T20 Blast Essentials: Derbyshire Falcons v Leicestershire Foxes

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Fixture: Derbyshire Falcons v Leicestershire Foxes

Venue: Incora County Ground, Derby

Date: Tuesday, June 22, 2021

Start time: 7pm

What’s the lowdown?

Two sides with modest records clash in Derby, desperate to bank the points they need to climb the North Group ladder.

Derbyshire Falcons have won two and lost five of their seven Blast games to date in 2021 and currently sit seventh. But they are only four points off fourth, as things stand, and hope is not yet lost when it comes to securing a place in the last eight.

Leicestershire Foxes had to wait six matches for their first victory but it came in emphatic fashion on Sunday, as they racked up 200 for 2 against Northamptonshire Steelbacks.

The Foxes are currently one place below Derbyshire in eighth.

Who’s in form?

Derbyshire have been blessed with several batsmen firing all at once during the term to date. Leus du Plooy has 277 runs at 55.4 and a strike rate above 130; Luis Reece has three half-centuries in his 212 runs, which have been struck at 175 per 100 balls; and Matt Critchley's 163 season runs means Derbyshire have three of the top 18 runscorers in the competition.

Leicestershire's Josh Inglis showed at the weekend just how destructive he can be with the bat with his maiden Blast century - a 62-ball 103 featuring 13 fours and four sixes, which helped toppled Northamptonshire. Inglis now has 258 runs at 51.6 in the tournament, and he's been striking at better than 181 in the process. 

With the ball, George Scrimshaw took 3 for 30 in defeat by Yorkshire Vikings on Sunday and now has eight wickets at 15s this season. Logan van Been started the campaign in furious fashion and tops the wicket-taking charts with 11 (though he has been going at a relatively expensive economy of 9.11). Both players are taking a wicket less than once every two overs in the 2021 Blast.

Van Beek is joined at the wicket-taking summit by Naveen-ul-Haq of the Foxes. Naveen's 11 wickets have come more expensively, though, both in terms of average (20.72) and economy (9.56).

What’s the team news?

Derbyshire: The Falcons are without nine first-team players due to injury, a list headlines by Wayne Madsen and Alex Hughes.

Derbyshire squad: Billy Godleman (c), Luis Reece, Leus du Plooy, Matt Critchley, Harry Came, Brooke Guest, Fynn Hudson-Prentice, Michael Cohen, Alex Thomson, Mattie McKiernan, Logan van Beek, George Scrimshaw, Conor McKerr

Leicestershire Foxes: Paul Nixon has announced an unchanged 14-strong squad from the win over Northamptonshire.

Leicestershire Foxes squad: Colin Ackermann (C), Ed Barnes, Will Davis, Gavin Griffiths, Lewis Hill, Josh Inglis (wk), Louis Kimber, Arron Lilley, Ben Mike, Naveen, Rishi Patel, Callum Parkinson, Scott Steel, Harry Swindells (wk)

Last five T20 results (most recent first)

Derbyshire Falcons: LLWLL

Leicestershire Foxes: WLLLW

Head-to-head T20 record

Total matches: 32

Derbyshire Falcons wins: 12

Leicestershire Foxes wins: 18

Tied: 0

Abandoned: 5

No result: 2

Latest Derbyshire Falcons news

Latest Leicestershire Foxes news

What’s the weather forecast?

It is set to be a clear and pleasant evening in Derbyshire, with temperatures hitting 18 degrees Celcius.

Keep up to date with the MetOffice’s rolling forecast for Derby: Click here

Going to the game?

Tickets

Adults are £17, students £10, juniors (under-16s) £5. Under-fives go free. 

Click here to visit the Derbyshire Falcons box office.

Travel

Address: Derbyshire County Cricket Club, The Incora County Ground, Nottingham Road, Derby DE21 6DA

By car

From M1 south

Take exit 25 for the A52 Derby. After six miles you will arrive at Pentagon Island. The ground is the fourth exit off this roundabout, signposted with Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

From M1 north

Take exit 28 for the A38 towards Derby. After approximately 13 miles, you will arrive at a roundabout, take the first exit towards the A61, signposted with a brown cricket sign. Follow over two more roundabouts, staying on the A61. At Pentagon Island, take the first exit off the roundabout into the ground, signposted with Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

From Birmingham

Travel up the A38 to the A61 Little Eaton roundabout. Take the third exit towards A61 Derby signposted with a brown cricket sign. Follow over two more roundabouts. At Pentagon Island, take the first exit signposted with Derbyshire County Cricket Club.

From M6

Exit on J15 (from south), J16 (from north), follow signs to A50 (Uttoxeter). Follow the A50 approximately 20 miles to A516 to Derby. Take the A516 until it joins the A38 then follow the directions (from Birmingham) above.

Spectator parking will be available in the Pavilion car park and adjacent overflow area as well as by the entrance from Sir Frank Whittle Road. Disabled parking spaces are available in The Incora Pavilion car park. While the club will always try to accommodate all vehicles visiting the ground, admittance will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

By bus: Derbyshire County Cricket Club is well-connected by a number of bus routes, with a bus stop located just a minute’s walk from the main entrance.

By train: Derby is on the East Midlands Trains mainline with direct trains from London St. Pancras via Leicester from the South, and Sheffield and Chesterfield from the North.

It is also on the Cross-Country line with trains from Scotland, Newcastle, Durham and Yorkshire, as well as The West Country, Bristol and Birmingham. Derby is also served by local trains from Burton, Cardiff, Crewe, Matlock, Nottingham and the East Midlands.

It is approximately a 20-minute walk to the ground from Derby train station.

How do I follow the match?

Derbyshire will offer live coverage of the match via their website: Click here

All T20 Blast matches are also available via the ECB's central hub: Click here

The matches can also be viewed on mobile via the ECB app.

Radio: All Vitality Blast fixtures will be available on BBC Local Radio stations with extensive coverage also on 5 Live Sports Extra.

Digital: The Cricketer will carry live scorecards and updates from every Vitality Blast match in 2021, as well as the latest breaking news from around the counties and exclusive features. Visit our County Hub for more.

Prediction?

It is a difficult game to call between two very inconsistent sides. The Foxes' overseas players are clicking into gear at the right time so they should have the edge.