They were indebted to Sheridon Gumbs, who is presumably trialling from Surrey. He made 111 and played pretty much a lone hand against an accurate Derbyshire attack.
There were three wickets for Nick Potts and two for Matt Stewart as the home side were well on top at one stage. Forcing home the advantage seemed to be a contagious condition within the club, however, as Leicestershire recovered from 185-6 to their closing total.
Derbyshire interestingly had two trialists in the attack, both of them left arm seamers. James Trodd has played for several county second teams, while William Rogers is from Loughborough UCCE. He turned in very accurate figures of 19 overs for just 36 runs, but without taking a wicket.
Perhaps, in the continued absence from the attack of Luis Reece, the county are looking for someone who might offer the variety and different angle in the attack. Who knows, but the attack bowled with discipline today and it is encouraging to see both Potts and Stewart continuing to be in the wickets.
The latter appears to have filled out from last season, perhaps his winter in Australia having contributed to that. It will do his long-term prospects no harm and I will watch his continued progress with considerable interest.
Scorecard and clips here
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