Friday, 18 April 2025

Seconds win thriller at Repton

Ben Aitchison completed an excellent comeback match for the second eleven, by winning the match and sealing an excellent run chase at Repton this afternoon.

Chasing 311 to win a terrific game of cricket, Mitch Wagstaff made 73 and Will Tarrant 53, before a slump reduced Derbyshire to 207-6, despite 39 from Yusaf Bin Naeem. 

Then a crucial stand of 85 between Nick Potts (55) and 18-year old Joe Hawkins (24) turned the game, before both were dismissed with 15 still needed.

Enter Aitchison and with a delicious 'flip' off his toes for six and a flashing stroke through the covers for four,  the game was won.

Friendly or not, this was a cracking game on an excellent pitch, with Charlie Barnard hardly deserving to be on the losing side with figures of 6-108.

Terrific stuff, guys. And great to see you back, Ben! 

1 comment:

  1. Had a lovely day at Repton watching today. Must admit after Bin Naeem was judged LBW (looked well down the track and outside the line to me) just before lunch, I thought we'd struggle. However kudos to the lower order, particularly Potts who got us over the line. Great performance.

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