RESULT
Derby, May 15 - 18, 2013, County Championship Division One
223 & 219
(T:42) 401 & 43/1

Sussex won by 9 wickets

Report

Familiar tale for struggling Derbys

Derbyshire are facing a fourth consecutive defeat after they closed the third day against Sussex only 11 runs ahead with three second-innings wickets standing.

17-May-2013
Derbyshire 223 and 189 for 7 (Anyon 2-28, Magoffin 2-34) lead Sussex 401 (Yardy 153) by 11 runs
Scorecard
Derbyshire are facing a fourth consecutive defeat after they closed the third day against Sussex only 11 runs ahead with three second-innings wickets standing. Derbyshire avoided an innings-defeat but Monty Panesar, Steve Magoffin and James Anyon all claimed two wickets to take Sussex to the verge of victory.
Derbyshire's bowling had let them down on the second day and it did not improve on the third morning allowing Sussex to cash in and take maximum batting points. The home side were then left on 189 for 7 at stumps with the top score coming from 39 extras.
Michael Yardy made 153 as Sussex took their first-innings total to 401 and a lead of 178, with Derbyshire fast bowler Mark Footitt claiming a career-best 6 for 120.
The home side's spirits would not have been lifted by the sight of Sussex captain Ed Joyce padded up and waiting to come in at number 11 following his return home yesterday for personal reasons. Joyce watched Panesar drive Footitt down the ground for four before trying to hook the next ball and was caught off his glove for 10.
Derbyshire took the new ball but the runs continued to flow and Yardy reached his 150 with his 18th four, which also took the visitors past 400, before Tim Groenewald then beat his attempted drive two balls later. But by then, Yardy and Joyce had added 60 from 56 balls and, although Footitt had taken six wickets, Derbyshire's poor performance was highlighted by the fact there were only four maiden overs in the innings.
They needed to show more discipline with the bat but Billy Godleman fell to a loose drive at Anyon in the third over and was lbw with only 7 on the board. Wayne Madsen and Chesney Hughes, who was batting with a fractured finger, provided the required application and dug in for 24 overs to take the score to 80 before Panesar drew Madsen forward and bowled him for 32.
Hughes resisted for nearly two and a half hours before he miscued a pull at Steve Magoffin to mid-on and although Dan Redfern was dropped by Joyce at second slip on 15, he gifted Sussex his wicket with a firm-footed slash at Anyon fourth ball after tea.
Although the floodlights were on, there was a short stoppage for bad light before Derbyshire lost a fifth wicket when Chris Jordan had Ross Whiteley caught at third slip off a lifter.
Much now rested on Chanderpaul and he dropped anchor for 155 minutes until Magoffin had him caught at second slip for a 119-ball 23 from one that moved away.
The light meant Sussex had to bowl spin at both ends and Panesar had Jonathan Clare caught at short-leg off bat and pad with Derbyshire only six runs ahead, but Richard Johnson and Groenewald held on to take the match into a fourth day.