County Championship: Rory Kleinveldt takes three wickets to stifle Derbyshire's progress

Rory Kleinveldt
Rory Kleinveldt took 57 first-class wickets for Northamptonshire last season
Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Wantage Road
Northamptonshire v Derbyshire, day one
Derbyshire 275-8: Thakor 59*, Kleinveldt 3-57
Northamptonshire: Yet to bat
Northamptonshire 2 pts, Derbyshire 2 pts
Match scorecard

Rory Kleinveldt took three wickets in nine balls as Derbyshire's middle order struggled at Northamptonshire.

After opting to bat Derbyshire collapsed from 101-2 to 133-6 when Kleinveldt (3-57) struck after lunch.

The visitors lost four wickets in 26 balls, including Wes Durston for a duck, before Shiv Thakor (59 not out) steadied the innings.

Thakor put on 105 runs with Tony Palladino (49) and ground Derbyshire to 275-8 before bad light ended play.

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