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County Cricket 2012

Derbyshire revival set to bear fruit

Sep 2, 2012: After a decade in the doldrums, Derbyshire's transformation could finally come to fruition this week

Northants v Derbyshire, Northampton, 2nd day

Redfern battles as Northants take charge

Aug 22, 2012: Division Two leaders Derbyshire continued to struggle on a rain-affected second day of their Championship match against Northamptonshire

Derbyshire v Kent, Derby, 4th day

Redfern keeps cool in tight victory

Aug 5, 2012: Derbyshire took another big stride towards promotion from Division Two with a thrilling two-wicket victory over Kent at Derby

Derbyshire v Australia A, Tour match, Derby, 3rd day

Last-wicket pair deny Australia A

Jul 29, 2012: Derbyshire's last-wicket pair, Christopher Durham and Mark Footitt, survived 35 balls to deny Australia A victory in the opening match of their tour

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Grace Road, 3rd day

Rain thwarts Derbyshire's victory push

Jun 7, 2012: Top-of-the-table Derbyshire were again left frustrated by the weather, as rain reduced the third day's play against Leicestershire to 18.1 overs

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Grace Road, 2nd day

Redfern guides Derbys ahead

Jun 6, 2012: A torrential mid-afternoon downpour put paid to Derbyshire's hopes of building a sizeable lead over Leicestershire on the second day at Grace Road.

Hampshire v Derbyshire, West End, 4th day

Derbyshire hundreds have limited value

May 12, 2012: Derbyshire are the longest-serving second division outfit and should 12 seasons out of the top tier turn into 13 once this campaign is over, they may look back at their draw against Hampshire and think: 'If only...'

Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Derby, 3rd day

Chesney Hughes ton drags Derbyshire back

Jul 13, 2011: Chesney Hughes dragged Derbyshire back from the brink on another rollercoaster day in the County Championship match against Glamorgan at Derby

Derbyshire v Glamorgan, Derby, 1st day

Clare leads Derbyshire fightback

Jul 11, 2011: Glamorgan paid a high price for a dropped catch as Jon Clare scored the second century of his career to rescue Derbyshire on the opening day of the Championship match at Derby

Glamorgan v Derbyshire, Cardiff, 2nd day

Clare five puts Derbyshire on top

Jun 28, 2011: Derbyshire moved into a match-winning performance at the midway point of their County Championship clash against Glamorgan thanks to Jon Clare's figures of 5 for 29 and Dan Redfern's 88 with the bat

Derbyshire v Surrey, Derby, 1st day

Hughes makes timely return to form

May 29, 2011: Chesney Hughes ended a lean run with his first century of the season to lead an impressive Derbyshire fightback against Surrey at Derby

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Grace Road, 1st day

Wily Henderson keeps scoring down

Apr 27, 2011: Half-centuries from Wayne Madsen and Daniel Redfern gave Derbyshire the edge at the end of a tough first day against Leicestershire

Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Grace Road, 1st day

Hoggard and Malik put Leicestershire in control

Aug 3, 2010: Matthew Hoggard and Nadeem Malik claimed four wickets apiece to put Leicestershire in command on the first day against Derbyshire

County news

Derbyshire sign four youngsters until 2012

Apr 26, 2009: Derbyshire have given contracts to Dan Redfern, Jake Needham, Jonathan Clare and Paul Borrington which will keep the players with the club until the end of 2012

South Africa U-19s v England U-19s, 1st ODI, Cape Town

Bavuma and Smith fell England Under-19s

Jan 13, 2009: Temba Bavuma's run-a-ball 63 and four wickets from Stephan Smith led South Africa Under-19s to a comprehensive 50-run win over England Under-19s in the first of five ODIs in Cape Town

England U-19s v New Zealand U-19s, 2nd Test, Worcester, 4th day

Redfern ensures draw amid Beard blitz

Aug 4, 2008: The second youth Test ended in an honourable draw at Worcester, with Dan Redfern holding tight for England with an unbeaten 79 as his team-mates succumbed to Nick Beard, who claimed five wickets

England U-19s v New Zealand U-19s, 1st Test, Taunton, 2nd day

England take control after run spree

Jul 27, 2008: New Zealand Under-19s captain, George Walker, began a fightback at Taunton but there is a long way to go for his team after England Under-19s made 512 for 8

England U-19s v New Zealand U-19s, 1st Test, Taunton

New Zealand toil against Redfern and Smith

Jul 26, 2008: A magnificent partnership, still unbroken, of 252 for the fourth wicket between Daniel Redfern and Greg Smith gave England Under-19s a major advantage over their New Zealand counterparts

England U-19 v Bangladesh A, Loughborough, 3rd day

Redfern shines in rain-forced draw

Jul 8, 2008: John Ward reports on the third and final day at Loughborough where Bangladesh A drew with England Under-19s

England U-19s v Pakistan U-19s, Tri-nation tournament, 2nd match, Colombo

Brown comes to England's rescue

Jan 24, 2008: An unbeaten 93 from Ben Brown helped rebuild England's innings and steered them to a 16-run win over Pakistan in the Under-19 triangular tournament in Colombo