​WAYNE Madsen could not see out his first innings as captain as Derbyshire failed to see out their batting day at the 3Ws Oval yesterday.

The first competitive action in Derbyshire’s tour to Barbados saw them bowled out for 185 by Yorkshire.

That was after Madsen, given first turn of the three options the county has for a skipper on the trip, had to retire hurt on 19 with a groin injury, just as he seemed to be getting used to the pace of an exceptionally slow wicket.

With Graham Wagg nursing a sore foot following the previous day’s net session, this was a concern for Derbyshire but Madsen said he and physio Jamie Pipe took the decision to go off as a precaution.

“I felt it when I was running and we decided it was not worth risking,” he said. “It should only be a couple of days at the most and I might even be able to field tomorrow, we’ll see how it goes.”

The wicket was certainly a factor in Derbyshire’s low score.

A slow turner is just about the last thing you expect to encounter in the West Indies, especially in the midst of a drought but that was what faced Madsen and his team after they had won the toss.

“It was really hard work,” he added.

“The wicket was very slow and so was the outfield but that is probably a good thing for us.

“We’ve come here straight out of the indoor nets, where we’ve got used to every ball coming through quickly off the surface, and had to adjust to this, where you are through with your shot before the ball gets there.

“But these are the kind of wickets we will have to get used to in the early season, so it is useful seeing one now.”

It was a surface that 19-year-old Yorkshire off-spinner Azeem Rafiq certainly enjoyed.

Following a good winter as the England Under-19 captain, Rafiq showed why he is so highly rated by those who have watched him develop, bowling beautifully to take 5-21 in 20 overs.

The early damage was done by another emerging Yorkshire talent, the very tall and very grandly-named Oliver Hannon-Dalby, who struck first by having Paul Borrington lbw for three at 7-1.

Madsen and Garry Park built the start of a recovery until Park was bowled by the leg-spinner, Adil Rashid, looking to cut a ball that skidded through.

Madsen retired hurt at 64-2 just before lunch and Hannon-Dalby struck twice shortly after the break, Greg Smith mistiming a drive to cover and Chesney Hughes falling to the second ball he faced, lbw.

That was 77-4 but Dan Redfern batted intelligently for his 32, the highest score of the Derbyshire innings, and Lee Goddard showed aggressive intent before he became Rafiq’s first victim, dancing down the wicket and picking out midwicket for 19.

Redfern was caught behind on 130-6 and Rafiq was on his way to completely unpicking the Derbyshire innings.

Among his wickets was Borrington, who was given a second chance by Madsen’s retirement and had the unwanted distinction of being dismissed twice in a day – this time lbw to Rafiq for 15, not offering a shot.

When Mark Footitt was caught at cover, Yorkshire had 40 minutes to bat, which was a bonus for them on top of the bat one day, bowl the other agreement for this two-day contest.

Footitt bowled with fire but Yorkshire finished on 25-0 and Derbyshire’s bowlers have much to do on the second day.