# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1997

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1997 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and twenty-six years. In the County Championship, they won two matches to finish sixteenth in their ninety fourth season in the Championship. They came fourteenth in the AXA Life League and did not progress from the group in the National Westminster Bank Trophy. They reached the semi-final of the Benson & Hedges Cup.

## 1997 season

Derbyshire played seventeen matches in the County Championship, one against Cambridge University, one against the touring Australians and one against the Pakistan A team. They won five first class matches overall but three wins were in the non-championship games leaving only two wins in the championship. They won four and lost nine matches in the Sunday league.
Dean Jones was in his second season as captain. Kim Barnett was top scorer although Chris Adams scored most runs in the one-day game including five centuries. Devon Malcolm took most wickets.
The team set two partnership records during the season - the second wicket partnership of 417 by Kim Barnett and Tim Tweats against Yorkshire and the third wicket partnership of 316* by Adrian Rollins and Kim Barnett against Leicestershire.

## Matches
### First Class

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 15 Apr 1997 | Cambridge University FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge | Won | Innings and 12 runs | |
| 2 | 23 Apr 1997 | Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Drawn | | CJ Adams 108; DE Malcolm 6-74; McCague 5-75; PAJ DeFreitas 7-64 |
| 3 | 7 May 1997 | Surrey County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | |
| 4 | 14 May 1997 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Lost | 131 runs | DE Malcolm 5-50 and 6-75; PAJ DeFreitas 5-46 |
| 5 | 21 May 1997 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Lost | 2 wickets | Bowen 7-75 |
| 6 | 31 May 1997 | Australians County Ground, Derby | Won | 1 wicket | Blewit 121; Bevan 104; Warne 7-103 |
| 7 | 04 Jun 1997 | Hampshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 7 wickets | AS Rollins 210; R Smith 154; KJ Barnett 101; Hayden 136; Renshaw 5-110 |
| 8 | 12 Jun 1997 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham | Drawn | | VP Clarke 99; DE Malcolm 5-85 |
| 9 | 18 Jun 1997 | Sussex County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | Prichard 106; Law 157; Ilott 7-59; Such 5-27 |
| 10 | 26 Jun 1997 | Essex Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea | Lost | Innings and 145 runs | |
| 11 | 05 Jul 1997 | Pakistan A team in England in 1997 County Ground, Derby | Won | 7 wickets | MR May 107 |
| 12 | 16 Jul 1997 | Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham | Lost | Innings and 35 runs | Young 237; A Smith 6-47 |
| 13 | 23 Jul 1997 | Glamorgan Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | AS Rollins 148; MR May 116; Dale 142 |
| 14 | 31 Jul 1997 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Lost | 6 wickets | CJ Adams 107; Lewis 160; PAJ DeFreitas 5-37; Brown 5-58 |
| 15 | 15 Aug 1997 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | Won | Innings and 37 runs | Crawley 133; DE Malcolm 6-23 |
| 16 | 20 Aug 1997 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Lost | 163 runs | Wells 190; AS Rollins 171; KJ Barnett 147; PAJ DeFreitas 5-120; Pierson 6-56 |
| 17 | 27 Aug 1997 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | |
| 18 | 02 Sep 1997 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 9 wickets | Davies 5-46 |
| 19 | 10 Sep 1997 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Lost | 10 wickets | Weston 188; Moody 101 |
| 20 | 18 Sep 1997 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 9 wickets | KJ Barnett 210; TA Tweats 189; PAJ DeFreitas 6-98 |

