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  • New £10,000 prize for county cricketers
    A new £10,000 prize awaits county cricket's most valuable player, after an overhaul of the FTI MVP ranking system.

    16/04/2013 (33 days old) | Read more
  • 50 years of one-day cricket
    By Andrew Hignell
    With the domestic first-class season starting today in Abu Dhabi, it’s an appropriate time to remember that 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the introduction of limited-overs cricket into the county calendar,

    24/03/2013 (56 days old) | Read more
  • Durston fires 73-ball century
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Wes Durston scored a stunning 73-ball century for Derbyshire against Nottinghamshire in their two-day friendly match at North Stars CC.

    21/03/2013 (59 days old) | Read more
  • Mullaney ton against weakened Derbyshire
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Steven Mullaney’s 101 from 104 balls helped Nottinghamshire to a total of 386 against Derbyshire on the first day of their pre-season friendly at North Stars CC in Barbados.

    20/03/2013 (61 days old) | Read more
  • Notts triumph in Barbados T20
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Nottinghamshire won the fourth edition of the Barbados T20 Cup by defeating Derbyshire by seven wickets in the final at Kensington Oval.

    18/03/2013 (63 days old) | Read more
  • Revenge for Yorkshire in Barbados
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Yorkshire, Warwickshire and Nottinghamshire were the three winners as the fourth Barbados T20 Cup competition got underway at the 3Ws Oval in Bridgetown.

    17/03/2013 (64 days old) | Read more
  • Ambrose finds form in Barbados
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Warwickshire’s Tim Ambrose charitably retired with an undefeated 96 as the defending county champions made 273-6 at a scorching hot Windward CC.

    15/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • Hughes starts with a hundred
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Chesney Hughes wasted little time in registering his first Derbyshire century of 2013 when he stroked an elegant 109 on the first day of the two-day county friendly against Northants at North Stars CC.

    14/03/2013 (66 days old) | Read more
  • Northants start facilities revamp
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have started work on major improvements at their Wantage Road headquarters using the £1 million windfall that the England and Wales Cricket Board has made available to each of the 18 first-class counties.

    08/03/2013 (72 days old) | Read more
  • Stone rewarded with contract extension
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have secured the services of England Under-19 seamer Olly Stone on a one-year contract extension that will keep him at Wantage Road until the end of the 2015 season. 

    08/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • Statsman: Me and Dad
    By Andrew Hignell
    I wish I could have had a pound for every time somebody has asked me the question – name the father and son who played for Glamorgan during the 1980s. 

    08/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Warne's warning over Aussie spin worries

    By Richard Gibson
    The dearth of homegrown spinners in Australia has been highlighted just days after their best of all-time Shane Warne published his vision for their future development.



    07/03/2013 (73 days old) | Read more
  • Second spinner incentives run into opposition
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspodent
    Plans to incentivise counties for playing a second specialist spinner have run into strong opposition from county coaches and chief executives.

    05/03/2013 (75 days old) | Read more
  • Northants set for Barbados challenge
    By Dave Bracegirdle
    Northamptonshire have announced their squad for the forthcoming pre-season tour of Barbados.

    04/03/2013 (76 days old) | Read more
  • Northants sign Azharullah to boost attack
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have strengthened their seam bowling department with the signing of the experienced Mohammad Azharullah.

    04/03/2013 (77 days old) | Read more
  • PCA urge players to seek help on drugs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is to encourage county players who may be taking recreational drugs to seek help 

    01/03/2013 (80 days old) | Read more
  • County rookies to receive career guidance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    First year county cricketers will be given advice on safe drinking, anti-doping and anti-corruption 

    25/02/2013 (84 days old) | Read more
  • PCA renew MVP rankings sponsorship
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association have renewed their sponsorship agreement with FTI Consulting of their Most Valuable Player Rankings.

    21/02/2013 (87 days old) | Read more
  • Copeland joins Northants
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have confirmed the signing of Australia seamer Trent Copeland as their overseas player

    19/02/2013 (89 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Bresnan's sound advice
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan got some sound advice from England team-mate Graeme Swann before heading off to the Mayo Clinic in the United States to undergo elbow surgery last week.

    18/02/2013 (90 days old) | Read more
  • Memorial game planned for Curran
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former players from Northamptonshire and Gloucestershire will be donning their whites again in July in a memorial match for former Zimbabwe all-rounder Kevin Curran, who played for both counties.

    18/02/2013 (90 days old) | Read more
  • White to make Northants return
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have re-signed Australia batsman Cameron White as one of their overseas players for this year’s Friends Life t20 campaign.

    13/02/2013 (95 days old) | Read more
  • Northants sign up to police partnership
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have joined forces with Northamptonshire Police to help raise awareness of and reduce violence.


    05/02/2013 (104 days old) | Read more
  • PCA initiative links to Maynard Trust
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Tom Maynard Trust is linking up with the Professional Cricketers’ Association to support the players’ union’s Personal Development and

    04/02/2013 (104 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Pune's mad money
    By Richard Gibson
    The maddest of the mad money splashed during the Indian Premier League auction this week was surely the $700,000 Pune Warriors parted with to

    04/02/2013 (104 days old) | Read more
  • Northants switch focus to Copeland
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have turned their attention back to Australia seamer Trent Copeland as candidate to be their overseas player for the first month of

    01/02/2013 (107 days old) | Read more
  • Northants launch primary schools tour
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire players have started a three-month tour of primary schools around the county where they are promoting the importance of

    30/01/2013 (110 days old) | Read more
  • Kleinveldt given Northants deadline
    by Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have set South Africa seamer Rory Kleinveldt a deadline of this Friday (February 1) to sign a

    28/01/2013 (111 days old) | Read more
  • Northants step up concert venue plans
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire are seeking to increase their non-cricketing revenue by turning Wantage Road into a regular outdoor concert venue.

    21/01/2013 (118 days old) | Read more
  • Book aids PCA awareness programme
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association is sending all 2,300 of its members a best-selling book on depression as part of its on-going

    21/01/2013 (118 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Inverarity losing it in translation
    By Richard Gibson
    Australian chairman of selectors John Inverarity is always very precise in his language when explaining decisions made by his panel – which provided

    16/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • PCA offer prize for off-field initiative
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketer’s Association has launched a new award to find the most proactive player, past or present, off the pitch.

    16/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • Kleinveldt agrees terms with Northants
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have agreed terms with South Africa seamer Rory Kleinveldt for a short-term contract to be their overseas player at the

    15/01/2013 (124 days old) | Read more
  • Cost controls deliver Northants profit
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire made a profit of almost £23,000 last year despite the tough economic climate and the wettest summer in a century.

    14/01/2013 (126 days old) | Read more
  • Northants offer free junior memberships
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire aim to grow their future fanbase by offering free junior memberships to under-16s this year.

    09/01/2013 (130 days old) | Read more
  • Hussey wanted for Northants return
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have made an approach to bring former Australia batsman Mike Hussey back to Wantage Road as an overseas player for this

    07/01/2013 (132 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire chase Tait
    By Richard Gibson
    Cash-strapped Yorkshire want to follow Roses rivals Lancashire's lead and host pop concerts.

    07/01/2013 (132 days old) | Read more
  • Northants close in on Kleinveldt signing
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire are in talks with South Africa seamer Rory Kleinveldt about a short-term contract to be their overseas player at the start of next season

    04/01/2013 (135 days old) | Read more
  • PCA chief opposed to Notts' IPL stance
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The chief executive of the Professional Cricketers’ Association hopes that counties will not follow Nottinghamshire’s example by preventing English

    22/12/2012 (148 days old) | Read more
  • Brooks: Why I had to sign for Yorkshire
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Jack Brooks, the 28-year-old England Lions fast bowler, believes he has taken on one of the biggest challenges in county cricket by opting to sign a

    20/12/2012 (150 days old) | Read more
  • Thakor to lead U19s to South Africa
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire batting prodigy Shiv Thakor will captain England Under-19s on their tour of South Africa next month.

    18/12/2012 (152 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cow shot debt to 'The Gnome'
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s increasingly positive approach to batting is no surprise to Keith Fletcher, one of his mentors as a schoolboy.

    18/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
  • Wallace to succeed Solanki as PCA chairman
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Glamorgan captain Mark Wallace has been elected the new chairman of the Professional Cricketers’ Association.

    17/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
  • Holland confirm 2013 home CB40 venues
    By Paul Bolton
    Holland have confirmed the venues for their six home matches in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 competition.

    17/12/2012 (153 days old) | Read more
  • Champions Warwicks to enjoy home start
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Warwickshire will begin their defence of the LV= County Championship against last season’s Division Two champions Derbyshire at Edgbaston on April 10.

    26/11/2012 (174 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's cut-price captain's log
    By Richard Gibson
    England captain Alastair Cook spent time on the telephone garnering advice from predecessor Andrew Strauss before the current tour of India and carries a Test-specific notebook to

    24/11/2012 (176 days old) | Read more
  • PCA grants reach £1 million mark
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association has passed the £1 million landmark in educational funding grants for past and present players over the last ten years.

    23/11/2012 (178 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Ramps steps up for England
    By Richard Gibson
    Such have been the advances since English cricket’s first academy intake 11 years ago – which included Andrew Strauss, Graeme Swann and Andrew Flintoff – that the 2012-13 Performance

    09/11/2012 (191 days old) | Read more
  • Northants plan Barbados pre-season trip
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire will prepare for next season with a 12-day trip to Barbados.

    09/11/2012 (191 days old) | Read more
  • Peters and Wakely promoted to replace Hall
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have appointed opening batsman Stephen Peters as their club captain following the resignation of all-rounder Andrew Hall.

    07/11/2012 (193 days old) | Read more
  • 2012: the worst year for batting?
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season was played in the wettest summer, from a cricketing point of view, since the introduction of two-divisional County Championship cricket in 2000, while in meteorological terms it was

    06/11/2012 (194 days old) | Read more
  • Northants to proceed with new net area
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have been given planning permission to turn the old bowling green at Wantage Road into an outdoor net area.

    02/11/2012 (199 days old) | Read more
  • Statistics confirm 2012 rain damage
    By Andrew Hignell
    The so-called summer of 2012 was, from a meteorological point of view, the wettest for a hundred years. As far as

    29/10/2012 (202 days old) | Read more
  • Benefit in 2013 for batsman Peters
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have awarded opening batsman Stephen Peters a benefit next year.

    26/10/2012 (205 days old) | Read more
  • O'Brien confirms move to Leicestershire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire have signed Ireland international wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien from Northamptonshire on a three-year contract.

    25/10/2012 (207 days old) | Read more
  • Schoolboy Duckett's three-year deal
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have secured the services of England Under-19  wicketkeeper Ben Duckett on a three-year contract.

    19/10/2012 (212 days old) | Read more
  • ECB propose rethink on county schedule
    The County Championship will involve Sunday starts from 2014 onwards after the ECB board announced a new four-year schedule

    19/10/2012 (213 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Decision time for McGrath
    By Richard Gibson
    One conclusion drawn from Anthony McGrath’s absence from Yorkshire’s Champions League squad is that his future lies away from the club.

