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Gloucestershire 237 and 359-5 (Hammond 118, Bracey 104* Andersson 2-43)
Derbyshire 278 and 105 (Andersson 35, Kishore 5-20)
Gloucestershire won by 213 runs
Just when you think Derbyshire's season has reached new depths of ineptitude, along comes a performance that screams out 'HOLD MY BEER'.
The latest debacle was against a ...

We have a full house today, all the family together and enjoying that to the full.
I will not do my thoughts on the final day until tomorrow. That is partly because I simply won't have the time, partly because I think it's important for us all to calm down, after another very poor performance by Derbyshire. 
I will delete this post tomorrow, when it is replaced with my...

Gloucestershire, 237 and 148-3 (Phillips 64, Hammond 44*, Bashir 2-58
Derbyshire 278 (Montgomery 65, Morley 41, Price 6-41)
Gloucestershire lead by 107 runs
I don't think I can be alone in being concerned at Derbyshire's position in this game, after a strong position was thrown away this morning. 
Full marks to Jack Morley, ...

Wonderful news today, with Nye Donald selected for the England T20 squad to play against Sri Lanka this month.
No one could argue it was undeserved. He has had two special Blast summers for Derbyshire and it is further proof that the county is back on the England radar.
I hope that he is selected and gets a chance to show a wider audience what he can do. 
As I hav...

Although it has not been formally announced, I think it unlikely that Derbyshire will re-engage Caleb Jewell for 2027. 
He did well in 2025, but after a difficult winter in Australia, he wasn't the same player in 2026. The footwork was more hesitant, there was less panache in the strokes, less confidence at the crease. He dropped down the order in red ball cricket but there...