Bassano bolsters Peakites

County Championship D2, Derby, day one (stumps):
Derbyshire 351-9 v Yorkshire

Match scorecard

Chris Bassano propped up Derbyshire's first-innings with a century on day one against Yorkshire at the County Ground.

Bassano's 100, which included 12 fours and a six, was supplemented by half-centuries to Hassan Adnan (81) and opener Steve Stubbings (51).

But the hosts were forced to settle for 351-9 at stumps as England one-day all-rounder Anthony McGrath kept Yorkshire in the hunt with figures of 5-33.

Opening quicks Steve Kirby and John Blain chipped in with two wickets each.

The Tykes were unable to pick Darren Lehmann as his back injury ruled him out of contention.

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Derbyshire: A I Gait, S D Stubbings, J Moss, Hassan Adnan, J D C Bryant, C W G Bassano, L D Sutton (Capt, Wkt), G Welch, A G Botha, M A Sheikh, P M R Havell.

Yorkshire: M J Wood (Capt), A W Gale, A McGrath, V J Craven, M J Lumb, I J Harvey, I Dawood (Wkt), R K J Dawson, A K D Gray J A R Blain, S P Kirby.

Umpires: A Clarkson, T E Jesty.