Glamorgan v Derbyshire day 2

Derbyshire 450-8 (Reece 139, Wagstaff 78)

Glamorgan 22-0

Derbyshire lead by 428 runs

It was a shortened day today at Cardiff, but after the early dismissals of Leus du Plooy and Luis Reece there was an opportunity for Mitch Wagstaff to show what he could do.

He made a sparkling 78 from 84 balls, an innings that showed stroke play around the wicket and suggested that the next home-produced batter might be closer than we think.

He did very well at Scarborough against a keen attack and in front of a large and partisan crowd. It was a more attritional innings, but here he showed that he can play his shots as well as anyone. I would be very surprised if a contract was not forthcoming after his recent exploits and few would dispute his right to one.

Zak Chappell struck some lusty blows and Derbyshire declared when they reached 450. Tomorrow's forecast does not suggest there will be much play, so the final day may see declarations and a run chase. We can only hope so, it would be disappointing to go into the winter on the back of a bore draw.

In other news today, my thanks to Dean, who listened to the Nottinghamshire feed today, on which Samit Patel was offering analysis. Apparently an announcement on his future is coming soon, but he said he will only be playing white ball cricket next season.

It makes sense, but if the Derbyshire signing is confirmed, it would make a big difference to our T20 and 50 over sides. I know he has been a regular in The Hundred, but one assumes that might not continue in the future, taking his age into account.

Anyway, I'll be back tomorrow, hopefully with some cricket to report on, but the weather forecast isn't great.