Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1960 was the

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season when the English club

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had been playing for eighty nine years. It was their fifty-sixth season in the

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and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.

1960 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South Africans, one match against Oxford University, and an extra match against Northamptonshire. They won ten matches, lost ten matches and drew eleven matches.

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was in his sixth year as captain.

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was top scorer and Les Jackson took most wickets for the club. David Millner was the only player to make his first class debut in the Derbyshire team.

Matches

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

G Wyatt kept wicket against Oxford University

County Championship bowling averages

Wicket Keeping

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Catches 69, Stumping 4 * G Wyatt Catches 2

References

{{Derbyshire County Cricket Club 1960 in English cricket Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons