A six-wicket haul by Ben Coad carried Yorkshire to a crushing victory over Derbyshire by an innings and 204 runs on the third day of the pair’s Vitality County Championship Division Two match at Chesterfield. In an incredibly one-sided contest, Derbyshire were bowled out for a paltry 76 on the first morning of the match on Sunday, Sri Lankan paceman Vishwa Fernando taking 5-30 and Jordan Thompson backing him up with 4-31. It was a shambolic batting effort from the home side, with No.
9 Zak Chappell their top scorer with just 18. Yorkshire did not have things all their own way in their reply, finding themselves on 165-5 at one point, but then James Wharton and Jonny Tattersall completely took the game away from the hosts. Young Wharton produced a career-best score of 188, while keeper Tattersall managed 107, the pair putting on a mammoth 241, Yorkshire’s best-ever sixth-wicket partnership against Derbyshire.
James Wharton celebrates his century before going on to make a career-best 188. (Image: John Heald Photography.) The visitors eventually declared on 451-9 yesterday morning, Luis Reece surviving the worst of the carnage to take 4-74 from his 24 overs.
But he could not prevent Yorkshire from claiming maximum batting points, and the visitors soon got back to work with the ball in impressive fashion. Coad, on his return from a back injury, took 6-30, while Fernando impressed again by claiming 4-58 to finish with nine wickets in the match. Vishwa Fernando clean bowls Sam Co.
