On a hot wednesday morning I went with Brian Workman to Chesterfield to watch the first day of Yorkshire against Derbyshire.We arrived early to find a shady spot under a tree for protection against the strong sun.Next to us was Phil Jaques wife and little son watching the cricket. Chesterfield is a beautiful spot in the sun to watch cricket and a lot better than watching cricket in a stadium.
Phil Jaques was soon in as Adam Lyth was soon out on the score of 22.We were joined by Peter Dibb so I was surrounded by knowledgeable supporters.Lees struggled at first and could have been out on a few occassions but his luck was in to day.At lunch Yorkshire had scored 151 for 1.
During the afternoon we were visited by Peter Davies who I last saw in the Saddleworth league a few months ago.Phil Jaques son was playing happly while his father scored another hundred.Also Alex Lees scored his third first class century this season.By tea-time Yorkshire had scored 285 for 1..
Propects of scoring 400 before the end of the day was in sight. However Jaques was out at 333 and he had scored 139.However by the endof the days play Yorkshire had only scored 367 for 2. Alex finished on 171 not out.He will be tired but happy with his score. Lees and Jaques scored the highest second wicket partnership against Derbyshire beating Denton and Rotthery 305 also at Chesterfield.
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