DERBYS BEAT NORTHANTS BY INNS & 113 RUNSpublished at 17:52 BST
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Scrimshaw lbw b Andersson 11 (Derbys 604-7d v Northants 228 & 263)
Martin Andersson pings George Scrimshaw on the pad and the finger goes up as Derbys bag the final wicket and a first win of the campaign.
George Bartlett is unbeaten on 65 at the non strikers’ end as Derbys players join in a celebratory huddle.
The foundations for this 23 points victory were built on a dominating display with the bat in the sole Derbys innings.
Brooke Guest (141), Martin Andersson (106) and Caleb Jewell (96) built around by three half centuries from others as the hosts racked up 604-7dec.
Northants’ initial reply of 228 as Ben Aitchison took 4-55 and Rory Haydon 3-72 left them not only foloowing on but so far behind the eight ball they never saw daylight again.
Zak Chappell’s 4-48 proved the cutting edge for Derbys as the the visitors had another go and fell short again.
A first win of the season at the fifth attempt gives the hosts a bit of breathing space while for Northants a first defeat of the campaign still leaves them in decent shape in Division Two.