Middlesex strike on rain-shortened day in Derby
Middlesex all-rounder Ryan Higgins took two wickets before rain interrupted the second day of the County Championship match against Derbyshire. The match remains in a delicate state with Derbyshire at 79-3 following a series of weather delays.
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Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, OurCoop County Ground, Derby (day two)
Derbyshire 79-3: Jewell 32*; Higgins 2-18
Ryan Higgins again delivered for Middlesex on another rain-affected day of the County Championship match against Derbyshire.
After the opening-day washout, Higgins exploited helpful conditions to take two wickets in the morning session before more rain meant only three more balls were bowled in the day.
The experienced all-rounder returned outstanding figures of 2-18 from 11 overs, six of them maidens, to leave Derbyshire on 79-3 with Caleb Jewell unbeaten on 32 off 83 balls.
A green pitch and cloud cover suggested conditions were good for bowling so it was no surprise Middlesex opted to put Derbyshire in.
There was some seam movement for Toby Roland-Jones and Higgins but it was a loose shot that provided the visitors with the breakthrough.
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