Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1978

{{Infobox cricket club season

| club = Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons

| season = 1978

| coach =

| captain = Eddie Barlow

| overseas =

| comp1 = County Championship

| comp1 result = 14

| comp2 = John Player League

| comp2 result = 8

| comp3 = Gillette Cup

| comp3 result = Round 2

| comp4 = Benson & Hedges Cup.

| comp4 result = Runners-up

| most runs = Alan Hill

| most wickets = Eddie Barlow

| most catches = Bob Taylor

| most dismissals =

| prevseason = 1977

| nextseason = 1979

}}

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1978 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and seven years. They reached the final of the Benson & Hedges Cup. In the County Championship, they won three matches to finish fourteenth in their seventy fourth season in the Championship. They came eighth in the John Player League and did not progress beyond round 2 in the Gillette Cup.

1978 season

Derbyshire reached the final of the Benson and Hedges Cup, losing to Kent. They played twenty two matches in the County Championship, one against Cambridge University and one against the touring Pakistanis. They won three first class matches overall, all in the Championship. In the Sunday league Derbyshire won six of the first eight matches but then lost the remaining six that were played. They were knocked out in the second round of the Gillette Cup.

Eddie Barlow was in his second season as captain. A successful run in the Benson and Hedges cup saw Alan Hill as top scorer overall and Eddie Barlow taking most wickets overall. However, in the first class game alone, Peter Kirsten was top scorer and Mike Hendrick took most wickets.

Matches

=First Class=

class="wikitable" width="100%"

! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches

bgcolor="#efefef"

!No.

!Date

!Result

!Margin

!Notes

| 3 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37964.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 3 May 1978]

| Somerset
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

|10 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37996.html Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 10 May 1978]

| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 9 wickets

| G Miller 5-43

| 20 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38035.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Pakistan 20 May 1978]

| Pakistanis
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

| JG Wright 184

| 24 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38070.html Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 24 May 1978]

| Yorkshire
Abbeydale Park, Sheffield

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

| AJ Borrington 137

| 27 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38084.html Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 27 May 1978]

| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 8 wickets

| Hadlee 101 and 5-25; EJ Barlow 127; Cooper 5-40

|31 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38099.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 31 May 1978]

| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| Innings and 10 runs

| Steele 118

| 3 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38112.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 3 Jun 1978]

| Surrey
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 48 runs

| AJ Harvey-Walker 7-35; Pocock 5-58

|10 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38142.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 10 Jun 1978]

| Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| Innings and 20 runs

| PN Kirsten 206

|14 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38163.html Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1978]

| Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| Innings and 139 runs

| Abbas 104; Proctor 122; Childs 5-24 and 6-44

|17 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38178.html Cricket Archive – Cambridge University v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1978]

| Cambridge University Cricket Club
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

| Fosh 109

|24 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38219.html Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 24 Jun 1978]

| Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

|28 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38237.html Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1978]

| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| Innings and 40 runs

| Cook 155; Steele 130, 6-36 and 5-39

|1 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38250.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 1 Jul 1978]

| Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

|8 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38287.html Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 8 Jul 1978]

| Kent
Mote Park, Maidstone

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 8 wickets

| Underwood 5-41 and 6-38; AJ Mellor 5-52

|12 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38306.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 12 Jul 1978]

| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

| M Hendrick 5-42

|15 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38330.html Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1978]

| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

| A Hill 153

|26 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38377.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 26 Jul 1978]

| Hampshire
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

|29 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38391.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 29 Jul 1978]

| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

|9 Aug 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38446.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 9 Aug 1978]

| Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

|12 Aug 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38463.html Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1978]

| Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| Innings and 77 runs

| Gatting 128; Daniel 5-42; Selvey 5-74 and 6-26

|19 Aug 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38491.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 19 Aug 1978]

| Essex
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

|26 Aug 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38527.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 26 Aug 1978]

| Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 16 runs

| Cooper 6-32; G Miller 5-46

|30 Aug 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38545.html Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 30 Aug 1978]

| Essex
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

| M Hendrick 5-32; Lever 6-55; East 5-70

|6 Sep 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38573.html Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 6 Sep 1978]

| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

= John Player League =

class="wikitable" width="70%"

! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches

bgcolor="#efefef"

!No.

