Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2005 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and thirty-five years. They reached the semi-final in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy. In the County Championship, they finished ninth in the second division and in the National League, they finished sixth in the second division. They were eliminated at group level in the North section of the Twenty20 Cup.
Derbyshire played 17 first class games in 2005, winning one, drawing eight and losing eight. In 21 List A matches, they won eleven, lost eight, tied one and had one no-result, while nine Twenty20 matches resulted in four wins, four losses and one no-result.
Matches
First Class List of matchesNo.DateVResultMarginNotes113 Apr 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 13 Apr 2005 Worcestershire Lost 10 wickets 2 20 Apr 2005Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 20 Apr 2005 Oxford University Drawn 327 Apr 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 27 Apr 2005 Northamptonshire Drawn 46 May 2005Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 6 May 2005 Lancashire Lost Innings and 72 runs 511 May 2005Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 11 May 2005 Worcestershire Lost 9 wickets 6 26 May 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 26 May 2005 Leicestershire Lost 4 wickets 71 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 1 Jun 2005 Essex Drawn 815 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 15 Jun 2005 Lancashire Lost 1 wicket 921 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Durham Durham Drawn 1026 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire Yorkshire Drawn 114 Aug 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset SomersetLost 5 runs 1210 Aug 2005Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire Northamptonshire Lost 182 runs 1316 Aug 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex Essex Lost 5 wickets 1430 Aug 2005Cricket Archive – Durham v Derbyshire Durham Drawn 158 Sep 2005Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire Leicestershire Drawn 1616 Sep 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire Yorkshire Drawn 17 21 Sep 2005Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire SomersetWon Innings and 18 runs
Championship table
+ 2005 County Championship – Division Two Pos Team Pld W D L Pen Bat Bowl Pts 1 Lancashire 16 7 6 3 0 43 47 212 2 Durham 16 6 8 2 0 45 44 205 3 Yorkshire 16 5 10 1 0.5 49 42 200.5 4 Northamptonshire 16 5 8 3 0 45 46 193 5 Essex 16 5 7 4 0 51 36 185 6 Worcestershire 16 5 4 7 5.5 53 46 179.5 7 Leicestershire 16 3 7 6 0.5 45 45 159.5 8 Somerset 16 4 5 7 0 42 37 155 9 Derbyshire 16 1 7 8 0 31 43 116
totesport League List of matchesNo.DateVResultMarginNotes 1 17 Apr 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent County Kent No result224 Apr 2005Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire County Sussex Lost 2 runs320 May 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire Warwickshire Lost 52 runs430 May 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire Leicestershire Won 6 wickets 5 5 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire Kent Won 90 runs 613 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Durham v Derbyshire Durham Lost 5 wickets719 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Scotland Scotland Tied 8 9 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire Warwickshire Lost 5 wickets917 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 17 Jul 2005 Surrey Won 5 wickets1020 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Durham 20 Jul 2005 Durham Lost 6 wickets113 Aug 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset County 3 Aug 2005 SomersetWon 15 runs1214 Aug 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 14 Aug 2005 Sussex Won 3 runs 1326 Aug 2005Cricket Archive – Scotland v Derbyshire 26 Aug 2005 Scotland Won 3 wickets1428 Aug 2005Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 28 Aug 2005 Yorkshire Won 5 wickets15 4 Sep 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 4 Sep 2005 Surrey Lost 8 wickets166 Sep 2005Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 6 Sep 2005 Leicestershire Won 6 wickets1714 Sep 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire County 14 Sep 2005 Yorkshire Won 5 wickets1825 Sep 2005Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire County 25 Sep 2005 SomersetLost 135 runs
+ 2005 totesport League – Division Two Pos Team Pld W L NR T Pts 1 Sussex Sharks 18 13 4 1 0 54 2 Durham Dynamos 18 12 4 2 0 52 3 Warwickshire Bears 18 10 6 2 0 44 4 Leicestershire Foxes 18 10 7 1 0 42 5 Derbyshire Phantoms 18 9 7 1 1 40 6 Somerset Sabres 18 9 8 1 0 38 7 Surrey Lions 18 7 10 1 0 30 8 Kent Spitfires 18 6 10 2 0 28 9 Yorkshire Phoenix 18 5 13 0 0 20 10 Scottish Saltires 18 2 14 1 1 12
Friends Provident Trophy List of matchesNo.DateVResultMarginNotes 1st Rnd4 May 2005Cricket Archive – Durham v Derbyshire 4 May 2005 Durham Won 1 wicket 2nd Rnd17 May 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 17 May 2005 Kent Lost 127 runs
Other List A matches
List of matchesNo.DateVResultMarginNotes 110 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Bangladeshis 10 Jun 2005 Bangladesh Won 6 wickets
Twenty20 Cup List of matchesNo.DateVResultMarginNotes 1 22 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Durham 22 Jun 2005 Durham Won 6 wickets224 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 24 Jun 2005 Leicestershire Won 7 wickets328 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 2005 Yorkshire Lost 6 wickets 429 Jun 2005Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 29 Jun 2005 Lancashire Lost 66 runs51 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 1 Jul 2005 Nottinghamshire Won 4 wickets64 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 4 Jul 2005 Lancashire Lost 50 runs7 5 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 5 Jul 2005 Leicestershire Abandoned8 6 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 6 Jul 2005 Nottinghamshire Won 9 wicketsQuarter Final18 Jul 2005Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 18 Jul 2005 Lancashire Lost 17 runs
+ 2005 Twenty20 Cup – North Division Team M W L NR Pts NRRLancashire Lightning861113+1.77Leicestershire Foxes852111+0.25Derbyshire Phantoms84319-0.45Yorkshire Phoenix83506−0.70Durham Dynamos82515−0.87Nottinghamshire Outlaws82604+0.13
Match details
April Five games were played in April, and Derbyshire failed to win any of them – though one ended in a no-result and two in draws. Derbyshire began the season by picking up only 3 points in the opening Championship fixture whilst being defeated by Worcestershire, and rain then destroyed their first Sunday League match. They then went to the Parks to play the Oxford students – only to see the students take a confident first innings lead, although Jonathan Moss was able to score a century in the second innings and draw the game. Derbyshire then went to Hove in Sussex and lost by two runs in the Sunday League, before drawing with Northamptonshire in the County Championship.
