| 1956 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Donald Carr | ||
| County Championship | 12 | ||
| Most runs | Charles Lee | ||
| Most wickets | Les Jackson | ||
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1956 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty five years. It was their fifty-second season in the County Championship and they won seven matches and lost seven to finish twelfth in the County Championship.