    12/10/2012 (219 days old) | Read more
  • O'Brien set to sign three-year Leics deal
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire are set to sign Ireland international wicketkeeper-batsman Niall O’Brien from Northamptonshire on a three-year contract.

    10/10/2012 (221 days old) | Read more
  • Scorers oppose ECB analyst plans
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County scorers are opposing plans by the England and Wales Cricket Board to do without away team scorers and replace them with analysts from

    10/10/2012 (222 days old) | Read more
  • Spriegel off to Tanzania with MCC
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire’s new recruit Matthew Spriegel will be off to Africa tomorrow for a 12-day tour of Tanzania with the MCC.

    10/10/2012 (222 days old) | Read more
  • Crook makes return to Northants
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have re-signed all-rounder Steven Crook who has been released by Middlesex from the final year of his contract so that he could rejoin his

    05/10/2012 (226 days old) | Read more
  • Middlebrook signs two-year Northants extension
    By Paul Bolton
    Veteran off-spinner James Middlebrook has committed himself to Northamptonshire until the end of the 2014 season by signing a two-year contract extension.

    04/10/2012 (227 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cook's dash, Anderson's style
    By Richard Gibson
    Alastair Cook’s unassuming demeanour makes him extremely popular in the England dressing room but his personality rarely projects beyond those four walls.

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Murphy, De Lange extend Northants contracts
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have secured the services of wicketkeeper David Murphy and slow left-armer Con de Lange on extended contracts.

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Finn incidents may prompt MCC law change
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England paceman Steven Finn’s regular disturbing of the stumps at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride has prompted the MCC to consider a law change that would make

    02/10/2012 (229 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire complete Jack Brooks signing
    By Graham Hardcastle
    Yorkshire have completed the signing of England Lions fast bowler Jack Brooks on a three-year deal.

    27/09/2012 (234 days old) | Read more
  • New county quartet included by Scotland
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Matt Machan, Rob Taylor, Richard Coughtrie and David Murphy are the four newly-eligible county players who have been included in Scotland’s squad for

    26/09/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire line up O'Brien signing
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Leicestershire are interested in signing Ireland wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien from Northamptonshire.

    26/09/2012 (235 days old) | Read more
  • McGibbon dies after lengthy illness
    Lewis McGibbon, who played for Northamptonshire and later served as the county’s treasurer and vice-chairman, has died a month short of his 81st birthday after a

    25/09/2012 (236 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire now favourites to sign Brooks
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Yorkshire have emerged as the new favourites to sign England Lions seamer Jack Brooks, who is a free agent having exercised a

    24/09/2012 (238 days old) | Read more
  • CB40 groups for 2013 announced
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire will face Midlands rivals Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Worcestershire in next season’s Clydesdale Bank 40 group stage

    19/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
  • Northants decide on future without Vaas
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have confirmed that they will not be re-engaging former Sri Lanka all-rounder Chaminda Vaas as their overseas player

    19/09/2012 (242 days old) | Read more
  • Pietersen left out of England squad
    England have left out Kevin Pietersen from their Test squad for the tour of India. Two uncapped batsmen, Somerset's Nick Compton and Yorkshire's Joe Root, have been called up. 

    18/09/2012 (243 days old) | Read more
  • PCA launch initiative to combat depression
    By Robin Hutchison
    While county cricket spectators may have felt down in the dumps about the wettest summer for a century, the very real subject of depression among the players they watch is altogether more serious.

    17/09/2012 (244 days old) | Read more
  • County groundsmen win national award
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    The hard work of county groundsmen across the country during one of the wettest summers on record has been officially recognised with a prestigious national award.

    17/09/2012 (244 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Steyn's sympathy, KP tweet fall-out
    By Richard Gibson
    Ravi Bopara received sympathy for his current plight from an unusual source in his final international appearance before heading to the ICC World Twenty20.

    16/09/2012 (245 days old) | Read more
  • Wettest summer for 100 years: the details
    By Andrew Hignell
    It's official: 2012 has been the wettest summer for exactly a hundred years

    15/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • Northants confirm Brooks exit
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have confirmed that England Lions fast bowler Jack Brooks will be leaving them after exercising a get-out clause in his contract.

    14/09/2012 (247 days old) | Read more
  • Brooks set to leave Northamptonshire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire are facing the prospect of losing the services of their England Lions fast bowler Jack Brooks.

    13/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • Boyce planning John O'Groats-Land's End walk
    By Mark Baldwin
    Leicestershire batsman Matt Boyce is planning to walk from John O’Groats to Land’s End this autumn in aid of depression in sport.

    12/09/2012 (249 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Kieswetter's rise, Davies's fall
    By Richard Gibson
    Craig Kieswetter is set to oust rival Steven Davies for the back-up wicketkeeper position on England’s Test tour to India this winter.

    09/09/2012 (253 days old) | Read more
  • Northants complete Spriegel signing
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have completed the signing of batsman Matthew Spriegel from Surrey on a two-year contract.

    07/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    All over at Bristol with Evans out to a diving catch by Cockbain in the slips off Ireland. Northants 224 all out and Gloucestershire win by 207 runs. They take 20 points and the visitors just three.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 223-9 and the way last man Evans batted in the first innings we should be on our way soon. Brooks was caught in the slips off Fuller for 22 after a defiant little partnership of 39 with Willey.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Hall has gone straight after tea, bowled by Howell for 56, so Gloucestershire are closing in on a win that would lift them off the bottom of the Championship Second Division. Northants 184-8.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 184-7, needing a further 248, and Gloucestershire should wrap up victory in the final session of day three. Hall is still there on 56, but is running out of partners. Norwell has 5-51 from 14 overs.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    The end could be nigh. Northants 168-7, with Hall on 46 and receiving little support. Middlebrook fell to Howell for four through a catch from Norwell, who in the next over bowled Murphy for a duck, The strapping young seamer now has 5-44. 

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 158-5 and a soft end to a stand of 78 between Hall and Newton, who on 44 pulled a short ball from Norwell straight to Cockbain at mid-wicket. Norwell now has 4-37, while Hall is unbeaten on 40 and has looked in no trouble.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Sales has gone for 55, bowled by Norwell, who now has 3-22, and Northants' last flickering hope of scoring 432 has surely departed with him. A three-day finish looks favourite with the visitors 91-4.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 53-3 needing a further 379 to win. Sales has looked in little trouble moving to 35, but the odd delivery is still seaming around and one that did saw Norwell bowl Coetzer leg stump for one just before the interval.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 51-2 with O'Brien caught behind off Norwell for 14, walking before umpire Steve Gale raised the finger. Sales has looked in excellent form moving to 34, but he may have to get a huge score for a target of 432 to be in reach.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    A 17-year-old Academy player with the wonderful name of Cameron Herring is fielding as substitute for Alex Gidman, giving rise to schoolboy jokes in the pressbox. Apparently he has been fished out of the second XI and doesn't like being in the nets.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Just the start Gloucestershire wanted as Will Gidman pins Peters lbw on the back foot without a run on the board in the opening over of Northants' second innings. 432 looks a mighty long way off.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Andrew Hall will be on a hat-trick of sorts at the start of next season after cleaning up Ireland and Norwell, both bowled, with successive balls. Gloucestershire all out for 311, with Hall taking 5-50, and Northants need 432 to win.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Forgot which game I was at! Fuller has been bowled by Hall for 17, having been struck a painful blow where it hurts by Willey (no puns please) in the previous over. Gloucestershire 311-8, with Batty on 31, and leading by 431.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants took the second new ball at the start of the day and it has accounted for Will Gidman, lbw to Willey without adding to his overnight 52. It hardly matters as Gloucestershire are 430 ahead at 310-7 and Fuller has come in full of aggression.

    06/09/2012 (255 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 286-6, leading by 406, with Will Gidman unbeaten on 52. With two days still to go Northants need a miracle.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 247-6 and 367 in front. Cockbain has gone one short of a deserved hundred, lbw playing down the wrong line to Hall, having faced 131 balls and hit 15 fours and a six, Will Gidman is 37 not out and the home side are almost out of sight.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 168-5 and 288 in front thanks to a stand of 98 for the fifth-wicket, which ended when Peters took a sharp catch at point to dismiss Marshall for 30 off Evans. Tea was then taken with Cockbain unbeaten on 66.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    A half-century for Cockbain, completed with a six over long-on off Middlebrook. He had faced 67 balls and hit 7 fours. Marshall is providing good support and the pair are threatening to bat Northants out of the game. Gloucestershire 155-4 and leading by 275.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gidman has gone for 40 in the cavalier manner of so many batsmen in the match, lbw looking to whip a straight ball from Evans through mid-wicket. Gloucestershire are 75-4 and lead by 195.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 66-3 after a stand of 64 between Gidman and Housego, who has just been taken in the slips off Hall for 24. The lead is now 186 and Northants will be keen to part Gidman (36 not out) and Marshall quickly if they are to stay in the game.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 48-2 and leading by 168. Alex Gidman has again made batting look easy as he did in the first innings and is unbeaten on 28. Housego has helped add 46 for the third wicket and the home side are well placed.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 2-2, with Cowan caught at third slip off Willey driving at a wide ball. More poor batting in a game that will be remembered for it.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 2-1 with Howell run out as a result of a poor call for a single by partner Cowan and a direct hit at the bowler's end by Willey from mid-wicket. The lead is 122 and we could be in for a two-day game at this rate.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants all out for 100, their lowest score of the season. Fuller finished with 5-29, his maiden five-wicket haul in the Championship, ending the innings by having Evans caught at gully. Middlebrook was unbeaten on 21 and Gloucestershire lead by 120

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Brooks has been bowled by Fuller on the back foot to leave Northants 92-9. Fuller now has four wickets and new batsman Evans is not inspiring confidence, playing and missing at his first four deliveries.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 87-8, having lost Willey this morning for six to a fourth catch of the innings by wicketkeeper Batty off Ireland. It's a gloriously sunny morning and after the carnage of yesterday with 17 wickets falling it is time for some positive batting.

