Recent Match Outline – Leicestershire vs Derbyshire North Group 2020


Leicestershire 199 and 2 for 0 trail Derbyshire 408 (Madsen 103, Reece 56, du Plooy 55, Hosein 50) by 207 runs

A Wayne Madsen century, the 31st of the South African’s first-class career and his fifth against Leicestershire, helped Derbyshire establish an intimidating first-innings lead of 209 on the second one day of the Bob Willis Trophy match at the Fischer County Ground, Grace Street.

Madsen’s hundred came off 172 deliveries and included 17 fours, the final of which a sweetly timely on-drive which saw him bring up three figures off the bowling of Will Davis. The Leicestershire seamer extracted a measure of revenge moments afterwards alternatively, bringing one back in through the gate to hit middle and off.

Madsen’s used to be the second one of three wickets picked up by Leicestershire in an afternoon session all over which the Foxes’ bowlers in any case managed to exert a measure of keep watch over, dragging the scoring rate – five an over for much of the Derbyshire innings – back under four.

The first wicket to fall after lunch used to be that of Leus du Plooy, who used to be on 55 when he tried to deflect a high leg side bouncer from left-armer Dieter Klein down to fine leg, but succeeded only in edging the ball to wicket-keeper Harry Swindells, the 21-year-old making up for failing to hold a far more straightforward chance off Davis when du Plooy used to be on 27.

Foxes’ skipper Colin Ackermann’s decision to cause himself on shortly before tea used to be vindicated when Matt Critchley poked suspiciously at his second delivery and edged to Swindells.

The loss of experienced seamer Chris Wright to injury reduced Ackermann’s options, but he made another breakthrough shortly after the break, Alex Hughes lobbing a simple catch to midwicket off a leading edge. Anuj Dal (25) gave Harvey Hosein, who finished on 66 not out, good fortify in a full of life stand of 39 for the seventh wicket, and Sam Conners clubbed a quick 21 to make sure Derbyshire achieved the maximum five batting bonus points with four overs to spare.

The day had begun with Derbyshire on 101 for 1, and Madsen and Luis Reece, who had come together following the dismissal of captain Billy Godleman with the score on just 9 the day gone by, quickly brought up a century partnership for the second one wicket, off just 132 balls.

Neither looked in any trouble on a good wicket, and Reece, on 56, had only himself to blame when he turned a Wright delivery down the leg side and determined to take a look at for a second run, only to be beaten by Dieter Klein’s throw from fine leg.

That brought in du Plooy, who having made an outstanding century in Derbyshire’s fine win against Notts in their first game, understandably looked in form from the start, particularly when he clipped Davis for three consecutive leg-side boundaries. He went to his 50 (off 70 balls) in some style, lofting left-arm spinner Callum Parkinson high over mid-on.


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