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Surely Jason Gillespie belongs on a motorbike. He could be in a gang of Hell’s Angels or Bandidos, riding around scaring young children. Instead he’s a cardholder for one of Australia’s most exclusive clubs: bowlers who have taken 200 Test wickets.Revving up with his heavy metal music, Gillespie is quickly overtaking some greats of the game. His impressive four-wicket haul today, a mix of control and wicked offcutters, leaves him within two victims of Ray Lindwall’s 228 after breezing passed Clarrie Grimmett (216) at Nagpur. It’s not a bad record for a bowler who thought his 50th wicket would be his last.As he lay next to Steve Waugh in a Sri Lankan hospital following their horrific collision in 1999, Gillespie doubted whether he would ever play another Test. He had added a broken leg to a bulging medical folder of back injuries. It took 14 months to return: Australia are glad he made it, especially on days like today.Glenn McGrath’s most regular opening partner, Gillespie has taken half the wickets and played in 43 fewer matches. Not a taker of regular five-fors, his 9 for 80 at Nagpur was his best match haul in a Test. It is strange that he doesn’t rip through batting orders more often, as he did with a frighteningly quick spell at Headingley in 1997, but he has often had to share the spoils with McGrath and Shane Warne. His has a tendency to chip in with three wickets – usually crucial ones.As in the song of his favourite band Metallica, he seeks and destroys the difficult batsmen. Marcus Trescothick has fallen to him seven times, Sachin Tendulkar six, and Rahul Dravid, Nasser Hussain and Alec Stewart five each. Today it happened again. Tendulkar fell to a nick and left to Australian hoots and cheers, VVS Laxman played a similar shot, with less feet movement, and Mohammad Kaif offered none to a ball that cut back razor-sharply. India were 5 for 33, and Gillespie, whose first job was as a pizza boy, had delivered again. The debutant Nathan Hauritz then helped himself to the lower-order scraps.Gillespie also worked tirelessly in India in 2001, cutting the ball and beating the bat seemingly hundreds of times while collecting 13 wickets. It seemed a meagre reward. In the first Test in this series he started slowly but has since caught edges, clipped stumps and cannoned into pads. After seven innings he owns 20 wickets at 13.8, and a hold on the opposition top six.Today Gillespie looked ready to lead the attack when McGrath eventually sends down his final maiden. Before he leaves India it would be great to see him ride off with the motorbike – mullet blowing in the wind, helmet strapped over his goateed chin – that has been offered as a Man-of-the-Match prize. It is a perfect present for a deserving fast bowler.

England release Key from NatWest Series squad

Robert Key has been released from the England squad for the NatWest Series match against South Africa at Edgbaston. He is now available to play for Kent in the Frizzell County Championship Division One match against Nottinghamshire on Wednesday.Key, who played for Kent in yesterday’s National League match against Glamorgan, will remain on stand-by for the squad in case of injury.David Graveney, chairman of selectors, said: “Following England’s qualification for the NatWest Series final yesterday, the selectors have reviewed the composition of the one-day squad.””As was the case with Stephen Harmison, who played for Durham last week, we have decided that it would be in England’s best interests if Robert Key were to have some match-practice in the longer form of the game ahead of the forthcoming Npower Test series.””The other 14 players will remain with the squad and continue preparations for the game against South Africa at Edgbaston tomorrow, and the NatWest Series final at Lord’s on Saturday.”

Mascarenhas recuperating after operation

Dimitri Mascarenhas is expected to be fit again to play Perth Grade cricket by Mid January.Dimi bowled throughout the 2001 Hampshire season with a heel spur, and had to take pain killers regularly.


Dimitri Mascarenhas
Photo David Bebb

He had an operation on 26th November, and is presently recuperating in Perth.Dimi, seen here in plaster, plays in the Perth Grade league for top club Melville. “I want to get back to action just after Christmas, says Dimi, “but more realistically it may have to wait a couple more weeks to be able to bowl”.

