# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2004

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2004 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and thirty-four years. In the County Championship, they finished eighth in the second division and in the National League, they finished ninth in the second division. They were knocked out in their first match in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy. They were eliminated at group level in the North section of the Twenty20 Cup.

## 2004 season

Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the County Championship and finished in eighth position. In addition to the Championship, they played Durham University and the touring West Indies. Of their eighteen first class games, they won two and lost seven, the remainder being drawn. Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the NatWest Pro40 League in which they won five of their eighteen matches to finish ninth in the division. In the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, Derbyshire were eliminated in their first match which was in the second round. They also played a one-day match against the touring New Zealanders. In the Twenty20 Cup, Derbyshire played in the North Division and won two matches.
Luke Sutton was captain. Hassan Adnan was top scorer and Graeme Welch took most wickets.

## Matches
### First Class

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 16 Apr 2004 | Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Drawn | | Wallace 105; |
| 2 | 21 Apr 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Taunton | Drawn | | Bowler 127; Hassan Adnan 107; KJ Dean 5-86; Laraman 5-58 |
| 3 | 28 Apr 2004 | Durham County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | CJL Rogers 156; North 119 |
| 4 | 7 May 2004 | Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton | Drawn | | Kenway 101; Pothas 131; Mascarenhas 6-25 |
| 5 | 19 May 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | Blackwell 111; Caddick 6-92; Walker 5-68 |
| 6 | 25 May 2004 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby | Lost | 128 runs | Hemp 102; G Welch 5-100 |
| 7 | 2 Jun 2004 | Leicestershire Oakham School Ground | Lost | 6 wickets | Hodge 221; G Welch 115; Cleary 7-80 |
| 8 | 9 Jun 2004 | Durham University County Ground, Derby | Won | Innings and 5 runs | AG Botha 103 and 5-55; DBL Powell 6-49 |
| 9 | 18 Jun 2004 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Lost | 10 wickets | Gallian 190; Pietersen 107; Read 130; Hassan Adnan 129; Shreck 6-103 |
| 10 | 23 Jun 2004 | Essex County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | LD Sutton 131; Napier 5-56 |
| 11 | 21 Jul 2004 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Won | 165 runs | J Moss 147; Davies 6-44 |
| 12 | 28 Jul 2004 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | CWG Bassano 100; McGrath 174 and 5-39 |
| 13 | 5 Aug 2004 | West Indies County Ground, Derby | Lost | 315 runs | Baugh 150; NRC Dumelow 5-51; Edward 5-61 and 5-22 |
| 14 | 12 Aug 2004 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | Drawn | | Wood 123; McGrath 109; |
| 15 | 19 Aug 2004 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | Innings and 56 runs | Hassan Adnan 140; CWG Bassano 123; Bicknell 175; Pietersen 153; G Welch 5-101; G Smith 5-35 |
| 16 | 24 Aug 2004 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | |
| 17 | 9 Sep 2004 | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | Lost | 8 wickets | Middlebrook 5-26 |
| 18 | 16 Sep 2004 | Hampshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 91 runs | G Welch 5-57; Udal 6-79 |

### totesport League

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 25 Apr 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Taunton | Lost | 109 runs | |
| 2 | 2 May 2004 | Durham County Ground, Derby | Won | 6 wickets | |
| 3 | 3 May 2004 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Lost | 33 runs | |
| 4 | 23 May 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Lost | 114 runs | Gazzard 157; Parsons 5-39 |
| 5 | 31 May 2004 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Lost | 7 wickets | |
| 6 | 6 Jun 2004 | Middlesex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 8 wickets | |
| 7 | 8 Jun 2004 | Scotland County Ground, Derby | Won | 28 runs | |
| 8 | 27 Jun 2004 | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby | Won | 18 runs | J Moss 104 |
| 9 | 4 Jul 2004 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Won | 9 wickets | CWG Bassano 100 |
| 10 | 11 Jul 2004 | Middlesex John Walker's Ground, Southgate | Lost | 9 wickets | |
| 11 | 18 Jul 2004 | Sussex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 10 runs | |
| 12 | 1 Aug 2004 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Lost | 111 runs | |
| 13 | 3 Aug 2004 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | No Result | | |
| 14 | 8 Aug 2004 | Sussex County Ground, Hove | Lost | 84 runs | |
| 15 | 10 Aug 2004 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | Won | 29 runs | |
| 16 | 18 Aug 2004 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 24 runs | |
| 17 | 29 Aug 2004 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 5 wickets | |
| 18 | 5 Sep 2004 | Scotland Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | Lost | 8 wickets | |

### Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 2nd Rnd | 5 May 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Lost | 14 runs | Cox 131; Francis 8-66 |

### Other one day matches

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 16 Jun 2004 | New Zealand County Ground, Derby | Won | 4 wickets | Fleming 102; Hassan Adnan 113 |

