Cricket

Dominic Cork has been installed as Twenty20 head coach at Derbyshire for this summer’s Vitality Blast.

All-rounder Mattie McKiernan has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Derbyshire until the end of the 2020 season.

THE home of Derbyshire County Cricket Club is to be renamed after it agreed a major sponsorship deal with one of the region’s most successful companies.

Hardus Viljoen has left Derbyshire by mutual consent.

Derbyshire batting ace Wayne Madsen admits he still gets excited by pre-season preparations even though he has many years of experience on his CV.

Derbyshire will begin the new domestic season on Friday April 5 with the visit of Durham in the Specsavers County Championship, before ending their campaign away to Middlesex at Lord’s at the end of September.

Steve Kirby has been appointed as Derbyshire County Cricket Club’s new assistant and bowling coach.

Opening batsman Ben Slater has been named as Nottinghamshire’s player of the month for September to reflect the encouraging impact he has made in his short time at Trent Bridge.

Luis Reece has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him at Derbyshire until the end of the 2021 season.

Anuj Dal has signed a one-year deal to keep him at Derbyshire for the 2019 season.

Craig Miles signed off his Gloucestershire career by hitting the winning runs to secure a two wicket victory on a pulsating third and final day of the Division Two match against Derbyshire at Derby.

Wayne Madsen has committed his long-term future to Derbyshire after signing a three-year extension to keep him at the club until the end of the 2022 season.

Bowler Tony Palladino has signed a two-year contract extension to keep him at Derbyshire until the end of the 2020 season.

Luis Reece has not played since he broke a metatarsal in his right foot in a Royal London One-Day Cup game at the end of May but is hoping to make a comeback in the fixture against Middlesex which starts at Lord’s tomorrow (Tuesday) or the home match with Gloucestershire next Monday.

Brett Hutton’s 5 for 59 and 62 from Ricardo Vasconelos put Northamptonshire on top against Derbyshire at Wantage Road but Hardus Viljoen’s four wickets ensured the home side were not out of sight at the end of the day three, with Northants 198 for 8 in their second-innings, leading by 231.

Alex Hughes was the chief beneficiary of a rain-shortened day at Wantage Road as he made his way to 74no, moving Derbyshire to 118-4 in reply to Northamptonshire’s 255.

Saif Zaib and Ben Curran made fifties as Northamptonshire enjoyed a good opening day against Derbyshire at Wantage Road in the Specsavers County Championship. Zaib’s 57 and Curran, with 51, steered Northants to 255 before Derbyshire were reduced to 60 for 2 at the close.