Ultra-edge ready for Test use

‘Ultra-edge’, Hawk Eye’s version of Snicko*, has been approved for use as part of the Decision Review System (DRS), according to Geoff Allardice, the ICC’s general manager of cricket, although the prospect of any uniformity over the application of the technology – and a long-term solution for who carries the cost – remains a long way off.The ‘Ultra-edge’ system has been tested by engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston and gained a positive assessment. It is able to differentiate more clearly over sounds created by bat, pads or clothing, although Allardice said “ultimately we are still judging a sound and it will need interpretation as to what created that sound.”However, it is unlikely to be seen in all Test series, given that the poorer boards are unable to afford their share of the cost for the full DRS. Neither of the Test series taking place at the moment – Pakistan-England in the UAE and Sri Lanka-West Indies – has the full system available, both lacking Hot Spot and Snicko due to the cost burden on the home board of providing the systems in conjunction with the host broadcaster.Two decisions in particular in Abu Dhabi would have had been given more clarity had either or both of those elements been available. Instead the third umpire, S Ravi, was left with only audio to use to adjudicate on nicks behind. In Pakistan’s first innings Misbah-ul-Haq was dismissed caught behind when the on-field not-out call was overturned. Then, in their second innings, Mohammad Hafeez survived a tight decision having also been given not out caught behind off Adil Rashid.One solution to find uniformity on what is available would be for the ICC to centrally carry the cost of the DRS. When asked if this was an option, David Richardson, the ICC chief executive, said: “Yes, but we need to get to the stage where everyone is using it.”To me it’s not such a big issue, whichever way you look at it cricket ends up paying for it. If the members are going to place it on the broadcasters to provide the technology then they may deduct the cost from what they pay the board. Ideally we want to get to the stage of consistent application.”The major stumbling block to that consistency remains the BCCI. There has been a hint of some thawing over the issue with Anil Kumble, who is chairman of the ICC cricket committee, slowly becoming a convert. He had initially been put off the system by his experience as a player during the first series it was trialled, between Sri Lanka and India in 2008, when there were a number of contentious decisions. Still, Richardson conceded the BCCI may never come around.”Hopefully the BCCI will take heed when the cricket committee meet next May,” he said. “The problem is they also have an objection from an ‘in principle’ point of view as well as doubts over accuracy. It’s not guaranteed they will go down that route.”Meanwhile, there are no plans in the near future to implement a system in which the third umpire can intervene on the initial calling of no-balls after the umpires themselves said they wanted to retain the authority of watching the front-line in the middle.Missed no-balls, an increasing occurrence at international level, were a feature of the first Test in Abu Dhabi. Stuart Broad was denied the wicket of Shoaib Malik when he overstepped – a decision confirmed by the TV umpire, not on-field – following an earlier no-ball which had not been called. Later, replays showed that Alastair Cook’s 263 was ended by a no-ball when Shoaib Malik, in a more unusual occurrence, landed in front of the line before dragging his heel back.Currently, third umpires are provided with split-screen replays from the square-on cameras which are locked on the popping crease. Within ten seconds they can see a replay of any delivery, but currently there is no protocol for them to intervene in a decision unless asked by the on-field official.”We talked about it at length a few weeks ago and the view of the group is that they need to get better and be more decisive,” Allardice said. “They weren’t looking for a technology solution, it’s part of their trade and they think they can do all better.”It’s not all umpires on all days, no-balls are called all over the world, but there are some missed – there have been from day dot, they are just being scrutinised a lot more. At the moment we aren’t looking at a technology solution, but there are things being worked on behind the scenes.”Allardice confirmed that the instructions to umpires was only to call no-balls when they were certain. However, he insisted that the on-field officials, sometimes helped by information from the TV umpire, still communicated with bowlers to warn them when they were getting close to the line.*9.30pm, October 19: The story was amended to correct reference of Hot Spot to Hawk Eye

Harris continues to chip away at Canterbury records

Chris Harris moved up the all-time Canterbury batting pecking order with 82 against England today, an innings that lent some credibility to what was shaping as a disappointing total.As it was, he helped ensure his captain Gary Stead could declare at 212/8, meaning England have yet to bowl a side out in New Zealand.In the process Harris eased himself past Canterbury icon Graham Dowling into fourth on the all-time Canterbury list with 3704 runs, behind Paul McEwan, Rod Latham and Barry Hadlee.Harris said team coach Michael Sharpe generally kept the players up with any statistical milestones but he had not been aware of his movement today.So far this summer he has scored 605 runs at 121.00, the most runs in the season to date in New Zealand, two ahead of New Zealand Test opener Mark Richardson.”You never felt like you were in on the pitch. But the longer you were there the better chance you gave yourself,” he said.With the new ball, and the bounce and pace off the pitch, it was much more difficult than later. There was a lot more grass on the pitch than usual at the ground, he said.When he joined opener Robbie Frew with Canterbury 39/4, they decided they would just try to bat for a while to get themselves back into the game.Harris did receive a big bonus when an appeal against him for leg before wicket from the first ball he faced was turned down by umpire Robert Anderson.He said Frew had said to him the swing was gone so he decided to leave a wider one alone only to have it come back at him.”I was pretty happy with his decision,” he said.What his lengthy stay at the crease did allow him to do was get a solid first-hand look at the advance Andy Caddick has made as a bowler.As youths in Christchurch the two were often pitted against each other and they appeared in age-group sides together before Caddick decided to pitch tent in the English camp as he was able to do thanks to his parentage.”He was a pretty similar height back then, and very much a handful for anyone facing him. He was always a player you would rather have in your side than in the opposition at lower grade level,” he said.

