Leicestershire v Derbyshire T20 preview

 I have no idea which of the fourteen players named will take the field for Derbyshire tomorrow, against Leicestershire, but I do know they will be ready to give their all.

With the exception of Harvey Hosein, who misses out as Brooke Guest is preferred this time, all the fit players on the staff are included. 

As listed by the club, the squad is:

Godleman, Reece, Wood, Madsen, Du Plooy, Hughes, Critchley, Hudson-Prentice, McKiernan, Dal, Guest, Cohen, Barnes, Conners.

As I wrote yesterday, you could play the first eleven named, bat all the way down and still have eight bowlers, such are our all-rounders. However, as someone else said (I think notoveryet) I would like to see a death bowler in there and the angle and pace of Cohen could get him the nod.

We will miss Ravi Rampaul, but a lot of counties are missing key personnel, including our opponents, who are without Mark Cosgrove. My guess is that Hudson-Prentice may be the other death bowler, allowing Reece, Hughes and Critchley to hopefully tie down the middle overs, as they did so well last year. Don't discount a key role for Mattie McKiernan in the competition either, as his leg spin variations and fine fielding could make him a key player.

Leicestershire have named a thirteen-man squad with three former Derbyshire players in it, namely:

Ackermann, Davis, Delany, Dearden, Griffiths, Hill, Klein, Lilley, Mike, Parkinson, Rhodes, Swindells. Taylor.

Colin Ackermann is the danger man and has a fine record in the competition. Although they have some good players, my money is on a Derbyshire win, to start the competition in style.

What about you?