    05/09/2012 (256 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    The carnage continues with Peters gone for 35, bowled by Norwell, who now has figures of 3-13 from 6 overs, while Fuller has 3-20. It's a sunny evening and batting conditions are apparently good. But suddenly every ball looks like taking a wicket.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Make that 50-5 as Fuller has sent back Newton and Hall, both caught behind by Batty. Pitch inspector David Hughes has already said he is happy with the wicket so we are either seeing decent bowlng or very poor batting.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Alex Gidman has made up for his earlier lapse by pouching Coetzer at first slip off Norwell, who is impressing from the Ashley Down Road End. The Northants innings is following a similar pattern to Gloucestershire's and they are 50-3.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Sales has been bowled by Norwell for four and the day is starting to even up with Northants 44-2. It would have been even better for Gloucestershire had Alex Gidman not just dropped Peters at first slip off Norwell on 28.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 30-1 with O'Brien caught behind going hard at a ball from Fuller. It had looked pretty straightforward for the visitors up to then with the September sun blazing down. Maybe summer has arrived.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 220 all out, with Batty the last man dismissed, caught at point for 55 making room to hit Evans through the off side. Evans has finished with 4-38, but it was Andrew Hall (3-37) who ripped through the top order.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 209-9 with Ireland caught behind off a defensive nick for a useful 22. Northants can feel well pleased with their efforts so far.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Batty has reached a battling fifty off the first ball after tea, having faced 89 balls and hit 6 fours. This is likely to be his penultimate match for Gloucestershire as his contract is up at the end of the season.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 206-8 and indebted to Jon Batty and Anthony Ireland for an unbroken ninth-wicket stand of 55. Batty is one short of what would be his first half-century of the season, while loan signing Ireland is 22 not out.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 151-8 and looking every inch Championship wooden spoonists. Fuller has been caught behind off Evans for three and even one batting point looks a long way off. The sun is out and this looks a very ordinary score in the conditions.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Willey has struck for the second time, ending Alex Gidman's confident innings by pinning him lbw for 56. Gloucestershire 128-6.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Alex Gidman has reached an excellent half-century off 48 balls with 10 fours. He and brother Will have added 29 for the sixth wicket and Gloucestershire are 124-5 after 36 overs.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 95-5 having lost Cocbain for ten to the last ball before the interval, bowled through the gate, middle stump out of the ground, by Willey. Alex Gidman had counter attacked with 4 fours in an over off Willey and is unbeaten on 40.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Hall has taken 3-5, the latest victim being Marshall, lbw on the back foot for a duck. Gloucestershire have lost four wickets for three runs after a decent opening stand and the ball is swinging around nicely for Northants.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 44-3 and in trouble as Hall uproots Housego's off stump at the end of the 20th over. The batsman was playing defensively so it may have been a decent delivery. Hard to tell from the Bristol pressbox situated on a corner of the ground.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Both openers gone now as Cowan falls leg before to Hall playing across the line for eight. The sun is shining and Northants are on top. Gloucestershire 41-2 in the 18th over.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Gloucestershire 41-1 after a solid start. Howell, on 29, was dropped by Peters at second slip off Evans, but then fell lbw to the next delivery. Cowan hasn't seen much of the strike and is on eight, with Housego the new batsman.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • Paceman Burton released by Northants
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have released seamer David Burton after two full seasons on the staff at Wantage Road.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    Glos: Cowan, Howell, Housego, A.Gidman (capt), Marshall, Cockbain, W.Gidman, Fuller, Batty (wkt), Ireland, Norwell.
    Northants: Peters, O'Brien, Sales, Coetzer, Newton, Hall (capt), Middlebrook, Murphy (wkt), Willey, Evans, Brooks.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • Northants won the toss - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    The visitors have elected to field on an overcast, but dry morning at Bristol.

    04/09/2012 (257 days old) | Read more
  • White Rose bedraggled but still blooming
    By Andrew Hignell
    The summer of 2012 is finally over – well, at least it is from a meteorological point of view, with September 1 marking the start of autumn. For the weather-beaten cricketers of

    03/09/2012 (258 days old) | Read more
  • Northants target Surrey's Spriegel
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have emerged as frontrunners to sign Surrey’s out-of-contract batsman and off-spinner Matthew Spriegel.

    03/09/2012 (259 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    MATCH DRAWN - Glamorgan 302-5. Glmorgan 8pts, Northamptonshire 6pts

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Stewart Walters fell two short of his second century of the season bowled via an inside edge by Andrew Hall. Glamorgan are 278-5.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Glamorgan have reached 250-4 and a second batting point. They will be looking for a third but probably will not manage a fourth in the final hour.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Glamorgan have confirmed they will be releasing a statement on the future of seam bowler James Harris at 6.30 this evening.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Glamorgan 196-4 (Walters 55, Allenby 5).

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Stewart Walters has reached his sixth Count Championship half century rm 143 ball with eiht fous. Glamorgnre 196-4.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Ben Wright has been neatly stumped down the leg-side by David Murphy standing up to Lee Daggett. Gamorgan are now 181-4.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Marcus North has been dismissed for a relatively breezy 57, well caught at mid-wicket by Alex Wakely, who immediatey left the field for treatmet to an injured finger.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Marcus North has scored his sixth 50 in 12 championship innings this season. It came in relatively quick time too – 85 balls with 10 fours. Glamorgan are 159-2.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Glamorgan 75-2. Two overs before the interval Stephen Peters put down a sharp chance at short mid-wicket with Marcus North on one.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Off spinner Robert Keogh has taken his first County Championship wicket of his career bowling Nick James, who had batted well until deciding to attempt to hit Keogh back over his head. James went for 36, Glamorgan are 73-2.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Will Bragg has beenstumped by David Murphy in Con deLange's opening over. Bragg went for 26, Glamorgan are 45-1.

    31/08/2012 (261 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Glamorgan 10-0 in reply to Northants' 432-8 declared.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Northamptonshire have declared ther first innings on 432-8. Glamorgan will have four overs to negotiate before the close.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Marcus North struck again to have David Murphy stumped by Mark Wallace for 54 from 133 balls. Northamptonshire were 394-8.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Niall O’Brien was out for a career best 182 caught at slip off Marcus North. It ended nine hours and nine minutes in the middle. Northamptonshire were 357-7.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Niall O’Brien has a new career best score after passing the 176 he scored for Ireland against UAE at Windhoek in 2005. Northamptonshire are now 351-6.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Northamptonshire have reached 338-6 with Niall O'Brien just six runs away from his career best 176. But he has been facing part-time bowlers Ben Wright and Will Bragg in the last hour.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Niall O’Brien has reached his 150 from 388 balls with just the 12 fours. It took him two minutes shy of eight hours just as Northamptonshire brought up their 300. They are now 304-6.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Dean Cosker claimed a second bowling point for Gamorgn with the final ball of the 110th over to remove Robert Keogh lbw. Umpire Steve Garratt took an age to lift his finger to leave Northamptonshire 273-6.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
     Andrew Hall has been bowled by Huw Waters in the fourth over. The Northamptonshire captain had his off stump removed after missing a straight one. Northamptonshire are 249-5.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Play will start at 1.10 following an early lunch at 12.30. Thre are 80 overs left in the day.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    It looks unlikely there will not be any play befoe lunch after the umpires decided to have a second inspection at 12.15. Despite the players having nets on the square the umpires are concerned there are areas of the outfield which are still to wet.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Delayed start at Cardiff. After more overnight rain to go with yesterday's wash-out the umpires are having an 11am inspection. But the fact that the players are netting on the square would suggest a minimal delay in proceedings.

    30/08/2012 (262 days old) | Read more
  • CB40 group finale sums up rain-hit summer
    By Andrew Hignell
    A microcosm of the summer of 2012 in all its watery entirety was seen in the the last round of Clydesdale Bank 40 group games on Monday August 27.

    29/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • England plan county Ashes warm-up
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    England are lining up a match against county opposition next season as a warm-up to the Ashes series.

    29/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    NO PLAY TODAY - a thunderstorm, hail and persistent rain forced the umpires to call it off for the day at 2.15.

    29/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    After a 1pm inspection, the umpires - Neil Mallender and Steve Garratt - will have another look at 2pm. The outfield is still very wet.

    29/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Counties set to reject Champions League
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Counties are unlikely to take part in next year’s Champions League Twenty20 competition because it is likely to clash with the climax to the domestic season.

    29/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    START DELAYED. Unlikely anything before lunch because of morning rain. It has stopped but the mopping up operation is going to take at least two hours.

    29/08/2012 (263 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Northamptonshire finished on 241-4 with Niall O’Brien 114 not out and Andrew Hall 17

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Niall O’Brien has reached his first century of the season from 265 balls with nine fours with Northamptonshire 221-4

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    James Harris has struck with the second ball of the second new ball to trap Rob Newton in front to leave Northants 196-4.

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Niall O’Brien (81) and Alex Wakely (75) brought up the 150 partnership but Wakely was out immediately afterwards bowled by Jim Allenby. Northants are 186-3.

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Niall O'Brien (73) and Alex Wakely (46) have put on 113 - 89 of those between lunch and tea - with Northants 147-2.

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Niall O'Brien (65) and Alex Wakely (43) have just brought up their 100 partnership in 39 overs. Nothants are 136-2.

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Niall O'Brien hs opened the shoulders since lunch, helped that Graham Wagg is proving relatively expensive. O'Brien has reached his 50 fom 143 bals with four fours. Northants are 98-2. 

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Slow progress for Northamptonshire. They have reached the interval at 58-2 from 31 overs with opener Niall O'Brien on 23 from 99 balls. Dean Cosker has recorded pre-lunch figures of 10-7-10-0.

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Northamptonshire have been reduced to 34-2 after David Sales' attempted cut off Graham Wagg was edged behind.

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    James Harris has struck in his 7th over to bowl Stephen Peters via an inside edge. Northants are 22-1 in the 13th.

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Glam: James, Bragg, Walters, North, Allenby, Wright, Wallace (c), Harris, Wagg, Cosker, Waters. Northants: Peters, O'Brien, Sales, Newton, Wakely, Hall (c), Keogh, Murphy, de Lange, Brooks, Daggett.

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Northampronshire won the toss - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Northants skipper Andrew Hall has chosen to bat on a wicket, despite all the rain in Wales yesterday, which looks dry and straw coloured.

    28/08/2012 (264 days old) | Read more
  • Match abandoned - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
    It has rained too hard at Derby for there to be any prospect of a resumption, so the match has been called off. Derbys and Northants get 1pt each

    27/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
    Raining at Derby - and Derbyshire have yet to start their reply to Northants' 232-8

    27/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
    Northants total 232-8 from their 40 overs. Coetzer made 68 and David Sales 58 in what is a competitive score

    27/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire
    Kyle Coetzer 52* from 68 balls and the Scotland international is holding the Northants innings together at 105-2 in the 20th over after Derbyshire put them into bat at Derby

    27/08/2012 (265 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    That's it. The wicket was dead and the game died after lunch, though Newton made a second century of the match - a career-best 119 not out. Sales was 53 not out when handshakes were exchanged at 212-4.

    24/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Northants are 153-4, trailing by 16. Newton is 82 and it should not be too long after he completes his second century of the match that we are into handshakes territory. Sales is with him on 33.

    24/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Newton, a century-maker in the first innings, has his 50 and the match is beginning to slip away from Derbyshire. They are getting nothing from this dead wicket now and, at 115-4, Northants are within 54 of making Derbys bat again. Sales, with a broken finger, is untroubled on 24.

    24/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Hall chases a ball from Palladino and is caught behind for five in the last over before lunch, which arrives with Northants now 37-4. They are still 132 away from avoiding the innings defeat and look utterly disspirited.

    24/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire are really on top now. O'Brien is lbw to a Wainwright ball that barely bounced at all to make Northants 32-3. Coetzer was caught behind off Groenewald, Wakely was caught at midwicket off Palladino, Sales has a broken finger and Willey has a problem with his back.

    24/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    No world record, sadly. Poynton was bowled by Brooks in the second over of the day, ending his ninth-wicket stand with Madsen at 261, which is only the third-highest ninth-wicket partnership of all time! Madsen is unbeaten on 231 at the end, with Derbys 569 all out and ahead by 169.

