Hard graft in the sun for second team

It was tough in the sun for Derbyshire's bowlers against Durham today.

Two early wickets gave them a chance of a breakthrough, but solid batting by the visitors down the order enabled them to declare 103 runs behind on 301-6.

There were two wickets each for Tony Palladino and Hamidullah Qadri, though the latter took some stick. There were two good catches by Daryn Smit, one especially good down the leg side, but it was a day of hard graft for a relatively young attack. They stuck to it well though, and deserve credit for doing so.

We closed on 41-2, with both openers gone, 144 ahead.

On such a good wicket it is hard to see a positive result here. A declaration will doubtless come in the early afternoon, but a realistic target is likely to require the use of occasional bowlers, or an innings that is quite special.

I will be watching anyway and congratulations are due once again to the club for an excellent stream.

Scorecard :

It was tough in the sun for Derbyshire's bowlers against Durham today.

Two early wickets gave them a chance of a breakthrough, but solid batting by the visitors down the order enabled them to declare 103 runs behind on 301-6.

There were two wickets each for Tony Palladino and Hamidullah Qadri, though the latter took some stick. There were two good catches by Daryn Smit, one especially good down the leg side, but it was a day of hard graft for a relatively young attack.

We closed on 41-2, with both openers gone, 144 ahead.

On such a good wicket it is hard to see a positive result here. A declaration will doubtless come in the early afternoon, but a realistic target is likely to require the use of occasional bowlers, or an innings that is quite special.

I will be watching anyway and congratulations are due once again to the club for an excellent stream.

Scorecard :

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