Pre-Match Pack: Gloucestershire (H)

Derbyshire have named a 14-player squad for their opening Vitality County Championship fixture of the season against Gloucestershire, starting at The County Ground tomorrow (11am). 

New Club Captain, David Lloyd, will lead out his side in first-class cricket for the first time, and could be joined by the likes of Aneurin Donald, Jack Morley and New Zealand international, Blair Tickner, in making his red ball bow for the Club.

After an impressive winter playing overseas, Wayne Madsen could make his 450th career appearance for Derbyshire, while Luis Reece is in line to make the 100th first-class appearance of his career.

Derbyshire Squad:

46. David Lloyd (c)
04. Harry Came
07. Matt Lamb
10. Luis Reece
12. Aneurin Donald
13. Blair Tickner
15. Alex Thomson
18. Jack Morley
29. Brooke Guest (wk)
32. Zak Chappell
36. Pat Brown
59. Sam Conners
65. Anuj Dal
77. Wayne Madsen

The Opposition

Gloucestershire have seen a winter of change, with new Head Coach, Mark Alleyne, hoping to get off to a strong start.

At the top of the order, Australian international Cameron Bancroft will be tasked with setting the tone, while the experienced Chris Dent will once again play a key role for Gloucestershire.

With the ball, Matt Taylor will be looking to build on his 20 wickets at an average of 25 last season, and will be looked at as the leader of the Gloucestershire attack.

Pre-Match Talk

Head of Cricket, Mickey Arthur, previews Derbyshire’s Vitality County Championship opener against Gloucestershire, and outlines his ambitions for the season ahead.

How to follow

Derbyshire’s Vitality County Championship fixture against Gloucestershire will be covered live on the Club website, through our improved Match Centre, delivered in partnership with Purpose Media.

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