!Date

!Result

!Margin

!Notes

| 30 Apr 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37956.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 30 Apr 1978]

| Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| Faster rate

|7 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37982.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 7 May 1978]

| Sussex
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 41 runs

| 14 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38020.html Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 14 May 1978]

| Yorkshire
Fartown, Huddersfield

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 54 runs

|28 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38092.html Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 28 May 1978]

| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 2 wickets

|4 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38120.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 4 Jun 1978]

| Surrey
Trent College Ground, Long Eaton

|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No result

|18 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38187.html Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1978]

| Hampshire
Dean Park, Bournemouth

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 43 runs

| 2 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38258.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 2 Jul 1978]

| Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 18 runs

|9 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38296.html Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1978]

| Kent
Mote Park, Maidstone

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 15 runs

|16 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38338.html Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 16 Jul 1978]

| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 9 wickets

| 23 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38360.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 23 Jul 1978]

| Somerset
County Ground, Derby

|Abandoned

|30 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38401.html Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1978]

| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton

|Abandoned

|6 Aug 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38434.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 6 Aug 1978]

| Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 7 wickets

|13 Aug 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38472.html Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1978]

| Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 7 runs

|20 Aug 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38500.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 20 Aug 1978]

| Essex
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 5 wickets

|27 Aug 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38535.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 27 Aug 1978]

| Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 7 wickets

| 3 Sep 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38561.html Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 3 Sep 1978]

| Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 6 wickets

= Gillette Cup =

class="wikitable" width="70%"

! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches

bgcolor="#efefef"

!No.

!Date

!Result

!Margin

!Notes

1st Round

| 5 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38277.html Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 5 Jul 1978]

| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 5 runs

| EJ Barlow 5-30

2nd Round

| 19 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38343.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 19 Jul 1978]

| Middlesex
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 33 runs

=Benson and Hedges Cup=

class="wikitable" width="70%"

! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches

bgcolor="#efefef"

!No.

!Date

!Result

!Margin

!Notes

Group A 1

|22 Apr 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37932.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 22 Apr 1978]

| Warwickshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 66 runs

| A Hill 102

Group A 2

|29 Apr 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37949.html Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 29 Apr 1978]

| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 2 wickets

Group A 3

|6 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/37/37977.html Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 6 May 1978]

| Gloucestershire
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 25 runs

| EJ Barlow 6-33

Group A 4

|13 May 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38008.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Minor Counties West 13 May 1978]

| Minor Counties West
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 4 wickets

Quarter Final

| 7 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38132.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 7 Jun 1978]

| Middlesex
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 25 runs

Semi Final

| 21 Jun 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38203.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 21 Jun 1978]

| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won

| 41 runs

Final

| 22 Jul 1978[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/38/38359.html Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 22 Jul 1978]

| Kent
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost

| 6 wickets

Statistics

=Competition batting averages=

M !I !Runs !HS !Ave !100 !M !I !Runs !HS !Ave !100 !M !I !Runs !HS !Ave !100 !M !I !Runs !HS !Ave !100
class="wikitable " width="100%"
bgcolor="#efefef" !rowspan=2\|Name !colspan=6\|County Championship !colspan=6\|John Player League !colspan=6\|Gillette Cup !colspan=6\|B & H Cup
IS Anderson	6	10	140	75	15.55	0	2	2	27	21	13.50	0
EJ Barlow	16	25	765	127	36.42	1	11	11	232	63	23.20	0	2	2	18	18	9.00	0	7	7	175	75	25.00	0
AJ Borrington	15	24	630	137	28.63	1	11	11	250	57*	25.00	0	1	1	10	10	10.00	0	7	7	136	77	19.42	0
H Cartwright	22	35	571	77*	17.84	0	14	14	303	63	25.25	0	2	2	4	4	2.00	0	7	7	118	56*	19.66	0
JMH Graham-Brown	10	16	166	28	11.85	0	5	3	26	15	8.66	0	1	1	1	1	1.00	0	2	2	11	10	5.50	0
AJ Harvey-Walker	8	12	150	61	15.00	0	5	5	99	62	24.75	0	1	1	3	3	3.00	0	1	1	6	6	6.00	0
M Hendrick	12	13	108	33	15.42	0	10	2	10	9	10.00	0	2	2	17	17	17.00	0	5	2	9	7	4.50	0
A Hill	22	38	836	153*	22.59	1	14	12	226	60	20.54	0	2	2	83	72	41.50	0	7	7	349	102*	58.16	1
PN Kirsten	19	33	1073	206*	37.00	1	11	11	216	88	19.63	0	2	2	6	6	3.00	0	5	5	100	41	20.00	0
JW Lister	3	6	137	48	22.83	0	1	1	0	0*		0
AJ McLellan	12	14	27	11*	3.00	0	2	1	4	4*		0
AJ Mellor	5	7	19	10*	3.80	0
G Miller	11	18	581	95	38.73	0	8	7	104	27	17.33	0	2	2	69	59*	69.00	0	7	7	123	39	17.57	0
A Morris	4	6	93	55	15.50	0	1	1	3	3*		0
PE Russell	14	12	90	22	9.00	0	13	6	25	8*	12.50	0	2	2	34	27*	34.00	0	7	5	13	6*	6.50	0
FW Swarbrook	10	14	179	36*	17.90	0	8	8	58	18	11.60	0	1	1	9	9	9.00	0	4	3	31	17*	15.50	0
RW Taylor	10	12	136	32	12.36	0	8	4	38	17	12.66	0	2	2	41	25	20.50	0	7	6	20	10*	5.00	0
CJ Tunnicliffe	18	23	146	45	7.68	0	13	8	72	42	10.28	0	1	1	4	4	4.00	0	6	4	18	16*	6.00	0
J Walters	13	21	436	90	25.64	0	11	9	141	55*	23.50	0	1	1	3	3	3.00	0	2	1	2	2	2.00	0
RC Wincer	9	9	32	16*	5.33	0	3	2	0	0*	0.00	0							1	1	6	6*		0
JG Wright	3	5	42	28	8.40	0	3	3	117	64	39.00	0							2	2	36	20	18.00	0[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Schweppes_County_Championship_1978/Derbyshire_Batting.html Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1978][https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/John_Player_League_1978/Derbyshire_Batting.html Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1978][https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Gillette_Cup_1978/Derbyshire_Batting.html Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1978][https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Benson_and_Hedges_Cup_1978/Derbyshire_Batting.html Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1978]

