Report by North Derbyshire Radio’s David Bell Dronfield Town made it back to back victories with a hard-fought win over bottom side Rainworth MW. The game had been in doubt right up until kick off with the Dronfield groundstaff putting in several hours trying to rid the pitch of surface water. Their efforts were rewarded
Buxton secured their first win in six matches with an impressive victory on the road at Merthyr Town. Merthyr were quickest out of the blocks and took the lead after six minutes when Lee Lucas unleashed a superb strike from distance that flew into the top left corner. Sensing an opportunity to double the advantage,
Chesterfield fell to a narrow 1-0 defeat away at Barnet, with Nnamadi Ofoborh’s second-half strike proving decisive and seeing the Spireites drop out of the play-off places. In a closely fought contest, Paul Cook’s side competed well but were unable to find the cutting edge needed to take something from the game. The only goal
Chesterfield Cricket Club Chairman Nigel Mallender spoke to North Derbyshire Radio’s Naz Premji about the upcoming cricket season and the first class action coming up at Queens Park over the next few months. Listen to the interview here