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"I know our guys can play" says Arthur

Derbyshire collected their first innings win over Northamptonshire since 1990 defeating the visitors by an innings and 113 runs on the fourth day of dominant...

12.05.26, 20:00 Updated 12.05.26, 18:57 4 Minute Read

Paul Fisher

Paul Fisher

Pick of the players was Brooke Guest, with his highest first-class score (141) since 2023, Martin Andersson scored his second hundred of the season, Zak Chappell collecting his 100th first-class wicket for the county and more wickets for Ben Aitchison, Rory Haydon and Shoaib Bashir.

Derbyshire’s head of cricket, Mickey Arthur was delighted with the win and spoke to BBC Radio Derby’s Dave Fletcher after the game. The South African was extremely proud of the side: “Happy we were on the right side of it today. Of course it’s a relief and arguably we should have won the first two, I know the way we go about our business and the guys are working extremely hard and they are good at their skills.

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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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