Ben Slater, one of many Derbyshire homegrown talents, left for East Midlands rivals Nottinghamshire shortly before the end of the 2018 season, armed with an impressive record in List A cricket - averaging 51.84 in 32 games - but with questions remaining about what influence he could carry in the other formats. He began life at his new county well as Notts just escaped relegation in the Championship, bringing hopes that he could put right Nottinghamshire's unimpressive record when it came to signing opening batsmen over the past decade or more..