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Derbyshire dominated a dramatic third day of this Rothesay County Championship match at Emirates Old Trafford after an excellent burst with the new ball from Muhammad Abbas and Zak Chappell.
After replying to Lancashire’s first-innings 351 with a patient 374, thereby earning a 23-run lead, the visitors took five prime wickets before that deficit was wiped out. Two were taken in seven balls by Muhammad Abbas and three more in eight deliveries, all with the score on 23, by Zak Chappell.
Lancashire then effected a significant recovery from 23 for five, thanks in part to Marcus Harris, who made 58 not out and they will go into the final day with a lead of 124 and four wickets in hand. After taking four for 79 on his Lancashire debut, Paul Coughlin was unbeaten on 35 at the close.
Three heavy showers ensured that only 17.2 overs could be bowled in the morning session but in that time, Lancashire took the new ball and James Anderson bowled Martin Andersson for 54 with a superb delivery that was angled into the batter but straightened and knocked out the off stump.
That ended Andersson’s 110-run fourth-wicket stand with Guest, which was the innings’ third successive partnership above 56, and four overs into the afternoon session, Stanley took his third wicket when he trapped Guest lbw for 83. Bailey replaced Anderson and with the twelfth ball of his spell he took a sharp return catch off a checked drive to dismiss Anuj Dal for 21, a 23-ball frivolity that had included five fours.
That left Derbyshire on 319 for six and half a dozen overs later, Coughlin took his first wicket for his new county when he had Zak Chappell leg before wicket for 11. Having had two chances dropped on the second day, Coughlin had clearly decided to cut out the middle man.
In his next over, the former Durham bowler took his second wicket when Ben Aitchison’s swish merely, nicked a catch to Hurst and twenty minutes later, Coughlin had completed his memorable spell of 4.3-1-15-4.
However, the merits of Lancashire’s seamers were quickly forgotten when the 47-over evening session began. Luke Wells had his off stump knocked back by the sixth ball of Abbas’s first over and ten minutes later Josh Bohannon was caught by second slip Caleb Jewell off Abbas for four.
Having made ten, Singh drove a return catch to Chappell, who completed the dismissal at his fourth attempt; Michael Jones clipped his second ball off his toes to midwicket where Shoaib Bashir took a good low catch; and Chappell then took his third wicket in ten minutes when Matty Hurst’s loose drive diverted the ball via bat and boot onto the stumps.
Tom Hartley joined Harris and the pair mounted a partial recovery, putting on 55 in 65 minutes before Hartley was bowled by Anuj Dal for 24. Coughlin and Harris then put on an unbroken 69 to see out the day.
Derbyshire’s Zak Chappell said: “We spoke about trying to have a mad hour. It’s happened to us in previous years and it’s nice to be able to do it to another team.
“Things have got easier as the ball’s got older. I think it’s a new-ball wicket, as you saw there was a lot of playing and missing and some variable bounce.
“Harris is a class player but hopefully we can nip a couple out in the morning and chase around 160. As long as we have a clear mind and get through the new ball – that’s going to be important. Jimmy’s obviously going to be a handful but we’re just going to have to see where we are and build some partnerships.
“For us to be facing a score of 400 for two isn’t nice for us, either watching or playing. So it’s nice that we seem to be getting in better positions in games and it should be a cracker tomorrow.”
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