Derbyshire make a fist of it against Hampshire
Steve Stubbings rediscovered his form to lead a Derbyshire fightback with an unbeaten 84 after Hampshire had taken control of the game
Nigel Gardner
26-May-2001
Steve Stubbings rediscovered his form to lead a
Derbyshire fightback with an unbeaten 84 after
Hampshire had taken control of the game.
A last wicket stand of 80 - a Hampshire record against
Derbyshire - between Adrian Aymes and Alan Mullally,
took the visitors total to 464 and their bowlers then
reduced the home side to 85-3.
But Stubbings, with only 25 runs from his four
previous first-class innings, dug in and with Rob
Bailey, added 93 in 33 overs before Mullally broke
through four overs before the close.
Bailey was lbw pushing well forward for 52 but
Stubbings held on as Derbyshire closed on 188-4, still
127 away from avoiding the follow on.
Their target would have been less demanding if they
had performed better in the field. A dropped catch
reprieved Mullally on six and that proved costly as he
stayed to add to the bowlers frustration.
Bailey trapped him lbw for 36 shortly after lunch
leaving Aymes unbeaten on 83 but Derbyshire's batsmen
then pressed the self destruct button on a good
batting track.
Luke Sutton perished chasing a wide ball, Mathew
Dowman edged into his stumps and Michael Di Venuto
carved Shaun Udal to short third man.
Udal was finding some sharp turn but he was forced to
leave the field when he pulled up in his 14th over and
Hampshire will hope he is fit to resume in the
morning.
Derbyshire will expect Stubbings to carry on and the
left hander has so far batted for 247 minutes to keep
his side in the game although they still have a lot of
work ahead of them.