Match-winner

By Gary Watton
July 27 2015

I don't think that Derbyshire are the strongest team on the county circuit, but you can only beat what is placed in front of you, and Yorkshire did precisely that, with the assistance of that plucky duo of Duckworth and Lewis. However, most encouraging of all was Gary Ballance's return to form. The England reject has now amassed one hundred runs two innings in the last 36 hours. I guess that England's loss is Yorkshire's gain.

In another rain-interrupted contest, the visitors were restricted to forty-two overs, while the hosts then had to chase down 197 runs off 29 overs, which proved a little too much, against a spirited Yorkshire attack. Next on the horizon for the away team is a trip to south London to do battle with old foes, Surrey.

Derbyshire versus YORKSHIRE; at Derby; Monday the 27th of July 2015. Derbyshire won the toss.

YORKSHIRE: 239 for six (off forty-two overs)

Lees c Cotton b Thakor 14 (37-1)

Gale lbw b Footit 37 (91-3)

Maxwell c Footit b A.Hughes 16 (60-2)

Ballance c Poynton b Cotton 69 (213-6)

Leaning c Critchley b Footit 42 (174-4)

Bresnan c A.Hughes b Thakor 16 (210-5)

Plunkett not out 17

Rhodes not out 4

Extras: 24

Derbyshire: 189 for nine (off 29 overs)

Godleman c Hodd b Plunkett 45 (74-3)

Durston c Ballance b Brooks 1 (17-1)

Madsen b Patterson 22 (66-2)

Thakor run out (Plunkett) 14 (85-4)

Rutherford c Maxwell b Patterson 56 (181-7)

A.Hughes c Maxwell b Patterson 14 (132-5)

C.Hughes c Hodd b Bresnan 9 (151-6)

Poynton not out 20

Critchley b Brooks 1 (183-8)

Cotton c Lees b Brooks 0 (183-9)

Footit not out 0

Extras:7

Patterson 6-0-37-3; Brooks 6-0-40-3

YORKSHIRE won by seven runs, via the Duckworth-Lewis method. Derbyshire no points, YORKSHIRE two points.