Giles succeeds Greatbatch at Warwickshire

Ashley Giles: in the Edgbaston hot-seat © Getty Images

Ashley Giles has been unveiled as Warwickshire’s new director of cricket, only one month after retiring from first-class cricket because of a long-term hip injury. Giles, 34, takes over from the former New Zealand opening batsman, Mark Greatbatch, and his first task will be to galvanise morale at the club, after their relegation from the first divisions of both the County Championship and the Pro40 League.Described by his England coach Duncan Fletcher as one of the most professional men he had ever worked with, Giles is a Warwickshire folk hero. He made exactly 100 first-class appearances for the club in a 12-year career, scoring 3,297 runs at an average of 30.24, and taking 323 wickets at 26.19. He was a member of the treble-winning Warwickshire side that won consecutive Championships in 1994 and 1995.The club could hardly be at a lower ebb at present. They were top of the Championship back in May, but they have not won a match since and their relegation was confirmed after their defeat at Old Trafford last week. Greatbatch, who was two years into a three-year contract, telegraphed his imminent departure with some outspoken comments in the local Birmingham press.”I can look myself in the mirror,” he told the Birmingham Post last week. “I’ve met some good people and some not-so-honest people. There have been more positives that negatives generally. When a team plays well, the players get the accolades but when they lose the coach bears the brunt. I’ve always said we need to re-strengthen. We’re short of quality. We have some … but we need to strengthen.”Though Greatbatch has been keen to pass the buck for Warwickshire’s predicament, there’s no doubt locally where the blame for their failings lie. “I don’t know what happened to [that] genial fellow,” said George Dobell in the Birmingham Post. “He is unrecognisable from the gruff man I’ve encountered of late. Stung by criticism, hurt by failure and confused by the lack of reward for his hard work, Greatbatch has, somewhere along the way, lost all those positive qualities.”Warwickshire’s best shot at glory this season came in the Friends Provident Trophy. Instead they went out to Hampshire in the semi-final, a match that earned notoriety after the controversial omission of their England batsman, Ian Bell. This, Dobell added, was just another example of Greatbatch’s misfiring man-management that has led to so many ructions within the dressing-room.”It was his fault that Mark Wagh left. It was his fault that Moeen Ali left. It was his fault that he alienated senior players like Michael Powell and [Dougie] Brown who had only the best interests of the club at heart. And it was his fault that the side played unattractive cricket. For Greatbatch distrusts flair.”Greatbatch met with the Warwickshire chief executive, Colin Povey, on Monday, and his departure was rubber-stamped at a press conference at Edgbaston on Tuesday afternoon. “We have agreed that it is in the best interests of the club to make this move now and to draw a line under the season,” Povey said. “I would like to thank Mark for all he has contributed.”Giles – who will be chosen for the role ahead of his former captain, Dermot Reeve – has a tough task to reinvigorate his old team-mates, but as a familiar and trusted face around the dressing-room, he starts his reign from a position of strength. “His knowledge of both the club and what it takes to perform at the highest levels make him an ideal candidate to take the squad forward,” Povey confirmed. “I very much look forward to working with Ashley and wish him every success in his new role.”

Timely fifties prop up India U-19

India Under-19 profited from three crucial half-centuries to reach 255 for 7 in their first innings on the first day of the four-day match against Pakistan Under-19 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.Put in to bat by Pakistan U-19 captain Mohammad Ibrahim, India U-19 slipped to 95 for 3 before a 110-run fourth-wicket stand between Virat Kauli (63) and Tanmay Srivastava (55) lent stability to their first innings.At the top of the order, opener Pervez Aziz held the innings together with 63 off 112 balls with 10 fours. Kauli smashed eight boundaries in his 121-ball knock while Tanmay struck two fours and a six off 137 balls before handing a catch back to new-ball bowler Mohammad Naved, who finished with 2 for 38.Nayyar Abbas captured 2 for 57 while his fellow left-arm slow bowler Imad Wasim took 1 for 36. The Indian Under-19 side will play another four-day match at Peshawar from September 13 before clashing against Pakistan Under-19 in four one-day matches.

