26 May 2025 ko Derby mein County Championship Division Two ka match khatam hua, jahan Derbyshire ne Kent ko innings aur 14 run se hara diya. Yeh unka season ka doosra jeet tha aur isse woh points table mein second number par aa gaye. Dusri taraf, Kent ki yeh chauthi baar continuous haar thi, aur ab woh table ke neeche ke taraf girte ja rahe hain.
Derbyshire ne pehle batting karke 587/5 declare kiya – Caleb Jewell ne dhamaka kar diya 232 run bana ke, captain Wayne Madsen ne bhi century maari (100), aur Harry Came (89), David Lloyd (50) aur Luis Reece (50 not out) ne bhi contribution diya. Kent ne pehla innings mein 326 run banaye – Ben Compton ne zabardast 156 banaye, aur Bell-Drummond ne 61, par Anuj Dal ke 4/50 ne unka flow tod diya. Kent ko follow-on karna pada, kyunki woh 261 run peeche the.
Teesre din ke end tak Kent 157/3 par the, aur Tawanda Muyeye 55 par not out the. Lekin chauthe din subah, sab kuch bigad gaya.
Subah ka pehla ball hi Zak Chappell ne Muyeye ko out kar diya – caught behind, ball unke shoulder pe laga tha par umpire ne diya out. Uske baad Kent ka collapse shuru ho gaya. Agle 8 over mein 4 wicket gaye, aur Kent 247/9 par aa gaye. Jake Ball injured tha, toh batting bhi nahi kar saka – match wahi khatam ho gaya.
Luis Reece ne full damage kiya – 10 over mein 3 wicket le liye sirf 21 run deke. Unhone Benjamin ko Guest ke haath catch karwaya, aur Leaning ko Nick Potts ne deep mid-off par pakda. Anuj Dal ne Finch ko bowled kiya (ball thigh pad se lagke stumps par gaya), aur Jack Morley ne Parkinson ko lbw kar diya bina score ke.
Grant Stewart ne thoda maza diya – ek six mara Pat Brown ko, 49 run banaye – par fir Potts ne ek aur acchi catch pakdi third man pe, aur match khatam ho gaya lunch ke 15 minute pehle.
Derbyshire ne batting aur bowling dono mein dominance dikhaya. Reece ne toh all-round performance diya – 50* aur 3 wicket, aur unka yeh season already strong chal raha hai – yaad hai, pehle Gloucestershire ke khilaaf 10 wicket bhi le chuke hain. 2019 mein bhi unhone 1,579 run aur 70 wicket liye the.
Kent ka performance weak raha – na batting chali, na bowling. Matt Parkinson ne toh record tod diya – sabse mehenga spell: 1 wicket ke liye 204 run de diye!
Derbyshire ke coach Mickey Arthur bhi khush the – unhone bola team ne start se hi intensity dikhayi. Kent ab kuch din ke liye 4-day cricket se break le raha hai aur T20 Blast pe focus karega. Unhe apni form pe kaam karna padega varna table mein aur neeche girte jayenge.
