Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1973 was the

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season when the English club

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had been playing for one hundred and two years. In the

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, they won two matches to finish sixteenth in their seventy-ninth season in the Championship. They won five matches in the John Player League to finish twelfth. They were eliminated in the first round of the Gillette Cup and did not progress beyond group level in the

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1973 season

Derbyshire played 20 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one match each against the touring New Zealanders and

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. They won three first class matches overall, two in the County Championship.

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was in his first season as captain.

scored most runs overall, although

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scored most in the County Championship.

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took most wickets.

Matches

First Class

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Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 16 runs , M Hendrick 8-45; McVicar 5-58 , - , 2 , 16 May 1973 ,

Essex Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and G ...

County Ground, Chelmsford , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , Innings and 28 runs , East 6-35 and 6-95 , - , 3 , 23 May 1973 , New Zealanders
County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , , - , 4 , 26 May 1973 ,

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County Ground, Northampton , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Cottam 6-45 , - , 5 , 6 Jun 1973 ,

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a county in the West Midlands of England. The area that is now Worcestershire was absorbed into the unified Kingdom of England in 927, at which time it was constituted as a county (see His ...

County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 5 wickets , Holder 5-29; M Hendrick 5-64 , - , 6 , 9 Jun 1973 ,

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

Old Trafford, Manchester , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Lee 6-53 , - , 7 , 16 Jun 1973 ,

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Sharpe 110 , - , 8 , 20 Jun 1973 , ,

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The University Parks, Oxford , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 4 wickets , , - , 9 , 23 Jun 1973 ,

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Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Titmus 6-40 , - , 10 , 30 Jun 1973 ,

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Grace Road, Leicester , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 2 wickets ,

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7-100 , - , 11 , 4 Jul 1973 ,

Glamorgan , HQ = Cardiff , Government = Glamorgan County Council (1889–1974) , Origin= , Code = GLA , CodeName = Chapman code , Replace = * West Glamorgan * Mid Glamorgan * South Glamorgan , Motto ...

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 56 runs , Nash 6-99; RS Swindell 5-52;

6-67 , - , 12 , 7 Jul 1973 ,

Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...

County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Luckhurst 215; Johnson 130 , - , 13 , 14 Jul 1973 ,

Park Road Ground, Buxton , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , , - , 14 , 25 Jul 1973 ,

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Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 57 runs , Ahmed 117; Pocock 5-67 , - , 15 , 28 Jul 1973 ,

Bramall Lane, Sheffield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 4 wickets , JB Bolus 138; M Hendrick 5-69 , - , 16 , 4 Aug 1973 ,

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditi ...

Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Sobers 100; , - , 17 , 8 Aug 1973 ,

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United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 10 wickets , Gilliat 103; RS Swindell 6-97; Sainsbury 5-41 , - , 18 , 11 Aug 1973 ,

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Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 48 runs , FW Swarbrook 6-57; Cartwright 7-37 and 6-52 , - , 19 , 18 Aug 1973 ,

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The Saffrons, Eastbourne , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 95 runs , FW Swarbrook 6-53;

6-78 , - , 20 , 22 Aug 1973 ,

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County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 150 runs , , - , 21 , 25 Aug 1973 ,

County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 2 wickets , , - , 22 , 29 Aug 1973 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 163 runs , Lloyd 174; Ali 6-55 , - , 23 , 8 Sep 1973 ,

Trent Bridge, Nottingham , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Sobers 128; Harris 125; Edwards 5-44 , -

John Player League

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County Ground, Derby , Abandoned , , , - , 2 , 13 May 1973 ,

Edgbaston, Birmingham , Abandoned , , , - , 3 , 20 May 1973 ,

County Ground, Chelmsford , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 14 runs , , - , 4 , 27 May 1973 ,

Tipton Road, Dudley , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 39 runs , , - , 5 , 3 Jun 1973 ,

Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 8 wickets , , - , 6 , 24 Jun 1973 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 1 run , , - , 7 , 1 Jul 1973 ,

Park Road Ground, Buxton , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 1 run , Nash 5-14 , - , 8 , 8 Jul 1973 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 5 wickets , , - , 9 , 15 Jul 1973 ,

County Ground, Northampton , bgcolor="#FFCC00", No result , , , - , 10 , 22 Jul 1973 ,

North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 87 runs , , - , 11 , 29 Jul 1973 ,

County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 68 runs , , - , 12 , 5 Aug 1973 ,

