Unbeaten fifty by Ben Cox seals draw for Worcestershire after Derbyshire play it safe
Derbyshire captain Billy Godleman sets opponents 398 from 84 overs
15/04Result
Group 1, County Championship at Derby, Apr 15-18 2021
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![Derbyshire]( "Derbyshire")
390 & 312/5d -
![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
305 & 193/8 (83.5 ov)
15/04Result
Group 1, County Championship at Derby, Apr 15-18 2021
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![Derbyshire]( "Derbyshire")
390 & 312/5d -
![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
305 & 193/8 (83.5 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Worcestershire , elected to field first
Season
Match days
15,16,17,18 April 2021 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Derbyshire 15, Worcestershire 14
Scorecard Summary
DERBYSHIRE 390 (111.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Leus du Plooy98 (170)
- Matt Critchley109 (159)
- Joe Leach2/69 (21)
- Ed Barnard4/67 (25.2)
WORCESTERSHIRE 305 (102 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Riki Wessels60 (95)
- Tom Fell69 (147)
- Fynn Hudson-Prentice2/50 (15)
- Matt Critchley5/67 (25)
DERBYSHIRE 312/5d (80 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Wayne Madsen66 (88)
- Matt Critchley84 (109)
- Daryl Mitchell2/34 (15)
- Ed Barnard1/21 (8)
WORCESTERSHIRE 193/8 (83.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ben Cox*60 (148)
- Ed Barnard35 (110)
- Matt Critchley3/76 (32.5)
- Ben Aitchison3/18 (12)
83.5
0
Critchley to Cox, no run,
83.4
0
Critchley to Cox, no run,
83.3
0
Critchley to Cox, no run,
83.2
0
Critchley to Cox, no run,
83.1
0
Critchley to Cox, no run,
END OF OVER:83 | (maiden) | WORCS: 193/8
- Joe Leach9 (39b)
- Ben Cox60 (143b)
- Ben Aitchison12-5-18-3
- Matt Critchley32-13-76-3
82.6
0
Aitchison to Leach, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsUnbeaten fifty by Ben Cox seals draw for Worcestershire after Derbyshire play it safe
Derbyshire captain Billy Godleman sets opponents 398 from 84 overs
Matt Critchley proving Derbyshire's point nicely against Worcestershire
Critchley claims five-for, then falls 16 runs short of second century for the match as hosts hold healthy advantage
Matt Critchley adds three-wicket haul to his ton as Derbyshire retain control
Tom Fell, Riki Wessels post fifties but Worcestershire trail by 147 at end of second day
Matt Critchley ton builds on Leus du Plooy's 98 as Derbyshire take charge
Half-centuries for du Plooy, Godleman and Hosein leave Worcestershire ruing drops
Wayne Madsen: 'When you're trying to score 360, you try different things'
Derbyshire batsman's innovative shots have earned him the attention of the county circuit
County Championship
| Division 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| LANCS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| WARKS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| HANTS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| YORKS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| SOM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Division 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ESSEX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| GLOUC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| DURH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| NHNTS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| SUR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| GLAM | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Division 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KENT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| MIDDX | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| WORCS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| LEICS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| DERBS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| SUSS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 151 |
| WARKS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 145 |
| DURH | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
| ESSEX | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 129 |
| WORCS | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 109 |
| DERBS | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| SOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 148 |
| HANTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 145 |
| GLOUC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
| SUR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 |
| LEICS | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 111 |
| MIDDX | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
| Group 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| LANCS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 |
| YORKS | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149 |
| GLAM | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 127 |
| NHNTS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 123 |
| KENT | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 97 |
| SUSS | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 |