da fazobetai： Alexei Kervezee laid on a family celebration with a maiden first-class century as Worcestershire systematically put Derbyshire on the rack in the County Championship at New Road
Cricinfo staff18-May-2010
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Alexei Kervezee laid on a family celebration with a maiden first-class century as Worcestershire systematically put Derbyshire on the rack in the County Championship at New Road.The 20-year-old batsman’s Rotterdam-based parents were in the crowd when the milestone was reached during the home side’s progress to a declaration at 559 for 8, the biggest total in Division Two this season.After being kept in the field for 142 overs, Derbyshire required 410 to avoidthe follow-on and immediately they were in trouble, collapsing to 138 for 6against an impressive Worcestershire seam attack.Richard Jones, Alan Richardson and Jack Shantry found much more life in thepitch and five catches were safely held, from wicketkeeper Ben Scott to Daryl Mitchell and Vikram Solanki in the slips.Only Chris Rogers, with seven fours and a six in reaching 50, made any headwayin the top order until he was well taken by Mitchell for the first of twowickets in four balls for Richardson.Derbyshire’s troubles were in complete contrast to Worcestershire’sfree-and-easy batting against a lacklustre attack.Kervezee, dropped first ball on the opening day, joined three other Dutchplayers who scored centuries in the County Championship – Roland Lefebvre(Somerset), Bas Zuiderent (Sussex) and Ryan ten Doeschate (Essex).In making 130 in a highly entertaining innings, spanning 175 balls andincluding 15 fours and three sixes, he overcame the curse of the nervous 90s.His highest first-class score for Holland is 98 and in his last match forWorcestershire he was dismissed for 99 against Leicestershire at Grace Road.For one heart-stopping moment it seemed he would suffer the same fate againstDerbyshire. Again on 99, he went for a big shot off Robin Peterson but failed toconnect. Fortunately he retained his balance and survived as wicketkeeper TomPoynton appealed for a stumping.In Peterson’s next over, Kervezee picked the right ball to be swept tomidwicket and, with the elusive hundred finally on the board from 150 balls, hecontinued his swashbuckling performance.The end was typical of his approach to batting. In successive balls from TomLungley, he could have been caught in front of the pavilion and then smashed acatch to Peterson at mid-on.Derbyshire took two other wickets in the morning. James Cameron, making hisfirst-class debut, went for 25 when chasing a ball from Steffan Jones and BenSmith was leg-before to Peterson.The hard-worked left-arm spinner claimed two more wickets after lunch,finishing with 4 for 170 from 47 overs, but only after a partnership of 67 byScott (40 not out) and Gareth Andrew (33).