Ponting to attend disciplinary hearing

Ricky Ponting exchanges words with Matthew Hoggard and Ashley Giles on his way back to the pavilion © Getty Images

Ricky Ponting faces disciplinary action from match referee Ranjan Madugalle for how he reacted when he was run out by substitute fielder Gary Pratt’s direct hit on the third day. He is to appear before Madugalle after stumps on Sunday.Ponting, who made 48, was called for a tight single by Damien Martyn, and Pratt, fielding for the hospitalised Simon Jones, threw down the stumps from cover with Ponting six inches short of safety. As he waited for the third umpire’s decision, Ponting was seen having an animated discussion with Aleem Dar, the square-leg umpire, and he also exchanged words with some of the fielders as he left the field as well as aiming comments towards the England dressing room.”I was disappointed with my dismissal given that it was a crucial stage of the game and I’d worked hard to get to that position,” Ponting said in a statement. “I let myself down with my reaction and for that I apologise to those who see me as a role model.”My frustration at getting out was compounded by the fact that I was run out by a substitute fielder, an issue that has concerned us from the start of this series and one we raised before the series.” Australia have been concerned about England’s use of substitute fielders since the NatWest Series, arguing that it is a way of giving the home side’s fast bowlers a rest. Substitutes are only generally allowed if players are ill or injured but, according to the Laws of Cricket, it is the umpires alone who have the responsibility for letting substitutes take the field and the opposing captain has no right of appeal.

Ponting in discussion with Aleem Dar as they wait for the third umpire © Getty Images

Some reports claimed that Duncan Fletcher, who was on the England balcony when Ponting returned, was the target of comments . “I don’t know what he said, I haven’t spoken to my players about it but there’s always some sort of chat out there,” Fletcher shrugged. “I don’t say ‘hold on what are you talking to the Aussies about?’. I saw him mumble something but I don’t know what he said.”As for complaints about the use of substitutes, Fletcher was dismissive. “Simon Jones was off and I don’t think we could have gone on with 10 men. It was very important we put a 12th man on to replace him. The guys go off to excuse themselves – nature calls and they’re replaced for an over. That’s the way it goes. You want to take a run to a cover fielder and get run out, whose fault is that?”

Collins Obuya undergoes surgery

Kenya’s legspinner Collins Obuya will almost certainly miss the Champions Trophy in September after undergoing surgery to remove his appendix. He was rushed to hospital with stomach pains during Kenya’s match against Pakistan A on Monday.Obuya was instrumental in Kenya’s advance to the World Cup semi-finals last year, taking 5 for 24 in their vital group-stage victory over Sri Lanka. He was subsequently signed by Warwickshire as an overseas player for the 2003 season.”He is likely to be out of action for seven weeks. It is a great shame because Collins has played good one-day cricket for Kenya,” lamented Andy Moles, Kenya’s coach. “It’s very disappointing for the team as a whole and for Collins but he is definitely out of the triangular series and very doubtful for the Champions Trophy.”Kenya have already been weakened by the withdrawal of their captain, Maurice Odumbe, who has taken a break from cricket while answering match-fixing allegations.

