Madsen excels as Derbyshire keep pressure on at top

By Dan Barnes
NORTH ROUND-UP
DERBYSHIRE Falcons sauntered past WORCESTERSHIRE Rapids to maintain their strong start.
Billy Godleman’s career-best 70 and an unbeaten 58 from Wayne Madsen saw the visitors ease to a comfortable seven-wicket triumph at New Road on Wednesday, racking up their third win from four games in the competition.
Worcestershire posted 186-5, Joe Clarke top-scoring with 42 off 18 balls while John Hastings cracked a four and two sixes off the final three balls of the hosts’ innings.
But the Falcons eased home with ten balls to spare, with skippe...

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