Derbyshire Over The Years: Opening Games
23.03.26, 16:52 Updated 24.03.26, 18:34 3 Minute Read
Matthew Rhodes
The start of the 2026 season is almost upon us! Mickey Arthur’s side get their new campaign underway against Worcestershire at The Central Co-op County Ground in Division Two of the County Championship on Friday 3rd April.
To whet the appetite, let’s look back at how Derbyshire fared in their past five season curtain-raisers:
2021 - Derbyshire drew away at Warwickshire
The 2021 campaign saw the County Championship season start with a group stage before moving onto a division stage. In Group 1, Derbyshire began their campaign with a trip to Warwickshire, which saw a low-scoring match take place at Edgbaston Stadium.
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Matthew Rhodes Matthew is a freelance sports broadcaster, commentator and journalist. He provides live audio commentaries and on the whistle written match reports on football games for Flashscore. He also spent four years as North Derbyshire Radio's senior sports editor. Matthew was born in Chesterfield and grew up in the town.