# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1988

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1988 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and eighteen years. They reached the final of the Benson & Hedges Cup and reached the quarter-finals in the National Westminster Bank Trophy. In the County Championship, they won four matches to finish fifteenth in their eighty-second season in the Championship. They came twelfth in the Refuge Assurance League

## 1988 season

Derbyshire played twenty two matches in the County Championship one against Cambridge University and one against the touring Sri Lankans. They won five first class matches overall and four in the championship. They won five and lost eight matches in the Sunday league.
Kim Barnett was in his third season as captain and was top scorer. Michael Holding took most wickets overall although Devon Malcolm who hardly figured in the one-day game took most wickets in the Championship.

## Matches
### First Class

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 16 Apr 1988 | Cambridge University FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge | Won | Innings and 214 runs | KJ Barnett 151; PD Bowler 155 |
| 2 | 21 Apr 1988 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | BJM Maher 121; Whittaker 145; Potter 107; Lewis 5-73 |
| 3 | 28 Apr 1988 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | Won | 5 wickets | Jarvis 5-49; PG Newman 8-29 |
| 4 | 5 May 1988 | Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Border 169; PD Bowler 159; Topley 7-75 and 5-104 |
| 5 | 21 May 1988 | Glamorgan St Helen's, Swansea | Drawn | | JE Morris 175 |
| 6 | 28 May 1988 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | Stephenson 6-54 and 6-59; OH Mortensen 5-14 |
| 7 | 4 Jun 1988 | Sussex Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham | Won | 1 wicket | DE Malcolm 5-52 |
| 8 | 11 Jun 1988 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 4 wickets | KJ Barnett 175; Wright 136; Curran 6-103 and 6-59 |
| 9 | 18 Jun 1988 | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | Neale 125; Rhodes 108; |
| 10 | 25 Jun 1988 | Surrey Kennington Oval | Drawn | | PD Bowler 158 |
| 11 | 2 Jul 1988 | Middlesex County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | OH Mortensen 6-35 |
| 12 | 13 Jul 1988 | Essex Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea | Lost | 9 wickets | KJ Barnett 99; Foster 6-96 |
| 13 | 16 Jul 1988 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 144 runs | OH Mortensen 5-28 |
| 14 | 20 Jul 1988 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Drawn | | KJ Barnett 239; Briers 125 |
| 15 | 23 Jul 1988 | Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth | Drawn | | Maru 5-69 |
| 16 | 30 Jul 1988 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | JG Wright 154; Merrick 6-29; DE Malcolm 6-68 |
| 17 | 6 Aug 1988 | Somerset Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare | Won | 183 runs | |
| 18 | 13 Aug 1988 | Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Tavare 119; Cowdrey 108 |
| 19 | 17 Aug 1988 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Metcalfe 115; KJ Barnett 109 |
| 20 | 20 Aug 1988 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Drawn | | Atherton 115; Watkinson 6-50 |
| 21 | 25 Aug 1988 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Drawn | | Bailey 110; OH Mortensen 6-40 |
| 22 | 31 Aug 1988 | Sri Lanka County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | |
| 23 | 9 Sep 1988 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Lost | Innings and 41 runs | JE Morris 106; Newell 105; Randall 237; Stephenson 5-91 |
| 24 | 14 Sep 1988 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | KJ Barnett 157; Fowler 172; Hayhurst 107; PD Bowler 134 |

