By David Slater
August 23 2002

Middlesex's bubble well and truly burst in style today as the 'Sex crashed to 204 runn defeat at the hands of Derbyshire to leave 10 points seperating the top four. Middlesex have to play the other three teams before the end of the season. Derbyshire 1st innings
Gait lbw b Noffke 3
Di Venuto not out 192
Bassano c Joyce b Keegan 26
Pyemont c Hutton b Noffke 3
Selwood c Nash b Tufnell 21
Sutton c Nash b Noffke 32
Welch c Tufnell b Noffke 50
Lungley c Nash b Laraman 14
Mohammad Ali c Weekes b Noffke 13
Dean c Nash b Noffke 23
Wharton c Hutton b Tufnell 1
Extras 36
Total (all out, 116.5 overs) 414

Middlesex 1st innings
Strauss c Sutton b Dean 1
Koenig lbw b Dean 1
Hutton lbw b Dean 0
Shah c Gait b Welch 9
Joyce lbw b Welch 129
Weekes c Di Venuto b Wharton 28
Nash b Wharton 55
Laraman b Welch 36
Noffke lbw b Dean 6
Keegan c Di Venuto b Welch 11
Tufnell not out 0
Extras 28
Total (all out, 104.4 overs) 304

Derbyshire 2nd innings
Gait lbw b Tufnell 8
Di Venuto c Hutton b Tufnell 113
Bassano c Hutton b Weekes 34
Pyemont lbw b Tufnell 33
Selwood c Hutton b Tufnell 0
Sutton b Tufnell 11
Welch not out 36
Lungley c Shah b Keegan 44
Extras 22
Total (7 wickets declared, 96 overs) 301

DNB: LJ Wharton, Mohammad Ali, KJ Dean.

Middlesex 2nd innings (target: 412 runs)
Strauss st Sutton b Wharton 21
Koenig b Mohammad Ali 0
Hutton c Bassano b Welch 27
Shah b Wharton 20
Joyce c Sutton b Mohammad Ali 51
Weekes c Sutton b Wharton 17
Nash b Wharton 0
Laraman c Welch b Wharton 6
Noffke not out 31
Keegan lbw b Wharton 3
Tufnell lbw b Welch 7
Extras 24
Total (all out, 84.1 overs) 207