"Brooke Guest's unbeaten half-century steered Derbyshire to safety against Middlesex and kept their promotion hopes alive ahead of next week's vital County Championship meeting with Glamorgan. Guest finished on 65 at Lord's, having added 66 with Martin Andersson (31 not out) after third-placed Derbyshire had slumped to 87 for four in their second innings, an advantage of just 72 over their hosts."
"An afternoon downpour brought the contest to a premature close and left Derbyshire 27 points adrift of second-placed Glamorgan, who they host in the penultimate round of Division Two fixtures. Middlesex, a further three points behind Derbyshire, still retain a slim chance of promotion following the draw, which was also enough to confirm Leicestershire's elevation to the top flight after 22 years."
"The home side's hopes of forcing a victory were boosted after the opening four overs of the day, in which they captured two wickets to leave Derbyshire three down with a slender lead of 31. Luis Reece added just five to his overnight 17 before he was given out lbw to a Ryan Higgins delivery that zoomed some way back down the slope and Wayne Madsen soon followed in similar fashion to Toby Roland-Jones."
Brooke Guest's unbeaten 65 guided Derbyshire to safety in a drawn County Championship Division Two match at Lord's against Middlesex. Guest added 66 runs with Martin Andersson (31 not out) after Derbyshire had collapsed to 87 for four in their second innings, leaving a narrow 72-run advantage. Rain ended play early, leaving Derbyshire 27 points behind second-placed Glamorgan ahead of next week's penultimate-round meeting. Middlesex remain three points further back but retain a slim promotion chance. The draw confirmed Leicestershire's promotion to Division One after 22 years. Ryan Higgins (2-49) and Toby Roland-Jones claimed key wickets for Middlesex.
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