After a scintillating three-day win against Worcestershire last week, Northamptonshire are looking for back-to-back County Championship wins as they make the short trip to Derbyshire tomorrow.
Northamptonshire climbed to second in Division 2 of the Rothesay County Championship with the win against Worcestershire and are just one of two teams in the division who are yet to lose a game. With 13 batting bonus points and 12 bowling bonus points, the side have the most bonus points across both divisions.
Derbyshire lost to Kent last weekend and currently sit seventh, having lost three and lost one in their opening four games.
There is only one change to the squad this week as Raphy Weatherall is unavailable for selection this week after heading back to university to complete his law exams.
Play will get underway at 11am with lunch at 1pm and tea scheduled for 3:40pm. There are 96 overs scheduled for each day. All four days of the fixture will be live streamed on Derbyshire’s YouTube channel.
Northamptonshire squad to face Derbyshire:
Luke Procter (c), George Bartlett, Justin Broad, Harry Conway, Calvin Harrison, Louis Kimber, Lewis McManus (wk), Nathan McSweeney, James Sales, Ben Sanderson, George Scrimshaw, Ricardo Vasconcelos, Saif Zaib
We spoke to Head Coach Darren Lehmann about the Worcestershire game, putting performances together and how the squad is shaping up ahead of the game.
Derbyshire
Previewed by Nigel Gardner, ECB Reporters Network, supported by Rothesay
Captain: Wayne Madsen
Head coach: Mickey Arthur
2025 finish: 3rd
2025 highest run-scorer: Wayne Madsen (1,158)
2025 highest wicket-taker: Luis Reece (50)
Key winter moves: Persuading the experienced Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Abbas to reject offers from Division One counties and sign a two-year contract is a statement of intent by Derbyshire, who made another impressive move with the recruitment of England off-spinner Shoaib Bashir. The bowlers will also benefit from the vast experience of Chris Wright, who has taken up his first coaching role after the former Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Middlesex and Essex seamer announced his retirement at the end of last season.