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Derbyshire took a side to play a friendly against Huntingdonshire and included several first team players for match practice.
After the loss of Jonathan Guthrie (a new name to me) early on, John Sadler and Dan Birch then added 161 in 27 overs before the latter retired after reaching his century. Dom Telo then came in an took the stand to 198 before Sadler was dismissed for 93. Dan Redfern was lbw without scoring but Telo and Fred Klokker took the score to a final 262-3 in 50 overs.
The home side was then torn apart by fit again Kevin Dean and Ian Hunter as they slipped to 18-4, Dean returning figures of 7-2-11-3 (all of them lbw). Although the middle and late order rallied, the hosts were all out for 209. Jake Needham bowled a tidy spell, but Nayan Doshi went for eight an over and is not quite himself at present. Of course, we all know that anyone can be collared on a given day when a batsman takes a liking to them, but I hope the pleasant left-arm spinner is soon back to his best, especially with the 20/20 around the corner, a game at which he has excelled in the past.
Nice to see Kevin Dean fit again. While I hope our first choice seamers stay fit, he would be an excellent deputy.
Guthrie kept wicket as a trialist in the 2nd XI game I saw the other week
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