They came eighth in the John Player League and did not progress beyond round 2 in the Gillette Cup.
They played twenty two matches in the County Championship, one against Cambridge University and one against the touring Pakistanis.
In the Sunday league Derbyshire won six of the first eight matches but then lost the remaining six that were played.
A successful run in the Benson and Hedges cup saw Alan Hill as top scorer overall and Eddie Barlow taking most wickets overall.
However, in the first class game alone, Peter Kirsten was top scorer and Mike Hendrick took most wickets.