Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1961 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety years.
They won ten matches altogether Donald Carr was in his seventh season as captain.
Laurie Johnson was top scorer and Harold Rhodes took most wickets with 101.
The only new member of the team was Bob Taylor, a future captain and international, who had played in the second XI in the previous year.
He was brought in to keep wicket after George Dawkes suffered from knee problems.