County Championship: Warwickshire on target for victory in opposition to Derbyshire

Liam Norwell is Warwickshire’s leading wicket-taker this season with 23

LV= County Championship Group One, Incora County Ground, Derby (day two):

Warwickshire 274 & 132-7: Hain 46; Cohen 3-26

Derbyshire 121: Godleman 32; Miles 5-30, Norwell 4-24

Warwickshire (5 pts) lead Derbyshire (3 pts) by 285 runs

Match scorecard

Warwickshire set up a good victory chance in their Group One County Championship game against Derbyshire as 18 wickets tumbled on day two.

After losing their last wicket in the fourth over of the day to be bowled out for 274, the Bears then skittled the hosts for 121 in their first innings.

Pacemen Craig Miles (5-30) and Liam Norwell (4-24) starred with the ball.

Warwickshire closed on 132-7 in their second innings, leading by 285, with Sam Hain making 46.

Derbyshire’s first innings lasted less than 40 overs as their batsmen had no answer to Miles and Norwell, with seven falling for single-figure scores.

They looked in the contest at 76-2, but Wayne Madsen’s dismissal by Miles…

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