    24/08/2012 (268 days old) | Read more
  • Sales pledges immediate future to Northants
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire batsman David Sales has pledged his future to the county for another season.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Derbys 512-8 with Madsen 223 and Poynton 105. The stand is 259, which is already the third highest all time in the world for the ninth wicket and they need only 25 more to break the 102-year-old world record. History is beckoning!

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Maiden first-class hundred for Tom Poynton - off 194 balls with 10 fours. Madsen is 211 not out, the score is 497-8 and the ninth-wicket stand is 244, which is only 39 away from equalling the world record. This is getting serious.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    In moving his score on to 180, Wayne Madsen has broken his previous career-best score in first-class cricket. His 179 was also at this ground. Derbyshire's ninth-wicket pair are still going at 446-8 and are closing in on a 200 partnership.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire move into the lead, which seemed an awful long way off at the end of the first over of the day when they were 164-6. They are 401-8 with Madsen 158 and Poynton 62 - together they have added 148 for the ninth wicket.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    150 for Madsen, the fourth time he has been beyond that score in his career. He has scored them off 270 balls and hit 23 fours. In the next over, Poynton moves to 51 off 93 balls with six fours - a new career-best for him. Derbys are 384-8.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Hundred partnership between Madsen  (136) and Poynton (36) for Derbyshire. It is already a new record for the ninth wicket for Derbys against Northants and the score is now 353-8. The lead is down to 47 but the good news for Northants is that Middlebrook is back on the field.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    More trouble for Northants. Middlebrook has pulled up setting off to chase the ball at mid on and has had to leave the field. It appeared to be a problem at the top of his leg - hip or groin maybe.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Northants are beginning to look a bit bedraggled as Derbyshire move on to 311-8 and news from the home dressing room is that David Sales has a suspected broken finger - a legacy of trying to take a low catch in the slips early in the day.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    A proper captain's innings - Madsen moves to his third hundred of the season, off 187 balls with 17 fours, to carry Derbyshire on to 292-8.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Derbys have avoided the follow-on and are 282-8 at lunch. Wainwright went for 14 and Clare for 22 but Madsen remains 93 not out and Poynton is with him on 12 not out. Northants lead by 118.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Madsen has his 50, off 114 balls with nine fours, and he may need to score plenty more for his team. Derbys are 185-6.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Not the start Derbyshire needed. Whiteley has chased the sixth ball of the day down the leg side and is caught Murphy off Willey to make it 164-6. They should avoid the follow-on but must reach 251 and that is not a given.

    23/08/2012 (269 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Night watchman Tony Palladino is caught down the leg side by Murphy off Middlebrook to make it 157-5 with four overs of the day remaining.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Redfern's luck has run out and he has been caught behind by Murphy cutting loosely at Middlebrook for 70. Derbyshire are 155-4.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Northants trio sign contract extensions
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have secured the services of batsmen Kyle Coetzer and Alex Wakely and all-rounder David Willey on contract extensions that

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Redfern has his 50. He has been dropped twice and Northants may live to regret that. It came off 93 balls with 10 fours and the Derbys score is now 121-3.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    More rain at Northampton. Derbys are 86-3 with Redfern 30 and Madsen 5.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Play has started again, with the loss of only three overs, and Madsen is the new man in at 79-3.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Is there a worse feeling for a batsman than to be dismissed the ball before a rain break? Durston is lbw to Hall for 14 at 79-3 and the umpires and rest of the players follow him to the pavilion.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Both openers fall in successive overs - Khawaja lbw for 16 to Daggett's first ball and Lineker bowled off his pads for 20 playing no shot to Willey. Derbys are 40-2 and still no sign of Madsen.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Palladino has wrapped up the innings by getting Brooks lbw for one at 400 all out. Willey is left 60 not out and Palladino has figures of 5-82 in 30 overs.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    A fourth wicket for Palladino, who has plugged away manfully. Daggett is caught behind for 2 and it's 398-9.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    50 for Willey off 50 balls with four fours and a six out of 388-8.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Middlebrook's innings is over, bowled by Wainwright for 71 to make it 383-8.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Willey apologises for "scum" Twitter comments
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire all-rounder David Willey has issued an apology after describing Northampton town centre as a “dive” and people who

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Potential problem for Derbyshire. Madsen appears to have jarred his shoulder in the field and has gone off, though it does not seem to be very serious.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    First of the morning for Derbyshire - Murphy is caught behind off Palladino for 20 to make it 323-7.

    22/08/2012 (270 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Northants reach the close on 311-6, with Middlebrook 50 and Murphy 16. They have had the better of the day on what appears to be a wicket with plenty of runs in it.

    21/08/2012 (271 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Newton was tempted into the hook shot at Palladino and has nicked a top edge down the leg side for Poynton to take the catch. He made an excellent 115 off 174 balls with 13 fours and a six and that's now 277-6.

    21/08/2012 (271 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Hundred for Rob Newton, his fourth first-class in his career, all at Northampton, and his second of the season. It came off 165 balls with 10 fours and a six and has moved Northants on to 251-5.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Whiteley has been out of the Derbys attack until just after tea but he has given his team the breakthrough they needed in his second over by having hall caught behind for 15 at 206-5.

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Good session for Northants. They have moved on to 200-4, with Newton 74 not out. The wicket looks a pretty flat one and Derbys have been punished when they have strayed in line and length, which has been too often.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Having moved nicely on to 37, Wakely has given a soft catch to short midwicket off a backfoot jab at a Clare ball to make it 147-4.

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Good first session. Northants are 122-3 and Derbyshire have taken two wickets with spin. Should be an interesting afternoon.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    O'Brien was just beginning to get into his stride after a slow start but has been caught at slip by Durston off Wainwright for 41 to make the score 93-3.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire's decision to try a bit of early twirl has paid off with Wainwright removing the dangerous Sales for 26, leg before not offering a shot. He's the second to fall to a similar misjudgement and Northants are 42-2.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    More than a hint of seam movement for Palladino as Coetzer shoulders arms and the ball clips his off stump. He's gone for 5 and the score is 6-1 in the third over.

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  • NORTHANTS won the toss - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Northants will bat. The wicket has a tinge of green and we'll see if there is anything in it for the Derbyshire seamers in the first session.

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  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Brooks is back for Northants and Coetzer also returns. Clare is preferred to Turner for Derbys. NORTHANTS: Coetzer, O'Brien, Sales, Wakely, Newton, Hall, Middlebrook, Murphy, Willey, Brooks, Daggett. DERBYS: Madsen, Lineker, Khawaja, Durston, Redfern, Whiteley, Wainwright, Clare, Poynton, Palladino, Groenewald.

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  • Result - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Kent have won by 5 wickets. An unbroken sixth wickets stand of 107 in 13 overs between Brendan Nash and Geraint Jones saw them to an important win

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Kent
    50 for Brendan Nash from 41 balls with four fours.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Alex Blake bowled charging Con de Lange for 8

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Sam Northeast gone for 44, played on sweeping Con de Lange. Kent 105-4 and Northants now slight favourites

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  • Northamptonshire v Kent
    Half way in Kent's innings and they are 89 for three

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Darren Stevens played on to David Burton for eight. Kent 84-3

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Northamptonshire have broken a menacing second wicket stand between Rob Key and Sam Northeast. Key has driven Con de Lange to Kyle Coetzer at long off. Kent 73-2.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Kent
    50 up for Kent in the tenth over.

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  • Northamptonshire v Kent
    The Red Arrows are performing their aerobatic display at nearby Sywell airfield. The cricket is nowhere as spectacular but it's competitive

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    An early wicket for Northants with Sam Billings bowled by one that nipped back from Oli Stone to Niall O'Brien. Kent 16-1 in the fourth over

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  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Northants 232-9 in their 40 overs. It's their highest score of the season but their attack is very inexperienced it will be a surprise if it's enough to beat Kent

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Two wickets in two balls. Con de Lange turned Cook to short third man and Jack Brooks then lofted a slower ball from Coles to Tredwell running back from mid on. Northants now 229-9

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Northants needed Davis to go on but he has just shovelled Simon Cook to Coles at log off for 54 just two balls after Wakely departed

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    And another one goes. Rob Keogh holed out to deep square off Matt Coles for one. Northants have gone from 202 for four to 204 for seven in a batting Power Play

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Northants needed Davis to go on but he has just shovelled Simon Cook to Coles at log off for 54 just two balls after Wakely departed

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Wakely has gone for 74, caught by Sam Billigs at long on off Matt Coles. A fifth wicket stand of 89 with Davis and Northants now 202 for five

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Kent
    A 50 in his firsts enior innings for Christian Davis and from just 47 balls with seven fours. The 19 year old all-rounder didn't bat when he made his debut in this competition two years ago but the former Bedford School pupil has made his mark here

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Kent
    50 for Alex Wakely from just 52 balls with two sixes and only one four

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  • Northamptonshire v Kent
    They stayed on, the rain has stopped and the sun has come out again at Wantage Road

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  • Northamptonshire v Kent
    It's started raining at Wantage Road.It's been very muggy all day and the cloud has been banking up for a couple of hours. At the moment they seem happy to play on

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Two wickets in three balls with Niall O'Brien going for a duck caught by Tredwell at slip off Stevens. Northants 113-4 and a long tail exposed

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    David Sales LBW for 15 trying to work Darren Stevens to leg. Northants 113-3 in the 20th over. 

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Northants 100 up in the 18th over

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Rob Newton has missed out on only his second one day 50. Caught at short midwicket by Matt Coles off James Tredwell for 45 from 41 balls with six fours. Northants 71-2

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Northamptonshire 50 up in the ninth over. Newton has clobbered six fours in his 36 so far.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Kyle Coetzer unluckily run out for 11 when Simon Cook deflected a fierce drive from Rob Newton onto the stumps at the non-striker's end. Northants going well at 40-1 though with Newton batting beautifully

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  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Northants: Newton, Coetzer, Wakely, Sales, O'Brien, Davis, Keogh, De Lange, Stone, Brooks, Burton.
    Kent: Billings, Key, Northeast, Stevens, Nash, Jones, Blake, Coles, Tredwell, Cook, Davies

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  • ..Northants... won the toss - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Northants, who have not won a CB40 or T20 match at Wantage Road since May 22 2011, have won the toos and will bat

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  • Hampshire beat Northamptonshire by 8 wickets
    Magnificent win for Hampshire, boosting their promotion hopes, was quite comfortable in the end as Katich (61*) and Dawson (27*) saw them home after the great stands of 150 and 127 for the first two wickets had tamed the Northants bowling

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Hampshire tantalisingly close to a famous victory at 310-2 with Katich 50* and Liam Dawson with him and going well too

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamponshire
    Adams finally out for 149 (216 balls, 2x6, 23x4) but it could be a match-winning knock. Just 49 needed by Hants with 10 overs remaining

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Adams now 129 not out, and Katich on 35 as Hampshire continue acceleration at 255-1 - and need another 71 from 13 overs. McKenzie's 72 was also a great effort

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Hampshire move on to 144-0 at tea, from 37 overs, with McKenzie on 71 and Adams on 59

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    McKenzie (49*) and Adams (31*) still going well - Hampshire 90 for 0

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Neil McKenzie and Jimmy Adams have negotiated the first 16 overs, taking Hampshire to 56-0. The basis for a dart at victory?

