Derbyshire v Leicestershire preview

And so we come to the last game of summer. Derbyshire's involvement in the promotion stakes lasted until the penultimate game, which most of us would have taken at the start of the season.

Mattie McKiernan is added to the 12 from the last game, with Ben Aitchison declared fit to play. That will be a huge boost to our chances of winning and I look forward to seeing his new ball partnership with Sam Conners one last time.

As for Leicestershire, they have Azad and Ackermann missing, a big blow to them as both are fine players.

They come with 12 as follows:

Ahmed, Barnes, Budinger, Evans, Hill, Kimber, Parkinson*, Patel, Scriven, Swindells+, Walker, Wright.

A win for Derbyshire should see us in the top half of the table, a deserved finish after playing some good cricket this year. It hasn't been perfect, but I remain unconvinced that perfection can exist over a long season.

I do think we have enough left in the tank to win this one and I hope that the wicket is very similar to the last game, which offered something for everyone.

I will be back tomorrow night and apologise for the lateness of the blogging tonight

What are your thoughts?