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3 days agoMiddlesex & Derbyshire in rain-hit draw
Brooke Guest's unbeaten 65 secured Derbyshire a draw with Middlesex at Lord's, keeping promotion hopes alive ahead of a crucial meeting with Glamorgan.
Leus Du Plooy haunted his former county Derbyshire as his second hundred of the season led Middlesex to a slender first-innings lead on day two at Lord's. The Middlesex skipper, who spent five years with Derbyshire prior to joining the Seaxes, produced a stoic four-and-a-half hour effort with only eight boundaries as the hosts reached 298 all out. Josh De Caires (46) and Joe Cracknell (43) provided the main support, the latter sharing a stand of 80 for the sixth wicket with Du Plooy.