Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1978

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1978 season
CaptainEddie Barlow
County Championship14
John Player League8
Gillette CupRound 2
Benson & Hedges Cup.Runners-up
Most runsAlan Hill
Most wicketsEddie Barlow
Most catchesBob Taylor
← 1977 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

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 3 May 1978[1] Somerset
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Drawn
2 10 May 1978[2] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Won 9 wickets G Miller 5-43
3 20 May 1978[3] Pakistanis
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn JG Wright 184
4 24 May 1978[4] Yorkshire
Abbeydale Park, Sheffield 		Drawn AJ Borrington 137
5 27 May 1978[5] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Lost 8 wickets Hadlee 101 and 5-25; EJ Barlow 127; Cooper 5-40
6 31 May 1978[6] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Lost Innings and 10 runs Steele 118
7 3 Jun 1978[7] Surrey
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Lost 48 runs AJ Harvey-Walker 7-35; Pocock 5-58
8 10 Jun 1978[8] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won Innings and 20 runs PN Kirsten 206
9 14 Jun 1978[9] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester 		Lost Innings and 139 runs Abbas 104; Proctor 122; Childs 5-24 and 6-44
10 17 Jun 1978[10] Cambridge University Cricket Club
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 		Drawn Fosh 109
11 24 Jun 1978[11] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester 		Drawn
12 28 Jun 1978[12] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton 		Lost Innings and 40 runs Cook 155; Steele 130, 6-36 and 5-39
13 1 Jul 1978[13] Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn
14 8 Jul 1978[14] Kent
Mote Park, Maidstone 		Lost 8 wickets Underwood 5-41 and 6-38; AJ Mellor 5-52
15 12 Jul 1978[15] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn M Hendrick 5-42
16 15 Jul 1978[16] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester 		Drawn A Hill 153
17 26 Jul 1978[17] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn
18 29 Jul 1978[18] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn
19 9 Aug 1978[19] Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn
20 12 Aug 1978[20] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 		Lost Innings and 77 runs Gatting 128; Daniel 5-42; Selvey 5-74 and 6-26
21 19 Aug 1978[21] Essex
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn
22 26 Aug 1978[22] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby 		Won 16 runs Cooper 6-32; G Miller 5-46
23 30 Aug 1978[23] Essex
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 		Drawn M Hendrick 5-32; Lever 6-55; East 5-70
24 6 Sep 1978[24] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham 		Drawn

John Player League

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 30 Apr 1978[25] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Won Faster rate
2 7 May 1978[26] Sussex
County Ground, Derby 		Won 41 runs
3 14 May 1978[27] Yorkshire
Fartown, Huddersfield 		Won 54 runs
4 28 May 1978[28] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Lost 2 wickets
5 4 Jun 1978[29] Surrey
Trent College Ground, Long Eaton 		No result
6 18 Jun 1978[30] Hampshire
Dean Park, Bournemouth 		Won 43 runs
7 2 Jul 1978[31] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won 18 runs
8 9 Jul 1978[32] Kent
Mote Park, Maidstone 		Won 15 runs
9 16 Jul 1978[33] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester 		Lost 9 wickets
10 23 Jul 1978[34] Somerset
County Ground, Derby 		Abandoned
11 30 Jul 1978[35] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton 		Abandoned
12 6 Aug 1978[36] Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 7 wickets
13 13 Aug 1978[37] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 		Lost 7 runs
14 20 Aug 1978[38] Essex
County Ground, Derby 		Lost 5 wickets
15 27 Aug 1978[39] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 7 wickets
16 3 Sep 1978[40] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester 		Lost 6 wickets

Gillette Cup

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1st Round 5 Jul 1978[41] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester 		Won 5 runs EJ Barlow 5-30
2nd Round 19 Jul 1978[42] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby 		Lost 33 runs

Benson and Hedges Cup

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
Group A 1 22 Apr 1978[43] Warwickshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Won 66 runs A Hill 102
Group A 2 29 Apr 1978[44] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Won 2 wickets
Group A 3 6 May 1978[45] Gloucestershire
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol 		Won 25 runs EJ Barlow 6-33
Group A 4 13 May 1978[46] Minor Counties West
County Ground, Derby 		Won 4 wickets
Quarter Final 7 Jun 1978[47] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby 		Won 25 runs
Semi Final 21 Jun 1978[48] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby 		Won 41 runs
Final 22 Jul 1978[49] Kent
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 		Lost 6 wickets

Statistics

Competition batting averages

Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup B & H Cup
M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100
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[50][51][52][53]

Competition bowling averages

Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup B & H Cup
Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave
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 [54][55][56][57]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 3 May 1978
  2. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 10 May 1978
  3. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Pakistan 20 May 1978
  4. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 24 May 1978
  5. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 27 May 1978
  6. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 31 May 1978
  7. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 3 Jun 1978
  8. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 10 Jun 1978
  9. ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1978
  10. ^ Cricket Archive – Cambridge University v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1978
  11. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 24 Jun 1978
  12. ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1978
  13. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 1 Jul 1978
  14. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 8 Jul 1978
  15. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 12 Jul 1978
  16. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1978
  17. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 26 Jul 1978
  18. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 29 Jul 1978
  19. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 9 Aug 1978
  20. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1978
  21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 19 Aug 1978
  22. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 26 Aug 1978
  23. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 30 Aug 1978
  24. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 6 Sep 1978
  25. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 30 Apr 1978
  26. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 7 May 1978
  27. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 14 May 1978
  28. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 28 May 1978
  29. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 4 Jun 1978
  30. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1978
  31. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 2 Jul 1978
  32. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1978
  33. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 16 Jul 1978
  34. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 23 Jul 1978
  35. ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1978
  36. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 6 Aug 1978
  37. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1978
  38. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 20 Aug 1978
  39. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 27 Aug 1978
  40. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 3 Sep 1978
  41. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 5 Jul 1978
  42. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 19 Jul 1978
  43. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 22 Apr 1978
  44. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 29 Apr 1978
  45. ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 6 May 1978
  46. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Minor Counties West 13 May 1978
  47. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 7 Jun 1978
  48. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 21 Jun 1978
  49. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 22 Jul 1978
  50. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1978
  51. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1978
  52. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1978
  53. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1978
  54. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1978
  55. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1978
  56. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1978
  57. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1978