-92 | 34.83 | 180 | 156 | 2 | 2-36 | 78.00 | 84 | 87 | 0 | | | 9 | 19 | 0 | | |
| CD Paget | R | | | | | | 36 | 48 | 1 | 1-48 | 48.00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WB Rankin | RF | 459 | 292 | 10 | 4-41 | 29.20 | 111 | 141 | 3 | 2-56 | 47.00 | 36 | 36 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| DJ Redfern | | 114 | 70 | 2 | 1-7 | 35.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GM Smith | RF | 1219 | 656 | 18 | 3-31 | 36.44 | 198 | 162 | 7 | 2-32 | 23.14 | 241 | 212 | 7 | 3-19 | 30.28 | 24 | 37 | 0 | | |
| GG Wagg | LM | 2952 | 1785 | 53 | 5-119 | 33.67 | 204 | 236 | 8 | 3-37 | 29.50 | 390 | 331 | 11 | 4-36 | 30.09 | 76 | 91 | 4 | 2-16 | 22.75 |
| WPC Weston | LF | 12 | 12 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WA White | | 456 | 367 | 9 | 5-87 | 40.77 | 155 | 139 | 3 | 1-23 | 46.33 | 210 | 197 | 2 | 1-29 | 98.50 | | | | | |

### Wicket Keeping

James Pipe
       County Championship Catches 42, Stumping 4
       PRO40 Catches 6, Stumping 2
       Friends Provident Catches 5, Stumping 1
       Twenty20 Catches 1, Stumping 2
Thomas Poynton
       County Championship Catches 3
       Twenty20 Catches 0, Stumping 2
Frederik Klokker