They came ninth in the John Player League and reached round 2 in the National Westminster Bank Trophy.
Derbyshire played twenty four matches in the County Championship and one against the touring New Zealanders .
After winning all their matches in Group A, Derbyshire went through to the quarter-final of the Benson & Hedges Cup.
John Morris was top scorer although Kim Barnett scored most runs in the one-day game.
The team set a first-class record partnership for the 10th wicket during the season when Alan Hill and Martin Jean-Jacques made 132 against Yorkshire at Sheffield.