Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1966
Introduction '''Derbyshire County Cricket Club''' in 1966 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-five years. In the County Championship, they won eight matches to finish ninth in their sixty-second season in the Championship. They were eliminated in round 2 of the Gillette Cup.
1966 season Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring West Indians. They won nine first class matches altogether. Derek Morgan was in his second season as captain. John Harvey was top scorer and Harold Rhodes took most wickets.Peter Gibbs joined the side from Oxford University, and Maurice Hill joined from Nottinghamshire. Alan Ward made his debut with Derbyshire during the season. All three saw further years service with Derbyshire.
Matches ===First Class=== List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes14 May 1966  Northamptonshire  Drawn  27 May 1966   Surrey Won  7 runs 3 11 May 1966  Leicestershire Drawn  414 May 1966  Hampshire Drawn  518 May 1966  Northamptonshire  Won  22 runs 625 May 1966  Essex   Drawn  728 May 1966  West Indies  Lost  Innings and 32 runs 81 Jun 1966   Sussex   Drawn  94 Jun 1966   Gloucestershire  Lost  9 runs 108 Jun 1966  Kent Won  80 runs 1111 Jun 1966  Yorkshire Lost  Innings and 15 runs1218 Jun 1966  Kent Lost  7 wickets1325 Jun 1966  Yorkshire Lost  10 wickets 1429 Jun 1966  Warwickshire  Won  8 wickets 152 Jul 1966  Lancashire  Won  30 runs 166 Jul 1966  Oxford University  Won  5 wickets 179 Jul 1966  Nottinghamshire  Won  8 wickets 1813 Jul 1966  Middlesex    Drawn  1916 Jul 1966  Leicestershire Lost  120 runs 2020 Jul 1966  Essex  Drawn 2123 Jul 1966  Somerset Lost  10 wickets 2227 Jul 1966  Lancashire  Lost  7 wickets 2330 Jul 1966  Hampshire Drawn  243 Aug 1966   Gloucestershire  Lost  60 runs 256 Aug 1966   Worcestershire Lost  3 runs 2613 Aug 1966   Worcestershire Lost  7 wickets 2717 Aug 1966  Warwickshire  Won  10 wickets 2820 Aug 1966  Glamorgan  Lost  78 runs 2924 Aug 1966  Nottinghamshire  Won  159 runs3027 Aug 1966  Glamorgan  Lost 63 runs  === Gillette Cup === List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes 1st Round 21 May 1966  Essex   Lost 2 wickets
Statistics ===Competition batting averages===NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 MHJ Allen  5 8  50 17* 10.00  0 1 1  0 0   0.00  0 IR Buxton   20 34  507 68  17.48  0 1 1  12 12  12.00  0 JR Eyre  18 35  527 61  15.96  0  1 1  38 38  38.00  0 TJP Eyre  18 31  553 88  20.48  0 1 1  4 4  4.00  0 PJK Gibbs 5 10  154 43  15.40  0       IW Hall 19 37  791 74  21.97  0       JF Harvey 26 48  1060 103* 23.04  1 1 1  29 29  29.00  0 M Hill 23 41  810 61  21.31  0 1 1  17 17  17.00  0 AB Jackson 21 26  118 25* 9.07  0       HL Johnson   20 38  642 73  18.34  0 1 1  25 25  25.00  0 DC Morgan   28 48  962 96  23.46  0  1 1  42 42  42.00  0 MH Page 21 39  583 42  17.14  0       HJ Rhodes  22 31  156 28  10.40  01 1  9 9*  0 0 PE Russell 7 13  219 56  16.84  0       DHK Smith 1 2  15 15  7.50  0       E Smith  25 37  211 22   6.02  0        RW Taylor 28 44  682 42  17.48  0 1 1  17 17  17.00  0 A Ward 1 1  3 3  3.00  0 1 1  3 3  3.00  0 ===Competition bowling averages===NameCounty ChampionshipGillette CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve MHJ Allen  419  156 0       40  29  0   IR Buxton   1880  696 21 3-27 33.14 72  35 1 1-35 35.00 JR Eyre  84  32 1 1-6 32.00 6  5 0   TJP Eyre   1542 790 31 4-39 25.48  12  16 0    IW Hall 2  4 0            AB Jackson  3637  1189 64 8-18 18.57        HL Johnson   24  15 0         DC Morgan   4982  1695 84 7-47 20.17 72 42 0     MH Page  234  140 0           HJ Rhodes 3858  1417 78 5-28 18.16  72  17 1 1-17 17.00 PE Russell 678  254 7 2-23 36.28        E Smith  4821  1605 87 7-59 18.44       RW Taylor  6  0 0           A Ward  36  13 1 1-13 13.00  72  36 3 3-36 12.00 ===Wicket Keeping===Bob Taylor ::County Championship Catches 58, Stumping 2::Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0
See also *Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons*1966 English cricket season
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