Derbyshire reveal small profit

Derbyshire have called their £22,024 profit for 2007 an "excellent result" after a season that was severely hit by poor weather and produced a £40,000 fall in gate revenue. The club had two Twenty20 matches washed out and the Chesterfield festival was postponed from mid-summer to the end of the season.

"To be able to announce a strong surplus in a year so badly affected by the weather is a testament to the strong foundations we have put in place at Derbyshire," Tom Sears, the chief executive, said. "It was important to follow the excellent results of 2006 with another year of sound financial performance and we have done that.

"The weather affected all our match day revenues significantly with gate revenue down by £40,000 and this had a knock on effect with our secondary revenue streams such as retail, hospitality, bars and catering. In addition we again invested significantly in our cricket and facilities as we will continue to do."

Derbyshire have made some significant signings over the winter, bringing in Rikki Clarke as captain and also signing his former Surrey team-mate Nayan Doshi. The overseas duties will be shared between Mahela Jayawardene and Western Australia batsman Chris Rogers.