Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1993

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1993 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire won the Benson & Hedges Cup. The club had been playing for one hundred and twenty-two years. In the County Championship, they won four matches to finish fifteenth in their ninetieth season in the Championship. They were eliminated in round two of the National Westminster Bank Trophy and came eleventh in the AXA Equity and Law League.

1993 season
Derbyshire played seventeen matches in the County Championship, one against Cambridge University, and one against the touring Australians. They won four first class matches overall, drawing in the non-championship games. They won seven matches in the Sunday league.

Kim Barnett was in his tenth season as captain. John Morris was top scorer although Chris Adams scored most runs in the one-day game. Devon Malcolm took most wickets, although Simon Base was most successful in the one-day league. The 5th wicket stand of 302 by John Morris and Dominic Cork against Gloucestershire became a Derbyshire record.

The season saw the debuts of Adrian Rollins, Gary Steer and Matthew Vandrau who all played in the following season. Rollins was brought in as an additional wicket-keeper.

First Class
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes | |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 191 runs | |  | 10 wickets | | 9 wickets | 111 runs | 9 wickets | |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 7 wickets | | Innings and 97 runs | 6 wickets | | Innings and 46 runs
 * - bgcolor="#efefef"
 * 1
 * 14 Apr 1993
 * Cambridge University FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * JE Morris 136; TJG O'Gorman 130
 * 2
 * 6 May 1993
 * Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham
 * Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham
 * Innings and 72 runs
 * JE Morris 95
 * 3
 * 13 May 1993
 * Glamorgan County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * H Morris 100; Maynard 145; Watkin 5-71
 * 4
 * 20 May 1993
 * Essex County Ground, Chelmsford
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * Malik 132; Hussain 152; KJ Barnett 130
 * 5
 * 27 May 1993
 * Hampshire County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * R Smith 101
 * 6
 * 3 Jun 1993
 * Middlesex  Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 7
 * 10 Jun 1993
 * Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * No play on two days
 * 8
 * 17 Jun 1993
 * Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * McCague 5-34; SJ Base 5-93
 * 9
 * 24 Jun 1993
 * Lancashire County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Atherton 137; Akram 117 and 6-45; KJ Barnett 161; JE Morris 151; DE Malcolm 5-98; DeFreitas 5-109
 * 10
 * 1 Jul 1993
 * Worcestershire Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Weston 109; Hick 173; KJ Barnett 168; SJ Base 5-82
 * 11
 * 13 Jul 1993
 * Australians County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * KJ Barnett 114; Slater 133; Holdsworth 5-117
 * 12
 * 22 Jul 1993
 * Sussex County Ground, Derby
 * Sussex County Ground, Derby
 * 195 runs
 * JE Morris 104; SJ Base 5-59; DE Malcolm 6-57
 * 13
 * 29 Jul 1993
 * Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * JE Morris 229; DG Cork 104; Broad 120; AE Warner 5-27 and 5-93
 * 14
 * 5 Aug 1993
 * Durham The Racecourse, Durham University Grounds, Durham
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * OH Mortensen 5-55
 * 15
 * 12 Aug 1993
 * Somerset County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Hayhurst 169; Lathwell 109; Caddick 5-49; Mallender 5-49
 * 16
 * 19 Aug 1993
 * Surrey Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * PD Bowler 143; JE Morris 127; Hollioake 123; AE Warner 5-57
 * 17
 * 26 Aug 1993
 * Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * Pollard 180; Dessaur 104; PD Bowler 153; CJ Adams 175
 * 18
 * 9 Sep 1993
 * Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Bailey 103; Ambrose 6-49
 * 19
 * 16 Sep 1993
 * Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn

AXA Equity and Law League
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- | 3 wickets | 3 runs | 2 wickets | 9 wickets | 3 runs | 161 runs | 5 wickets |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 8 wickets | 112 runs |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 5 wickets | 142 runs |
 * - bgcolor="#efefef"
 * 1
 * 9 May 1993
 * Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 2
 * 16 May 1993
 * Glamorgan County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * Glamorgan County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * PD Bowler 96; SR Barwick 6-28
 * 3
 * 23 May 1993
 * Essex County Ground, Chelmsford
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 4
 * 30 May 1993
 * Hampshire Uttoxeter Road, Checkley
 * Abandoned
 * 5
 * 6 Jun 1993
 * Middlesex  Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 2 wickets
 * PD Bowler 104
 * 6
 * 13 Jun 1993
 * Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * PD Bowler 104
 * 6
 * 13 Jun 1993
 * Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Byas 106
 * 7
 * 20 Jun 1993
 * Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 8
 * 27 Jun 1993
 * Lancashire County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Lancashire County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Atherton 105
 * 9
 * 4 Jul 1993
 * Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 10
 * 25 Jul 1993
 * Sussex County Ground, Derby
 * 25 Jul 1993
 * Sussex County Ground, Derby
 * 81 runs
 * 11
 * 1 Aug 1993
 * Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * Gloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 12
 * 8 Aug 1993
 * Durham The Racecourse, Durham University Grounds, Durham
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Durham The Racecourse, Durham University Grounds, Durham
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Fowler 124
 * 13
 * 15 Aug 1993
 * Somerset County Ground, Derby
 * Somerset County Ground, Derby
 * 113 runs
 * PD Bowler 138
 * 14
 * 22 Aug 1993
 * Surrey Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 15
 * 29 Aug 1993
 * Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 16
 * 12 Sep 1993
 * Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No Result
 * Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No Result
 * 17
 * 19 Sep 1993
 * Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 14 runs
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 14 runs

National Westminster Bank Trophy
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- |-
 * - bgcolor="#efefef"
 * 1st Round
 * 22 Jun 1993
 * Devon The Maer Ground, Exmouth
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 133 runs
 * 2nd Round
 * 7 Jul 1993
 * Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester
 * bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
 * 4 wickets

Benson and Hedges Cup
{| class="wikitable" width="100%" ! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- | Lost fewer wickets | 14 runs | Decided on a bowl-out 6-3 |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 8 wickets | Lancashire Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
 * - bgcolor="#efefef"
 * Prelim round
 * 27 Apr 1993
 * Gloucestershire The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 1st Round
 * 11 May 1993
 * Middlesex  County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * Middlesex  County Ground, Derby
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * Quarter Final
 * 25 May 1993
 * Somerset County Ground, Taunton
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No Result
 * Somerset County Ground, Taunton
 * bgcolor="#FFCC00"|No Result
 * Semi-final
 * 8 Jun 1993
 * Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby
 * Semi-final
 * 8 Jun 1993
 * Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby
 * Final
 * 10 Jul 1993
 * Final
 * 10 Jul 1993
 * bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
 * 6 runs

Wicket Keeping
KM Krikken
 * County Championship Catches 20, Stumping 4
 * AXA League Catches 16, Stumping 1

Rollins
 * County Championship Catches 5, Stumping 1