Derbyshire 139 (Madsen 47)
Leicestershire 55-4 (Palladino 3-3)
One of my regular comments is to never be hasty with your thoughts on an innings until both sides have batted on the surface.
On the face of it, Derbyshire's choice to toss, hope to win it and then bat was a strange one. Especially when the wickets tumbled like dominoes and we staggered to an all out total of 139. Only Wayne Madsen seemed to come to terms with conditions and his 47 was by a distance the highest score.
The home side has a very good attack and a talented overseas star who bowled well, as usual. Yet their batting is overly reliant on a couple of players. Thus it was that they, in turn, slipped to 50-4 by the close, Tony Palladino returning astonishing figures of 3-3 in nine overs.
With Cosgrove, Horton and Ackermann gone, we will entertain hopes of a small first innings lead, which would be quite remarkable in the circumstances.
Like many of you, it will have greater focus for me tomorrow, Derby County's play-off final taking precedence today.
That late burst by Tony Palladino may just have salvaged what would otherwise have been a day of disappointment.
More from me tomorrow.
Disappointed for Derby Peakfan, really wanted them to go up but by all accounts they woke up when it was too late. As for Derbyshire ccc, what on earth were we doing batting first on a dreadful wicket, really don't understand it. Can't see this game lasting more than three days, and we have to make sure we have enough to win it.
ReplyDelete