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  • LUNCH - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Hants 21-0 at the interval, from six overs bowled, leaving them another 305 to get to win

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Wakely, given the chance of completing his hundred, was caught off Kabir Ali for 96 (12x4, 1x6), prompting an immediate Northants declaration on 245-8. That sets Hampshire 326 to win

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Northants, batting on this morning in their second innings, are 217-7 with Alex Wakely moving to 80 not out - and overall lead of 297

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  • Close Of Play - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Northants have enjoyed the better of the penultimate day, reaching 176-5 at stumps, a lead of 256 going into the final day. Alex Wakely is still there on 61.  

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Sensational catch by Liam Dawson at second slip, diving backwards as he took the ball above his head, has accounted for Andrew Hall. Northants 161-5

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Rob Newton has gone for a 46-ball 59, caught at long on by Simon Katich attempting to hit his fourth six.  Northants are 161-4, 241 ahead.

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  • Landmark - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Alex Wakely reacches fifty from 41 balls with successive sixes against James Tomlinson. Northants 147-3.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    David Sales (24) has top edged a pull against Balcombe to backward point, where Vince held on running from cover. 62-3, a lead of 142.

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    James Tomlinson has had Niall O'Brien caught behind for 15. Northants 30-2, a lead of 110

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Kabir Ali, having hit 31 as Hampshire were dismissed for just 276, Andrew Hall routing the lower order with 3-11, struck in the first over of Northants second innings, having Stephen Peters caught behind for 4. Northants now 20-1, a lead of 100.

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  • Hampshire v Northants
    Northants seamer Luke Evans, playing his seventh first-class match, has his maiden four-wicket haul after Chris Wood chipped to mid off. Hampshire still 129 behind.

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  • LUNCH - Hampshire v Northants
    After Luke Evans added the scalps of James Vince and Liam Dawson, both lbw, to that of Simon Katich this morning, David Willey claimed the big wickets of Sean Ervine and Jimmy Adams in successive overs half an hour before lunch. Hants. 203-6, 153 behind

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Players off for bad light with 7 overs remaining. That's likely to be it for the day. Hants 125-2

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Simon Katich has gone for 7, lbw to a Luke Evans off-cutter. 85-2

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Neil McKenzie has gone for 31, caught behind off Lee Daggett. A solid start from Hampshire after Northants recovered from 98-5 to post 356. 62-1

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    David Murphy has been bowled by a James Tomlinson inswinger for 43. Northants 301-8

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Attempting to play across a straight ball, James Middlebrook has been bowled by Liam Dawson for 65. Northants 257-7

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Rob Newton has missed out on a fifty, out for 48 in the third over of the day after nicking a David Balcombe away swinger. Northants 172-6

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Rob Newton has missed out on a fifty, out for 48 in the third over of the day after nicking a David Balcombe away swinger. Northants 172-6

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Start of play has been delayed till 11.20am following rain 

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    An excellent catch by Jimmy Adams, diving to his left at third slip, has seen off Andrew Hall for 2. James Tomlinson has his second wicket. 98-5

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Now Alex Wakely has gone, caught at gully for 5. Good low catch from Jimmy Adams, a second wicket for David Balcombe. 87-4

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Stephen Peters has gone for 47, caught at second slip where Liam Dawson has been excellent for Hampshire all season. A wicket for the recalled Chris Wood. 87-3

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  • WICKET - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    David Sales (18) has played on against David Balcombe, having put on 39 with Stephen Peters (30) after Niall O'Brien (8) fell to James Tomlinson, ct behind in the 6th over, on a very green wicket. We're in the 19th of the 48 to be bowled today. 59-1.

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  • Team News - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Northants: Peters, O'Brien, Sales, Wakely, Newton, Hall, Middlebrook, Murphy†, Willey, Evans, Daggett

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  • Team News - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Hampshire have recalled in-form James Vince, who replaces Bilal Shafayat. Chris Wood's in for the injured Dimi Mascarenhas and Kabir Ali for Danny Briggs. Hants: Adams, McKenzie, Katich, Dawson, Vince, Ervine, Bates, Wood, Ali, Balcombe, Tomlinson

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  • Hampshire won the toss - Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Hampshire will bowl first after winning the toss.

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    Play will begin at 4pm

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    There will be a 3.20pm inspection at The Ageas Bowl

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    An early lunch is being taken, initially with a view to a 1.40pm start. But that will not now be happening due to bad light.

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  • Hampshire v Northamptonshire
    No play before lunch at the Ageas Bowl due to rain. 

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  • Northants release batsman Howgego
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have released batsman Ben Howgego after five seasons on the staff at Wantage Road.

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  • Match drawn - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Teenager Thakor walks off with a heroic 39 not out to his name, to add to his first innings 61, after he and Robbie Joseph blocked the last couple of overs to earn Leicestershire the draw. Northants 9pts, Leics 8

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Henderson bowled for 20 by Middlebrook, the ball deflecting off his bat as he tried to withdraw it, in the 86th of 88 overs due to be bowled. Leics 226-8.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Second new ball taken by Northants with eight overs remaining. Leics are 200-7 with Thakor and Henderson showing great resolve

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Sixteen overs to go here, and Leics are hanging on at 179-7 through Shiv Thakor and Claude Henderson, who put on 80 in 33 overs in the first innings. Second new ball also due in eight overs time, though, which will give extra hope to Northants

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Wayne White, driving, is beaten by a ball from James Middlebrook which turned and is bowled for 9. Claude Henderson now joins Shiv Thakor, who has 12. Darker clouds building up, but still dry. Leics 174-7, and 25 overs remain

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    David Willey's return at the Pavilion End has brought Northants the sixth Leicestershire wicket, that of Josh Cobb who edged an attempted drive to the keeper on 28. After this Willey over is completed, there will be 29 overs still to be bowled. Leics 157-6

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leics 133-5 with Cobb on 17 and Shiv Thakor on 1. Still 36 overs to go, if the weather allows, so plenty of time in theory for Northants to complete the win to push them into the second division promotion picture

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Crucial breakthrough for Northants as skipper Hall nips one back off the seam to have Eckersley lbw for an excellent 57. Forty overs remain, but clouds building up. Leics 130-5.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Josh Cobb off mark with four just over mid off's head, and Eckersley - now 43 not out - also skied sweep at Middlebrook just short of deep square leg, but both batsmen still there. Leics 106-4, no sign of rain at the moment

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Left-hander Boyce, driving at a ball angled across him by Oli Stone, has edged to keeper David Murphy, who clung on to a good diving catch to his left. Boyce made 19, Leics are 87-4

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    The Wantage Road groundstaff report that radar predicts heavy rain in Northampton from around 3.30pm onwards which, if true, gives Northants another 90 minutes or so to take seven wickets. Leics 67-3

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leics 58-3 from 20 overs. Eckersley is on 21 and Matt Boyce, yet to score, has played and missed a couple of times against James Middlebrook when the off spinner was given a couple of overs before the interval.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Well, we've now had a bigger moment! On 14, Sarwan is bowled by Willey to leave Leics 45-3. Sarwan, aiming a leaden-footed hoick to leg, as left-armer Willey came around the wicket, is bowled off an inside edge and the bowler's celebrations say it all.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Possibly a big moment in the day, as Sarwan is dropped on 4 by Alex Wakely at third slip off Hall - a head high chance that slipped through his upstretched hands to allow the West Indian to take two runs. Leics have since moved to 41-2

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Another wicket down for Leics against the new ball. Will Jones, having driven David Willey with a flourish to the extra cover ropes to go to 14, then edged a push drive two balls later to second slip where David Sales took a comfortable catch. Leics 19-2

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Michael Thornely cannot believe he has hit Andrew Hall, off the back foot, straight into the hands of Oli Stone at mid off and has gone for just 4 in the fourth over of Leicestershire's second innings. 8-1.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants have declared after 25 minutes' batting on 252-5, after losing both Rob Newton and skipper Andrew Hall in the search for quick runs. Wakely remained 38 not out and Leicestershire have been set 353 in 88 overs to win.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Away on time at Wantage Road and, in 17 minutes' play, Northants have added 28 runs to their overnight 211-3. Alex Wakely has moved on to 38 and Rob Newton to 33. Northants lead by 339 at 239-3

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  • No place for Pietersen in Lord's Test
    Kevin Pietersen's attempt to sway the selectors ahead of Thursday's third and final Test against South Africa fell on deaf ears this weekend, as he was omitted from England's squad

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants lead by 311 on 211-3 at stumps. Alex Wakely 20* and Rob Newton already on 26. Leics will do well to avoid defeat tomorrow

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    David Sales, after a powerful 24, has skied to mid on off Henderson as Northants, now 175-3 with just under five overs left to be bowled today, seek more quick runs. Lead is 275.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Two wickets in successive overs, his first in first-class cricket, for 22-year-old Will Jones. His leg spin has accounted for both Peters, who drove a return catch on 56, and O'Brien, who swung a catch to deep mid-wicket on 79. Northants 146-2, lead by 246

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Now Peters goes to his half-centory, from 103 balls and with two sixes and three fours, as the Northants openers increase the tempo. 139-0 - a lead of 239 with 14 overs remaining in the day

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  • Who else will join the 'Compton club'?
    By Andrew Hignell
    A thousand runs in the County Championship – it’s the target most batsmen set themselves in the four-day competition at the start of the summer and also the yardstick by which comparisons are

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Fifty from 62 balls for O'Brien, reached with four swung to wide mid-wicket off Henderson. Northants, on 87-0 with Peters 26 not out, lead by 187 and there are still 24 overs tonight providing considerable power to add

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    No joy yet for Leicestershire's bowlers as Northants reach 55-0 at tea, a lead of 155, with Stephen Peters following his first innings 148 with a solid 20 not out and Niall O'Brien on 31. The bounce is getting a bit uneven, though, so Northants well placed

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Claude Henderson's day is turning into a busy one. After his 119-ball 56 not out, the veteran Leics slow left-arm spinner has now been tossed the ball as early as the 8th over of Northants' second innings. At 30-0, with O'Brien 20 and Peters 10, the lead is 130

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leics are all out 299, a deficit of exactly 100, with Claude Henderson unbeaten on a spirited 56. Nathan Buck was last man out, lbw for 14 to Daggett. Middlebrook ended with 3-36 from 29 miserly overs. Northants must now use the 47 overs left today profitably

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    And, suddenly, another wicket as Robbie Joseph goes second ball for 0, caught at the wicket by Murphy pushing forward at Middlebrook. Leics now 274-9 and Northants should soon be batting again with a lead in excess of 100

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Thakor's four-hour vigil is over, caught at short extra cover for 61 off James Middlebrook's off spin. He and Henderson, who now has 46, put on 80 for the eighth wicket and Leics are 272-8

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    The Thakor-Henderson partnership is still going strong. At lunch the Leics eighth wicket pair have added 69, with Thakor on 54 and Henderson on 42. Leics, on 261-7, are now just 138 runs behind

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    With a driven boundary to take him to a characterful 50, Shiv Thakor also took Leics past the follow-on mark. It has been Claude Henderson, though, who has been the dominant partner in a stand of 65. Leics now 257-7, and Henderson has 41

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    With strokes both conventional and unorthodox, Claude Henderson is pushing Leics on towards their 250 follow-on target. One four off David Willey was a superb square cut, followed later in the over by a ricochet off his bat over the slips as he tried to avoid a bouncer. 233-7, Henderson 31, Thakor 41

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leics have to reach 250 to avoid the follow-on, and the eighth wicket alliance of Shiv Thakor and Claude Henderson is giving them some hope at 211-7. They have so far added 19, of which Henderson has 15

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Wayne White has edged Andrew Hall to keeper David Murphy and is out for 8. The previous over, playing a back foot defensive, White saw the boll roll gently into the base of the stumps after hitting the pitch and spinning back - without the bails coming off. Leics 193-7

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  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's wait, Surrey's stir
    By Richard Gibson
    Tim Bresnan is yet to be given clearance from England to play for Yorkshire in Twenty20 finals day – although he will be under family pressure to make sure he is available on August 25.