### Refuge Assurance League

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 24 Apr 1988 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Won | 9 wickets | |
| 2 | 1 May 1988 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | No Result | | |
| 3 | 8 May 1988 | Essex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 59 runs | Topley 5-25 |
| 4 | 22 May 1988 | Glamorgan Rodney Parade, Newport | Lost | 25 runs | |
| 5 | 29 May 1988 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 9 wickets | |
| 6 | 5 Jun 1988 | Sussex Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham | Won | 5 runs | |
| 7 | 12 Jun 1988 | Gloucestershire Town Ground, Heanor | Lost | 42 runs | |
| 8 | 19 Jun 1988 | Worcestershire Victora and Knypersley Social Welfare Centre, Knypersley | Lost | 69 runs | |
| 9 | 26 Jun 1988 | Surrey Kennington Oval | Tied | | |
| 10 | 3 Jul 1988 | Middlesex Repton School Ground | No Result | | |
| 11 | 24 Jul 1988 | Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth | Lost | 4 wickets | Bakker 5-26 |
| 12 | 31 Jul 1988 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 8 runs | |
| 13 | 7 Aug 1988 | Somerset Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare | Won | 2 runs | |
| 14 | 14 Aug 1988 | Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 6 wickets | |
| 15 | 21 Aug 1988 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Lost | 2 runs | |
| 16 | 28 Aug 1988 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Won | 5 runs | |

### National Westminster Bank Trophy

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1st Round | 22 Jun 1988 | Sussex County Ground, Hove | Won | 6 wickets | MA Holding 8-21 |
| 2nd Round | 25 Jun 1988 | Cheshire Boughton Hall Cricket Club Ground, Chester | Won | 87 runs | OH Mortensen 5-15 |
| Quarter Final | 27 Jul 1988 | Hampshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 4 wickets | |

### Benson and Hedges Cup

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| Group A 1 | 26 Apr 1988 | Scotland Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow | Won | 7 wickets | |
| Group A 2 | 3 May 1988 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | No Result | | |
| Group A 3 | 10 May 1988 | Lancashire Aigburth, Liverpool | Won | 5 wickets | |
| Group A 4 | 14 May 1988 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Won | 6 wickets | |
| Quarter Final | 25 May 1988 | Middlesex County Ground, Derby | Won | 9 wickets | DE Malcolm 5-27 |
| Semi Final | 8 Jun 1988 | Glamorgan St Helen's, Swansea | Won | 14 runs | MA Holding 5-31 |
| Final | 9 Jul 1988 | Hampshire Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Lost | 7 wickets | Jeffries 5-13 |