Old Trafford, Manchester , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , Faster rate , , - , 13 , 12 Aug 1973 ,

Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 8 wickets , , - , 14 , 19 Aug 1973 ,

The Saffrons, Eastbourne , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 4 wickets , Buss 5-36 , - , 15 , 2 Sep 1973 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 11 runs , , - , 16 , 9 Sep 1973 ,

County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 16 runs , , - ,

Gillette Cup

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Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 111 runs , , -

Benson and Hedges Cup

{, class="wikitable" width="60%" ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 , List of matches , - bgcolor="#efefef" !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes , - , Group A 1 , 28 Apr 1973 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 33 runs , , - , Group A 2 , 7 May 1973 ,

Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 5 wickets , , - , Group A 3 , 19 May 1973 ,

Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 4 wickets , , - , Group A 4 , 2 Jun 1973 , Minor Counties North
Tean Road Sports Ground, Cheadle , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 5 wickets , , -

Statistics

Competition batting averages

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!colspan=6, John Player League !colspan=6, Gillette Cup !colspan=6, 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 , - , CJ Armishaw , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4 , , 2 , , 8, , 7 , , 4.00 , , 0 , , 1, , 1 , , 0 , , 0*, , , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , JB Bolus , , 20, , 37 , , 1084 , , 138 , , 32.84 , , 1 , , 14 , , 14 , , 317 , , 79*, , 24.38 , , 0 , , 1, , 1 , , 33 , , 33 , , 33.00 , , 0, , 4 , , 4 , , 94 , , 66 , , 23.50 , , 0 , - , AJ Borrington , , 17 , , 33 , , 624 , , 75 , , 18.90 , , 0 , , 11 , , 10 , , 171, , 47* , , 19.00 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , , 1, , 1 , , 1.00 , , 0 , , 2, , 2 , , 17 , , 10 , , 8.50 , , 0 , - , IR Buxton , , 18 , , 32 , , 670 , , 83, , 23.92 , , 0 , , 14, , 14 , , 399 , , 68 , , 36.27 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , , 2, , 2 , , 2.00 , , 0 , , 4, , 4 , , 54, , 26 , , 27.00 , , 0 , - , H Cartwright , , 14 , , 26 , , 348 , , 63, , 13.92 , , 0 , , 11 , , 11 , , 155, , 76* , , 19.37 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 , , 1 , , 6, , 6*, , , , 0 , - , RL Hanson , , 1, , 1 , , 1, , 1* , , , , 0 , , 1 , , 1, , 2, , 2, , 2.00, , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1, , 0 , , , , , , , , , - , AJ Harvey-Walker , , 11 , , 21 , , 457 , , 86 , , 22.85 , , 0 , , 14 , , 14 , , 293, , 84, , 24.41 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , , 2 , , 2 , , 2.00 , , 0 , , 4, , 4 , , 68 , , 30, , 17.00 , , 0 , - , M Hendrick , , 17 , , 19 , , 193 , , 46, , 12.06 , , 0 , , 14 , , 9 , , 70, , 17 , , 11.66 , , 0 , , 1, , 1 , , 11, , 11 , , 11.00 , , 0, , 4 , , 3 , , 50, , 32 , , 25.00, , 0 , - , A Hill , , 18 , , 35 , , 623 , , 75, , 17.80 , , 0 , , 2 , , 2 , , 84, , 54 , , 42.00 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , CC Inman , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3 , , 3 , , 52 , , 46 , , 17.33 , , 0 0 1 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 4, , 4 , , 51 , , 33 , , 12.75 , , 0 , - , G Miller , , 9 , , 16 , , 241 , , 71 , , 17.21 , , 0 , , 7 , , 6 , , 112, , 44 , , 18.66 , , 0 , , 1, , 1 , , 10, , 10 , , 10.00 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , MH Page , , 16 , , 30 , , 1200, , 96, , 46.15 , , 0 , , 7 , , 7 , , 57 , , 22 , , 8.14 , , 0 , , 1, , 1 , , 13, , 13, , 13.00, , 0 , , 4 , , 4 , , 77, , 47 , , 19.25 , , 0 , - , FE Rumsey , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 14 , , 6 , , 7, , 3 , , 2.33 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , , 1, , 1 , , 1.00 , , 0 , , 4 , , 2 , , 0, , 0* , , 0.00 , , 0 , - , FW Swarbrook , , 20 , , 34 , , 444 , , 65* , , 15.31 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , , 12 , , 12 , , 12.00, , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 , , 1 , , 5 , , 5 , , 5.00 , , 0 , - , RS Swindell , , 7 , , 12 , , 71 , , 23*, , 7.88 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , RW Taylor , , 19 , , 34 , , 661 , , 61*, , 22.03, , 0 , , 13 , , 9 , , 87 , , 24, , 10.87, , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 0.00 , , 0 , , 3 , , 3 , , 35, , 20, , 11.66 , , 0 , - , CJ Tunnicliffe , , 8 , , 10 , , 77 , , 34*, , 25.66 , , 0 , , 8 , , 4 , , 53 , , 27*, , 26.50 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 1 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , - ,