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire 187-6, still trailing by 212 runs.  The stand between Sarwan and Thakor put on 75 but the running out of the former West Indian captain five overs before the close was a major blow to their hopes of avoiding the follow-on.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Massive blow for Leicestershire as a moment's indecisiveness costs Sarwan his wicket, run out for 59. Leicestershire 183-6.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Ramnaresh Sarwan is doing his best to supervise a Leicestershire recovery, batting for best part of two hours so far for his 35, and getting sensible support from young Shiv Thakor. Their sixth-wicket partnership is worth 43 so far with Leicestershire 151-5. But the Northants lead is still 248. 


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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire are 109-5 at tea, still some 290 runs behind, which does not augur well for their prospects of getting off the bottom of Division Two in this round. After Cobb's dismissal, much now depends on Ramnaresh Sarwan (18), who has been joined by the 18-year-old all-rounder Shiv Thakor.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire collapsing now. Cobb is caught behind off Willey for five. 108-5 from 79-1.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Boyce leg before to Willey without scoring. Sarwan 16 not out. Leicestershire 102-4.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Bit of brainlessness from Ned Eckersley, who goes down the pitch to Middlebrook's second ball back and is bowled. Leicestershire 93-3.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Andrew Hall bowls Will Jones for 37. Northants 79-2 in the 28th. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Breakthrough for Northamptonshire as Michael Thornely is leg before wicket to Oliver Stone's fifth ball for 22. Leicestershire 47-1 in the 17th over.

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire are 26-0 at lunch from nine overs. Will Jones, who survived a spectacular attempted catch (not really a chance) by Lee Daggett at long leg hooking David Willey on eight, has 18, with Michael Thornely eight.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    David Murphy holes out to mid-off off Henderson for 31 and Northants are all out for 399 in the 115th over. They missed out on a fifth batting point but have a handsome total to defend nonetheless, given that they were put in. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants have missed out on a fifth batting point, adding 15 runs in six and a half overs since Oliver Stone became a second victim of the morning for Wayne White. 388-9 after 110. But Lee Daggett is doing as he should by protecting his stumps doggedly while Murphy builds the total.  Could be vital runs.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    David Willey caught first slip for 10 off Wayne White's first ball of the day. A blow for their hopes of claiming full batting points but Northants will be happy to be 363-8 after being put in.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Buck strikes again, bowling James Middlebrook for 20 with a full length delivery that clattered into off stump. Northants are 339-7.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Stephen Peters is out, his fine innings ended on 148 when he was bowled off stump attempting to drive Nathan Buck. He faced 278 balls and hit 18 fours. Northants are 332-6 after 94 overs.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Away on time at Wantage Road. Weather glorious. Northants, who were 300-5 overnight, have moved on to 316-5, with Peters still there on 142 not out.

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Andrew Hall, driving extravagantly, edged behind off the day's penultimate ball, bowled by Buck, to go for 59 following a superb 139-run stand for the fifth wicket with Peters, who remains 137 not out from 261 balls. Northants 300-5.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Second new ball taken with Northants 265-4. Peters 116, Hall 47. Eight overs left on this first day

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Stephen Peters hundred - and a very good innings it has been too. He got to three figures by cutting Claude Henderson for his 12th four, and then next ball (his 212th) he did it again, as if to celebrate. Northants 240-4.

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Wayne White has bowled a fine, hostile spell since tea but despite Hall edging twice through a strangely vacant second slip area has so far failed to bring further success for Leics. At the other end Henderson is wheeling away. 229-4, Peters 93, Hall 34

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants 186-4 at the interval, with Peters on 71 and Hall on 13 - although the Northants captain gave a hard low chance to Thornely at slip, driving at Henderson, in the final over of the afternoon session. There are 31 overs remaining today

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants are approaching tea at 170-4, having lost Rob Newton for 5 when he was beaten by a Shiv Thakor break-back and adjudged lbw. Peters is still there, on 63, with Northants skipper Andrew Hall on 5.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Alex Wakely, driving at the medium pace of Shiv Thakor, edges to Michael Thornely at slip and is gone for 8. Peters remains, on 58 not out, and Northants are 155-3

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    At last, a breakthrough for Leics - indeed, 2 wickets in 3 balls as Wayne White removes Niall O'Brien and David Sales. O'Brien had made 70 from 117 balls, with 13 fours, when he drove leaden-footedly and edged behind. Then, Sales nicked to second slip - 126-2

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  • England Lions v Australia A
    Australia 55-1 in the 24th over with Liam Davis on 29. I was going to write leading the way, but it's not a fair description seen as there was never any prospect of chasing down 354 off 64. This game is already meandering towards a 5.30pm handshake. 

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  • WICKET - England Lions v Australia A
    A sedate start to the Australia innings has been livened by the departure of Ed Cowan, who has edged James Harris to Samit Patel's left at second slip to go for nine. That leaves the tourists at 22-1 in the 10th. Survival is their only target now. 

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northants will enjoy their haddock and chips at 95-0, with Niall O'Brien on 51 after compiling an 81-ball fifty with nine fours and Stephen Peters on 35. Why on earth did Leicestershire choose to bowl first?

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  • Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    It is proving to be a very good toss for Northants to lose, so far. Fifty came up in 13th over, and with Stephen Peters and Niall O'Brien both on 23, Northants are now 54-0. Not much in it for the seamers, despite the grass on the pitch

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  • Landmark - England Lions v Australia A
    50 for Kieswetter now off 86 balls with two fours and a straight six off Nathan Lyon. The Lions, are 292-5 and lead by 330. Declaration will come at lunch, surely. 

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  • WICKET - England Lions v Australia A
    Bairstow goes for a brilliant 139 caught behind by Tim Paine as he tries to reverse sweep the part-time spin of Peter Forrest. The Lions are now 259-5. That brings to an end an excellent stand of 96 in 19 overs with Craig Kieswetter (34). The lead is 297.

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  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Northamptonshire: O'Brien, Peters, Sales, Wakely, Newton, Hall, Middlebrook, Murphy, Willey, Stone, Daggett
    Leicestershire: W Jones, Thornely, Eckersley, Sarwan, Cobb, Boyce, Thakor, White, Henderson, Joseph, Buck

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  • Leicestershire won the toss - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
    Leicestershire, captained by Josh Cobb instead of Matthew Hoggard, has won the toss and chosen to bowl first. Pitch looks well-grassed from a distance, but it is a gloriously hot day.

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  • Vaas ruled out for the rest of the season
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Former Sri Lanka all-rounder Chaminda Vaas will not play for Northamptonshire again this season.

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  • WICKET - England Lions v Australia A
    James Tredwell is caught behind off the fourth ball of the morning bowled by Jon Holland, the left-arm spinner from Victoria. Holland also struck with his first ball of day two. 163-4. 

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  • Finn incident prompts new instruction
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    County umpires have been told not to call dead ball if a bowler breaks the wicket at the non-striker’s end in his delivery stride as England seamer Steven Finn did in the Headingley Test

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  • Result - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire, defending 262-8, win by 69 as they bowl Northants out for 193. Adil Rashid starred with 25 off 16 balls and a career best 4-38. Iain Wardlaw finished with a double wicket maiden. This is only the visitors' third win of the competition. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    You just can't keep David Miller out of the action as he pouches a catch at long-on to give Steve Patterson his first and last wicket, that of Andrew Hall. 193-8 after 39 overs. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    David Miller affects his second run out of the night with a direct hit from mid-off to get rid of Murphy, 172-6 in the 34th. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Huge blow to Northants with the run out of David Sales for 55. He was going for two to deep mid-wicket. 162-5 in the 32nd. 

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    David Sales has recorded a 52-ball half-century to keep his side in the hunt at 158-4 after 30 overs. They need another 105 off the last 10 overs - certainly gettable on a good batting track. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Rashid gets his third wicket as O'Brien whacks a full toss straight to Andrew Gale at mid-wicket. 97-3 in the 19th. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Rashid picks up his second wicket by getting Alex Wakely stumped off a leg-side wide for 8, 67-2 in the 15th. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Newton holes out to mid-off as Adil Rashid strikes. He's gone for 30, and Northants are 54-1 in the 11th. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Northants have made an excellent start to their innings by reaching 53-0 from the first 10 overs. Rob Newton has led the way with 30 not out, clipping Steve Patterson for a sweetly timed leg-side six, while Niall O'Brien is unbeaten on 23. 

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  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire finish on 262-8. Having been 177-2 after 30 overs, they should have posted at least 20 more. Even so, they will still be the happier of the two dressing rooms at the halfway stage. Lee Daggett finished with 4-47 for the hosts. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire are 219-4 with five overs of their innings left. Gary Ballance and Adil Rashid are the not out batsmen. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    A little bit of respite for Northants as Jaques departs for 87, caught at deep square-leg off Luke Evans. Miller has just crashed the same man over the stand at the Pavilion End for six to move into the 40s. 186-3 in the 31st over. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire on for a big total here at 166-2 after 28 overs. Jaques onto a season's best 81 and David Miller onto 28. 

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    50 for Jaques off 44 balls against his former county following on from the 75 he scored in the Championship game here last week. As I type, Adam Lyth has been caught behind off James Middlebrook's bowling for 29. Yorkshire now 99-2 in the 17th over. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Luke Evans, in his first over of the season in the first team following back surgery, has removed Andrew Gale as he cut to Rob Newton at backward point. Yorkshire are 42-1 in the eighth. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    There has been a change in wicketkeeper for Northants this evening. David Murphy will take the gloves instead of Niall O'Brien. 

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  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    NORTHANTS: Murphy, Newton, Wakely, Sales, O'Brien (w), Hall, Keogh, Middlebrook, Stone, Daggett, Evans. YORKS: Gale, Jaques, Lyth, Miller, Ballance, Rashid, Brophy, Rafiq, Patterson, Wardlaw, Ashraf.

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  • Northamptonshire won the toss - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Andrew Hall has elected to have a bowl first. Glorious day at Wantage Road. 

