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Wooden spoonists last season by a distance, Mickey Arthur’s side managed a solitary win in 2024 – their first red-ball victory at home for five years.
Wayne Madsen apart, the batters struggled, and while Tasmania opener Caleb Jewell should add some solidity to the top-order, it’s hard to see where match-winning totals are coming from.
Madsen danced his way to 1,000 red-ball runs for the seventh time and there was a first home Championship win in nearly five years – but there weren’t too many other straws to clutch for Derbyshire.
The two Welshmen, David Lloyd and Aneurin Donald...