Leus du Plooy century cannot carry Derbyshire dwelling
Derbyshire 407 (Guest 105, du Plooy 52, Karvelas 4-64, Shipley 4-124) and 361 for 8 (du Plooy 128, Ali 73) drew with Sussex 402 (Hudson-Prentice 63*, Scrimshaw 5-49) and 384 for 9 dec (Coles 180, Thomson 5-110)
Skipper Leus du Plooy made a powerful 128 however Derbyshire got here up simply brief of their pursuit of a goal of 380 in 58 overs to beat Sussex within the LV= Insurance County Championship at Hove.
Du Plooy’s third hundred of the summer season means he’s now the main scorer in Division Two with 979 runs however when he was caught within the deep Derbyshire nonetheless wanted 54 from 41 balls.
Anuj Dal and Alex Thomson saved going however they have been each caught making an attempt to clear the midwicket boundary. When Thomson was eighth out with 11 balls remaining Sussex fancied their possibilities of an unlikely win, however Sam Conners and George Scrimshaw shut up store, Derbyshire closing on 361 for 8 on the finish of a outstanding day wherein 552 runs have been scored. Derbyshire keep backside and Sussex stay in third place.
Du Plooy’s dismissal – caught at deep midwicket off Henry Shipley – was the turning level. The South African’s fifth-wicket alliance with Haider Ali, who contributed 73 off 54 balls as 145 have been added in 20.2 overs, had appeared like being decisive.
Ali was nicely caught by Tom Haines making an attempt to clear lengthy off however Du Plooy pushed on, hitting throughout the wicket in a powerful show of energy, placement and, when required, unorthodoxy as he employed the ramp shot to good impact to search out the gaps. A single off Jack Carson took the 28-year-old to his century and when the final ten overs began with 87 wanted, Derbyshire have been favourites.
But Du Plooy, having hit 17 fours and three sixes in 117 balls confronted, tried to clear the temptingly brief pavilion-side boundary as soon as too usually and thereafter Sussex’s abroad pair of Nathan McAndrew and Shipley bowled with spectacular management.
Derbyshire had misplaced three wickets within the afternoon session with Ari Karvelas choosing up Harry Came, who edged to slide, earlier than Luis Reece’s lack of footwork betrayed him and he provided a low edge to second slip. Brooke Guest performed on to provide Shipley his second wicket and at tea Derbyshire nonetheless wanted 270 in 36 overs.
But Du Plooy and Wayne Madsen upped the tempo, including 60 in 11 overs earlier than James Coles pinned Madsen sweeping with a full-length supply.
Du Plooy’s effort was the second positive innings of the day after Coles had been final out for a career-best 180 earlier than Sussex declared 25 minutes after lunch.
The 19-year-old, who had resumed on 101, shared stands of 70 for the sixth wicket with Fynn Hudson-Prentice, 62 for the eighth with Carson and 63 for the ninth in 47 balls with Shipley earlier than Sussex pulled out.
Coles had batted for six minutes in need of six hours after coming in on day three when Sussex have been 1 for two. He confronted 264 balls and hit 23 fours and two sixes earlier than holing out to deep midwicket, an anti-climactic finish to an excellent innings.
Off-spinner Thomson completed with 5 for 110 and had match figures of 8 for 180. He picked up his fifth wicket when McAndrew was caught at foolish level. With George Scrimshaw taking 5 for 49 in Sussex’s first innings, it was the primary time two Derbyshire bowlers had taken 5 wickets in the identical sport at Hove since 1933.