### Twenty20 Cup

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin |
| 1 | 2 Jul 2004 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 1 wicket |
| 2 | 8 Jul 2004 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 5 wickets |
| 3 | 9 Jul 2004 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Won | 9 runs |
| 4 | 13 Jul 2004 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Won | 4 wickets |
| 5 | 15 Jul 2004 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Abandoned | |

## Statistics
### Competition batting averages

| Name | H | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | National League, | National League, | National League, | National League, | National League, | National League, | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy | Cheltenham and Gloucester 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 |
| CWG Bassano | R | 14 | 22 | 814 | 123* | 42.84 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 328 | 100* | 23.42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | | 4 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 10.75 | 018.00 | 0 |
| AG Botha | L | 10 | 17 | 302 | 52 | 20.13 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 95 | 24 | 15.83 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 13* | 21.00 | 0 |
| JDC Bryant | R | 7 | 13 | 149 | 30 | 12.41 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 118 | 42 | 9.83 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 97 | 41 | 32.33 | 0 |
| KJ Dean | L | 7 | 10 | 117 | 35 | 19.50 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1.75 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NRC Dumelow | R | 3 | 4 | 36 | 18 | 9.00 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 60 | 26 | 8.57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| BJ France | L | 4 | 7 | 126 | 56 | 18.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AI Gait | R | 12 | 22 | 425 | 81 | 20.23 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 49 | 23.20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| LJ Goddard | R | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NEL Gunter | L | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| Hassan Adnan | R | 16 | 28 | 1247 | 140 | 51.95 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 395 | 57 | 26.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 78 | 78.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 32 | 15.25 | 0 |
| PMR Havell | L | 6 | 8 | 30 | 13* | 15.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2.66 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| DR Hewson | R | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 23* | 8.50 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 21 | 13.00 | 0 |
| ID Hunter | R | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RM Khan | R | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mohammad Ali | L | 4 | 6 | 110 | 50 | 22.00 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17* | | 0 | 4 | 0 | | | | |
| J Moss | R | 11 | 19 | 608 | 147* | 35.76 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 439 | 104 | 36.58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 148 | 68 | 37.00 | 0 |
| CD Paget | R | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DBL Powell | R | 1 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 15.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18* | | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CJL Rogers | L | 6 | 11 | 498 | 156 | 55.33 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 27 | 13.66 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 93 | 93.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| SA Selwood | L | 3 | 6 | 63 | 38 | 10.50 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 108 | 55 | 27.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| M A Sheikh | L | 13 | 18 | 259 | 42 | 21.58 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 112 | 50* | 22.40 | 0 | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0* | | 0 |
| BL Spendlove | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 4.75 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SD Stubbings | L | 14 | 25 | 643 | 96 | 26.79 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 23 | 11.66 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LD Sutton | R | 15 | 25 | 684 | 131 | 31.09 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 231 | 58* | 19.25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 19* | 17.66 | 0 |
| DK Taylor | L | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 38 | 29 | 19.00 | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 9.66 | 0 |
| NGE Walker | R | 7 | 7 | 201 | 80 | 50.25 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 43 | 18.25 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Welch | R | 16 | 25 | 609 | 115* | 29.00 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 276 | 82 | 21.23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 15* | 31.00 | 0 |
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored :
| Name | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| Hassan Adnan | 18 | 31 | 1380 | 140 | 51.11 | 3 |
| CWG Bassano | 14 | 22 | 814 | 123* | 42.84 | 2 |
| LD Sutton | 16 | 27 | 747 | 131 | 31.12 | 1 |
| SD Stubbings | 16 | 28 | 743 | 96 | 27.51 | 0 |
| G Welch | 16 | 25 | 609 | 115* | 29.00 | 1 |
Leading List A batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored :
| Name | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| Hassan Adnan | 20 | 19 | 586 | 113* | 35.73 | 1 |
| J Moss | 17 | 16 | 475 | 104 | 36.38 | 1 |
| CWG Bassano | 17 | 17 | 364 | 100* | 23.66 | 1 |
| G Welch | 20 | 16 | 306 | 82 | 21.28 | 0 |
| LD Sutton | 19 | 17 | 272 | 58* | 20.84 | 0 |
Leading Twenty20 batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored :
| Name | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| J Moss | 4 | 4 | 148 | 68 | 37.00 | 0 |
| JDC Bryant | 4 | 4 | 97 | 41 | 32.33 | 0 |
| Hassan Adnan | 4 | 4 | 61 | 32 | 15.25 | 0 |
| LD Sutton | 4 | 4 | 53 | 19* | 17.66 | 0 |
| CWG Bassano | 4 | 4 | 43 | 30 | 10.75 | 0 |

