Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2007
2007 season of an English cricket team
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2007 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and thirty-six years. In the County Championship , they finished sixth in the second division. In the Pro40 league, they finished eighth in the second division. They were eliminated at group level in the Friends Provident Trophy and came eighth in the North section of the Twenty20 Cup .
2007 season
Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the County Championship and finished in sixth position. In addition to the Championship, they played Cambridge University. Of their seventeen first class games, they won two and lost three, the remainder being drawn. Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the NatWest Pro40 League in which they won one of their eight matches to finish eighth in the division. In the Friends Provident Trophy Derbyshire played in the Northern group, coming eighth in the table. In the Twenty20 Cup, Derbyshire played in the North Division and won one match to finish sixth in the division. Simon Katich was captain and top scorer with three centuries. Tom Lungley took most wickets.
Derbyshire recorded their highest ever score , 801 for eight declared, against Somerset at Taunton in May. Their score beat their previous highest ever score, of 707 for 7 declared also against Somerset also at Taunton in the 2005 season . Simon Katich scored 221, Ian Harvey 153, Ant Botha 101 and James Pipe 106. Derbyshire broke the record despite losing Phil Weston and Chris Taylor to Andy Caddick in the first over without a run on the board.
Matches
First Class
List of matches
No.
Date
V
Result
Margin
Notes
1
18 Apr 2007[ 1]
Essex County Ground, Chelmsford
Drawn
IJ Harvey 136; DJ Pipe 133; Cook 100; Irani 144; Kaneira 5-152
2
25 Apr 2007[ 2]
Cambridge University FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
Drawn
DJ Birch 130; FA Klokker 100
3
2 May 2007[ 3]
Somerset County Ground, Taunton
Drawn
SM Katich 221; IJ Harvey 153; AG Botha 101; DJ Pipe 106; C White 138; Langer 136; GG Wagg 5-148
4
9 May 2007[ 4]
Leicestershire County Ground, Derby
Won
7 wickets
T Lungley 5-20
5
16 May 2007[ 5]
Middlesex County Ground, Derby
Drawn
Richardson 5-50
6
23 May 2007[ 6]
Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton
Lost
6 wickets
Peters 107; SD Stubbings 104; WA White 5-87
7
05 Jun 2007[ 7]
Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby
Drawn
SD Stubbings 128; Marshall 120; Hardinges 104; T Lungley 5-49
8
15 Jun 2007[ 8]
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn
Wagh 123; Shreck 7-35
9
08 Jul 2007[ 9]
Middlesex John Walker's Ground, Southgate
Won
15 runs
T Lungley 5-33; Kartik 5-38
10
20 Jul 2007[ 10]
Glamorgan County Ground, Derby
Drawn
KJ Dean 5-24; Croft 6-44
11
25 Jul 2007[ 11]
Somerset County Ground, Derby
Lost
278 runs
AG Botha 6-101
12
31 Jul 2007[ 12]
Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol
Drawn
TR Birt 140 and 162; Hodnett 168; Gidman 111; SM Katich 124*; GG Wagg 5-119
13
09 Aug 2007[ 13]
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester
Lost
28 runs
SM Katich 167; Masters 5-42; AG Botha 5-69; Broad 5-67
14
22 Aug 2007[ 14]
Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Won
42 runs
Rees 109; Croft 5-62 and 6-88; AG Botha 5-67
15
30 Aug 2007[ 15]
Essex County Ground, Derby
Lost
227 runs
ten Doeschate 132; Bichel 7-36; Kaneira 6-45
16
06 Sep 2007[ 16]
Nottinghamshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost
Innings and 6 runs
Fleming 243; JL Clare 5-90
17
19 Sep 2007[ 17]
Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby
Drawn
Klusener 5-98
NatWest Pro40 League
Simon Katich - captain and top scorer
List of matches
No.
Date
V
Result
Margin
Notes
1
16 Jul 2007[ 18]
Glamorgan County Ground, Derby
Won
7 wickets
2
29 Jul 2007[ 19]
Kent County Ground, Derby
Lost
10 runs
Key 104
3
05 Aug 2007[ 20]
Somerset County Ground, Derby
Lost
32 runs
4
07 Aug 2007[ 21]
Leicestershire County Ground, Derby
Lost
1 wicket
5
19 Aug 2007[ 22]
Surrey Kennington Oval
Lost
24 runs
6
04 Sep 2007[ 23]
Durham Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost
7 wickets
7
10 Sep 2007[ 24]
Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost
4 wickets
8
15 Sep 2007[ 25]
Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds
Lost
107 runs
Friends Provident Trophy
List of matches
No.