### AXA Life League

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 27 Apr 1997 | Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Lost | 6 wickets | |
| 2 | 4 May 1997 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 35 runs | |
| 3 | 11 May 1997 | Surrey County Ground, Derby | Abandoned | | |
| 4 | 18 May 1997 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Lost | 4 wickets | |
| 5 | 25 May 1997 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Lost | 32 runs | Johnson 117; Archer 104; CJ Adams 121 |
| 6 | 08 Jun 1997 | Hampshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 4 wickets | |
| 7 | 15 Jun 1997 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham | Lost | 108 runs | |
| 8 | 22 Jun 1997 | Sussex County Ground, Derby | Abandoned | | |
| 9 | 29 Jun 1997 | Essex Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea | Lost | 1 run | |
| 10 | 13 Jul 1997 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 114 runs | CJ Adams 109 |
| 11 | 20 Jul 1997 | Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham | Lost | 7 wickets | KJ Barnett 99 |
| 12 | 27 Jul 1997 | Glamorgan Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 8 wickets | DG Cork 6-21 |
| 13 | 03 Aug 1997 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Lost | 5 wickets | |
| 14 | 24 Aug 1997 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Abandoned | | |
| 15 | 31 Aug 1997 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Abandoned | | |
| 16 | 07 Sep 1997 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 7 wickets | |
| 17 | 14 Sep 1997 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Won | 5 wickets | Moody 112 |

### National Westminster Bank Trophy

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1st Round | 24 Jun 1997 | Lincolnshire Lindum Sports Club Ground, Lincoln | Won | 8 wickets | |
| 2nd Round | 09 Jul 1997 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 144 runs | CJ Adams101; KJ Barnett 111; DE Malcolm 7-35 |
| Quarter Final | 29 Jul 1997 | Sussex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 5 wickets | CJ Adams 129; Rao 158 |

### Benson and Hedges Cup

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| Group A 1 | 28 Apr 1997 | Minor Counties cricket team County Ground, Lakenham | Won | 6 wickets | CJ Adams 138 |
| Group A 2 | 30 Apr 1997 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Won | 6 wickets | KJ Barnett 112 |
| Group A 3 | 2 May 1997 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | Faster rate | |
| Group A 4 | 5 May 1997 | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby | Won | 20 runs | |
| Group A 5 | 12 May 1997 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 1 wicket | |

