A DESPERATELY bad second day has left Derbyshire on the brink of another defeat in their LV County Championship match at Canterbury.
After bowling Kent out for 333 in their first innings, Derbyshire fell apart after lunch and were dismissed for 115 in their first innings. After being made to follow on, they were 32-3 at the close, still trailing by 186.
It was dreadful stuff from Derbyshire as their middle order disappeared in a burst of four wickets for three runs in 21 balls. Extras was their top scorer with 29.
Derbyshire eased safely to lunch at 18-0, but Stephen Moore played a loose cut to be caught behind for four off the fifth ball after lunch, then Paul Borrington was caught at third slip for eight and Wayne Madsen (7) played on to give Doug Bollinger a second wicket at 37-3.
Derbyshire were in freefall when Scott Elstone was caught at slip for nought as spinner Adam Riley found extra bounce, then Alex Hughes was caught at first slip for nought off Darren Stevens, Gareth Cross was caught at short leg for nought off Riley and David Wainwright was lbw to Stevens for one.
That was 56-7 and though Marcus North was holding out amid the carnage, he played on to Joseph for 18 shortly before tea at 77-8.
Tony Palladino (24) and Tom Taylor (10 not out) held out for nine overs before Palladino was caught by the only fielder deep on the leg side, then Footitt had a flurry of 14 before he was last man out.
Kent enforced the follow-on straight away and had Borrington caught at second slip for three in the fourth over, then Moore was lbw for 14 pulling at a Stevens ball that kept low.
In the final over, night watchman Taylor was caught at slip for two, leaving Madsen 13 not out.
Joseph and Adam Ball took their ninth-wicket stand on to 59 at the start of the day, seeing their side to a third batting point and denying Derbyshire a third bowling point before the 110-over cut-off point.
Wainwright broke through in the 112th over as Ball tried to defend on the back foot and was bowled for 30 at 306-9.
Bollinger came in to hit two sixes but was stumped for 19 after charging down the wicket to North, leaving Joseph 29 not out. Palladino finished with 5-62 and Wainwright 3-94.