Date
V
Result
Margin
Notes
1
29 Apr 2007[ 26]
Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Won
4 wickets
2
7 May 2007[ 27]
Warwickshire County Ground, Derby
Lost
26 runs
Maddy 117
3
13 May 2007[ 28]
Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby
Abandoned
4
20 May 2007[ 29]
Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Lost
7 wickets
5
28 May 2007[ 30]
Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Lost
50 runs
6
31 May 2007[ 31]
Yorkshire County Ground, Derby
Lost
39 runs
7
03 Jun 2007[ 32]
Scotland Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
Won
6 wickets
8
10 Jun 2007[ 33]
Lancashire County Ground, Derby
Lost
6 wickets
Hodge 119
9
13 Jun 2007[ 34]
Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester
Lost
9 wickets
Maunders 109; Sadler 113; Allenby 5-43
Twenty20 Cup
Statistics
Competition batting averages
Name
H
County Championship
Pro40 league,
Friends Provident Trophy
Twenty20 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
Batsmen
PM Borrington
R
1
2
64
50
32.00
0
Hassan Adnan
R
10
19
379
63
22.29
0
3
3
73
51
24.33
0
1
1
13
13
13.00
0
DJ Birch
L
3
6
106
95
17.66
0
2
2
16
10
8.00
0
6
6
183
60
30.50
0
TR Birt
L
13
24
884
162
38.43
2
8
8
224
47
32.00
0
6
6
33
10*
6.60
0
5
5
104
40
20.80
0
MG Dighton
R
7
14
418
68
32.15
0
6
6
175
67
29.16
0
5
5
67
25*
16.75
0
SM Katich
L
13
23
1284
221
75.52
3
7
7
157
46*
26.16
0
6
6
146
81
24.33
0
5
5
128
39*
42.66
0
DJ Redfern
L
4
6
134
51
26.80
0
5
4
54
32
13.50
0
SD Stubbings
L
15
29
788
128
29.18
2
6
6
91
57
15.16
0
CR Taylor
R
4
6
168
96
28.00
0
3
3
72
34*
36.00
0
5
4
27
15*
13.50
0
WPC Weston
L
9
15
198
38
13.20
0
4
4
168
72
42.00
0
3
3
101
78
33.66
0
All-rounders
GS Ballance
L
1
1
2
2
2.00
0
AG Botha
L
14
19
410
101
22.77
1
5
4
69
40*
23.00
0
8
8
198
54*
39.60
0
5
4
76
26
19.00
0
IJ Harvey
R
2
3
289
153
144.50
2
2
2
67
60*
67.00
0
R Hodgkinson
R
1
1
6
6
6.00
0
GM Smith
R
11
18
356
74
22.25
0
8
8
259
88
32.37
0
8
8
165
56
20.62
0
5
5
124
79
24.80
0
GG Wagg
R
15
21
530
82
31.17
0
5
4
31
18
7.75
0
8
6
119
45
23.80
0
5
4
43
15
10.75
0
WA White
R
3
5
59
19
11.80
0
4
4
36
25
12.00
0
5
3
25
13*
25.00
0
Wicket-keepers
FA Klokker
1
2
71
48
35.50
DJ Pipe
R
14
21
577
133*
36.06
2
7
7
43
17
7.16
0
8
7
161
83
26.83
0
3
3
13
12
4.33
0
T Poynton
2
3
2
2
0.66
0
1
0
2
1
3
3
3.00
0
Bowlers
JL Clare
R]
2
3
42
22
14.00
0
3
3
17
12
5.66
0
KJ Dean
L
10
12
46
16
7.66
0
5
4
19
14*
0
0
2
1
3
3*
0
0
5
2
4
3
4.00
0
ID Hunter
R
1
1
1
1*
0
0
4
1
3
3*
0
0
2
2
2
2
1.00
0
T Lungley
L
15
21
169
30*
11.26
0
4
2
6
6*
0
0
6
3
7
3
2.33
0
5
2
8
8*
8.00
0
J Needham
R
3
5
104
48
34.66
0
7
7
90
42
18.00
0
4
3
27
18
13.50
0
3
1
0
0*
0
0
CD Paget
R
1
1
3
3
3.00
0
WB Rankin
L
3
4
5
3
1.66
0
3
2
4
2*
4.00
0
1
0
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Competition bowling averages
Name
H
County Championship
Pro40 league,
Friends Provident Trophy
Twenty20 Cup
Balls
Runs
Wkts
Best
Ave
Balls
Runs
Wkts
Best
Ave
Balls
Runs
Wkts
Best
Ave
Balls
Runs
Wkts
Best
Ave
TR Birt
21
26
0
1
4
0
AG Botha
L
2877
1464
51
6-101
28.70
132
133
3
2-31
44.33
271
214
8
3-52
26.75
87
113
5
4-29
22.60
JL Clare
R
296
203
10
5-90
20.30
108
117
4
3-44
29.25
KJ Dean
LF
1602
659
23
5-24
28.65
222
208
3
1-21
69.33
108
69
1
1-32
69.00
86
130
5
2-26
26.00
MG Dighton
246
133
4
2-47
33.25
132
103
3
2-46
34.33
72
74
3
1-9
24.66
IJ Harvey
180
116
2
1-14
58.00
108
77
0
R Hodgkinson
60
75
0
ID Hunter
RF
276
130
3
2-63
43.33
162
149
5
3-38
29.80
48
73
3
2-38
24.33
SM Katich
LS
228
144
2
1-17
72.00
T Lungley
RF
2615
1555
59
5-20
26.35
138
106
6
3-11
17.66
270
250
7
3-50
35.71
84
119
2
1-15
59.50
J Needham
RO
380
209
6
3-92
34.83
180
156
2
2-36
78.00
84
87
0
9
19
0
CD Paget
R
36
48
1
1-48
48.00
WB Rankin
RF
459
292
10
4-41
29.20
111
141
3
2-56
47.00
36
36
0
DJ Redfern
114
70
2
1-7
35.00
GM Smith
RF
1219
656
18
3-31
36.44
198
162
7
2-32
23.14
241
212
7
3-19
30.28
24
37
0
GG Wagg
LM
2952
1785
53
5-119
33.67
204
236
8
3-37
29.50
390
331
11
4-36
30.09
76
91
4
2-16
22.75
WPC Weston
LF
12
12
0
WA White
456
367
9
5-87
40.77
155
139
3
1-23
46.33
210
197
2
1-29
98.50
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Wicket Keeping
James Pipe
County Championship Catches 42, Stumping 4
PRO40 Catches 6, Stumping 2
Friends Provident Catches 5, Stumping 1
Twenty20 Catches 1, Stumping 2
Thomas Poynton
County Championship Catches 3
Twenty20 Catches 0, Stumping 2
Frederik Klokker
See also
References
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Players Grounds
Records Seasons