Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1973

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1973 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and two years. In the County Championship, 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 Benson & Hedges Cup.

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 West Indians. They won three first class matches overall, two in the County Championship. Brian Bolus was in his first season as captain. Brian Bolus scored most runs overall, although Michael Page scored most in the County Championship. Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan took most wickets.

First Class
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | New Zealanders County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 7 Jul 1973 |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | West Indians Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * - bgcolor="#efefef"
 * 1
 * 12 May 1973
 * Warwickshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * Warwickshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * 16 runs
 * M Hendrick 8-45; McVicar 5-58
 * 2
 * 16 May 1973
 * 16 May 1973
 * Innings and 28 runs
 * East 6-35 and 6-95
 * 3
 * 23 May 1973
 * 23 May 1973
 * 4
 * 26 May 1973
 * Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton
 * 4
 * 26 May 1973
 * Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton
 * Cottam 6-45
 * 5
 * 6 Jun 1973
 * Worcestershire County Ground, Derby
 * 6 Jun 1973
 * Worcestershire County Ground, Derby
 * 5 wickets
 * Holder 5-29; M Hendrick 5-64
 * 6
 * 9 Jun 1973
 * Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester
 * Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester
 * Lee 6-53
 * 7
 * 16 Jun 1973
 * Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * 16 Jun 1973
 * Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * Sharpe 110
 * 8
 * 20 Jun 1973
 * |Oxford University The University Parks, Oxford
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 4 wickets
 * 9
 * 23 Jun 1973
 * Middlesex  Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
 * 9
 * 23 Jun 1973
 * Middlesex  Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
 * Middlesex  Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
 * Titmus 6-40
 * 10
 * 30 Jun 1973
 * Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester
 * 30 Jun 1973
 * Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester
 * 2 wickets
 * S Venkataraghavan 7-100
 * 11
 * 4 Jul 1973
 * Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 56 runs
 * Nash 6-99; RS Swindell 5-52; S Venkataraghavan 6-67
 * 12
 * 12
 * 12
 * Kent County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * Luckhurst 215; Johnson 130
 * 13
 * 14 Jul 1973
 * Lancashire Park Road Ground, Buxton
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * 14
 * 25 Jul 1973
 * Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * 14
 * 25 Jul 1973
 * Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * 25 Jul 1973
 * Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * 57 runs
 * Ahmed 117; Pocock 5-67
 * 15
 * 28 Jul 1973
 * Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield
 * Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield
 * 4 wickets
 * JB Bolus 138; M Hendrick 5-69
 * 16
 * 4 Aug 1973
 * Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
 * Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
 * Sobers 100;
 * 17
 * 8 Aug 1973
 * Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
 * 8 Aug 1973
 * Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
 * 10 wickets
 * Gilliat 103; RS Swindell 6-97; Sainsbury 5-41
 * 18
 * 11 Aug 1973
 * Somerset Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare
 * Somerset Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare
 * 48 runs
 * FW Swarbrook 6-57; Cartwright 7-37 and 6-52
 * 19
 * 18 Aug 1973
 * Sussex The Saffrons, Eastbourne
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 95 runs
 * FW Swarbrook 6-53; S Venkataraghavan 6-78
 * 20
 * 22 Aug 1973
 * Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby
 * 22 Aug 1973
 * Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby
 * 150 runs
 * 21
 * 25 Aug 1973
 * Leicestershire County Ground, Derby
 * 25 Aug 1973
 * Leicestershire County Ground, Derby
 * 2 wickets
 * 22
 * 29 Aug 1973
 * 22
 * 29 Aug 1973
 * 163 runs
 * Lloyd 174; Ali 6-55
 * 23
 * 8 Sep 1973
 * Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
 * Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
 * Sobers 128; Harris 125; Edwards 5-44
 * Sobers 128; Harris 125; Edwards 5-44

John Player League
{| class="wikitable" width="70%" ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No result |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * - bgcolor="#efefef"
 * 1
 * 6 May 1973
 * Hampshire County Ground, Derby
 * Abandoned
 * 2
 * 13 May 1973
 * Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham
 * Abandoned
 * 3
 * 20 May 1973
 * Essex County Ground, Chelmsford
 * 3
 * 20 May 1973
 * Essex County Ground, Chelmsford
 * 3
 * 20 May 1973
 * Essex County Ground, Chelmsford
 * 14 runs
 * 4
 * 27 May 1973
 * Worcestershire Tipton Road, Dudley
 * 27 May 1973
 * Worcestershire Tipton Road, Dudley
 * 39 runs
 * 5
 * 3 Jun 1973
 * Leicestershire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
 * 3 Jun 1973
 * Leicestershire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
 * 8 wickets
 * 6
 * 24 Jun 1973
 * Middlesex  Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 1 run
 * 7
 * 1 Jul 1973
 * Glamorgan Park Road Ground, Buxton
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 1 run
 * Nash 5-14
 * 8
 * 8 Jul 1973
 * Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * Nash 5-14
 * 8
 * 8 Jul 1973
 * Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * 5 wickets
 * 9
 * 15 Jul 1973
 * Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton
 * 15 Jul 1973
 * Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton
 * 10
 * 22 Jul 1973
 * Yorkshire North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
 * 10
 * 22 Jul 1973
 * Yorkshire North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
 * 87 runs
 * 11
 * 29 Jul 1973
 * Surrey County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 68 runs
 * 12
 * 5 Aug 1973
 * Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Faster rate
 * 13
 * 12 Aug 1973
 * Somerset Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 8 wickets
 * 14
 * 19 Aug 1973
 * Sussex The Saffrons, Eastbourne
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 4 wickets
 * Buss 5-36
 * 15
 * 2 Sep 1973
 * Gloucestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 11 runs
 * 16
 * 9 Sep 1973
 * Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 16 runs
 * 2 Sep 1973
 * Gloucestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 11 runs
 * 16
 * 9 Sep 1973
 * Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 16 runs
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 16 runs

Gillette Cup
{| class="wikitable" width="60%" ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |-
 * - bgcolor="#efefef"
 * 1st Round
 * 11 Jul 1973
 * Sussex Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 111 runs

Benson and Hedges Cup
{| class="wikitable" width="60%" ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes | Group A 2 | Group A 4
 * - bgcolor="#efefef"
 * Group A 1
 * 28 Apr 1973
 * Nottinghamshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 33 runs
 * 33 runs
 * 7 May 1973
 * Yorkshire Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 5 wickets
 * Group A 3
 * 19 May 1973
 * Lancashire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 4 wickets
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 4 wickets
 * 2 Jun 1973
 * Minor Counties North Tean Road Sports Ground, Cheadle
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 5 wickets

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