Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1976

1976 season of an English cricket team

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons1976 season

Captain| Bob Taylor
County Championship| 15
John Player League| 12
Gillette Cup| Quarter-final
Benson & Hedges Cup.| Group
Most runs| Eddie Barlow
Most wickets| Geoff Miller
Most catches| Bob Taylor
| <- 1975 | 1977 ->

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1976 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and five years. In the County Championship, they won four matches to finish fifteenth in their seventy-second season in the Championship. They came twelfth in the John Player League and reached the quarter-final of the Gillette Cup. They were eliminated at group level in the Benson & Hedges Cup.

## 1976 season

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Derbyshire played twenty matches in the County Championship, one each against Oxford and Cambridge University and one against the touring West Indians. They won six first class matches overall but two of these were against the universities when Phil Sharpe clocked up a century and a double century. Derbyshire won seven and lost nine matches in the Sunday league.

Bob Taylor was in his second season as captain. Eddie Barlow was top scorer overall in the Championship and one competitions although Alan Hill was top scorer in the championship alone. Geoff Miller took most wickets.

## Matches

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### First Class

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List of matches

No.  | Date  | V  | Result  | Margin  | Notes
1  | 28 Apr 1976[1] | Sussex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston  | Lost  | 5 wickets  |  AJ Borrington 102; G Miller 6-55; Greig 5-36; Waller 5-46
2  | 12 May 1976[2] | Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester  | Drawn  |  |  Wood 101
3  | 19 May 1976[3] | Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester  | Drawn  |  |  Davison 106
4  | 29 May 1976[4] | Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston  | Drawn  |  |  EJ Barlow 118; A Ward 5-66
5  | 2 Jun 1976[5] | Oxford University Cricket Club
The University Parks, Oxford  | Won  | Innings and 53 runs  |  PJ Sharpe 228; FW Swarbrook 5-34
6  | 12 Jun 1976[6] | Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Lost  | 7 wickets  |
7  | 16 Jun 1976[7] | Yorkshire
Abbeydale Park, Sheffield  | Drawn  |  |  PE Russell 7-46
8  | 19 Jun 1976[8] | Essex
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | Lost  | Innings and 43 runs  |  Fletcher 114; Turner 5-33
9  | 23 Jun 1976[9] | Cambridge University Cricket Club
Bass Worthington Ground, Burton-on-Trent  | Won  | Innings and 53 runs  |  PJ Sharpe 144; Bannister 5-50; G Miller 5-70
10  | 30 Jun 1976[10] | Northamptonshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston  | Drawn  |  |  Bedi 6-43; FW Swarbrook 6-29
11  | 3 Jul 1976[11] | West Indian cricket team in England in 1976
Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost  | 10 wickets  |  Rowe 152; Gomes 190; Padmore 6-101
12  | 7 Jul 1976[12] | Warwickshire
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry | Drawn  |  |  Amiss 101
13  | 10 Jul 1976[13] | Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 85 runs  |  K Stevenson 5-47; A Ward 6-52
14  | 21 Jul 1976[14] | Kent
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover  | Lost  | 62 runs  |  FW Swarbrook 6-54; Rowe 5-25 and 6-46; G Miller 7-74
15  | 24 Jul 1976[15] | Glamorgan
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent  | Lost  | 93 runs  |  M Hendrick 6-40; EJ Barlow 5-63; Nash 5-44
16  | 28 Jul 1976[16] | Surrey
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston  | Won  | 4 wickets  |  Roope 100; EJ Barlow 217; FW Swarbrook 5-66; G Miller 5-74
17  | 31 Jul 1976[17] | Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Drawn  |  |  A Hill 151; PJ Sharpe 126
18  | 7 Aug 1976[18] | Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood  | Lost  | 106 runs  |  G Barlow 160; G Miller 6-130 and 6-88; Titmus 6-63 and 6-72
19  | 14 Aug 1976[19] | Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester  | Lost  | 18 runs  |  D'Oliveira 113; Gifford 5-71
20  | 21 Aug 1976[20] | Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton  | Won  | 15 runs  |  K Stevenson 5-47; Ratcliffe 5-46
21  | 28 Aug 1976[21] | Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham  | Drawn  |  |  PJ Sharpe 112; White 6-61
22  | 1 Sep 1976[22] | Gloucestershire
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol  | Won  | 5 wickets  |  Mohammad 163 and 150; A Hill 126
23  | 8 Sep 1976[23] | Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Drawn  |  |  M Hendrick 6-56; Jesty 5-48

