da betobet： Steve Stubbings rediscovered his form to lead aDerbyshire fightback with an unbeaten 84 afterHampshire had taken control of the game
Nigel Gardner26-May-2001Steve Stubbings rediscovered his form to lead aDerbyshire fightback with an unbeaten 84 afterHampshire had taken control of the game.A last wicket stand of 80 – a Hampshire record againstDerbyshire – between Adrian Aymes and Alan Mullally,took the visitors total to 464 and their bowlers thenreduced the home side to 85-3.But Stubbings, with only 25 runs from his fourprevious first-class innings, dug in and with RobBailey, added 93 in 33 overs before Mullally brokethrough four overs before the close.Bailey was lbw pushing well forward for 52 butStubbings held on as Derbyshire closed on 188-4, still127 away from avoiding the follow on.Their target would have been less demanding if theyhad performed better in the field. A dropped catchreprieved Mullally on six and that proved costly as hestayed to add to the bowlers frustration.Bailey trapped him lbw for 36 shortly after lunchleaving Aymes unbeaten on 83 but Derbyshire’s batsmenthen pressed the self destruct button on a goodbatting track.Luke Sutton perished chasing a wide ball, MathewDowman edged into his stumps and Michael Di Venutocarved Shaun Udal to short third man.Udal was finding some sharp turn but he was forced toleave the field when he pulled up in his 14th over andHampshire will hope he is fit to resume in themorning.Derbyshire will expect Stubbings to carry on and theleft hander has so far batted for 247 minutes to keephis side in the game although they still have a lot ofwork ahead of them.