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  • Ripley appointed as Northants coach
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have appointed former wicketkeeper David Ripley as their new first team coach on a permanent basis.

    08/08/2012 (284 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    This match has been called off already. Northants have taken 10 points and Yorkshire seven points from the draw. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    We are off for bad light and now heavy rain with Yorkshire at 74-3 in their second innings. 

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire reach 67-3 in their second innings, trailing by 36 runs heading into final two sessions of the match. Andrew Gale and Jonny Bairstow are the men at the crease. This could be an intriguing finish. There have been seven maidens to finish morning.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Excellent catch by Stephen Peters at second slip off David Willey to get rid of Joe Root for 38 to leave Yorkshire in a bit of bother at 67-3. Forget that contrived finish, Northants believe they can win this naturally. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    James Middlebrook takes his 400th first-class wicket with a beauty to bowling Phil Jaques by beating the outside edge. Yorkshire 55-2. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    A few combinations of contrived finishes being discussed in press box. At the moment, Northants will still fancy their chances of win naturally with Yorkshire 37-1 having faced a second innings deficit of 103 at the start of the second innings. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Adam Lyth goes in Olly Stone's first over - he also struck in his first over in the first innings too - as he cuts straight to Kyle Coetzer at point. Yorkshire are 28-1. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    We have a start, although one over has been lost from the day's allocation due to a brief shower just before 11am. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Although we had a recent heavy shower, play is due to start on time. Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale has already admitted he is keen to contrive a finish should Yorkshire, at 5-0 in their second innings and trailing by 98, enjoy a good morning with the bat.

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire, in their second innings, are 5-0 after four overs and still trail by 98. Although there has been plenty of frustration due to rain, the hosts have bossed the day. They will fancy their chances of forcing a win tomorrow, weather permitting.  

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Azeem Rafiq wraps up the Northants innings for 352 by getting Lee Daggett caught at first slip by Adam Lyth. Rashid finishes with 5-105 in 31 overs to clinch his first five-for since April 2011. There will be four overs for Yorkshire to bat. Trail by 103

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    David Willey is bowled by Rashid, who picks up a five-wicket haul. Willey has gone for an excellent career best 76. 347-9. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Northants are now 339-8 in the 109th over. They are chasing a fourth batting point whereas Yorkshire are chasing a third bowling point. There is merit here for Northants declaring after 110 overs and having a bowl tonight. 

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    David Willey has just reached an excellent half-century off 50 balls with six fours as the hosts move to 296-7 with a lead of 47 and counting. Yorkshire in a bit of trouble. 

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    An entertaining 50-run stand between David Willey and David Murphy. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Northants have put their foot down on the accelerator as they attempt to build a sizeable lead, which currently stands at 28 with them on 277-7. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Northants have a lead and a second bonus point for reaching 251-7. Yorkshire have yet to take the second new ball. Instead, they are opting to continue with their two spinners, Rashid and Rafiq. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    We have a planned restart at 4.30pm with 33.3 overs left in the day. The ground staff have made a great effort to get the ground ready after some heavy rain in the early afternoon. We are now under sunny skies. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    There will be an inspection at 4pm here. Although it's not raining as we speak, there are puddles all over the outfield. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    There will be an inspection at 4pm here. Although it's not raining as we speak, there are puddles all over the outfield. 

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    An early lunch has been called. This has definitely been Yorkshire's morning. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    The rain has arrived, and we're off with Northants at 235-7. Early lunch a distinct possibility. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Incredible catch from Joe Root at short-leg. Rashid drops one short and Stephen Peters connects with a full-blooded pull only to see the catch stick. Great effort from Peters, who's gone for 107. Northants 231-7. 

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Excellent hundred for Stephen Peters off 206 balls with 12 fours. Northants have moved on to 219-6.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Adil Rashid gets his second wicket as James Middlebrook is trapped lbw for 10. Northants now 212-6. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Ashraf on a hat-trick as Andrew Hall is trapped lbw for a golden blob. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Smart catch by Gary Ballance at first slip gets an important breakthrough for Yorkshire as Rob Newton goes for 43 off the bowling of Moin Ashraf, leaving the score at 191-4. The stand was 85 between him and Stephen Peters. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    We have just got underway at Wantage Road, where the sun is out even though there are a few ominous clouds lurking. After Joe Root bowled the final two balls of an uncompleted over from last night, Moin Ashraf opens the bowling with Northants on 178-4

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Play has been abandoned for the day with Northants on 175-3 in the 58th over replying to 249. We have lost 38.2 overs in the day, from which Northants will again claim the honours. 

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    We have an early tea due to a third rain break, which looks the heaviest we've had. Northants are 175-3 in the 58th over with Stephen Peters on 74 and Rob Newton on 40. These two have shared an important 69 in 18 overs for the fourth wicket. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Since play restarted, Stephen Peters has reached his third fifty of the season, but the clouds look ominous with Northants on 135-3 in the 50th. Rob Newton id also there on 17 not out. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Restart at 3.25pm with a further five overs lost. That's 11 in the day in total. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    The players all got in position and it started raining again, so we didn't get the planned restart. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Restart in 10 minutes with six overs lost in the day. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Rain has come along unexpectedly with Northants at 109-3. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Adil Rashid, back in the side this week in favour of Anthony McGrath, has just forced Alex Wakely to edge to Phil Jaques at second slip to leave the score at 106-3 in the 40th. Stephen Peters is still there on 49 and the key for the hosts you would think.

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    A late wicket has just put a smear on that session for Northants, who still just about took the honours by reaching 90-2 from 32 overs in reply to 249. Stephen Peters will resume this afternoon on 45 with Alex Wakely yet to get off the mark. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    David Sales has just edged Rich Pyrah to a tumbling Adam Lyth at second slip. Big wicket and a big catch seen as Lyth dropped a couple of important catches in their last match against Leicestershire at Grace Road. 89-2. Peters still there on 44. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Azeem Rafiq makes the breakthrough as Kyle Coetzer cuts uppishly to a diving Phil Jaques at backward point to fall for 31. 66-1 in the 24th over. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Off colour start for the promotion chasing Tykes, who have bowled too full. Stephen Peters and Kyle Coetzer having taken advantage by taking the score to 38-0 in the ninth over. Seven boundaries have been scored. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    We are set for a start on time at Wantage Road. Glorious sun from early morning has been replaced with a few clouds here and there.

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire all out for 249 as Moin Ashraf is trapped lbw by Andrew Hall. Excellent day for the hosts, and an excellent day's entertainment. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Rafiq gone to Willey with the new ball. Another skied catch, this time to mid-on. 223-9 now. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Well that's the seventh wicket of eight that could have been avoided from Yorkshire. Adil Rashid lobs Middlebrook to Alex Wakely at mid-on as the visitors slip to 211-8. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Third wicket for Daggett as Rich Pyrah top-edges to point. Yorkshire have let a real position of strength slip.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    A couple of maidens since tea has built the pressure and done the trick for the hosts as Bairstow is trapped lbw by Daggett for 17, 175-5. 

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire head into the break at 175-4 from 64 with Jonny Bairstow on 17 and Gary Ballance on nine. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Typical! Just had a wander round the ground and picked up two wickets along the way. Jaques run out having been called through for a quick single by Gale for 75 before the latter fell caught and bowled to Lee Daggett in the next over for 38. 150-4 now.

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Northants will feel mighty aggrieved not to have had a couple more wickets at least. Their efforts have deserved more. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Another dropped chance lets Jaques off the hook, although it was a lot tougher for Olly Stone off James Middlebrook's bowling. The fielder had to run back from mid-on to chase a top edge and it looked like he just got a hand on it. 140-2 now in 51st. 

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    50 for Jaques off 101 balls with 7x4s and 1x6. He has posted five scores above 50 in the Championship this season. Remember he has retired from Australian domestic cricket in the last few months having been regularly overlooked by NSW in recent years.

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  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    How costly a miss could this be from David Sales at second slip? Gale edged Willey at belly height and the fielder fails to cling on at the second attempt. Gale was on 24, and has since added two more to his score. Yorkshire are 99-2 in the 38th. 

    01/08/2012 (291 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire are 76-2 after 31 overs at the break with Jaques on 24 and Gale on 19. David Willey and Olly Stone with the wickets. 

    01/08/2012 (291 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Yorkshire skipper Andrew Gale has just hit successive boundaries off opposite number Andrew Hall through point and backward point. 73-2 in the 22nd. 

    01/08/2012 (291 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Miller's decision, Bumble's dragon
    By Richard Gibson
    Big-hitting David Miller has declared himself available for Yorkshire if they reach the Champions League – despite it meaning he will miss up to three first-class matches for his South African franchise

    01/08/2012 (291 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Now Joe Root is on his way for 25....He is furious at chasing a ball he didn't need to play at from Olly Stone and is caught behind. Stone has struck with his second ball. 44-2 in the 12th. 

    01/08/2012 (291 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Phil Jaques has just top-edged a huge six off Willey over fine-leg and into hospitality boxes to take his side to 30-1 after seven. 

    01/08/2012 (291 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    David Willey has just bowled an absolute snorter to Adam Lyth who can only fend to James Middlebrook at gully for six, 14-1 in the fifth. 

    01/08/2012 (291 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    NORTHANTS: Peters, Coetzer, Sales, Wakely, Newton, Hall, Middlebrook, Murphy, Willey, Stone, Daggett. YORKS: Lyth, Root, Jaques, Gale, Bairstow, Ballance, Rashid, Pyrah, Rafiq, Patterson, Ashraf. Bresnan nominated as replacement for Pyrah should he not be selected by Eng.

    01/08/2012 (291 days old) | Read more
  • Yorkshire won the toss - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
    Andrew Gale has elected to have a bat first. 

    01/08/2012 (291 days old) | Read more
  • Evans included in Northants' match squad
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have included seamer Luke Evans in their squad for the first time this season for tomorrow’s LV= County Championship match against Yorkshire

    31/07/2012 (292 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Unicorns v Northamptonshire
    A rapid 84-run partnership between David Sales and Alex Wakely takes Northants to an 8-wicket win with 8 overs still remaining. 

    29/07/2012 (294 days old) | Read more
  • Unicorns v Northamptonshire
    Northants cruising at 112-2. Just 52 needed from 14 overs.

    29/07/2012 (294 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Unicorns v Northamptonshire
    Lee Daggett's 4-38 restricts Unicorns to 163-8 from their 34 overs after rain delayed the start.

    29/07/2012 (294 days old) | Read more
  • Unicorns v Northamptonshire
    After 10 overs Unicorns have made a brisk start. 57-0. Hoping the rain stays away!

    29/07/2012 (294 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire v Essex
    Essex going well at New Road, 111-0 at the half-way stage. Pettini 49 and Westley 61.

    29/07/2012 (294 days old) | Read more
  • Unicorns v Northamptonshire
    Rain has delayed the start of the Unicorns match with no timings for a start as yet.

    29/07/2012 (294 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Cardiff t20 beds crisis
    By Richard Gibson
    Supporters of Hampshire, Sussex and Yorkshire are already experiencing problems with restricted hotel availability for the Friends Life t20 finals day – a month before the event.