### John Player League

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List of matches

No.  | Date  | V  | Result  | Margin  | Notes
1  | 25 Apr 1976[24] | Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 5 runs  |
2  | 2 May 1976[25] | Hampshire
Dean Park, Bournemouth  | Lost  | 7 wickets  |
3  | 23 May 1976[26] | Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham  | Lost  | 7 wickets  |
4  | 30 May 1976[27] | Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston  | Lost  | 7 runs  |  A Ward 6-24
5  | 6 Jun 1976[28] | Surrey
Kennington Oval  | Lost  | 6 wickets  |  Butcher 103
6  | 13 Jun 1976[29] | Sussex
Trent College Ground, Long Eaton  | Lost  | 11 runs  |
7  | 27 Jun 1976[30] | Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester  | Won  | 66 runs  |
8  | 4 Jul 1976[31] | Gloucestershire
Phoenix County Ground, Bristol  | Won  | 10 wickets (Run rate)  |  PE Russell 5-26
9  | 11 Jul 1976[32] | Somerset
Town Ground, Heanor  | Lost  | 6 wickets  |
10  | 18 Jul 1976[33] | Kent
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone  | Lost  | 48 runs  |
11  | 25 Jul 1976[34] | Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Lost  | 3 wickets  |
12  | 1 Aug 1976[35] | Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 7 wickets  |
13  | 8 Aug 1976[36] | Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood  | Lost  | 7 wickets  |
14  | 15 Aug 1976[37] | Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea | Won  | 44 runs  |
15  | 29 Aug 1976[38] | Northamptonshire
Park Road Ground, Buxton  | Won  | 85 runs  |  A Hill 120; PE Russell 6-10
16  | 5 Sep 1976[39] | Worcestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent  | Won  | 34 runs  |

### Gillette Cup

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List of matches

No.  | Date  | V  | Result  | Margin  | Notes
1st Round  | 26 Jun 1976[40] | Lincolnshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston  | Won  | 7 wickets  |
2nd Round  | 14 Jul 1976[41] | Surrey
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston  | Won  | 67 runs  |
Quarter Final  | 4 Aug 1976[42] | Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton  | Lost  | 47 runs  |

### Benson and Hedges Cup

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List of matches

No.  | Date  | V  | Result  | Margin  | Notes
Group A 1  | 24 Apr 1976[43] | Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 8 wickets  |  PJ Sharpe 111
Group A 2  | 3 May 1976[44] | Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton  | Won  | 4 wickets  |
Group A 3  | 8 May 1976[45] | Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Lost  | 5 wickets  |
Group A 4  | 15 May 1976[46] | Lancashire
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport  | Lost  | 52 runs  |  M Hendrick 5-30; Wood 5-12

## Statistics

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### Competition batting averages

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Name  | County Championship | John Player League | Gillette Cup | B & H Cup

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M  | I  | Runs  | HS  | Ave  | 100  | M  | I  | Runs  | HS  | Ave  | 100  | M  | I  | Runs  | HS  | Ave  | 100  | M  | I  | Runs  | HS  | Ave  | 100
EJ Barlow | 20 | 36 | 1035 | 217 | 28.75 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 545 | 88 | 36.33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 69 | 55 | 23.00 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 121 | 69 | 30.25 | 0
JB Bolus |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 23.00 | 0
AJ Borrington | 18 | 32 | 709 | 102* | 27.26 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 248 | 62 | 17.71 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 28 | 20.50 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 83 | 68 | 27.66 | 0
H Cartwright | 9 | 16 | 373 | 61* | 24.86 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 223 | 52* | 18.58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 0
M Glenn | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4* | 4.00 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AJ Harvey-Walker | 4 | 8 | 157 | 56 | 22.42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
RGA Headley |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13 | 13 | 448 | 83 | 37.33 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 97 | 48 | 32.33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 10.50 | 0
M Hendrick | 15 | 17 | 141 | 26 | 12.81 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.66 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5* | 6.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 0
A Hill | 20 | 36 | 1179 | 160* | 34.67 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 260 | 120 | 43.33 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 23 | 14.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0
G Miller | 17 | 29 | 572 | 51 | 21.18 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 164 | 32* | 27.33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 59* | 31.00 | 0
A Morris | 15 | 26 | 370 | 74 | 14.80 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 161 | 49 | 32.20 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2 | 40 | 39 | 20.00 | 0
PE Russell | 15 | 21 | 184 | 31* | 11.50 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 19 | 13.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 4 | 1 | 22 | 22* |  | 0
PJ Sharpe | 19 | 34 | 891 | 126 | 26.20 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 210 | 97* | 19.09 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 46 | 21.33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 136 | 111* | 45.33 | 1
K Stevenson | 14 | 19 | 157 | 27* | 13.08 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 6* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7.00 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
FW Swarbrook | 19 | 32 | 588 | 80 | 30.94 | 0 | 15 | 12 | 136 | 31 | 19.42 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 58 | 58* | 58.00 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 20* | 27.00 | 0
RS Swindell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
RW Taylor | 20 | 34 | 634 | 72* | 21.13 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 116 | 27 | 11.60 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 52 | 41 | 52.00 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 31* | 52.00 | 0
CJ Tunnicliffe |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A Ward | 12 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 5.25 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 3.50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0[47][48][49][50]

