Derbyshire played 28 matches in the County Championship, one against Oxford University and one against the touring West Indies.
Alan Revill scored most runs, and Dusty Rhodes took most wickets with 125.
Guy Willatt joined Derbyshire as designated captain but was hampered by injury and did not fill the role until the following season.
Derek Morgan who also joined was another future captain and played until 1969.
A third key played making his debut was Arnold Hamer who scored over 15,000 runs over ten years.