Ben built up his workload and finished with figures of 2-57 from 18 overs, which will have done him good.
There were two wickets for Pat Brown and one for Nick Potts, although both went for four runs an over. The standout bat for the home side was the talented Ben Martindale, who made 97 before falling to Academy seam bowler Matt Stewart.
He went on to return the excellent figures of 4-19 in 13 overs.
The Derbyshire side again included former Lancashire keeper George Lavelle and Staffordshire seamer Rory Haydon, previously on the Warwickshire Academy.
They closed on 12-0, with Mitch Wagstaff and Will Tarrant at the crease and Yusaf Bin Naeem and Ajay Khunti - so prolific last season - to follow.
One to keep an eye on tomorrow!
Thanks for this update Peakfan.
ReplyDeleteMartindale is a very good player. He may well make it there but if he's squeezed out through Nott's extensive depth and propensity to sign up talent from elsewhere (usually Worcestershire) then we could do a lot worse than take a look.
Hope to see Wagstaff with another good knock to keep the pressure on for an opportunity. Couple 50s so far this season?
Yeah Martindale is a real talent but contracted to the end of 2027. Unless he wants first team cricket, I guess
DeleteMatt Montgomery out of contract there at season end .. another maybe worth considering? Middle order bat and useful off spinner in all formats
And yes, Waggy has started the season well, hope he does well again here to keep the pressure on!
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