Derbyshire
Falcons vs Durham Jets
Durham and the Sky TV Cameras are visiting the 3aaa County Ground tonight with Derbyshire looking for a victory which will push them towards the precipice of the quarter finals for the first time since 2005. The match for Durham however is a dead rubber, with them sitting bottom of the North Group on 2 points following their points deduction at the start of the season for the financial matters last season, meaning they are playing for nothing but pride. Conversely Derbyshire though find themselves in fifth on 13 points, but with two games in hand over the sides above them and a victory will see them climb to second in the table and virtually guaranteed a quarter final place.
Last
time out Derbyshire lost to the table toppers Nottinghamshire and
will be looking to put that behind them and get back to winning ways
and move back into the quarter final spots. Before that they beat
Leicestershire comfortably and they will be hoping for a repeat of
that tonight. Durham also lost last time out and won the time before
that and will be hoping to get back to winning ways, although with
nothing to play for Derbyshire’s desire for victory should be
higher.
The
bookies make Derbyshire clear favourites and it is clear to see why,
the weather looks set fair and Derbyshire have only lost once at home
this season they will be looking to keep that record intact.
Key Men
Derbyshire
Falcons:
When Derbyshire started this campaign not many would’ve put four
day skipper Billy
Godleman
in their starting eleven, with a reputation for steady and safe
scoring, however in this competition Billy the sensible has become
“Billy the Basher” and given the side real impetus at the top of
the order, impetus that every side needs. If Godleman can fire as he
has done throughout the campaign then Derbyshire’s chances of
victory will be greatly enhanced. With Wilson away as well Godleman’s
captaincy experience will be invaluable to stand in skipper Smit.
Durham
Jets:
Durham
started the campaign poorly to say the least, but this was without
overseas star Tom Latham,
since Latham has come into the side the Jets’ fortunes have
improved having only lost one of the games he has played. When Latham
scored runs for the Jets, they have won, scoring 62 in the victory
over Worcestershire. If Latham can repeat this tonight then Durham’s
chances will improve no end.
Team
News
Derbyshire
will be without their regular T20 captain Gary Wilson, who is away on
international duty with Ireland, so Daryn Smit takes over the reigns
and will also continue to keep wicket. The Falcons do however have
Matt Crictchley back, who has had an enforced absence since being
struck on the helmet against Leicestershire and his clean hitting at
the top of the order will be welcomed
Durham
are yet to announce their squad for the game, however they will be
hoping for consistency in selection to enable their recent
improvement in form in this competition having Won and Drawn one of
their last three matches. They will be looking for Tom Latham and the
evergreen Paul Collingwood as the experience and quality in their
squad to push for victory.
Derbyshire
Falcons squad: D Smit (c, wk), C Brodrick, G
Cork, B Cotton, M Critchley, B Godleman, M Henry, A Hughes, W Madsen,
T Milnes, L Reece, I Tahir, H Viljoen, T Wood
Durham Jets squad:
TBA
Form
Derbyshire
Falcons: LWWAWL
Durham
Jets: LWDLWL
Weather
and conditions
The
forecast is good for Derby this evening, with Sunshine predicted for
the entirety of the game. The pitches at Derby so far this year have
provided runs and have played true and provided entertaining cricket.
The game last week at the 3aaa County Ground against the West Indies
also provided plenty of runs and I would imagine this will continue
this evening.
Date:
15th
August 2017
Time:
18:30
Ground:
3aaa County Ground, Derby
Umpires:
Peter Hartley and Martin Saggers
Odds
(SkyBet): Derbyshire Falcons 4/7 Leicestershire Foxes 11/8
Huw Lloyd writes for Deep Extra Cover
Great win..in the end.. disappointing last 2 overs from Derbyshire, which nearly cost us like notts at Derby. Reece again batted well and kept the scoreboard ticking over, and Henry redeemed himself somewhat with his hitting to get us back on track. Call me old fashioned but when we need 6 off two or so overs with gaps all over the field, why do we try to hit a maximum, which fails and exposes the tail, it was nail biting stuff in the end. Everyone chipped in again, and we should get confidence from the fact that others can score the runs when Wayne doesn't. 1 more point I think gets us to ko stage,but would be nice to get into top two as I assume they get home ties.
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