False dawn: Andersson rescues Derbyshire
08.09.26, 18:27 Updated 08.09.26, 19:33
Fred Atkins
Diary of a Cricket Season. Tuesday 8th September 2026.
Rothesay County Championship Day One. Kent v Derbyshire.
Derbyshire 300 all out. Kent 11-1.
Two wickets from the first two balls of the day gave the impression that Derbyshire would fold like a TX Maxx suit, but that isn't how it transpired, with Martin Andersson dragging them to first respectability and then something more competitive.
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Fred Atkins Fred Atkins is a former Kent Messenger sports editor and has written several books, including The Spitfire Diaries, an account of Kent's 2021 season and Monty Panesar's "The Full Monty". He has followed KCCC since 1993 and has covered them for the ECB and Wisden since 2021.