Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1964 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety three years. It was their sixtieth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish twelfth in the County Championship. In the second year of the Gillette Cup they were eliminated in round 1.
1964 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring Australians. They won five first class matches altogether and lost in the initial round of the Gillette Cup. Charles Lee was in his second season as captain. Derek Morgan was top scorer and Brian Jackson took most wickets.
Players who made their debut for Derbyshire were Michael Page who went on to play a further eleven seasons for the club, and Michael Allen who joined the club from Northamptonshire and played for three seasons.
Matches
First Class
List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes1 6 May 1964Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 6 May 1964 Glamorgan Drawn29 May 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 9 May 1964 Sussex Drawn 313 May 1964Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 13 May 1964 Hampshire Drawn 416 May 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 16 May 1964 Northamptonshire Drawn520 May 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 20 May 1964 Kent Lost Innings and 21 runs 623 May 1964Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 23 May 1964 Yorkshire Drawn 730 May 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 30 May 1964 Glamorgan Drawn83 Jun 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 3 Jun 1964 Worcestershire Lost 1 wicket 96 Jun 1964Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1964 Leicestershire Drawn1010 Jun 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Australians 10 Jun 1964 Australians Drawn 1113 Jun 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 13 Jun 1964 Middlesex Lost 107 runs 1217 Jun 1964Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1964 Oxford University Drawn 13 20 Jun 1964Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 20 Jun 1964 Lancashire Won 10 wickets 1427 Jun 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 27 Jun 1964 Lancashire Drawn 151 Jul 1964Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 1 Jul 1964 Sussex Drawn 164 Jul 1964Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 4 Jul 1964 Worcestershire Lost 42 runs 178 Jul 1964Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 8 Jul 1964 Surrey Lost 170 runs 1811 Jul 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 11 Jul 1964 Yorkshire Drawn 1915 Jul 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 15 Jul 1964 Warwickshire Lost 4 wickets 2018 Jul 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 18 Jul 1964 Nottinghamshire Won 162 runs 2125 Jul 1964Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 25 Jul 1964 Gloucestershire Drawn 2229 Jul 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 29 Jul 1964 Leicestershire Won Innings and 95 runs 231 Aug 1964Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 1 Aug 1964 Northamptonshire Lost 37 runs 248 Aug 1964Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1964 Nottinghamshire Drawn 2515 Aug 1964Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 15 Aug 1964 Warwickshire Won 46 runs 2619 Aug 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 19 Aug 1964 Essex Lost 8 wickets 2722 Aug 1964Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 22 Aug 1964 SomersetWon 64 runs 2826 Aug 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 26 Aug 1964 Surrey Drawn 2929 Aug 1964Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 29 Aug 1964 Somerset Drawn 302 Sep 1964Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 2 Sep 1964 Middlesex Lost 86 runs
Gillette Cup List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes 1st Round 2 May 1964Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 2 May 1964 Northamptonshire Lost 35 runs
Statistics
Competition batting averages NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 MHJ Allen 14 17 122 38* 11.09 0 IR Buxton 24 43 1165 118* 29.12 2 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 JR Eyre 1 2 35 34* 35.00 0 TJP Eyre 14 22 351 54 17.55 0 IW Hall 22 39 1055 103* 31.02 1 1 1 7 7 7.00 0 JF Harvey 22 41 723 114 18.53 1 1 1 4 4 4.00 0 AB Jackson 27 27 124 27 9.53 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 HL Johnson 28 49 1348 137 30.63 4 1 1 10 10 10.00 0 C Lee 19 29 527 67 18.17 0 1 1 42 42 42.00 0 D Millner 1 1 4 4 4.00 0 DC Morgan 28 47 1590 147 38.78 3 1 1 27 27 27.00 0 WF Oates 20 34 635 81 21.89 0 1 1 12 12 12.00 0 MH Page 21 38 907 112 26.67 1 HJ Rhodes 19 23 117 29* 7.80 0 1 1 10 10* 0GW Richardson 1 1 3 3 3.00 0 E Smith 28 43 701 58* 17.97 0 RW Taylor 21 33 359 57* 16.31 0 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1964Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1968Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1968
Competition bowling averages NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve MHJ Allen 1443 705 28 7-65 25.17 IR Buxton 2526 936 31 4-44 30.19 48 19 0 TJP Eyre 1967 850 28 5-15 30.35 AB Jackson 4814 1864 79 5-42 23.59 78 22 1 1-22 22.00 HL Johnson 96 82 5 3-12 16.40 DC Morgan 4822 2027 77 5-41 26.32 78 31 3 3-31 10.33 WF Oates 186 103 3 1-2 34.33 MH Page 60 30 0 HJ Rhodes 3412 1326 44 5-48 30.13 78 35 2 2-35 17.50GW Richardson 70 49 4 4-49 12.25 E Smith 3894 1521 53 6-25 28.69 Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1964Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1964
Wicket Keepers Bob Taylor County Championship Catches 55, Stumping 5 Laurie Johnson County Championship Catches 36, Stumping 2
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1964 English cricket season
References