| Club: | Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons |
| Season: | 2006 |
| Comp1: | County Championship |
| Comp1 Result: | Div 2 – 5 |
| Comp2: | Pro40 |
| Comp2 Result: | Div 2 – 8 |
| Comp3: | Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy |
| Comp3 Result: | North – 5 |
| Comp4: | Twenty20 Cup. |
| Comp4 Result: | North – 6 |
| Most Runs: | Michael Di Venuto |
| Most Wickets: | Steffan Jones |
| Prevseason: | 2005 |
| Nextseason: | 2007 |
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2006 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and thirty-five years. In the County Championship, they finished fifth in the second division. In the Pro40 league, they finished eighth in the second division. They were eliminated at group level in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy and came eighth in the North section of the Twenty20 Cup.
Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the County Championship and finished in fifth position. In addition to the Championship, they played Oxford University. Of their eighteen first class games, they won four and lost five, the remainder being drawn. Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the NatWest Pro40 League in which they won one of their eight matches to finish eighth in the division. In the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy Derbyshire played in the Northern group, coming fifth in the table. In the Twenty20 Cup, Derbyshire played in the North Division and won two matches to finish sixth in the division. Graeme Welch was captain and Michael Di Venuto top scorer with three centuries. Steffan Jones took most wickets.
| List of matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 15 Apr 2006[1] | Oxford University The University Parks, Oxford | Drawn | CR Taylor 102 | |
| 2 | 19 Apr 2006[2] | Surrey Kennington Oval | Drawn | AG Botha 100; Clarke 130; Mahmood 5-69; MA Sheikh 5-65 | |
| 3 | 29 Apr 2006[3] | Sri Lankans County Ground, Derby | Lost | 6 wickets | |
| 4 | 3 May 2006[4] | Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff | Won | 28 runs | CR Taylor 121; Cosgrove 114; Powell 100; PS Jones 6-25 |
| 5 | 10 May 2006[5] | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Won | 35 runs | Solanki 110; Khan 6-60; Ali 7-43 |
| 6 | 17 May 2006[6] | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | SD Stubbings 119; TR Birt 119 | |
| 7 | 24 May 2006[7] | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Drawn | Nicholson 106 | |
| 8 | 6 Jun 2006[8] | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby | Lost | 6 wickets | Cosgrove 233; Croft 5-56 |
| 9 | 14 Jun 2006[9] | Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol | Drawn | TR Birt 181; CG Taylor 121 | |
| 10 | 20 Jun 2006[10] | Essex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 8 wickets | TR Birt 130; Bichel 6-38 |
| 11 | 14 Jul 2006[11] | Somerset County Ground, Taunton | Won | 344 runs | MJ North 132; Trego 135; SD Stubbings 124; GG Wagg 6-38 |
| 12 | 19 Jul 2006[12] | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Drawn | Hassan Adnan 117; MJ Di Venuto 161; Broad 5-89 | |
| 13 | 26 Jul 2006[13] | Worcestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | Solanki 140; S Davies 107; MJ North 161; Mason 5-49; AG Botha 6-117 | |
| 14 | 8 Aug 2006[14] | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Won | 80 runs | MJ Di Venuto 118; C White 260 |
| 15 | 17 Aug 2006[15] | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | MJ Di Venuto 104 | |
| 16 | 30 Aug 2006[16] | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | Rogers 112; Klusener 128; CR Taylor 103 | |
| 17 | 9 Sep 2006[17] | Essex County Ground, Chelmsford | Lost | Innings and 178 runs | Pettini 208; Tudor 144; Flower 136*; Philips 5-41 |
| 18 | 20 Sep 2006[18] | Surrey County Ground, Derby | Lost | 5 wickets | |