Hamidullah Qadri becomes county cricket's first 21st century boy

Glamorgan 5 for 0 trail Derbyshire 288 (Madsen 70, Milnes 53) by 283 runs
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Wayne Madsen was in the runs for Derbyshire © Getty Images

Derbyshire’s Hamidullah Qadri made history on the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship clash with Glamorgan.

Qadri, 16, became the first player born in the year 2000 to play in county cricket as Derbyshire were bowled out for 288 in the Division Two day-night fixture.

No 11 Qadri came out to bat under the lights and survived being bowled off a no ball as he made an unbeaten 11, aiding a Derbyshire recovery that saw 131 runs added for the last three wickets.

Derbyshire lost their first wicket in the fourth over when Luis Reece was lbw to Timm van der Gugten but Wayne Madsen (70) and Billy Godleman (34) added 98 for the second wicket.

Van der Gugten broke the partnership when Madsen (70) edged one to the wicketkeeper and Godleman followed when a rare attempt at an expansive shot resulted in another catch for Chris Cooke behind the stumps.

Marchant de Lange had Gary Wilson caught behind before Graham Wagg claimed two wickets in successive overs when Alex Hughes was lbw and Jeevan Mendis was caught low down at second slip by Nick Selman.

With the penultimate ball before the second break, Derbyshire lost their seventh wicket when Tom Taylor became Van der Gugten’s third victim and Cooke’s fourth when he was caught behind.

Derbyshire recovered in the evening session, with Daryn Smit and Tom Milnes adding 66 for the eighth wicket before Smit picked out gully off De Lange.

Milnes reached his half-century before edging behind to Cooke off Michael Hogan, who ended the innings by having Tony Palladino caught at mid-off, but Derbyshire would have been pleased by their recovery.

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Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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