Derrick was born in Cwmaman, and began his playing career with Aberdare Cricket Club.[2] Following his retirement from playing, he became coach of Glamorgan, initially as an assistant to Duncan Fletcher[3] and led them to National League victory in 2002 and 2004 as well as overseeing their promotion to Division One of the County Championship. He left his position as coach in 2007 and in 2007 became national performance director of the Cricket Board of Wales.[3]
He suffered a stroke in 2016 and was found to be suffering from a brain tumour. He died on 22 March 2017 at the age of 54.[1]
Referencesedit
^ ab"John Derrick: Former Glamorgan coach and player dies at the age of 54". 22 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
^Andrew Hignell (22 March 2017). "A Tribute to John Derrick". Retrieved 23 March 2017.
^ ab"Former Glamorgan coach John Derrick dies aged 54". Southern Daily Echo. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
john, derrick, cricketer, john, derrick, january, 1963, march, 2017, welsh, cricketer, played, glamorgan, county, cricket, club, also, spent, some, time, zealand, with, northern, districts, john, derrickcricket, informationbattingright, handedbowlingright, med. John Derrick 15 January 1963 22 March 2017 was a Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan County Cricket Club He also spent some time in New Zealand with Northern Districts 1 John DerrickCricket informationBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 95 111Runs scored 1 995 613Batting average 22 93 11 78100s 50s 0 11 0 0Top score 78 42Balls bowled 10 055 4 106Wickets 137 102Bowling average 38 05 29 345 wickets in innings 2 110 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 6 54 5 32Catches stumpings 40 21 Source Cricinfo 3 February 2023 Derrick was born in Cwmaman and began his playing career with Aberdare Cricket Club 2 Following his retirement from playing he became coach of Glamorgan initially as an assistant to Duncan Fletcher 3 and led them to National League victory in 2002 and 2004 as well as overseeing their promotion to Division One of the County Championship He left his position as coach in 2007 and in 2007 became national performance director of the Cricket Board of Wales 3 He suffered a stroke in 2016 and was found to be suffering from a brain tumour He died on 22 March 2017 at the age of 54 1 References edit a b John Derrick Former Glamorgan coach and player dies at the age of 54 22 March 2017 Retrieved 23 March 2017 Andrew Hignell 22 March 2017 A Tribute to John Derrick Retrieved 23 March 2017 a b Former Glamorgan coach John Derrick dies aged 54 Southern Daily Echo 22 March 2017 Retrieved 23 March 2017 External links editJohn Derrick at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Derrick cricketer amp oldid 1137194463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