## Statistics
### Competition batting averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Refuge Assurance League | Refuge Assurance League | Refuge Assurance League | Refuge Assurance League | Refuge Assurance League | Refuge Assurance League | NWB Trophy | NWB Trophy | NWB Trophy | NWB Trophy | NWB Trophy | NWB Trophy | B & H Cup | B & H Cup | B & H Cup | B & H Cup | B & H Cup | B & H Cup |
| Name | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| CJ Adams | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KJ Barnett | 17 | 27 | 1406 | 239* | 56.24 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 501 | 90* | 45.54 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 49 | 27.33 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 347 | 85 | 69.40 | 0 |
| SJ Base | 7 | 9 | 51 | 15 | 8.50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PD Bowler | 22 | 40 | 1563 | 159* | 43.41 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 292 | 44 | 20.85 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 46 | 21.66 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 191 | 64 | 31.83 | 0 |
| RJ Finney | 3 | 5 | 142 | 52* | 47.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | | | | |
| SC Goldsmith | 22 | 37 | 956 | 89 | 28.96 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 299 | 61 | 23.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7.00 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 64 | 27* | 16.00 | 0 |
| FA Griffith | 4 | 6 | 87 | 37 | 17.40 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 9 | 7.25 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA Holding | 11 | 12 | 129 | 30* | 12.90 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 184 | 53 | 15.33 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 74 | 35* | 37.00 | 0 |
| M Jean-Jacques | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1.25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 10.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| BJM Maher | 22 | 38 | 920 | 121* | 28.75 | 1 | 16 | 14 | 193 | 36* | 21.44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 44 | 34.50 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3.33 | 0 |
| DE Malcolm | 19 | 21 | 119 | 22 | 7.43 | 0 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 0 |
| JE Morris | 21 | 35 | 1163 | 175 | 38.76 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 391 | 65 | 27.92 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100 | 43* | 50.00 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 137 | 48* | 45.66 | 0 |
| OH Mortensen | 12 | 12 | 46 | 15 | 11.50 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0* | | 0 |
| PG Newman | 14 | 18 | 174 | 39 | 13.38 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 74 | 27* | 14.80 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 9.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 15* | 25.00 | 0 |
| TJG O'Gorman | 4 | 8 | 152 | 78 | 19.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Roberts | 22 | 37 | 903 | 71 | 27.36 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 367 | 59 | 28.23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 57 | 29.00 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 84 | 44 | 21.00 | 0 |
| R Sharma | 9 | 13 | 275 | 80 | 25.00 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 121 | 33 | 17.28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| AE Warner | 18 | 25 | 300 | 45 | 15.78 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 103 | 18 | 8.58 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 8.50 | 0 |
| JG Wright | 11 | 20 | 815 | 154* | 42.89 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 9.50 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Competition bowling averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Refuge Assurance League | Refuge Assurance League | Refuge Assurance League | Refuge Assurance League | Refuge Assurance League | NWB Trophy | NWB Trophy | NWB Trophy | NWB Trophy | NWB Trophy | B & H Cup | B & H Cup | B & H Cup | B & H Cup | B & H Cup |
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave |
| KJ Barnett | 949 | 411 | 13 | 3-63 | 31.61 | 24 | 22 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SJ Base | 990 | 654 | 17 | 4-74 | 38.47 | 282 | 166 | 8 | 2-20 | 20.75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| PD Bowler | 1019 | 577 | 7 | 2-63 | 82.42 | 192 | 185 | 4 | 2-29 | 46.25 | 18 | 14 | 0 | | | 246 | 125 | 4 | 1-15 | 31.25 |
| RJ Finney | 270 | 131 | 0 | | | 24 | 16 | 0 | | | | | | | | 36 | 23 | 1 | 1-5 | 23.00 |
| SC Goldsmith | 258 | 125 | 0 | | | 12 | 23 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FA Griffith | 483 | 268 | 9 | 4-47 | 29.77 | 168 | 137 | 3 | 2-27 | 45.66 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MA Holding | 1675 | 827 | 24 | 4-74 | 34.45 | 555 | 432 | 16 | 4-22 | 27.00 | 181 | 60 | 10 | 8-21 | 6.00 | 446 | 244 | 15 | 5-31 | 16.26 |
| M Jean-Jacques | 505 | 262 | 8 | 3-49 | 32.75 | 132 | 129 | 1 | 1-52 | 129.00 | 60 | 46 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| DE Malcolm | 2808 | 1642 | 50 | 6-68 | 32.84 | | | | | | 126 | 72 | 1 | 1-48 | 72.00 | 282 | 149 | 8 | 5-27 | 18.62 |
| JE Morris | 31 | 19 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OH Mortensen | 1401 | 464 | 34 | 6-35 | 13.64 | 516 | 277 | 9 | 2-14 | 30.77 | 134 | 50 | 8 | 5-15 | 6.25 | 294 | 167 | 4 | 1-19 | 41.75 |
| PG Newman | 1841 | 877 | 32 | 8-29 | 27.40 | 546 | 418 | 13 | 3-30 | 32.15 | 179 | 68 | 4 | 2-15 | 17.00 | 384 | 199 | 5 | 2-21 | 39.80 |
| B Roberts | 594 | 300 | 8 | 2-17 | 37.50 | 198 | 251 | 13 | 3-35 | 19.30 | 18 | 5 | 0 | | | 30 | 12 | 0 | | |
| R Sharma | 1250 | 559 | 7 | 1-0 | 79.85 | 162 | 135 | 5 | 3-35 | 27.00 | 78 | 33 | 1 | 1-17 | 33.00 | | | | | |
| AE Warner | 2496 | 1091 | 37 | 4-36 | 29.48 | 592 | 578 | 15 | 3-21 | 38.53 | 120 | 65 | 1 | 1-38 | 65.00 | 395 | 266 | 9 | 3-52 | 29.55 |

### Wicket Keeping

Bernie Maher
       County Championship Catches 51, Stumping 1
       Refuge Assurance League Catches 13, Stumping 2
       National Westminster Trophy Catches 9, Stumping 0
       Benson and Hedges Cup Catches 9, Stumping 0