By Charlie Talbot-Smith
DEAD last in the County Championship and out in the group stages of both the T20 Blast and the One-Day Cup – 2016 was an annus horribilis for Derbyshire.
But the last few months have seen a drastic overhaul at the county, both on and off the pitch, and the return of Kim Barnett should herald brighter days ahead.
Both Graeme Welch, and his mid-season replacement as head coach, John Sadler, have departed and Barnett is in as the new director of cricket.
Captain of the county for 12 years in the Eighties and early Nineties, Derbyshire fans should not expect immedi...
