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Derbyshire
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Reece returns but Falcons falter
Having propped up the Blast’s North Group, Derbyshire would have been looking forward to resuming their promotion push out of Division Two, where they’ve resided since 2014. Unfortunately, they ran into an inspired Rehan Ahmed. The 20-year-old England all-rounder scored a century and took 13 wickets as the hosts slumped to a 189-run defeat at to leaders Leicestershire.
A draw at Northants followed and, suddenly, having occupied a promotion place for much…
