Cricket

Derbyshire Falcons captain Gary Wilson said he side “couldn’t live with the pressure” put on to them by the Worcestershire Rapids bowlers in Thursday night’s Vitality Blast defeat.

Worcestershire Rapids regained top spot in the Vitality Blast North Group as they overcame Derbyshire Falcons by 16 runs in a low-scoring and tense affair at Blackfinch New Road.

Another brilliant display of power hitting by Josh Cobb gave the Northants Steelbacks a first Vitality Blast win and dented Derbyshire Falcons quarter-final hopes at Derby.

Derbyshire has signed New Zealand international batsman Henry Nicholls for the final two Vitality Blast group matches.

Ian Bell wrote his name in the record books but finished on the losing side as Birmingham Bears fell to a 16 run defeat against the Derbyshire Falcons in a low scoring Vitality Blast game at Derby.

Derbyshire have extended overseas fast bowler Wahab Riaz’s stay at the club and he will now be available for 12 Vitality Blast group matches.

Ish Sodhi turned the match on it’s head as Notts Outlaws completed their own version of ‘The Hundred’ with a thrilling 9-run victory over Derbyshire Falcons in the Vitality Blast at Trent Bridge.

Wayne Madsen’s brilliant 66 off 28 balls led Derbyshire to a winning total of 179 for seven as they completed a quick-fire double over Yorkshire with a rain-affected win at Emerald Headingley.

Matt Critchley smashed 22 off the final over from Tim Bresnan to give Derbyshire Falcons a dramatic five-wicket win over Yorkshire Vikings with one ball to spare in the Vitality Blast game at a wet and blustery Chesterfield.

Matt Critchley smashed 22 off the final over from Tim Bresnan to give Derbyshire Falcons a dramatic five wicket win over Yorkshire Vikings with one ball to spare in the Vitality Blast game at a wet and blustery Chesterfield.

A half-century from Billy Godleman underpinned by some explosive hitting by Hardus Viljoen helped Derbyshire Falcons maintain their current mini-revival by overhauling a modest total by Leicestershire Foxes, who have so far lost all four of their home fixtures in the Vitality T20 Blast while winning their three away from Grace Road.

Derbyshire’s young spin attack of Matt Critchley and Hamidullah Qadri carried the home side to a thrilling 39 run victory over Northamptonshire in the Division Two County Championship match at Chesterfield.

Northamptonshire skipper Alex Wakely revived his team’s chances of pulling off a record-breaking run chase after another Wayne Madsen century set up the prospect of a thrilling finish to the Division Two match against Derbyshire at Chesterfield.

Fans are pictured at Queens Park in Chesterfield enjoying another cracking day of action between Derbyshire and Northants.

Northamptonshire skipper Alex Wakely revived his team’s chances of pulling off a record-breaking run chase after another Wayne Madsen century set up the prospect of a thrilling finish to the Division Two match against Derbyshire at Chesterfield.

Alex Wakely scored a century and Matt Critchley celebrated his best first-class figures as Derbyshire and Northamptonshire continued to trade blows in the Division Two County Championship match at Chesterfield.

Derbyshire leg-spinner Matt Critchley recorded his best figures in first class cricket to leave the Division Two County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Chesterfield in the balance.

Derbyshire Falcons’ home Vitality Blast fixture versus Yorkshire Vikings on Saturday 28 July at Chesterfield has sold out for a second year in a row.

Alex Wakely has led Northamptonshire’s recovery on the second morning of the Division Two County Championship match against Derbyshire at Chesterfield.