A length ball on the outside off-stump without any swing, Luis Reece steps forward and drives it with precision. The well-timed, controlled shot races away to the boundary at long on. Luis Reece adds another boundary, his second in this over.
The seaming-in length delivery outside off is met with a solid defensive attempt, but the ball clips the batter's pad and falls safely at short extra cover for no run.
Over 8. 3 runs. Bowler: Liam Livingstone. Derbyshire Men: 1-17(rr 2.12) A full-toss leg spinner outside off, met with a controlled slog from the batter who manages to sneak a single to deep square leg.
Liam Livingstone bowls an off break drifting outside off on a length, but Luis Reece misses his defensive attempt as the ball sneaks through to the keeper for no run.
Over 7. 4 runs. Bowler: George Balderson. Derbyshire Men: 1-14(rr 2) A short, wide delivery outside off where Montgomery chooses not to play a shot, leaving it safely to the keeper for no run.
A length ball outside off is carefully left alone by Montgomery, showing great discipline. No contact this time, but the misfield off the keeper gifts an extra run.
Montgomery works a length ball outside off with precision, nudging it cleverly for a single. Over the wicket. Length ball, outside off, down the track, worked along the ground to Mitch Stanley at backward square leg. 1 run.
Over 6. 2 runs. Bowler: Liam Livingstone. Derbyshire Men: 1-10(rr 1.67) He bowls a length off break outside off stump, and Luis Reece blocks it solidly back to the bowler for no run.
An off break pitched just outside off stump at length, met with a clever reverse sweep from Montgomery who keeps it along the ground for a quick single.
A full outside off delivery from Livingstone sees Montgomery drive it firmly along the ground, but the cover fielder, Mitch Stanley, is alert to stop any run.
Over 5. 6 runs. Bowler: George Balderson. Derbyshire Men: 1-8(rr 1.6) The length ball just outside off is worked but misses the bat, striking the pad for a leg bye. No runs off the bat, but a leg bye adds an extra to the tally.
He bowls a full-length, no movement delivery outside off stump, and Reece works it with a well-timed stroke. The ball races through to deep backward square leg for four. That's the opening boundary of the innings.
A length ball on the outside off, Matthew Montgomery decides to leave it alone. The keeper fumbles, gifting an extra run due to the misfield at third man.