Mohammad Kaif for Derbyshire

Mohammad Kaif’s one-day debut for Derbyshire, in the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy, was memorable – he made 81 off 85 balls, playing an innings of class and character. But he couldn’t quite get it together after that, failing to justify his reputation as one of the rising stars of World Cricket.
Derbyshire averagesAugust 24 National Cricket League
Derbyshire beat Northamptonshire by 3 wickets
Derbyshire avenged their crushing defeat by Northamptonshire in the Frizzell County Championship, eking out a three-wicket in the National League. Kaif’s contribution was just 10, but Michael Di Venuto slammed 130 to take Derbyshire to the victory target of 252.
Scorecard ReportAugust 20-22 Frizzell County Championship
Derbyshire lost to Northamptonshire by an innings and 231 runs
Once again Kaif got starts in both innings, scoring 31 and 14, but failed to carry on, as Derbyshire slumped to a humiliating defeat by an innings and 231 runs. Derbyshire were bowled out for a measly 138 in their first innings, while Northamptonshire bludgeoned 647 for 5 declared. Derbyshire made a better effort the second time around, but despite Michael Di Venuto’s 116, could manage just 278.
ScorecardReportAugust 17 National Cricket League
Derbyshire lost to Hampshire by 6 wickets
In Derbyshire’s first innings of 158 in 45 overs, Kaif made the third highest score, stroking 21 off 33 balls before falling to Tremlett. His captain, Dominic Cork, made 49 lower down the order, but their final total of 158 for 9 was still not enough to test Hampshire, who cruised home with six wickets to spare.
Scorecard ReportAugust 13-14 Frizzell County Championship
Derbyshire beat Hampshire by an innings and 43 runs
Kaif failed to convert his start, being trapped lbw by Chaminda Vaas for 36, but Derbyshire coasted to a thumping win inside two days. Their hero was Dominic Cork, who had match figures of 10 for 67 as Hampshire were bundled out for 143 and 155.
Scorecard ReportAugust 10 National Cricket League
Derbyshire beat Sussex by 6 wickets
Kaif and Dominic Hewson combined to guide Derbyshire to a six-wicket victory, with seven balls remaining. Kaif anchored the run-chase, making 55 from 62 balls, while Hewson chipped in with a 29-ball 39. Sussex’s total owed much to a 55-ball 60 from Matthew Prior, but it wasn’t enough in a match restricted to 32 overs-a-side by rain.
Scorecard ReportAugust 7 C&G Trophy semi-final
Derbyshire lost to Gloucestershire by 1 wicket
Kaif rose to the occasion of a semi-final encounter, scoring a fluent 72 off 83 balls, but Derbyshire were edged out by one wicket in a thriller. Kaif’s knock lifted Derbyshire to 219 in an innings where no other batsman topped 40. Ultimately, though, he was upstaged by Shoaib Malik’s 74, which won the day for Gloucestershire.
Scorecard ReportAugust 4 National Cricket League
Derbyshire lost to Lancashire by 8 wickets
The first half-century for Kaif in the National League, but his 70, scored off 89 balls with nine fours, wasn’t enough to secure a win for Derbyshire. Kaif got little support from the rest of the batsmen, as Derbyshire folded up for 197. Lancashire romped past the target with almost 10 overs to spare.
Scorecard ReportAugust 3 National Cricket League
Derbyshire lost to Middlesex by 4 wickets
Kaif managed just 1, taking his National League tally to a miserable 69 from four innings, but Derbyshire rode on a 111-ball 106 by Michael Di Venuto to post a challenging 259. It wasn’t enough, though, as Middlesex won by four wickets.
Scorecard ReportJuly 24-27 Frizzell County Championship
Derbyshire drew with Durham
Mohammad Kaif had another disappointing match, scoring 31 and 7 as Derbyshire drew against Durham. Three declarations in the first three innings of the match left Derbyshire chasing 251 for victory, but by close of play they managed only 204 for 7.
Scorecard ReportJuly 15-18 Frizzell County Championship
Derbyshire lost to Worcestershire by an innings and 42 runs
Mohammad Kaif will be disappointed with contributions of 31 and 30, but in both innings of the game against Worcestershire, he end up topscoring, as Derbyshire recorded paltry totals of 129 and 96. Worcestershire’s 301 proved to be more than enough to seal a game dominated by their bowlers. Michael Mason’s first-innnings 5 for 43 was overshadowed by Kabir Ali, who scythed through the Derby batting with 8 for 58 in 15.4 overs.
Scorecard ReportJuly 13 National Cricket League
Derbyshire beat Sussex by 6 wickets
