Jack Morley's loan from Lancashire has been extended to the end of the summer, while Martin Andersson joins on loan for the same period, but will be unable to play in the next match against his former county, Middlesex. I had wondered if Andersson might join us for a few games, as it seemed something of a waste for him to be playing in the Middlesex second team, gathering dust.
Alex Thomson is back in the squad after injury and a decision on the final eleven will be made when they have seen the pitch. Harry Moore is also in the squad and may make his first class debut. Anuj Dal is out with a groin strain, Nick Potts with a strained side, while Sam Conners, Matt Lamb and Ben Aitchison are also injured. Daryn Dupavillon may have played his last game for the county, having been announced when he signed as being available until mid-September.
The Derbyshire squad:
Came, Reece, Guest, Madsen, Lloyd, Donald, Andersson, Chappell, Thomson, Morley, Moore, Brown.
I couldn't call the final eleven but it appears likely the final eleven may see one of the spinners or either Brown or Moore drop out.
As for Northamptonshire, they parted company with John Sadler this week and it will be interesting to see the effect this has on the players. Rumours still circulate that Luke Procter interests Mickey Arthur for next summer, so it will be worth keeping an eye on his performance in this match.
There is no news on the home squad at this stage, but Ben Sanderson is likely to lead the attack and Saif Zaib and Prithvi Shaw will likely spearhead the batting with Procter. Indian leg spinner Yuzi Chahal will be a danger, especially if Derbyshire has to bat last
Rain looks likely to take time out of the second day here, but I fancy Derbyshire to give a good account of themselves. Andersson will be keen to impress and the side will be desperate to finish the season on a high.
I am going for a draw, courtesy of that rain, but what do you think?
Postscript: Indian duo Prithvi Shaw and Yuzi Chahal are in the home 12, which is captained by Luke Procter:
Procter, Broad, Chahal, Keogh, Shaw, Leech, McManus, Miller, Patel, Sales, Sanderson, Zaib
Would be a shame if the weather gets in the way of the battle to avoid the wooden spoon. I fancy a win here as long as the weather doesn't take too much time out of the game 🤞
ReplyDeleteAs there is nothing more than pride attached to this game, I would like to have see Wagstaff and bin Naeem given an opportunity to gain more experience. As for predicting the result, it's anyone's guess.
ReplyDeleteIts an obvious loss. We're the poorest side that the red ball game has seen for many a year.
ReplyDeleteArthur needs to go. He's embarrassed us all..
Great win v Glamorgan. That's very clearly an outlier
Could be tricky as Northants have 2 quality overseas players but thanks to MA we don't have any.
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