Anuj Dal five-for places Worcestershire on the again foot
Derbyshire 32 for two path Worcestershire 237 (Libby 78, Dal 5-45) by 205 runs
Anuj Dal once more loved himself at Worcestershire’s expense as bottom-placed Derbyshire put their damage issues within the bowling division behind them to carry a few collapse by the house aspect on day one of many LV=Insurance County Championship encounter at New Road.
Dal had scored 100 and a fifty plus choosing up a five-for within the corresponding fixture in 2022 after scoring a century within the match between the groups on the Incora County Ground. He continued in that vein by returning figures of 18.3-5-45-5 as Worcestershire, who have been 105 for 1 at one stage, have been dismissed for 237 in 83.3 overs.
The Peakites have been with out frontline bowlers Saranga Lakmal, Zak Chappell and Sam Conners and as well as Ben Aitchison limped off after being unable to finish an over. But Derbyshire, who signed Surrey’s Conor McKerr on mortgage for a 3rd spell on the membership, caught to their job in opposition to a Worcestershire aspect who themselves had health issues.
Club Captain Brett D’Oliveira, Jack Haynes and Kashif Ali have been all dominated out and it meant handing a debut to rookie professional Rehaan Edavalath along with India tempo bowler Navdeep Saini.
Stand-in skipper Jake Libby continued his wealthy vein of type by top-scoring with 78 to take his run tally to 373 in his final three knocks. But solely fellow opener Gareth Roderick and Adam Hose supplied him a lot substantial help.
Saini, who performed for Kent within the Championship final summer season, struck together with his first supply to dismiss Harry Came and Derbyshire ended on 32 for two after shedding Luis Reece to the ultimate supply of the day from Dillon Pennington.
Libby opted to bat after profitable the toss and he and Roderick scored freely in opposition to the Kookaburra ball which is getting used in the course of the subsequent two rounds of Championship matches.
They accomplished their third successive half-century stand since becoming a member of forces on the prime of the order within the earlier Championship sport in opposition to Sussex. The partnership was price 70 when Roderick was bowled by means of the gate by Aitchison with a supply that nipped again.
The sport began to swing in Derbyshire’s favour as soon as Azhar Ali was dismissed to the ultimate supply earlier than lunch when he drove at Dal and was caught at slip.
Edavalath got here out for his maiden innings at first of the afternoon session however lasted solely three balls earlier than he missed a straight supply from Dal and was lbw for nought.
Libby accomplished a wonderful half century from 106 balls with a push by means of the covers for 2 off Dal who bowled a probing 10 over spell both aspect of lunch of 10-2-32-2.
Hose has been in prime type in Championship and T20 cricket and he once more regarded in good contact and helped Libby add 54 in untroubled style. But Hose edged Nick Potts to slide and Libby’s advantageous knock was dropped at an finish by Dal with keeper Brooke Guest holding onto the possibility. Libby has now scored 614 top notch runs this summer season, the third highest determine on Division Two.
Ed Pollock, recalled to the Championship aspect, obtained his head down however was dismissed to the final ball earlier than tea when he shouldered arms to Dal and was bowled.
Matthew Waite confirmed constructive after the interval, placing Aitchison for 3 boundaries within the first over to carry up the 200. But he was bowled on 19 by a supply from McKerr which nipped again a good distance.
Joe Leach clipped McKerr tamely into the palms of mid wicket and Josh Baker pushed ahead to Luis Reece and was bowled. Dal accomplished his five-for by shattering Pennington’s stumps.
Saini made the proper begin as Came supplied no shot to a supply angled into him and was bowled after which Reece edged the ultimate supply of the day from Pennington to first slip.