After succumbing to a defeat by 72 runs against Durham Jets in their opening game of the season, Northamptonshire Steelbacks will now collide against Derbyshire Falcons who will be playing their first game of the season at the County Ground in Derby.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks were given a daunting task ahead of them in their opening game where they were given 342 runs to chase after Durham’s skipper Cameron Bancroft (151 off 130) and Michael Richardson (102 off 96) tonked Steelbacks bowling all around the park. The duo stitched a 208 runs stand for the fourth wicket which took the game away from Steelbacks as they perished under pressure while chasing and could only manage 270 runs before being bundled out in 43.5 overs.
Meanwhile, Derbyshire Falcons who finished 5th last season will be playing their first game of this season and would be eyeing a winning start for sure. Last season they managed to pull off a 51 runs victory over the Steelbacks in the league stage. It would be interesting to see if they can repeat the same and start their campaign on a winning note.
Northamptonshire vs Derbyshire, North Group, England Domestic One-Day Cup 2019
Venue: County Ground, Derby
Time: April 19, 3:30 PM
Northamptonshire squad to face Derbyshire:
Northamptonshire have announced an unchanged squad
Alex Wakely (c), Rob Newton, Richard Levi, Luke Procter, Joshua Cobb, Nathan Buck, Ben Curran, Adam Rossington, Rob Keogh, Jason Holder, Blessing Muzarabani, Ben Sanderson, Ricardo Vasconcelos
Derbyshire squad to face Northamptonshire:
Derbyshire have named a 14-member squad for their tournament opener.
Billy Godleman, Luis Reece, Tom Lace, Wayne Madsen, Alex Hughes, Leus du Plooy, Matt Critchley, Harvey Hosein, Anuj Dal, Log van Beek, Mark Watt, Ravi Rampaul, Sam Conners, Alfie Gleadall.
Wicket-keeper: A Rossington
Batsmen: Alex Wakely, R Newton, Richard Levi, Wayne Madsen, B Godleman
All-rounders: L Reece, Jason Holder
Bowlers: Logan van Beek, Ravi Rampaul, B Sanderson
Our Captain/Vice-captain picks: Jason Holder, Richard Levi, Wayne Madsen, B Godleman