Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2004 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and thirty-four years. In the County Championship, they finished eighth in the second division and in the National League, they finished ninth in the second division. They were knocked out in their first match in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy. They were eliminated at group level in the North section of the Twenty20 Cup.
2004 season
Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the County Championship and finished in eighth position. In addition to the Championship, they played Durham University and the touring West Indies. Of their eighteen first class games, they won two and lost seven, the remainder being drawn. Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the NatWest Pro40 League in which they won five of their eighteen matches to finish ninth in the division. In the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, Derbyshire were eliminated in their first match which was in the second round. They also played a one-day match against the touring New Zealanders. In the Twenty20 Cup, Derbyshire played in the North Division and won two matches.
Luke Sutton was captain. Hassan Adnan was top scorer and Graeme Welch took most wickets.
Matches First Class {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |- ! colspan="6"| List of matches |- !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes |- |1 |16 Apr 2004Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 16 Apr 2004 | Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
| Wallace 105;
|2 |21 Apr 2004Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 21 Apr 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Taunton | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
| Bowler 127; Hassan Adnan 107; KJ Dean 5-86; Laraman 5-58
|3 |28 Apr 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Durham 28 Apr 2004 | Durham County Ground, Derby | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
| CJL Rogers 156; North 119
|4 |7 May 2004Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 7 May 2004 | Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
| Kenway 101; Pothas 131; Mascarenhas 6-25
|5 |19 May 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 19 May 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
| Blackwell 111; Caddick 6-92; Walker 5-68
|6 |25 May 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 25 May 2004 | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 128 runs | Hemp 102; G Welch 5-100
|7 |2 Jun 2004Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 2 Jun 2004 | Leicestershire Oakham School Ground | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 6 wickets | Hodge 221; G Welch 115; Cleary 7-80
|8 |9 Jun 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence 9 Jun 2004 | Durham University County Ground, Derby | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | Innings and 5 runs | AG Botha 103 and 5-55; DBL Powell 6-49
|9 |18 Jun 2004Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 18 Jun 2004 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 10 wickets | Gallian 190; Pietersen 107; Read 130; Hassan Adnan 129; Shreck 6-103
|10 |23 Jun 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 23 Jun 2004 | Essex County Ground, Derby | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
| LD Sutton 131; Napier 5-56
|11 |21 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Durham v Derbyshire 21 Jul 2004 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 165 runs | J Moss 147; Davies 6-44
|12 |28 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 28 Jul 2004 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
| CWG Bassano 100; McGrath 174 and 5-39
|13 |5 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v West Indians 5 Aug 2004 | West Indies County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 315 runs | Baugh 150; NRC Dumelow 5-51; Edward 5-61 and 5-22
|14 |12 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 12 Aug 2004 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
| Wood 123; McGrath 109;
|15 |19 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 19 Aug 2004 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | Innings and 56 runs | Hassan Adnan 140; CWG Bassano 123; Bicknell 175; Pietersen 153; G Welch 5-101; G Smith 5-35
|16 |24 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 24 Aug 2004 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
|17 |9 Sep 2004Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 9 Sep 2004 | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 8 wickets | Middlebrook 5-26
|18 |16 Sep 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 16 Sep 2004 | Hampshire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 91 runs | G Welch 5-57; Udal 6-79
totesport League {| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;" |- ! style="background:#efefef;" colspan="6"| List of matches |- style="background:#efefef;" !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1 |25 Apr 2004Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 25 Apr 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Taunton | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 109 runs
|2 |2 May 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Durham 2 May 2004 | Durham County Ground, Derby | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 6 wickets
|3 |3 May 2004Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 3 May 2004 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 33 runs
|4 |23 May 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 23 May 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 114 runs | Gazzard 157; Parsons 5-39
|5 |31 May 2004Cricket Archive – Durham v Derbyshire 31 May 2004 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 7 wickets
|6 |6 Jun 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 6 Jun 2004 | Middlesex County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 8 wickets
