Zaib's 90 rescues Northants against Derbyshire

Saif Zaib was 10 runs short of a second Championship century of the summer

Vitality County Championship Division Two, Northampton (day one)

Northamptonshire 219: Zaib 90, Broad 45; Andersson 2-28

Derbyshire 65-1: Reece 39*; Broad 1-20

Derbyshire (3pts) trail Northants (0pts) by 154 runs

Match scorecard

Saif Zaib hit a battling 90 off 144 balls to lead a Northamptonshire fightback after a top-order collapse on the opening day of their Vitality County Championship match against Derbyshire at Wantage Road.

Zaib found fine support from Justin Broad (45) in a partnership of 73 which enabled the hosts to post 219, a score that had looked extremely unlikely at 89-6 soon after lunch.

For only the second time in Derbyshire history, all seven bowlers used took a wicket, with Zak Chappell, Martin Andersson and Jack Morley collecting two apiece.

Luis Reece (39) and Brooke Guest (20) then saw the visitors through to 65-1 at the close, trailing by 154 runs.

India batter Prithvi Shaw was first to go when he edged the second delivery of the day from Chappell to third slip. Home skipper Luke Procter (12) and Gus Miller (six) were then dismissed lbw, by Reece and Andersson respectively.

Rob Keogh’s (five) stay was equally brief, with James Sales (23) playing some attacking shots before becoming the fifth wicket to fall.

Lewis McManus (14) started positively after lunch but became teenage quick Harry Moore’s maiden first-class wicket on Championship debut, courtesy of a pull straight to fine leg.

That brought together Zaib and Broad, who began to restore a measure of respectability to the hosts’ innings.

The pair took Northamptonshire past 150 in the 50th over before Morley spun one away from Broad, drawing the edge with David Lloyd taking a good low catch at second slip, and Ben Sanderson (eight) fell quickly in the next over.

Zaib, though, progressed serenely to his half-century before Morley picked up a second wicket when he bowled Dom Leech for four.

With Northamptonshire nine down, Zaib pressed the accelerator, clubbing Morley all over the place before his downfall finally came when he was stumped coming down the pitch to Lloyd.

Broad made the breakthrough when Derbyshire began their response after tea, Harry Came fending the ball to Sales who took a good low catch at second slip.

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