Derbyshire crush Leicestershire by an innings and 32 runs: Cricket News
Derbyshire overcame http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807 convincingly by an innings and 32 runs in a match of the County Championship Division Two, at the County Ground, Derby in England. Leicestershire scored 230 and 177 in both their innings respectively whereas the hosts batted
only once, scoring 439 for nine (declared) runs.
The home team captain, Luke Sutton, elected to field first after winning the toss. The wicket appeared to have some moisture beneath its surface, which proved to be helpful for the Derbyshire seamers.
Leicestershire didn’t get off to an ideal start, as they lost five batsmen within 100 runs. The opener, Greg Smith, was able to get a good start to his innings, but failed to carry onto make a big one for his team. He was sent back to the pavilion after
adding 27 runs to the total.
The seasoned campaigner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Paul-Nixon-c2169, looked good, as he scored 46 runs with the help of six fours. However, he was also unable to make a significant contribution to the total and the visitors were struggling at 134 for nine.
The South African born Claude Henderson batted aggressively, guiding his team out of trouble. He scored 77 runs off just 73 balls with the help of ten fours and two massive sixes. He was the last man to be dismissed in the Leicestershire innings.
Derbyshire’s bowlers did a terrific job for their team and fast bowler http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tim-Groenewald-c2670 was in devastating form, claiming a five wicket haul.
In reply to the first innings total of the visitors, Derbyshire were given a brilliant start by their opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wayne-Madsen-c2784. He scored 106 runs, hitting 14 fours and one massive six.
There were also some crucial runs scored from the home team’s middle-order batsmen. Greg Smith played attacking cricket, but missed out on a century. He got out for 99 off 119 balls with the help of 14 boundaries. Groenewald continued to have a brilliant
game, as he scored an unbeaten 60 run knock after his five wickets in the first innings.
Derbyshire gained a massive first innings lead of 209 runs, which proved to be too much for the visitors. None of the Leicestershire batsmen were able to score a half-century for their team in the second innings. Will Jefferson top scored the innings with
41 runs, whereas Henderson remained unbeaten on 40 until he ran out of partners from the other end. The third highest score came from middle-order batsman, James Taylor, who managed 24 runs.
Groenewald claimed three wickets in the second innings of the visitors, restricting them to 177. He got good support from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-Turner-c1911, who dismissed two batsmen.
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