|7 |8 Jun 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Scotland 8 Jun 2004 | Scotland County Ground, Derby | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 28 runs
|8 |27 Jun 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 27 Jun 2004 | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 18 runs | J Moss 104
|9 |4 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 4 Jul 2004 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 9 wickets | CWG Bassano 100
|10 |11 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 11 Jul 2004 | Middlesex John Walker's Ground, Southgate | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 9 wickets
|11 |18 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 18 Jul 2004 | Sussex County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 10 runs
|12 |1 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 1 Aug 2004 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 111 runs
|13 |3 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 3 Aug 2004 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#fc0;"|No Result
|14 |8 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 8 Aug 2004 | Sussex County Ground, Hove | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 84 runs
|15 |10 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 10 Aug 2004 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 29 runs
|16 |18 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 18 Aug 2004 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 24 runs
|17 |29 Aug 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 29 Aug 2004 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 5 wickets
|18 |5 Sep 2004Cricket Archive – Scotland v Derbyshire 5 Sep 2004 | Scotland Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 8 wickets
Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy {| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;" |- ! style="background:#efefef;" colspan="6"| List of matches |- style="background:#efefef;" !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|2nd Rnd |5 May 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 5 May 2004 | Somerset County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 14 runs | Cox 131; Francis 8-66
Other one day matches List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes 116 Jun 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v New Zealanders 16 Jun 2004 New Zealand County Ground, Derby Won 4 wickets Fleming 102; Hassan Adnan 113
Twenty20 Cup {| class="wikitable" style="width:70%;" |- ! style="background:#efefef;" colspan="6"| List of matches |- style="background:#efefef;" !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes
|1 |2 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 2 Jul 2004 | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 1 wicket
|2 |8 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 8 Jul 2004 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | style="background:#f00;"|Lost | 5 wickets
|3 |9 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 9 Jul 2004 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 9 runs
|4 |13 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Durham v Derbyshire 13 Jul 2004 | Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | style="background:#0f0;"|Won | 4 wickets
|5 |15 Jul 2004Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 15 Jul 2004 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Abandoned
Statistics Competition batting averages NameHCounty ChampionshipNational League, Cheltenham and Gloucester TrophyTwenty20 CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 CWG Bassano R 14 22 814 123* 42.84 2 15 15 328 100* 23.42 1111818 444330 10.75 018.00 0 AG Botha L 10 17 302 52 20.13 0 10 8 95 24 15.83 01144 4.00 0 432113*21.00 0 JDC Bryant R 7 13 149 30 12.41 0 14 12 118 42 9.83 0 449741 32.33 0 KJ Dean L 7 10 117 35 19.50 0 6 5 7 6 1.75 0 NRC Dumelow R 3 4 36 18 9.00 0 13 8 60 26 8.57 01155 5.00 0 10 BJ France L 4 7 126 56 18.00 0 1 1 13 13 13.00 0 AI Gait R 12 22 425 81 20.23 0 6 6 116 49 23.20 0111717 17.00 0 LJ Goddard R 1 1 8 8 8.00 0 NEL Gunter L 2 1 4 4 4.00 0 10 Hassan Adnan R 16 28 1247 140 51.95 3 18 17 395 57 26.33 0117878 78.00 0 4 4 61 32 15.25 0 PMR Havell L 6 8 30 13* 15.00 0 3 3 8 4 2.66 0 1 0 DR Hewson R 2 2 9 9 4.50 0 7 6 34 23* 8.50 01177 7.00 0 3 2 26 21 13.00 0 ID Hunter R 1 2 6 6 3.00 0 RM Khan R 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 Mohammad Ali L 4 6 110 50 22.00 0 13 5 12 6 3.00 0111717* 0 4 0 J Moss R 11 19 608 147* 35.76 115 14 439 104 36.58 11166 6.00 0 4 4148 68 37.00 0 CD Paget R 3 2 7 7 3.50 0 DBL Powell R 1 2 30 17 15.00 0 1 1 18 18* 0 CJL Rogers L 6 11 498 156 55.33 13 3 41 27 13.66 0119393 93.00 0 SA Selwood L 3 6 63 38 10.50 0 5 4 108 55 27.00 0 M A Sheikh L 13 18 259 42 21.58 014 10 112 50* 22.40 0 4 1 0 0* 0 BL Spendlove 4 4 19 13 4.75 0 SD Stubbings L 14 25 643 96 26.79 0 3 3 35 23 11.66 0 LD Sutton R 15 25 684 131 31.09 1 17 15 231 58* 19.25 01100 0.00 0 4 4 53 19* 17.66 0 DK Taylor L 3 2 38 29 19.00 0 3 3 29 15 9.66 0 NGE Walker R 7 7 201 80 50.25 0 6 4 73 43 18.25 0 G Welch R 16 25 609 115* 29.00 118 14 276 82 21.23 0112222 22.00 0 3 3 31 15* 31.00 0 Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 2004Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire National League 2004Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy 2004Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Twenty20 Cup 2004
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 Hassan Adnan 18 31 1380 140 51.11 3 CWG Bassano 14 22 814 123* 42.84 2 LD Sutton 16 27 747 131 31.12 1 SD Stubbings 16 28 743 96 27.51 0 G Welch 16 25 609 115* 29.00 1
Leading List A batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 Hassan Adnan 20 19 586 113* 35.73 1 J Moss 17 16 475 104 36.38 1 CWG Bassano 17 17 364 100* 23.66 1 G Welch 20 16 306 82 21.28 0 LD Sutton 19 17 272 58* 20.84 0