Godleman Sinks The Vikings

After hitting the heights of their impressive triumph against the Birmingham Bears on the previous evening, the Vikings almost predictably came unstuck against the Derbyshire Falcons. This may raise the question as to whether the Tykes raise their game more for certain counties than for others. There's certainly no doubting Derbyshire's motivation when the Vikings pay a visit. The Falcons ultimately timed their run chase to perfection, but they looked to be cutting it a bit too fine when they required a daunting forty-two runs from the last three overs. Whilst Godleman commendably held his bat through the runs pursuit, it was Critchley's big hitting which plucked victory away from the visitors. Clearly Yorkshire were about ten runs short, but they still had an adequate total which they plainly did not defend well enough. This was a desperately disappointing defeat for the Vikings.

Derbyshire Falcons versus YORKSHIRE VIKINGS; in Chesterfield; Vitality Blast; Saturday the 28th of July. YORKSHIRE VIKINGS won the toss.

YORKSHIRE VIKINGS: 166 for eight (off twenty overs)

Kohler-Cadmore c Critchley b Rampaul 15 (15-1)

Lyth c Wilson b Rampaul 8 (37-2)

Willey c MacLeod b Wahab 55 (128-4)

Williamson c Dal b Wahab 35 (109-3)

Ballance b Hughes 16 (139-5)

Tattersall b Viljoen 5 (147-6)

Bresnan c Wilson b Rampaul 16 (162-7)

Plunkett b Rampaul 7 (162-8)

Rashid not out 1

Rafiq not out 2

Extras: six

Rampaul 4-0-19-4

Derbyshire Falcons: 170 for five (off 19.5 overs)

Godleman not out 71

MacLeod c Willey b Rafiq 15 (42-1)

Madsen run out [Williamson] 2 (44-2)

Dal lbw b Rashid 8 (60-3)

Wilson st Tattersall b Rafiq 18 (95-4)

Viljoen b Rashid 5 (106-5)

Critchley not out 38

Extras: thirteen

Derbyshire Falcons win by five wickets.