Date-stamped : 08 Jul97 - 10:18 Barnett storm clouds loom again By Neil Hallam at Derby Pakistan (169) lead Derbs (116-7) by 53 runs Sunny skies, a balmy breeze and the Pakistani"A" team dis- lodged for a modest 169. It all looked like a rare day of good cheer for Derbyshire in this troubled season but a feeble batting display left them strug- gling at 116 to puncture the mood and the sight of commit- tee members in earnest huddles indicated that storm clouds will soon return to this vexed region. The welter of accusations, statements and disciplinary notices precipitated by the departure of captain Dean Jones has sub- sided but if this suggests that peace, light and understanding have re- turned to the county`s affairs, think again. The committee`s attempts to ban the players from responding to Jones` bitter parting words have left a bitter aftertaste and Kim Barnett`s appeal against club fines amounting to -L1,500 for breaches of the"gagging order" will renew hostilities during Friday`s hearing at Lord`s. Barnett intends to cite a catalogue of alleged procedural failures as well as to dispute the legal justification for what he sees as a denial of"freedom of speech" and Lord`s, having backed off similar issues involving Devon Malcolm, Ray Illing- worth and Jack Rus- sell of late, may be wary of courting a le- gal confrontation.Barnett can hardly afford to comment but some of his team-mates feel under no constraint and one yesterday insisted:"There is a serious matter of prin- ciple involved here. "All we wanted was the right to reply to Jones`s accusations and it`s disgraceful that Kim is being slaughtered simply for suggest- ing that there`s another side to the story which de- serves to be aired."Derbyshire yesterday fielded half a dozen youngsters in an unfamiliar line-up but Hassan Raza, younger still at 15, im- pressed more than any. Raza, reputedly the youngest ever Test player 14 years and 227 days, demonstrated the quality of his footwork and the certainty of his strokes in an impressive 56, hitting seven fours with a cultured flourish be- fore nibbling fatally at some away swing There was always something in the conditions to encourage the bowlers as Kevin Dean and Devon Malcolm preyed on rustiness and inex- perience and Derbyshire, uprooted for 86 in their last game against Es- sex, looked even more flimsy as two wickets fell in the first over from the speedy Shoaib Akhtar and five more per- ished in putting up 93. The lavish swing of Azhar Mahmood and hustling leg-spin of Ali Hussain filleted the middle-order but opener Adrian Rollins re- mained unbeaten with 51 amid a sustained chorus of yelping ap- peals and found a durable ally in Simon Lacey to prevent further mishap. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Tour Match: Raza to the rescue By Neil Hallam Second day of three: Derbys (148 & 19-0) need 204 to beat Pak- istan A (169 & 201) THAT old maxim, "If you`re good enough, you`re old enough", was re-emphasised by Hassan Raza, a Test debutant at 14 who oozed quality and maturity with 96 for Pakistan A against a Der- byshire at- tack containing England bowlers Devon Malcolm and Phil DeFreitas. Raza, now 15, hit 17 fours in four-and-a-half hours of virtu- ally blemish-free batting, rescuing the tourists from 12 for three and steering them to 201 to set Derbyshire a victory target of 223 on a slow, grafter`s pitch. Rana Qayyum and Farhan Adil shared half-century stands with Raza, who also top-scored with 56 in the first innings. Source :: The Electronic Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/) Contributed by The Management (help@cricinfo.com)