REPORT | Day Four washout confirms draw

Derbyshire’s Rothesay County Championship fixture against Northamptonshire ended in a draw after rain put paid to any chance of play on Day Four.

Derbyshire had compiled a slender lead before the close of play on Day Three, with Wayne Madsen unbeaten on 62 and Brooke Guest not out on 12, having both also struck half-centuries in the first innings.

The result moves Derbyshire onto 48 points in Division Two after three games, with Middlesex up next for Mickey Arthur’s side, starting at The County Ground this Friday (11am).

Looking back over the contest, Derbyshire head of cricket Mickey Arthur said: “It was disappointing. It wasn’t the standards we’ve delivered over the course of the season so far.

“We’ve got away with this one and certainly our skills weren’t at the level that we all expect. There were some good performances and you can never fault the effort but I thought we were just off it in terms of our skills.

“I thought day one we were exceptional and then from day two we started playing catch up and that was disappointing. We are a team that wants to play on the front foot and we were playing on the back foot from lunchtime on day two and that’s not where we want to be.”