Guest Eyes Red Ball Promotion For Derbyshire
02.04.26, 21:39 Updated 02.04.26, 21:39 3 Minute Read
Matthew Rhodes
There was a very positive atmosphere throughout Derbyshire’s media day at The Central Co-op County Ground in Derby, which took place a day before the 2026 season begins at home against Worcestershire in Division Two of the County Championship. The enthusiasm for the campaign ahead was perhaps most embodied by wicketkeeper Brooke Guest, who spoke to The Peakite about his hopes and expectations for the new season. Guest is clearly itching to get going after what he felt was a successful pre-season period:
“It went really well. Obviously, it was disappointing that we couldn’t get away to Zimbabwe. But going to Desert Springs in Spain was a really good trip for us. The weather was great, which always helps, and it was just good to get outside and train on grass wickets…that was a real bonus…we got what we needed out of the trip and everyone’s in a good place to hit the ground running for the first game of the season.”
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Matthew Rhodes Matthew is a freelance sports broadcaster, commentator and journalist. He provides live audio commentaries and on the whistle written match reports on football games for Flashscore. He also spent four years as North Derbyshire Radio's senior sports editor. Matthew was born in Chesterfield and grew up in the town.