BBC racing commentator John Hunt has spoken for the first time since the murder of his wife and two daughters, in July last year. John and his daughter Amy told the BBC the love of their family has helped to sustain them through their trauma and grief. They say they took the decision to talk...
Harry Came fell nine runs short of a second century in the match as Derbyshire were forced to settle for a draw in an exciting finish to their County Championship Division Two match with Gloucestershire at Bristol. The hosts declared their second innings at lunch, having progressed from an overnight 364-3 to 526-6. Graeme van...
Derbyshire began the day on 116-2, still 71 behind. Gloucestershire hopes centred on their new signing Murphy, but Madsen quickly set the tone by twice hitting the Australia Test off-spinner through the off-side for back-foot fours. There was nothing Murphy nor any other bowler could do to prise apart the Derbyshire pair as Came was...
Derbyshire Falcons took East Midlands bragging rights after successfully chasing down Leicestershire Foxes’ target of 197 in the Vitality T20 Blast at Edgbaston. The win lifted Falcons off the bottom of North Group although they still need a continuation of their recent improvement to reach the knockout stages after losing five of their seven games...
While Northamptonshire have a 100% winning record in the T20 Blast, Derbyshire suffered a fifth defeat in five games as they were beaten by 16 runs at Durham. Ollie Robinson’s T20-best 70 from 46 balls, sharing an 84-run partnership with Colin Ackermann (33), helped the home side reach 168-6 at Chester-le-Street. The Falcons reply was...
Derbyshire have re-signed all-rounder Fynn Hudson-Prentice from Sussex on an initial four-match T20 Blast loan deal. The 29-year-old, who was not involved in Sussex’s first three games in this season’s competition, has taken 33 wickets and scored 548 runs in 51 T20 appearances during his career. He was a member of the Derbyshire squad which...
Danny Fullbrook Culture reporter @LightninLex An activist unpicked stitching covering JK Rowling’s name on the artwork The National Trust has covered up a piece of art featuring the name of author JK Rowling, after it was tampered with by a member of the public. Between April and November 2024 visitors to Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire...
Arthur says what Derbyshire have demanded of him as a coach has been “fantastic” after years spent in charge of national sides. Before moving to the County Ground, the last time he worked at club level outside of a T20 franchise was at Western Australia in 2011. “I’ve had to self-reflect and change my style...
Luis Reece led Derbyshire’s victory charge as they rolled over Kent before lunch on the final day of the County Championship Division Two match at Derby. The all-rounder picked up two wickets to claim outstanding figures of 3-21 from 10 overs as they beat the visitors by an innings and 14 runs After Zak Chappell...
Derbyshire moved further down the road towards victory despite Ben Compton’s efforts to block their advance on the third day of the County Championship Division Two match against Kent. The opener scored 156 from 287 balls out of 326-9 and 49 in a second-innings 157-3 after the visitors were forced to follow-on. All-rounder Anuj Dal...
Caleb Jewell and Wayne Madsen achieved personal milestones to drive Derbyshire to a record-breaking score before Kent fought back on the second day of the County Championship Division Two match at Derby. Australian opener Jewell made a career-best 232 from 361 balls out of 587-5 declared, Derbyshire’s highest ever total against Kent. Madsen scored 100,...
England bowlers past and present, James Anderson and Tom Hartley, took two wickets apiece but Lancashire’s County Championship against Derbyshire ended in a tense draw. The visitors closed on 220-8, 109 runs short of what had become a notional victory target. In the morning session, Lancashire had declared on 184-7, thereby challenging their opponents to...
The final day of this County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford looks set for an intriguing finish after Lancashire had ended the third evening on 141-6 in their second innings, giving them a lead of 285 and an opportunity to set Derbyshire a target early on the final day. Brooks Guest’s 77 had helped...
Since Anderson ended his Test career with 704 wickets, an England record and more than any other pace bowler, he has worked as a bowling consultant with the national team and unsuccessfully attempted to be picked up in the Indian Premier League and The Hundred. In April, he was knighted in former prime minister Rishi...
Glamorgan were 213 ahead at the start of play and lost night-watchman Andy Gorvin for six, lobbing a catch to short-leg off the ferocious Blair Tickner. Kellaway survived an extraordinary near play-on to Zak Chappell on 19 as he and Cooke defended assiduously to ensure some degree of safety for Glamorgan, who took the first...