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Middlesex woes v Derbyshire: A blip or worrying trends?

Where has this week's game with Derbyshire gone wrong and how worried should Middlesex fans be?

17.05.26, 08:53 Updated 17.05.26, 08:53 4 Minute Read

Jon Batham

Jon Batham

Middlesex are staring down the barrel of defeat after two torrid days against Derbyshire at Lord’s.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, no-one from the home dressing-room fronted for interview at the end of the second day’s play – one which saw Middlesex close 13-1 in their second innings, still needing 186 to avoid an innings defeat.

The huge deficit arose after Derbyshire reached 376 all out from a starting point of 106-4 to amass a lead of 199.

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