Madsen ton leads revival after Coles burst

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Derbyshire 381 for 7 (Madsen 103, Broom 96, Thakor 86*, Coles 4-75) v KentScorecard

Wayne Madsen and Neil Broom made it Derbyshire’s day after Matt Coles had given Kent an excellent start to the Division Two match at Derby.

Coles took 3 for 9 on his return from suspension to reduce the home side to 35 for 3 but Madsen with his 20th first-class century for the county and Broom with 96 led a recovery that was continued by Shiv Thakor’s unbeaten 86.

Although Coles took his fourth wicket with the second new ball to end with 4 for 75 from 26 overs, Thakor and Tom Taylor shared an unbroken stand of 69 in 11 overs to take Derbyshire to 381 for 7 at stumps.

It had looked so different when Coles got the ball to move sharply during an opening 10-over spell from the Racecourse End that raised doubts over Derbyshire’s decision to bat.

Chesney Hughes had come into the game in prime …

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