, , 20 , , 34 , , 424 , , 51 , , 17.66 , , 0 , , 14 , , 7 , , 45, , 16 , , 7.50 , , 0 , , 1 , , 1 , , 10 , , 10 , , 10.00, , 0 , , 4, , 3 , , 6 , , 4 , , 2.00 , , 0 , - , A Ward , , 5 , , 8 , , 55 , , 36 , , 9.16 , , 0 , , 2 , , 1 , , 3, , 3 , , 3.00 , , 0 0 0, , , , , , , , , , , , , , 3 , , 2 , , 7 , , 7* , , 7.00, , 0

Competition bowling averages

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!colspan=5, John Player League !colspan=5, Gillette Cup !colspan=5, B & H Cup , - !Balls !Runs !Wkts !Best !Ave !Balls !Runs !Wkts !Best !Ave !Balls !Runs !Wkts !Best !Ave !Balls !Runs !Wkts !Best !Ave , - , CJ Armishaw , , , , , , , , , , , , 144 , , 104, , 4 , , 4-31 , , 26.00 , , 72 , , 52, , 1, , 1-52 , , 52.00 , , , , , , , , , , , - , IR Buxton , , 2115 , , 813 , , 24, , 4-42 , , 33.87 , , 528 , , 390 , , 15 , , 4-21, , 26.00 , , 72 , , 27, , 4, , 4-27, , 6.75 , , 164, , 64, , 5, , 2-6 , , 12.80 , - , AJ Harvey-Walker , , 342 , , 152, , 7 , , 2-8, , 21.71 , , 12 , , 10, , 0, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , M Hendrick , , 2856 , , 1191 , , 58 , , 8-45 , , 20.53 , , 615 , , 302 , , 10, , 2-15, , 30.20 , , 72 , , 38, , 2, , 2-38 , , 19.00 , , 246 , , 105 , , 4, , 2-38 , , 26.25 , - , G Miller , , 324 , , 160, , 6, , 2-33 , , 26.66 , , 15 , , 30 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , MH Page , , 6 , , 9 , , 0 , , , , , , 4 , , 4 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 2 , , 1, , 0 , , , , , - , FE Rumsey , , , , , , , , , , , , 567 , , 347 , , 18, , 4-33, , 19.27 , , 72 , , 45, , 0 , , , , , , 264 , , 86 , , 11 , , 4-19 , , 7.81 , - , FW Swarbrook , , 2987 , , 1461, , 43, , 6-53, , 33.97 , , 12 , , 18 , , 1 , , 1-18, , 18.00 , , , , , , , , , , , , 30 , , 19, , 0 , , , , , - , RS Swindell , , 834 , , 469 , , 11 , , 6-97 , , 42.63 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , RW Taylor , , 1 , , 4 , , 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , - , CJ Tunnicliffe , , 1007 , , 546 , , 10 , , 3-96 , , 54.60 , , 346 , , 294 , , 6 , , 2-46, , 49.00 , , , , , , , , , , , , 50 , , 31, , 0 , , , , , - ,

, , 4586 , , 2095, , 69 , , 7-100, , 30.36 , , 582 , , 396, , 17 , , 3-31, , 23.29 , , 72 , , 32, , 0 , , , , , , 264 , , 121 , , 3, , 2-32 , , 40.33 , - , A Ward , , 499 , , 290, , 7 , , 3-22 , , 41.42 , , 72 , , 27 , , 1, , 1-22, , 27.00 0 , , , , , , , , , , , , 174 , , 74 , , 6, , 4-39 , , 12.33 Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1973
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Wicket Keeping

* Bob Taylor ::County Championship Catches 33, Stumping 9 ::John Player League Catches 7, Stumping 5 ::Gillette Cup Catches 3, Stumping 0 ::Benson and Hedges Cup Catches 1, Stumping 0

References

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