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News and views on Derbyshire County Cricket Club from a supporter of 60 years standing. Follow me on X/Twitter @Peakfanblog Friday, 21 August 2026 Derbyshire v Durham day 2 10 comments: - Anonymous21 August 2026 at 20:06 It's getting to the stage that Ben Aitchison is too good for Derbyshire. I think next season could be his last at Derbyshire, and you couldn't blame him if he left for a bigger county if he wants a chance to win something. ReplyDelete Michael - Anonymous21 August 2026 at 20:20 Not quite sure how a team as good as Durham managed to get themselves relegated!We simply can't compete with them and the very likely scenario is that they will bat us out of the game and bowl us out for a second time.Ben Aitchison has been the standout for us this season and let's hope we can keep hold of him.Topspinner ReplyDelete - Anonymous21 August 2026 at 20:38 Aitchison turned in another great performance. Our batsmen struggled, and looked fairly ordinary against a top attack. ReplyDelete - jasper21 August 2026 at 20:58 When we batted, I'm sure I wasn't the only one whose first thought was whether we could save the follow on or not. ReplyDelete I like Montgomery, he's going to be a real asset for us going forward, but oh my word, how bad was his dismissal? Zero footwork, not a good shot at any time, let alone when approaching close of play. Until that moment, I thought we were hanging on in there. - Anonymous21 August 2026 at 21:03 Well done to Ben Aitchison. A good performance in front of his dad, who was sat in front of me. Someone said that this Durham side would win division one if they had it available every week and it's hard to argue. Kris ReplyDelete A very long day at the county ground thanks to tardy over rates. ReplyDelete For me, Derbyshire did little wrong but were up against a very strong Durham team . Their bowling was of a very high standard. Every ball tested the Derbyshire batters. Madsen batted well but you could never be comfortable against that bowling. Difficult to see how we avoid losing but no disgrace losing to a team this good.- Chesterfield Blue21 August 2026 at 23:04 Over by tomorrow evening this game, we can't compete against this quality. MA out! ReplyDelete