=Competition bowling averages=

Balls !Runs !Wkts !Best !Ave !Balls !Runs !Wkts !Best !Ave !Balls !Runs !Wkts !Best !Ave !Balls !Runs !Wkts !Best !Ave
class="wikitable" width="100%"
bgcolor="#efefef" !rowspan=2\|Name !colspan=5\|County Championship !colspan=5\|John Player League !colspan=5\|Gillette Cup !colspan=5\|B & H Cup
IS Anderson	258	150	2	1-24	75.00	11	9	0
EJ Barlow	1289	528	24	4-34	22.00	355	258	18	3-17	14.33	140	77	8	5-30	9.62	364	212	18	6-33	11.77
JMH Graham-Brown	578	293	6	2-23	48.83	48	56	0
AJ Harvey-Walker	618	296	12	7-35	24.66	14	12	0
M Hendrick	2024	704	47	5-32	14.97	384	156	12	3-11	13.00	144	48	3	2-25	16.00	324	119	2	2-14	59.50
A Hill	12	14	0
PN Kirsten	1180	555	15	4-51	37.00	183	146	8	4-13	18.25	108	61	4	2-15	15.25	36	30	1	1-16	30.00
AJ Mellor	636	305	9	5-52	33.88
G Miller	2066	809	30	5-43	26.96	235	166	11	4-22	15.09	126	47	1	1-21	47.00	396	176	6	2-29	29.33
A Morris	24	20	0
PE Russell	1312	400	21	4-23	19.04	456	295	12	4-11	24.58	144	74	2	1-28	37.00	450	190	9	3-28	21.11
FW Swarbrook	522	211	9	4-22	23.44											150	95	4	4-33	23.75
CJ Tunnicliffe	2478	1144	39	4-30	29.33	392	247	7	3-21	35.28	52	17	1	1-17	17.00	327	147	7	3-16	21.00
J Walters	978	489	15	3-70	32.60	128	109	2	1-14	54.50						60	30	2	2-30	15.00
RC Wincer	1108	627	18	4-42	34.83	127	92	1	1-24	92.00						42	29	0		[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Schweppes_County_Championship_1978/Derbyshire_Bowling.html Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1978][https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/John_Player_League_1978/Derbyshire_Bowling.html Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1978][https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Gillette_Cup_1978/Derbyshire_Bowling.html Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1978][https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/Benson_and_Hedges_Cup_1978/Derbyshire_Bowling.html Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1978]

=Wicket Keeping=

Bob Taylor

::County Championship Catches 24, Stumping 2

::John Player League Catches 10, Stumping 1

::Gillette Cup Catches 2, Stumping 1

::Benson and Hedges Cup Catches 10, Stumping 1

References

Category:1978 in English cricket

Category:Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1978

1978 season

Matches

=First Class=

= John Player League =

= Gillette Cup =

=Benson and Hedges Cup=

Statistics

=Competition batting averages=

=Competition bowling averages=

=Wicket Keeping=

See also

References