### Competition bowling averages

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Name  | County Championship | John Player League | Gillette Cup | B & H Cup

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Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | Best  | Ave  | Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | Best  | Ave  | Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | Best  | Ave  | Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | Best  | Ave
Eddie Barlow | 1619 | 750 | 40 | 5-63 | 18.75 | 672 | 465 | 17 | 3-29 | 27.35 | 209 | 112 | 10 | 4-51 | 11.20 | 264 | 115 | 7 | 3-37 | 16.42
M Glenn | 250 | 123 | 4 | 3-36 | 30.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
M Hendrick | 2325 | 933 | 36 | 6-40 | 25.91 | 452 | 302 | 9 | 1-10 | 33.55 | 168 | 62 | 7 | 4-35 | 8.85 | 258 | 119 | 15 | 5-30 | 7.93
G Miller | 2557 | 1208 | 59 | 7-74 | 20.47 | 516 | 366 | 11 | 3-23 | 33.27 | 144 | 48 | 3 | 2-14 | 16.00 | 168 | 115 | 1 | 1-43 | 115.00
A Morris | 18 | 13 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PE Russell | 1744 | 863 | 26 | 7-46 | 33.19 | 464 | 325 | 28 | 6-10 | 11.60 | 54 | 13 | 0 |  |  | 258 | 115 | 4 | 2-33 | 28.75
PJ Sharpe | 20 | 11 | 1 | 1-11 | 11.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
K Stevenson | 1529 | 917 | 26 | 5-47 | 35.26 | 286 | 201 | 10 | 3-39 | 20.10 | 120 | 81 | 4 | 4-21 | 20.25 |  |  |  |  |
FW Swarbrook | 3349 | 1354 | 51 | 6-29 | 26.54 | 625 | 405 | 17 | 4-15 | 23.82 | 216 | 87 | 1 | 1-34 | 87.00 | 114 | 71 | 1 | 1-46 | 71.00
RS Swindell | 42 | 21 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
CJ Tunnicliffe |  |  |  |  |  | 194 | 130 | 2 | 1-31 | 65.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A Ward | 1702 | 790 | 36 | 6-52 | 21.94 | 389 | 314 | 15 | 6-24 | 20.93 | 84 | 50 | 1 | 1-30 | 50.00 | 248 | 138 | 2 | 2-20 | 69.00[51][52][53][54]

### Wicket Keeping

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Bob Taylor

County Championship Catches 47, Stumping 10
John Player League Catches 11, Stumping 4
Gillette Cup Catches 6, Stumping 2
Benson and Hedges Cup Catches 7, Stumping 1

## See also

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* Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
* 1976 English cricket season

## References

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1. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 28 Apr 1976
2. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 12 May 1976
3. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 19 May 1976
4. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 29 May 1976
5. ^ Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 2 Jun 1976
6. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 12 Jun 1976
7. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 16 Jun 1976
8. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 19 Jun 1976
9. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Cambridge University 23 Jun 1976
10. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 30 Jun 1976
11. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v West Indians 3 Jul 1976
12. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 7 Jul 1976
13. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 10 Jul 1976
14. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 21 Jul 1976
15. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 24 Jul 1976
16. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 28 Jul 1976
17. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 31 Jul 1976
18. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 7 Aug 1976
19. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 14 Aug 1976
20. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 21 Aug 1976
21. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 28 Aug 1976
22. ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 1 Sep 1976
23. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 8 Sep 1976
24. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 25 Apr 1976
25. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 2 May 1976
26. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 23 May 1976
27. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 30 May 1976
28. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1976
29. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 13 Jun 1976
30. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 27 Jun 1976
31. ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 4 Jul 1976
32. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 11 Jul 1976
33. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 18 Jul 1976
34. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 25 Jul 1976
35. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 1 Aug 1976
36. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1976
37. ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 15 Aug 1976
38. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 29 Aug 1976
39. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 5 Sep 1976
40. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lincolnshire 26 Jun 1976
41. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 14 Jul 1976
42. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 4 Aug 1976
43. ^ 1976 Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 24 Apr 1976
44. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 3 May 1976
45. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 8 May 1976
46. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 15 May 1976
47. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship Derbyshire 1976
48. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1976
49. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire National Westminster Bank Trophy 1976
50. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1976
51. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1976
52. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1976
53. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1976
54. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1976

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