Brooke Guest stars with career-best 145* to maintain Durham at bay

Derbyshire 316 for 7 (Guest 145*, Madsen 62) vs Durham

Guest backed-up his hundred towards Sussex at Hove final week with one other completed show to steer Derbyshire to 317 for six after Durham had put them in. Wayne Madsen made 62 and shared a 3rd wicket stand with Guest of 118 in 32 overs earlier than he fell to England quick bowler Matt Potts who took 2 for 57 from 20 overs.

Durham’s determination to bowl first was most likely primarily based on the overhead situations reasonably than the pitch which performed effectively as soon as the solar broke by way of. But whereas there was cloud cowl, the openers had been challenged by Potts and Ben Raine who noticed Luis Reece dropped on 3 at second slip by David Bedingham.

It didn’t show expensive as Reece, who together with Harry Came has signed a two-year contract extension, supplied no shot to a ball from Raine that took out his off stump within the eleventh over of the morning.

Durham needed to wait one other 14 overs for his or her second success with Potts eradicating Came with a full size ball that straightened to bowl him for 16.

Madsen virtually went first ball, edging Potts simply in need of first slip and there was extra frustration for the paceman when he squared Madsen up however the ball flew over the slip cordon.

Potts had the possibility to take away Madsen on 14 within the fourth over after lunch when an edge off Brydon Carse went low to him within the gully however the ball went by way of his palms. It was a miss Durham had been made to pay for as Guest and Madsen performed with growing authority in vivid sunshine.

Guest drove Migael Pretorious by way of the covers for his ninth 4 to succeed in 50 from 103 balls earlier than Madsen greeted Matt Parkinson by sweeping him for 4. He got here down the pitch to the legspinner and lifted him over mid-on for his eighth boundary to go to 50 off 73 balls and the runs continued to circulation with the century stand developing from 157 deliveries.

Durham had been determined for a wicket and Potts offered it when he discovered some further bounce to have Madsen caught within the gully by Alex Lees.

Haider Ali survived a detailed lbw shout towards Potts however introduced his intentions within the final over earlier than tea by launching Parkinson into the seats behind long-on. It accomplished an excellent session for the hosts with Guest 13 runs in need of one other hundred which he accomplished within the eighth over after the restart by sweeping Parkinson for his fifteenth 4.

Guest confronted 181 balls and confirmed good judgement to bat his facet right into a promising place towards the highest facet within the division.

The stand with Haider was value 70 when Durham acquired a fourth wicket in weird style. The Pakistan right-hander went to comb Scott Borthwick, survived a assured lbw attraction however set off for a run that was by no means on and was stumped.

That introduced in Leus du Plooy who wanted 21 to finish 1000 Championship runs for the season however made solely 2 earlier than he scooped Borthwick low to cowl.

Durham ought to have eliminated Guest on 122 when he edged Raine behind however Ollie Robinson couldn’t maintain on and he took benefit to cross his earlier finest rating of 138 towards Glamorgan final season.

Raine claimed his second wicket when he bowled Anuj Dal however Guest made certain it was Derbyshire’s day.