Madsen and Aitchison turn tables on Northants with stunning 197-run stand
15.09.26, 22:45 Updated 15.09.26, 22:45
Jeremy Blackmore
Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen and all-rounder Ben Aitchison scored contrasting centuries to rescue their side with a stunning partnership after Northamptonshire’s bowlers engineered a batting collapse on day one of this Rothesay County Championship match at Wantage Road.
With promotion hopefuls Northamptonshire hunting precious bowling bonus points, a pacy Liam Guthrie took three for 66, passing 100 career first-class wickets, including his 50th for Northamptonshire, as Derbyshire slumped to 51 for four and 107 for six.
But Madsen counterattacked in compiling an excellent 151, his second century of the season, collecting 17 boundaries as Derbyshire were bowled out for 372.
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Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.