County cricket being played in 1709, though an official County Championship was not instituted until 1890. Having already been badly hit by the Seven Years' War, county cricket ceased altogether during the Napoleonic Wars and there was a period from 1797 to 1824 during which no inter-county matches took place. Inter-county cricket was popular throughout the 18th century, although the best team, such as Kent in the 1740s or Hampshire in the days of the famous Hambledon Club, was usually acknowledged as such by being matched against All-England. The most successful county teams were Hampshire, Kent, Middlesex, Surrey and Sussex. There was,
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1958 and topped the national bowler list with 143 wickets. His bowling average of 10.99 has not been exceeded since. Hampshire's score of 23 in the match at the Ind Coope ground remains the record for lowest runs in a match against Derbyshire The only new player was Jim Brailsford who made his three first-class career appearances for Derbyshire during the season. Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1958 Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1958 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing eighty-seven years. It was their fifty-fourth season in the County Championship and they won nine