County Championship: Derbyshire v Worcestershire (13–16 April) Worcestershire (21pts) beat Derbyshire (3pts) by 10 wickets
At Derby, Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bat. Stephen Moore was run out early for 19. He held his pose, showing off his defensive shot during an appeal for leg before wicket, as Jonathan Moss came in on the blind side and threw the ball at the stumps. The other opener, Stephen Peters, stayed around though, and made 55. Once Moore was out, Peters was joined by Graeme Hick, who was given lives on 8 and 57, and made 80 off 119 balls before finally being lbw for 80 off one that kept low. Vikram Solanki then went for a duck, but Worcestershire still made 305 for 6 at the close.
Worcestershire kept batting on the second day, before declaring after winning their fourth bonus point on 350 for 9. Derbyshire's batting saw no-one pass 30 as their first innings ended on 135 all out, 215 behind. Matthew Mason, who took two wickets with a bowling analysis of 10–6–6–2, Alamgir Sheriyar and David Wigley, who took three each, were the main contributors with ball in hand for Worcester. The follow-on was enforced, and Derbyshire were 10 for 0 when stumps were drawn on day two.
Only 74 overs were bowled on the third day, with rain ending play at tea. Michael di Venuto put up the Derbyshire resistance, scoring 111 in an innings that included 12 fours and one six before finally being stumped off Gareth Batty. Steve Stubbings played the anchor role, and had made only 33 when the first wicket fell for 150. Batty bowled unchanged for a 32 over spell as Sheriyar and Wigley tried, and failed, to get di Venuto. Once he was gone, there was a flurry of wickets to 175 for 4. At close Derbyshire were within sight of a draw, being 11 runs behind with six wickets remaining.
Gareth Batty increased his second innings tally to 5 for 87 to dismiss Derbyshire early on the fourth day, as Stubbings' innings ended with just 10 added to the previous day's score for a total of 58. By the time they were all out for 285, Derbyshire had set a target of just 71 in 68 overs. It took them only 14 as Peters and Moore won the match for them by 10 wickets. It was an easy victory for Worcestershire in the end, helped by Derbyshire dropping six catches along the way. Worcester coach Tom Moody said, "We haven't got our overseas players here but this was a good example of the depth of our squad. To have a successful season, you need players who can come in and stand up and be counted and they've done that. The game proved that catches win matches with Derbyshire dropping six while Worcestershire hardly missed an opportunity. We were let off the hook a bit in the first innings with some dropped chances but our catching was exceptional, particularly with the conditions being so cold. I think the cold weather was the hardest thing for Gareth [Batty] because it's difficult for a spinner to get his hands warm and grip the ball." (Cricinfo scorecard)
National League: Derbyshire v Kent (17 April) Match abandoned – Derbyshire (2pts), Kent (2pts)
Derbyshire, playing for the first time as the "Phantoms" lost the toss and were put in to bat at Derby. Opener Jonathan Moss made free at the start of the innings with 79 off 81 balls before he was bowled by Robert Ferley. His teammates struggled, with only captain Luke Sutton, with 46, adding any significant amount to the score, and Derbyshire scored 197 for 8 in their 45 overs. Only 5 overs of Kent Spitfires' innings were possible, in which time they made 9 for no loss. Rain then meant the match was abandoned. (BBC scorecard)
MCC University Match: Oxford UCCE v Derbyshire (20–22 April) Match drawn
Derbyshire were unchanged from their first Championship match, and the first day at the Parks left them at 225 for 8 at close. After recent rain in Oxford, and with a swinging ball in hand, the Oxford UCCE bowlers were commendably accurate. If 2 or 3 more catches had been taken, the scoreline would have looked even more impressive for the students.
On the second day, after Derbyshire moved to 246 all out, Luke Parker, a Warwickshire signing, scored 89 to help Oxford to 245 for 5, just one run behind Derbyshire. The third day saw Oxford UCCE consolidate their lead, and they were finally all out for 372, a lead of 126. The student bowlers were not up to the task of dismissing Derbyshire a second time in the 53 overs that remained, but Jonathan Moss scored 109 not out, with the game ending when the visitors declared on 226 for 2. (Cricinfo scorecard)
National League: Sussex v Derbyshire (24 April) Sussex (4pts) beat Derbyshire (0pts) by two runs (D/L method)
A close game at Hove saw the Sharks defeat the Phantoms by two runs, after Tom Lungley went for, and failed to get, a six of the last ball to win the game. It was a high scoring affair, and halfway through their overs Sussex looked on target for a big total approaching 300, after adding 178 for the first three wickets. However, Derbyshire did well to peg them back to 254 to 8.