Metro Bank One Day Cup 2024 – Live Cricket Streaming, Match Report and Reactions for Derbyshire vs Middlesex, Group A - July 27th

Here are the Metro Bank One Day Cup 2024 – Live Cricket Streaming, Live Scores, Match Reports and Reactions for Derbyshire vs Middlesex, Group A on July 27th.

Metro Bank One Day Cup  Saturday 27th July

 Derbyshire vs Middlesex, Group A 

Harry Came scored a maiden List A hundred as Derbyshire moved to the top of Group A in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a thumping nine wicket victory over Middlesex at Derby.

A second win in the competition was set up by Came and Luis Reece, 88, who shared an opening stand of 216 off 202 balls.

Came was unbeaten on 110 from 130 balls as Derbyshire reached their target of 267 with seven overs to spare to condemn Middlesex to a second defeat.

Joe Cracknell top scored for Middlesex with 56 but the loss of three wickets in 19 balls undermined them before Martin Anderrson, 46, and the lower order lifted the total to 267 with Daryn Dupavillon taking 3 for 47.

After being put in, Middlesex had looked on course for a more substantial total until a middle order collapse forced them to regroup in the second half of the innings.

Sam Robson appeared set before Sam Conners found some late movement to have him caught behind for 32 off 28 balls in the 10th over.

Cracknell struggled initially but a pulled six off Conners got him going although he was dropped at slip off Dupavillon on 33.

England Under-19 fast bowler Harry Moore again impressed with his control and he got one to lift to have Nathan Fernandes caught behind in the 17th over.

Cracknell reached his 50 from 74 balls by lifting Reece over mid-wicket for his fifth four and with Mark Stoneman starting confidently, Middlesex were well placed at 117 for 2.

But Stoneman then flashed at a wide ball from Dupvaillon and Jack Davies skied a pull to deep mid-wicket before Cracknell missed a sweep at Samit Patel to reduce the visitors to 131 for 5.

Anderrson and Luke Hollman had to temper aggression with the need to get their side up to a competitive score and they worked the ball around to add 61 from 77 balls.

The return of Moore broke the stand when Hollman cut him to point but Josh De Caires helped Anderrson push Middlesex towards 250.

He put a dent in Patel’s figures by launching him over long off for six but the Derbyshire skipper responded by bowling Andersson as he made room to cut.

De Caires made 23 from 19 balls before he pulled Zak Chappell to deep mid-wicket but Middlesex were back in the game.

To have a chance of building on the recovery, they had to bowl well from the start but both Noah Cornwell and Blake Cullen conceded five wides in their opening overs.

Reece climbed into Cullen’s second over, pulling him into the car park and whipping him over the ropes at long leg before driving the last ball past mid off for four.

Ethan Bamber also gave away five wides in his first over and Reece and Came sailed along serenely at six an over with Middlesex struggling to contain them.

Reece reached his 50 from 48 balls and Came brought up his half-century off 72 by pulling Cornwell for his sixth four.

Stoneman rotated his bowlers to no avail as the openers did much as they pleased with Came straight driving Hollman for six in the 30th over.

The stand was finally broken when Reece was lbw sweeping Hollman but Came reached his century off 116 balls as Derbyshire cruised home in the early evening sunshine.

Derbyshire opener Harry Came said: "I was really happy to get the win and finish not out. I was lucky to play second fiddle to Luis (Reece) to start with who played beautifully and took the pressure off me. 

"Me and Luis really enjoy batting together, I think we complement each other quite well so to have that stand together is really special.

"I left one out there last year against Sussex when I made 93 and threw it away so I definitely wanted to get the job done and be not out having won the game."

Middlesex first team coach Richard Johnson said: It's another very disappointing display to be honest. We haven't put a game together where we've batted well and bowled well.

"All in all the batting display was not too bad, I thought we were probably 20 runs short of a par score on the wicket we batted on. I think the conditions changed slightly although that's no excuse for how poorly we bowled to be honest and we got what we deserved.

"I think a lot of teams will beat each other in this competition so we need to start winning as of Monday really."

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