## Statistics
### Competition batting averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | AXA Life League | AXA Life League | AXA Life League | AXA Life League | AXA Life League | AXA Life 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 | 12 | 21 | 611 | 108 | 30.55 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 427 | 121 | 42.70 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 301 | 129* | 301.00 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 260 | 138 | 52.00 | 1 |
| P Aldred | 6 | 5 | 111 | 83 | 27.75 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 53 | 17 | 10.60 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| KJ Barnett | 15 | 24 | 1055 | 210* | 50.23 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 297 | 99 | 42.42 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 129 | 111 | 64.50 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 325 | 112* | 81.25 | 1 |
| ID Blackwell | 3 | 3 | 46 | 42 | 15.33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 29 | 13.50 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| ME Cassar | 7 | 8 | 227 | 78 | 32.42 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 33 | 12.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VP Clarke | 16 | 25 | 728 | 99 | 36.40 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 244 | 77* | 24.40 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 24* | 35.00 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 52 | 20.25 | 0 |
| DG Cork | 6 | 9 | 192 | 55* | 24.00 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 33 | 22.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| KJ Dean | 7 | 9 | 41 | 16 | 6.83 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1* | 2.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 |
| PAJ DeFreitas | 16 | 20 | 417 | 96 | 21.94 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 140 | 45 | 15.55 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 50 | 26 | 25.00 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 32* | 22.00 | 0 |
| SP Griffiths | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AJ Harris | 16 | 22 | 140 | 36 | 7.36 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 | 10* | 9.00 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4* | 6.00 | 0 |
| AN Hayhurst | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 10.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DM Jones | 5 | 9 | 312 | 99* | 39.00 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 189 | 58 | 37.80 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | 5 | 105 | 35 | 21.00 | 0 |
| GA Khan | 2 | 3 | 77 | 62* | 38.50 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 124 | 71* | 24.80 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 9.50 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 33 | 22.00 | 0 |
| KM Krikken | 17 | 24 | 492 | 72 | 23.42 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 153 | 39 | 19.12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 38 | 19.50 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 123 | 42* | 123.00 | 0 |
| SJ Lacey | 5 | 7 | 126 | 50 | 31.50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| DE Malcolm | 13 | 18 | 61 | 21* | 6.10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 5.33 | 0 |
| MR May | 7 | 13 | 383 | 116 | 31.91 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| JEH Owen | 4 | 6 | 83 | 22 | 13.83 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| GM Roberts | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 7.50 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 9 | 6.33 | 0 | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7.50 | 0 |
| AS Rollins | 14 | 24 | 854 | 210 | 40.66 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 212 | 36 | 35.33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 67 | 40 | 22.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| TM Smith | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| BL Spendlove | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SD Stubbings | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 13.50 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TA Tweats | 7 | 13 | 590 | 189 | 53.63 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 13.33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 0 | | | | | | | |
| MJ Vandrau | 4 | 7 | 168 | 54 | 28.00 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8.00 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Competition bowling averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | AXA Life League | AXA Life League | AXA Life League | AXA Life League | AXA Life 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 |
| CJ Adams | 17 | 16 | 0 | | | 60 | 85 | 1 | 1-49 | 85.00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| P Aldred | 738 | 291 | 10 | 3-28 | 29.10 | 330 | 290 | 7 | 3-40 | 41.42 | 140 | 99 | 4 | 4-30 | 24.75 | | | | | |
| KJ Barnett | | | | | | 12 | 20 | 2 | 2-20 | 10.00 | 60 | 48 | 0 | | | 60 | 52 | 3 | 3-52 | 17.33 |
| ID Blackwell | 168 | 121 | 1 | 1-27 | 121.00 | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | 38 | 0 | | |
| ME Cassar | 313 | 224 | 8 | 3-31 | 28.00 | 66 | 85 | 2 | 1-15 | 42.50 | | | | | | | | | | |
| VP Clarke | 1029 | 668 | 7 | 1-10 | 95.42 | 312 | 292 | 9 | 2-28 | 32.44 | 162 | 92 | 2 | 1-38 | 46.00 | 168 | 142 | 7 | 4-49 | 20.28 |
| DG Cork | 792 | 457 | 11 | 4-48 | 41.54 | 102 | 80 | 6 | 6-21 | 13.33 | 68 | 67 | 1 | 1-67 | 67.00 | | | | | |
| KJ Dean | 952 | 541 | 14 | 3-21 | 38.64 | 417 | 329 | 10 | 3-24 | 32.90 | 54 | 24 | 1 | 1-24 | 24.00 | 180 | 149 | 3 | 1-16 | 49.66 |
| PAJ DeFreitas | 2917 | 1574 | 54 | 7-64 | 29.14 | 383 | 309 | 10 | 3-19 | 30.90 | 186 | 102 | 2 | 1-20 | 51.00 | 294 | 171 | 5 | 2-43 | 34.20 |
| AJ Harris | 2607 | 1531 | 33 | 3-66 | 46.39 | 530 | 479 | 21 | 4-22 | 22.80 | 108 | 79 | 3 | 2-12 | 26.33 | 287 | 234 | 8 | 3-41 | 29.25 |
| AN Hayhurst | | | | | | 42 | 37 | 2 | 2-37 | 18.50 | | | | | | | | | | |
| DM Jones | 12 | 0 | 0 | | | 24 | 45 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SJ Lacey | 564 | 291 | 7 | 3-97 | 41.57 | 66 | 62 | 1 | 1-38 | 62.00 | | | | | | | | | | |
| DE Malcolm | 2241 | 1262 | 60 | 6-23 | 21.03 | 48 | 51 | 1 | 1-51 | 51.00 | 169 | 95 | 10 | 7-35 | 9.50 | 161 | 116 | 5 | 2-38 | 23.20 |
| MR May | 25 | 50 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GM Roberts | 36 | 8 | 0 | | | 195 | 195 | 0 | | | | | | | | 276 | 228 | 9 | 3-45 | 25.33 |
| AS Rollins | 6 | 9 | 0 | | | 12 | 15 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TM Smith | 108 | 51 | 1 | 1-27 | 51.00 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MJ Vandrau | 264 | 182 | 4 | 3-78 | 45.50 | 60 | 63 | 2 | 2-32 | 31.50 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Wicket Keeping

KM Krikken
       County Championship Catches 51, Stumping 2
       AXA League Catches 11, Stumping 3
       National Westminster Trophy Catches 1, Stumping 0
       Benson and Hedges Cup Catches 3, Stumping 0