Potts, Carse fill boots as Durham submit mammoth 575
Derbyshire 443 and 89 for 0 (Reece 54*) path Durham 575 (Lees 171, Bedingham 138, Carse 80, Potts 64, Conners 5-115) by 43 runs
England quick bowler Matthew Potts paraded his batting credentials as Durham piled on the runs within the LV=Insurance County Championship match in opposition to Derbyshire at Derby.
Potts scored 64 and shared an eighth-wicket stand of 110 from 113 balls with Brydon Carse who made 80 on a day of stoppages on the Incora County Ground.
The Division Two leaders secured most batting factors for the sixth time this season earlier than they have been bowled out for 575 with quick bowler Sam Conners claiming 5 for 115. That gave Durham a lead of 132 however Derbyshire responded strongly of their second innings to shut on 89 with out loss, 43 behind, with Luis Reece 54 not out
The prospects of a constructive end result on a pitch the place greater than 800 runs had been scored on the primary two days receded additional when solely 47 balls have been bowled within the morning due to rain.
There was time for Conners to take his fourth wicket when Migael Pretorious was lbw enjoying again to a full-length ball however after lunch the sport was held up once more however this time in weird circumstances. A coin or a washer was discovered embedded within the pitch leading to a delay of a number of minutes earlier than the umpires determined it didn’t pose an issue and each groups agreed the match might proceed.
Potts and Carse took benefit however solely after two glorious catches had stalled Durham’s advance in direction of a full home of batting factors.
Ollie Robinson was trying to the quilt boundary when he drove Zak Chappell powerfully however Anuj Dal confirmed why he’s rated one of many prime fielders on the circuit by taking off to his proper and holding a surprising one-handed seize.
Graham Clark’s edged drive at Chappell was virtually previous Harry Came at first slip however he swooped to tug off an excellent low catch. At that time, Durham have been nonetheless 33 in need of 450 however Potts continued to exude confidence, placing away the unhealthy balls with crisp drives and cuts.
He reached his third first-class fifty by turning Dal off his hip to the positive leg fence for his seventh 4 and with Carse rapidly discovering his vary, Durham have been motoring alongside at practically 5 an over.
Carse straight drove Dal for six and he additionally hit 9 fours in a 41-ball fifty that underlined the dominance of bat over ball.
The lead was 86 when Potts drove at Reece within the remaining over earlier than tea and Wayne Madsen pouched his twenty sixth catch in Championship cricket this season. But there was no respite after the interval as Carse and Ben Raine added 43 earlier than Carse was caught behind down the leg aspect off Reece.
Conners rapidly cleaned up Matthew Parkinson to say his fifth wicket and go away Derbyshire with 27 overs to bat till the shut.
Reece and Came had some anxious moments in opposition to Raine and Potts with the brand new ball however as soon as they settled in, performed with rising assurance on a pitch which exhibits no signal of deteriorating.
Reece got here down the monitor to dispatch Parkinson for six and though Came edged Raine simply over the slips, Durham couldn’t break via and with heavy rain forecast for a lot of day 4, a draw appears more and more possible.