DERBYSHIRE still had a chance of a last-day win coming to the final session of their LV County Championship match against Worcestershire at the 3aaa County Ground.
Having been set 268 off a minimum of 57 overs when Derbyshire were bowled out for 296 in their second innings, Worcestershire were 59-3 at tea after Mark Footitt took two more quick wickets.
He removed Richard Oliver caught and bowled for nought for the second time in the match in the third over of the innings at 5-1 and then bowled Tom Fell for 10 with the score 17-2.
Tony Palladino, who bowled six straight maidens from the racecourse end, thought he had Daryl Mitchell caught behind from a rising delivery at that score but it was not given.
The third wicket did come in the 14th over as Alexei Kervezee was caught at square leg for 15 off Wayne White's first ball at 44-3 but Mitchell (14) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (14) made it through to tea.
Wayne Madsen showed the way for his side with 98, though he should have been out in the third over of the day when he was dropped at square leg on 13.
By then, Derbyshire had already lost their first wicket of the day as Chesney Hughes was surprised by a Charlie Morris ball that leapt off a length and looped to gully. He made three and that was 145-3.
Wes Durston helped his captain get the scoreboard ticking until at attempt to hit spinner Shaaiq Choudhry over the top ended in a catch at mid off as he went for 12 at 198-4.
Alex Hughes was well taken by wicketkeeper Ben Cox standing up to Jack Shantry for three at 202-5 but Gareth Cross (21) helped Madsen see Derbyshire through to lunch only to be bowled off the second ball after the interval.
That was the first of four wickets to fall to the New Zealander after lunch as he finished with 5-78, with Madsen playing on two runs short of his century, having faced 135 balls and hit 11 fours and a six.
