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Zak Chappell bowling at One Day fixture
Jake Smith

Chappell sets up Derbyshire win

Derbyshire secured their first Rothesay County Championship victory of the season with a resounding victory over Northamptonshire at the Central Co-op County...

11.05.26, 18:41 Updated 11.05.26, 18:41 5 Minute Read

Paul Fisher

Paul Fisher

Despite some resilience from the Northants batters which took the game to the final session on day four, Martin Andersson took the final wicket of former Derbyshire fast bowler, George Scrimshaw to seal the win.

There were some superb individual moments over the four days and none more so than Zak Chappell. The tall quick bowler bowled superbly over days three and four, picking up five wickets in the match and collecting his 100th first-class wicket for the county. It was his tight bowling in the first innings which impressed, and while he picked up only one wicket, the Grantham-born pacer collected nine maidens in his 15 overs.

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Paul Fisher

Paul Fisher My name is Paul Fisher, I'm a freelance writer, broadcaster and commentator. I have been in the media industry since 2010 and have worked for a variety of companies including BBC Local Radio, Spotlight Sports Group, bet365, plus many others.

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