A game of two centuries, with Christopher Bassano’s being the decisive contribution, as Derbyshire made it past the target with 20 balls remaining. Mohammad Kaif cobbled together 44, and Dominic Hewson – who had earlier snared 4 for 40 – made 34 in support of Bassano’s brilliant 126. Murray Goodwin was Sussex’s batting hero with a classy 129.
Scorecard ReportJuly 9-11 Frizzell County Championship
Derbyshire lost to Gloucestershire by 5 wickets
An encounter both Derbyshire and Kaif would like to forget. Derbyshire batted first on winning the toss and were skittled out for 89 in just 36 overs (Kaif 12 from 28 balls). Gloucestershire then made 277, and Derbyshire batted a bit better in the second innings, hitting up 356 – Kaif’s contribution was just 6 off 17 balls. Gloucestershire reached the target of 169 without breaking much of a sweat.
Scorecard ReportJuly 2-5 Frizzell County Championship
Derbyshire lost to Yorkshire by 10 wickets
Yorkshire thrashed Derbyshire with time to spare, as Kaif saved his side the embarrassment of an innings defeat. Derbyshire followed on after being dismissed for 128 (Kaif 0) chasing Yorkshire’s 444 (Yuvraj 6), and Kaif then grinded four-and-a-half hours for his 87, ensuring that Yorkshire would have to bat again. The result, though, was hardly in question.
Scorecard ReportJune 27-29 Frizzell County Championship
Derbyshire lost to Northamtonshire by 180 runs
Kaif made a duck in the second innings, as Derbyshire – needing 287 for a win – were bowled out for a paltry 106. Kaif’s 28 was the second-highest score in Derbyshire’s first innings, and he also chipped in with a wicket, trapping Philip Jacques in front. It was only his 18th first-class scalp.
Scorecard ReportJune 24 Twenty20 Cup
Derbyshire lost to Leicestershire by 1 run
Kaif was at the forefront of a thrilling run-chase – he came in with Derbyshire on 9 for 2, chasing 171, and made a combative 53 off 40 balls. Derbyshire eventually fell just a run short, in a match marred by controversy, as Derbyshire disputed the legality of a late boundary catch where the fielder appeared to have crossed the rope. In a few earlier matches, Kaif had failed and his team had won. This was the reverse.
Scorecard ReportJune 23 Twenty20 Cup
Derbyshire beat Durham by 6 runs
Kaif failed again, making just 4, but Derbyshire won regardless, posting 157 and restricting Durham to 151 for 5.
Scorecard ReportJune 21 Twenty20 Cup
Derbyshire beat Lancashire by 7 wickets
Kaif failed, though Derbyshire won easily. Dominic Hewson took four wickets as Lancashire was skittled out for 91, but Derbyshire almost made a meal of it. They were 10 for 2 when Kaif walked in, and though he made only 7 off 12, he added 35 crucial runs with Michael Di Venuto, who continued a fine run of form and wrapped up the game with 52 not out.
Scorecard ReportJune 19 Twenty20 Cup
Derbyshire beat Nottinghamshire by 9 wickets
Not much for Kaif to do in this game. Nottinghamshire was knocked over for 94, and Kaif walked in to bat with Derbyshire on 56 for 1. He eased himself to 11 off 12 balls as Derbyshire won with 8.3 overs to spare – a handsome margin for a 20-overs-a-side game.
Scorecard ReportJune 15 National Cricket League
Derbyshire lost to Lancashire by five runs
Kaif failed again, as Derbyshare fell short of Lancashire’s total of 251 by just five runs. He walked in to bat at 24 for 2, but just as a recovery seemed to be underway, Kaif was bowled by Brad Hogg for 12.
Scorecard ReportJune 14, Twenty20 Cup
Derbshire lost to Yorkshire by 45 runs
Kaif ended on the losing end of a battle of rising Indian stars; Yuvraj Singh made a sterling 44 off 41 as Yorkshire made 186 for 5 in their 20 overs. Kaif, coming in to bat 36 for 2, made a second-ball duck, being trapped lbw by Ryan Sidebottom. Derbyshire duly crumbled to a 45-run defeat.
Scorecard ReportJune 11 C&G Trophy
Derbyshire beat Surrey by 137 runs
Mohammad Kaif played a matchwinning innings of 81, off 85 balls, in his first one-day game for Derbyshire. Kaif came in to bat with the score on 75 for 2, and played an innings of character, nurdling the bowling with ease and dominating a fourth-wicket partnership of 88 with Dominic Hewson. His placement was excellent and his cover-driving, sublime. Derbyshire thus walked into the semi final of the C&G Trophy with an astonishingly easy win, against the one-day powerhouse of the previous year.
Scorecard ReportJune 4-7 Frizzell County Championship
Derbyshire lost to Glamorgan by an innings and 70 runs
Mohammad Kaif’s debut for Derbyshire ended in debacle, as Kaif made 13 (off 26) and 6 (off 12; note the strike-rate in both innings) and Derbyshire lost by their biggest margin of the season. Not an auspicious start.
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