### Competition bowling averages

| Name | H | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | National League | National League | National League | National League | National League | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy | Cheltenham and Gloucester 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 |
| AG Botha | LS | 1512 | 874 | 21 | 4-66 | 41.61 | 402 | 285 | 12 | 3-24 | 23.75 | 30 | 28 | 0 | | | 66 | 77 | 3 | 2-28 | 25.66 |
| KJ Dean | LF | 864 | 597 | 20 | 5-86 | 29.85 | 249 | 208 | 2 | 1-42 | 104.00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| NRC Dumelow | RO | 516 | 306 | 2 | 1-52 | 153.00 | 449 | 459 | 10 | 2-37 | 45.90 | 54 | 55 | 0 | | | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1-17 | 17.00 |
| BJ France | RM | 24 | 20 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NEL Gunter | | | | | | | 42 | 57 | 2 | 2-34 | 28.50 | | | | | | 6 | 14 | 0 | | |
| Hassan Adnan | RO | 225 | 154 | 1 | 1-4 | 154.00 | 115 | 107 | 3 | 2-13 | 35.66 | | | | | | 24 | 31 | 1 | 1-18 | 31.00 |
| PMR Havell | RF | 733 | 640 | 16 | 4-75 | 40.00 | 101 | 79 | 3 | 3-28 | 26.33 | | | | | | 24 | 32 | 2 | 2-32 | 16.00 |
| DR Hewson | RM | 276 | 112 | 4 | 3-39 | 28.00 | 155 | 177 | 5 | 2-33 | 35.40 | 36 | 37 | 0 | | | 18 | 22 | 1 | 1-22 | 22.00 |
| ID Hunter | RM | 87 | 52 | 3 | 3-32 | 17.33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RM Khan | | | | | | | 12 | 20 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mohammad Ali | LM | 700 | 486 | 10 | 4-75 | 48.60 | 517 | 416 | 17 | 3-22 | 24.47 | 60 | 63 | 0 | | | 90 | 95 | 10 | 3-24 | 9.50 |
| J Moss | RM | 1241 | 643 | 13 | 3-30 | 49.46 | 476 | 431 | 11 | 4-45 | 39.18 | 60 | 56 | 0 | | | 66 | 73 | 2 | 1-16 | 36.50 |
| CD Paget | R | 216 | 137 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DBL Powell | RM | 175 | 132 | 2 | 2-85 | 66.00 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1-24 | 24.00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| M A Sheikh | RM | 1791 | 945 | 26 | 4-9 | 36.34 | 432 | 372 | 12 | 3-25 | 31.00 | | | | | | 61 | 52 | 3 | 2-20 | 17.33 |
| NGE Walker | RM | 824 | 574 | 17 | 5-68 | 33.76 | 36 | 30 | 1 | 1-19 | 30.00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| G Welch | RM | 2831 | 1525 | 45 | 5-57 | 33.88 | 852 | 562 | 18 | 4-26 | 31.22 | 60 | 38 | 3 | 3-38 | 12.66 | 66 | 71 | 2 | 1-23 | 35.50 |
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken :
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave |
| G Welch | 2831 | 1525 | 45 | 5-57 | 33.88 |
| AG Botha | 1746 | 938 | 26 | 5-55 | 36.07 |
| M A Sheikh | 1791 | 945 | 26 | 4-9 | 36.34 |
| KJ Dean | 864 | 597 | 20 | 5-86 | 29.85 |
| NGE Walker | 908 | 667 | 18 | 5-68 | 37.05 |
Leading List A bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken :
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave |
| G Welch | 972 | 639 | 22 | 4-26 | 29.23 |
| Mohammad Ali | 637 | 534 | 19 | 3-22 | 32.38 |
| AG Botha | 480 | 352 | 14 | 3-24 | 25.14 |
| M A Sheikh | 480 | 406 | 13 | 3-25 | 30.23 |
| J Moss | 590 | 538 | 11 | 4-45 | 46.00 |
Leading Twenty20 bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken :
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave |
| Mohammad Ali | 90 | 95 | 10 | 3-24 | 9.50 |
| M A Sheikh | 61 | 52 | 3 | 2-20 | 17.33 |
| AG Botha | 66 | 77 | 3 | 2-28 | 25.66 |
| PMR Havell | 24 | 32 | 2 | 2-32 | 16.00 |
| G Welch | 66 | 71 | 2 | 1-23 | 35.50 |
| J Moss | 66 | 73 | 2 | 1-16 | 36.50 |

### Wicket Keeping

Luke Sutton
       County Championship Catches 30, Stumping 3
       PRO40 Catches 19, Stumping 1
       Cheltenham and Gloucester Catches , Stumping
       Twenty20 Catches 4, Stumping 2
Lee Goddard
       County Championship Catches 5, Stumping 0