Tahir permits Derbyshire to enact on a high
Imran Tahir took five wickets as Derbyshire and Gloucestershire negotiated a closing-day flee lumber in Bristol
Derbyshire 460 (Hughes 142, Madsen 121) and 144 for 0 dec (Slater 74*, Reece 61*) beat Gloucestershire 224 for 2 dec (Bracey 82*, Hankins 79*) and 223 (Tahir 5-76) by 157 runs
Derbyshire executed their Specsavers County Championship season on a high, beating Gloucestershire by 147 runs at the Brightside Ground, Bristol.
Imran Tahir picked up five wickets and Matt Critchley and Harry Podmore two apiece as the guests carried out victory with more than 21.3 overs to spare.
It was once a disappointing discontinuance to the summer season for Gloucestershire who, to their credit, had agreed to creating a game of it by declaring on their in a single day ranking of 224 for 2.
Gloucestershire then talented Derbyshire 144 runs, of their 2d innings, to internet page up a 2d innings lumber in no longer lower than 80 overs.
In pursuit of 381 to hang, they suffered an early blow when Benny Howell was once caught at the again of by off the bowling of Harry Podmore in the fourth over. Thereafter, they struggled in opposition to a Derbyshire attack led, sooner than lunch, by seamers Podmore and Hardus Viljoen. Podmore picked up his 2d wicket at 42 for 2 when he had Chris Dent caught at the again of, for 19.
The game gathered tempo after lunch as Gloucestershire fought to place a internet page of strength and Derbyshire, with equal purpose, did their bit to build themselves in with of enterprise of bowling out their hosts.
Imran Tahir was once the catalyst for Derbyshire – the leg spinner taking three wickets in the penultimate session to assign Derbyshire again on prime.
James Bracey, who played nicely for 44, was once the first to fall. The talented left hander, who scored an unbeaten 82 in the first innings, chanced his arm once too on the entire and was once caught at deep midwicket off the bowling of Tahir.
Tahir then snared caught and bowled Hankins at 135 for 4, sooner than trapping Jack Taylor lbw for 3, at 147 for five.
Gloucestershire had agreed to proceed for the goal, without reference to what internet page they came upon themselves in. So, it was once no shock when Kieran Noema-Barnett opened his shoulders and struck six boundaries in immediate fireplace time.
Sadly, for Gloucestershire, he perished for 30 and it was once left to Phil Mustard to shoulder his aspect’s hopes. At tea, Gloucestershire had been 197 for 6, desiring one more 184 for victory.
Their faint hopes disappeared shortly after tea when captain Mustard was once bowled by Matt Critchley for 37. It was once a long streak again to the pavilion for Mustard, who understandably fancied his probability of no lower than taking the game to the wire.
David Payne was once subsequent to fall, caught at proceed by Wayne Madsen off the bowling of Critchley for 0, and Josh Shaw followed for 1, bowled shouldering hands to a ball that spun again from Tahir.
Derbyshire wound up matters when Tahir picked up his fifth wicket when trapping Matt Taylor lbw at 233 all out.