da pinup bet： Michael Di Venuto appeared to have put Derbyshire incontrol of the match at Derby with one of his mostaccomplished innings for the county
Nigel Gardner08-Jun-2001Michael Di Venuto appeared to have put Derbyshire incontrol of the match at Derby with one of his mostaccomplished innings for the county.The Tasmanian left-hander batted for 228 minutes totake Derbyshire’s lead past 250 after Durham hadfought their way back into the game.After the tail-enders cut Derbyshire’s first inningslead to 58, they had the home side in trouble at 35-5shortly after lunch.But Di Venuto played with patience and restraint andwith Rob Bailey, added 70 in 24 overs to swing thegame back towards Derbyshire.But Bailey drove wildly to mid-on and Graeme Welch wasbowled by Ian Hunter to put the game back in thebalance again until Karl Krikken made his secondcrucial batting contribution of the match.Although he had some luck, he helped put on 87 in 26overs and the lead had climbed to 263 when Di Venutowas caught down the legside for 86 by Martin Speight,deputising for Andy Pratt who was off the field withsore knees.Krikken reached his second fifty from 105 balls afterspending 26 deliveries on 47 and at the close,Derbyshire were 214-6, 272 in front with every chanceof recording their first Championship win since theybeat Durham at Derby in August.