Nottinghamshire made the most of what little play was possible on day two of their Second XI Championship fixture against Derbyshire, snaring seven quick fire wickets in a frantic morning session before closing with all ten wickets intact.
Derbyshire resumed tidily positioned on 176 for three, but Peter Trego and Zak Chappell wreaked havoc, taking three wickets apiece as Derbyshire were bundled out for 203, before Ben Compton and Matthew Montgomery batted nine overs to hoist the visitors to 35 at lunch, and ultimately, the end of the day’s play.
Chappell was the first to get in on the act, bringing one back into left-hander Nils Priestly to trap him leg before for two.
Eight overs later, he got his third and fourth wickets of the match in consecutive balls.
Jack Newby was the first to go when he edged thickly to Calvin Harrison at fourth slip for a well-made 66, before Harry Carton fell victim to an in-ducking delivery from the seamer, the ball sneaking through the right-hander’s bat and pad to rattle the off stump and leave the hosts 192 for six.
Despite resisting an immediate collapse, Derbyshire would lose another two wickets in consecutive deliveries at the hands of captain Trego six overs later.
The seasoned paceman swung one back into the pads of Ben Hutchinson who was pinned leg before for four, then used his guile to move one the other way from Ben Aitchison to induce an edge through to Dane Schadendorf first delivery.
Joey Evison got his first wicket an over later, that of George Scrimshaw who edged to Harrison, before Trego tied up the innings with his fourth wicket, getting one to rear off the pitch which Oskar Kolt (30) could only splice to Schadendorf, Derbyshire only able to add 27 for the final seven wickets.
Ben Compton and Matthew Montgomery looked assured in reply as the Green and Golds aimed to narrow Derbyshire’s lead, but, when lunch was called at 13:12, the rain settled and play was ended for the day.