Derbyshire recover from dismal start
By Ananova
June 26 2002
Derbyshire survived a dismal start to fight their way back into contention in their clash against the touring West Indies A after the first day at the County Ground.
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to bat, the hosts found themselves in all sorts of trouble on 76 for six
before Luke Sutton's knock of 80 helped them to 238.
Openers Steve Stubbings
and Andrew Gait had started well, moving the score onto 40 before the
collapse began. Gait was first to fall to Reon King, and Stubbings soon
followed, caught by Keith Hibbert off Marlon Black.
Derbyshire's problems
continued with the next four wickets falling for just 26 runs but Sutton
and Tom Lungley fought back with a partnership of 62. Lungley weighed
in with 19 and Paul Aldred also added 29, only to be caught by Hibbert
off Jermaine Lawson.
Sutton and Neil Gunter then
put on 39 for the ninth wicket, before Gunter was bowled by Sulieman Benn,
and the innings was wrapped up when Sutton edged Black through to Hibbert.
The tourists' innings
started badly when they lost opener Devon Smith for eight but they held
on to reach 21 for one at stumps.
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