Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1965

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1965 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-four years. It was their sixty-first season in the County Championship and they won seven championship matches and lost nine to finish ninth in the County Championship. It was the third season in which the Gillette Cup was played, and Derbyshire reached the second round.

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South Africans and one match against Oxford University. They won nine first class matches, lost nine matches and drew twelve matches. They won their first round match in the Gillette Cup, but lost in the second round. Derek Morgan was captain. Ian Hall scored most runs. Brian Jackson took most wickets for the club.

Philip Russell and David Smith were both promoted from the second XI for games at the end of the season. Russell played steadily for the club for many years. Smith became a high scorer for the club over four later seasons.

Matches

First Class

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 5 May 1965[1] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
2 8 May 1965[2] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Lost 3 wickets
3 12 May 1965[3] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 3 wickets DC Morgan 7–33; AB Jackson 5–33
4 15 May 1965[4] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn HJ Rhodes 7–38
5 19 May 1965[5] Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford
Won 5 wickets E Smith 5–23; Martin 5–39; MHJ Allen 5–19
6 26 May 1965[6] Kent
County Ground, Derby
Lost 106 runs Brown 6–27 and 6–41; GW Richardson 5–47
7 29 May 1965[7] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn
8 5 Jun 1965[8] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Lost 8 Wickets Flavell 6–31
9 9 Jun 1965[9] Middlesex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 5 wickets HJ Rhodes 6–24; AB Jackson 5–32
10 12 Jun 1965[10] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
11 16 Jun 1965[11] Leicestershire
Brush Ground, Loughborough
Won 66 runs HJ Rhodes 6–9; Lock 5–8
12 19 Jun 1965[12] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Drawn AB Jackson 5–26 and 5–33; Statham 6–16
13 26 Jun 1965[13] South Africans
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 7 wickets
14 3 Jul 1965[14] Kent
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone
Drawn IW Hall 101 and 101; Denness 174
15 7 Jul 1965[15] Essex
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
Drawn AB Jackson 7–32
16 10 Jul 1965[16] Kent
County Ground, Derby
Drawn HJ Rhodes 5–57
17 17 Jul 1965[17] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won 6 wickets Corran 6–67; HJ Rhodes 6–21
18 21 Jul 1965[18] Lancashire
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport
Lost Innings and 14 runs HJ Rhodes 5–75; Statham 5–27
19 24 Jul 1965[19] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Lost 2 wickets HJ Rhodes 5–42; Steele 6–40
20 28 Jul 1965[20] Essex
County Ground, Derby
Lost 85 runs G Smith 5–39; Edmeades 7–43
21 31 Jul 1965[21] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost Innings and 31 runs AB Jackson 5–71; Gifford 7–23
22 4 Aug 1965[22] Gloucestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Won 47 runs AB Jackson 5–33; AS Brown 7–34
23 7 Aug 1965[23] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Drawn Bates 6–18
24 11 Aug 1965[24] Kent
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Drawn Shackleton 5–31
25 14 Aug 1965[25] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Won 8 wickets Smedley 107
26 18 Aug 1965[26] Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost Innings and 5 runs Gibson 5–42; AB Jackson 6–76; Arnold 7–25
27 21 Aug 1965[27] Somerset
Morlands Athletic Ground, Glastonbury
Drawn
28 25 Aug 1965[28] Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park
Won 91 runs Shepherd 6–39; HJ Rhodes 6–30
29 28 Aug 1965[29] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 19 runs AB Jackson 5–48; Cartwright 7–48; Bannister 5–39
30 1 Sep 1965[30] Yorkshire
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Drawn Trueman 5–23

Gillette Cup

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1st round 28 Apr 1965[31] Essex
Old County Ground, Brentwood
Won 95 runs Knight 5–41
2nd round 22 May 1965[32] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost 10 runs

Statistics

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References

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