Notts made it three games unbeaten in the Second XI Championship with a comprehensive victory over Derbyshire at the Incora County Ground. 

On a rare clear day in the East Midlands, the bowlers shared wickets in flurries before and after the lunch interval, before Matthew Montgomery and Ben Compton made light work of the 50-run target. 

Resuming with Derbyshire none for three, Peter Trego (3 for 8) snared the Green and Golds’ fourth wicket in the first over of the day with Nick Potts feathering through to Dane Schadendorf behind the stumps.

After a period of relative calm, Trego got his second of the morning in the 14th over, Mattie McKiernan departing the same way to leave the hosts 17 for five.

Zak Chappell (2 for 11) bowled with equal zeal in the opening overs, but it was Joey Evison (1 for 19) who got the next breakthrough after Oskar Kolk and Anuj Dal had doubled the score. The 19-year-old also used the still-fresh ball to good effect, shaping away from Kolk who edged to Ben Compton at second slip. 

Dal looked comfortable at the crease despite wickets falling at the other end and rotated the strike well as he passed his half-century with Nils Priestly for company. The pair put on an unbeaten 72 before lunch, and diminished the Nottinghamshire lead with 68 overs left in the day. 

With the game in the balance, Dal and Preistly pressed on after lunch but, in the 40th over, Pettman (1 for 33) struck for his first of the game. The right hander drew some bounce from the pitch and Dal was only able to fend to Calvin Harrison at third slip.  

It proved to be the beginning of the end for Derbyshire and a 19 run partnership ended when Harrison (2-14) pinned Ben Hutchinson in front for six to leave the home side 147 for eight.

The final two wickets fell with only five more added to the score. Harrison claimed his second when Priestley struck a short ball straight to Evison at midwicket, before Trego got a finger on a straight drive to leave Caton short of his ground. 

Compton (19*) and Montgomery (27*) made light work of the target in reply, the latter hitting an array of lavish drives to the boundary in the opening overs before the former finished the job with consecutive fours of his own.

Highlights and scorecard from the fixture are available here…

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