There was a good workout for all of the bowlers and the wickets were shared around accordingly. SACA got within range of the Derbyshire innings thanks to a very fine century by Kamran Dhariwal.
His innings of 143 was full of excellent strokes and highlighted his talent. Formerly on the staff at Hampshire, if he continues in that vein further opportunities will surely come his way. There is no doubt that he can play, after an innings of that nature.
Andersson and Dal opened the second innings and got Derbyshire away to a breezy start. The game is set for what could be an exciting finish tomorrow, but regardless of that, the county has had five good days of pre-season match practice so far and that is more than they had last year.
I look forward to tomorrow and the conclusion of what has been a very good game of cricket.
Good to see Derbyshire playing 2 3 day warm up games instead of the pretty worthless 2 day matches most other teams are having. If we stay free of many injuries I think at least a mid table position is possible which is obviously a big improvement on last season
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