Derbyshire win to Lord it.. at last

DERBYSHIRE ended a 23-match winless run at home with a 101-run victory over relegated Middlesex.

A bleak streak stretching back 1,306 days to September 2014 ended – despite a brave rearguard action from the men from Lord’s.

James Harris (64 not out) and Tom Helm put on 106 for the ninth wicket before Middlesex went down for 340 chasing 442 in Division Two.

In Division One, Surrey’s 19-year-old spinner Amar Virdi took 4-79 as he helped seal a 139-run victory over Hampshire at The Oval after a battling 129 from Sam Northeast.