    27/07/2012 (297 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Sussex win by eight wickets with 57 balls to spare. Goodwin finishes unbeaten on 67 and Joyce on 38. That pair put on 96 for the third wicket. Keeps Sussex top of group c.

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Murray Goodwin brings up the 100 for Sussex by blasting James Middlebrook for three consecutive 4s. He's on 47 now, Joyce on 32. Sussex 106-2 in 26th over chasing 130 to win

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Halfway stage of the Sussex innings and they are 68-2 chasing 130 to win. Shouldn't be a problem from here but a couple of wickets would change that. Joyce is there on 25 and Goodwin 18.

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Runs proving very hard to come by at Arundel and Luke Wright goes trying to break the shackles. Went for a big drive to a ball from Coetzer but hit it straight up in the air to give an easy catch to mid off. Sussex 36-2 after 10 overs chasing 130 to win

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Could be an interesting run chase here at Arundel. Nash goes for ten as he chips a catch straight to mid on off Willey. Sussex 10-1 chasing 130 to win

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Northants all out for 129 as Liddle picks up his fourth wicket of the match. Burton goes for a duck as he is caught behind. Liddle's figures were 4-21. Middlebrook top scored for Northants with 37.

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Stone is caught on the boundary for a duck to give Liddle his third wicket of the match. Northants 129-9 in the final over

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    de Lange goes for 11. Tried to make room to hit through the off side but Amjad follows him and knocks his leg stump out of the ground. Northants 129-8 after 39- overs

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Sussex finally end the 7th wicket partnership between Keogh and Middlebrook as Keogh is caught on the long on boundary by Nash to give Liddle a second wicket. They put on 60 and Northants are now 107-7 with 7 overs to go

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    50 partnership between Middlebrook and Keogh for the seventh wicket. Vital runs these to at least give Northants something to bowl at. Northants 99-6 after 32 overs

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Styris picks up his second wicket as Murphy is caught behind for 11. Only the second batsman to get into double figures which tells you all you need to know. Northants are 48-6

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Northants lose another wicket as they slump to 29-4. Wakely drives uppishly to a good length ball from Liddle and is comfortably caught by Joyce at short extra cover.

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Northants problems get worse as Sales goes for just 5. Second wicket for Wernars on debut as Sales plays on. Northants 9-3

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Terrible start from Northants. You can see why they are bottom of group C. Coetzer is bowled 2nd ball by Amjad and then Willey is caught behind off Wernars. Northants 2-2

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Styris returns from injury for Sussex while Wernars make his debut in the CB40. Joyce returns after playing for Ireland but no place for spinners Panesar or Beer.

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • Sussex won the toss - Sussex v Northamptonshire
    Sussex have won the toss at Arundel and skipper Mike Yardy has elected to put Northants in

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • An unwanted century for Yorkshire
    By Andrew Hignell
    Yorkshire have set an unwanted record in this soggy summer, becoming the first county to top 100 hours of lost cricket in the LV= County Championship.

    22/07/2012 (301 days old) | Read more
  • White to leave Northants in September
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have released batsman Rob White after 13 seasons at Wantage Road.

    20/07/2012 (304 days old) | Read more
  • Patel named county cricket's most valuable player
    By Robin Hutchison
    Two wickets for 42 runs and an innings of 36 from 35 balls in a six-wicket Clydesdale Bank 40 win over Hampshire on Tuesday night

    19/07/2012 (304 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Jim Allenby's unbeaten 67 sees Glamorgan to a three-wicket victory with five balls to spare after a superb run chase with the Welsh county making 351/7 - their third-highest run chase - to complete their first Championship win of the summer.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Glam 301/5 from 80 overs with Wallace and Allenby having each completed their half-centuries. 50 needed off the last ten overs and the new ball now available.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    The final hour starts, belatedly, at Northampton with Glamorgan needing 74 to win. Glamorgan now 277/5 after 74 overs.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    A flurry of fours by Allenby and Wallace has taken Glamorgan to 248/5 in the 68th over. 102 runs are still needed with 22 overs remaining.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    David Willey takes two wickets in ten balls as Wright is caught behind for 34 before North is yorked for 73. glamorgan now 192/5 chasing 351.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    This is boiling up into a good finish as at tea Glamorgan are 175/3 after 53 overs with Marcus North 62* and Ben Wright 28*. Glamorgan will need 176 in the final session for their first Championship win of the season with a minimum of 37 overs left.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • Sales decision delayed, Stone signs
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have delayed a decision on whether to offer a new contract to senior batsman David Sales when his existing deal expires at the end of the season because of

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    James Middlebrook ends Gareth Rees' obdurate innings as the opener is caught at silly point for 34. Glamorgan are now 100/3 chasing 351 to win.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Glamorgan reach 70/2 after 22 overs at Northampton. Walters was the second wicket to fall as he was bowled by Hall for 29. Rees is 21 not out, with his side needing a further 281 runs required in a minimum of 68 overs.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Chaminda Vaas strikes with his second ball as Will Bragg is caught behind, before a brace of fours by Stewart Walters takes glamorgan to 34/1 after 8 overs.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Northants have batted on for a further four overs before declaring on 350/5 with David Sales unbeaten on 138. A double forfeiture has now taken place leaving Glamorgan with a target of 351 to win in a minimum of 90 overs.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Play will start on time at 11am at Northampton on the final day of the LVCC game between Northants and Glamorgan after the loss of days one and three in this contest. 96 overs remain today with Northants on 336/5.

    17/07/2012 (306 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Play has been called off here at Northampton with no play possible on the the third day of the LVCC match between Northamptonshire and Glamorgan. This is now the 10th completely washed out day in the competition this year for the Welsh county.

    16/07/2012 (307 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    There has been no play before lunch on day three here at Northampton and with rain having fallen all morning, there are massive pools on the protective sheets.

    16/07/2012 (307 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    It's raining here at Northampton, and the start of the third day's play in the LVCC match between Northamptonshire and Glamorgan has been delayed.

    16/07/2012 (307 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    An unbeaten 129 by David Sales who arrived at the crease after the first over has guided Northants to 336/5 at the close of play after being put in to bat by Glamorgan

    15/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Will Bragg's occasional medium-pace ends the fourth wicket stand between Sales and Newton as the latter holes out at deep mid-wicket. The stand by the pair - 187 in 39 overs - is a Northants record for that wicket against Glamorgan. Northants now 284/4.

    15/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Two hundreds at Northampton as Rob Newton reaches three figures from 104 balls, and next over David Sales completes a 229-ball century. Northants now 267/3 after 76 overs

    15/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Nhants reach 190/3 at tea against Glamorgan with David Sales unbeaten on 73 and Rob Newton 55 not out.

    15/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Glamorgan gain their first bowling point as Stewart Walters takes a fine diving catch at second slip to give John glover a deserved second wicket. Alex Wakely departs for 30 as Northants lose their third wicket on 97.

    15/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Northants are 78/2 at lunch against Glamorgan - Sales 31*, Wakely 23*

    15/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Glam - Rees, Bragg, North, Walters, Wright, Allenby, Wallace, Harris, Glover, Cosker and Waters.
    Nhants - Peters, coetzer, Sales, Wakely,Newton, Hall, Middlebrook,Murphy,Willey,Vaas and Brookes.

    15/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • ..... won the toss - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Play will start on time at 11am at Northampton. Glamorgan have won the toss and have invited Northants to bat first.

    15/07/2012 (308 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Today is the fourth successive washout for Glamorgan in the LVCC, following the loss of the last three days of their match iagainst Yorkshire n early June at Colwyn Bay. In all, they have had nine complete washouts in the LVCC this "summer".

    14/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    The first day of the Northants v Glamorgan match in the L=County Championship has been washed out, with play - due to start at 12noon - being called off at 10.45am by umpires Mark Benson and Nick Cook.

    14/07/2012 (309 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    The rain could only stay away so long. A deluge arrived in the seventh over of the Derbyshire reply with them in bother at 19-2 and the match has been abandoned as a no-result.

    13/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Wakely (85) and Sales (74) dominated a score of 220-8 and apart from that partnership of 152, Derbyshire contained quite well. This game is in the balance.

    13/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Sales finally goes for 74, bowled by a full-length Turner ball. In the 35th over, Northants are well placed on 189-3.

    13/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Sales has completed his 50 in the over after Wakely reached his half-century. Together they have put on 108 and have taken the score on to 145-2 in the 27th over.

    13/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Midway through the Northants innings and batting is looking pretty easy at 95-5.

    13/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Wakely is dropped on two by young wicketkeeper Durham off Turner but next ball he holds a simpler catch to dismiss Willey for 21. Northants are 37-2 after seven.

    13/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
    Derbyshire win the toss and will field. Northants: Willey, Coetzer, Wakely, Sales, Newton, Murphy, Middlebrook, De Lange, Stone, Daggett, Burton. Derbyshire: Khawaja, C Hughes, Durston, Madsen, Redfern, Park, Clare, Wainwright, Durham, Groenewald, Turner.

    13/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • Rankin lines up return in Ireland T20s
    By Paul Bolton
    Warwickshire paceman Boyd Rankin is set to make his return to senior action for Ireland in next week’s Twenty20 internationals against Bangladesh

    13/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • Sales and Newton set for Northants return
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire batsman David Sales is set to make his first County Championship appearance in more than seven weeks against Glamorgan

    13/07/2012 (310 days old) | Read more
  • FICA supports legal action over unpaid BPL fees
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Worcestershire batsman Alexei Kervezee, Northamptonshire wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien and Kent’s former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood are among overseas players allegedly still owed money by

    11/07/2012 (312 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: More short stuff for Bairstow
    By Richard Gibson
    England have publicly dismissed Jonny Bairstow’s troubles against the short stuff sent down by West Indies as ‘just a few good balls’ but it is a weakness that they will have been privately concerned about

    11/07/2012 (313 days old) | Read more
  • Duckworth-Lewis "mockery": David Smith
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire chief executive David Smith has written to the England and Wales Cricket Board to express his concerns about the Duckworth-Lewis calculation that

    09/07/2012 (314 days old) | Read more
  • Soggy FLt20: a horror story
    By Andrew Hignell
    Today, on the morning after the completion of the Friends Life t20 group stage, TheCricketer.com can reveal the full horror of the disruption caused by bad weather to

    09/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Joy in the West Country! After Somerset won the Mid/Wales/West group earlier today, Gloucestershire have now qualified in second place after easily chasing down their D/L target at Northampton. They won by 8 wickets, reaching 23-2 with 16 balls remaining

    08/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    High drama at Wantage Road. Play to resume at last after a long delay with Glos needing to score 23 from 5 overs on Duckworth/Lewis to beat Northants and qualify for the quarter-finals in second place in the M/W/W Group

    08/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    More frustration for Glos, who have now reduced Northants to 31-4 from 8.3 overs - with Muttiah Muralitharan dismissing Rob Newton c&b after the resumption - but it is raining again at Wantage Road and the players have gone off again

    08/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Great start by Glos, who have reduced Northants to a sickly 14-3 after 5 overs, but it is now raining and the players are off the field. Ian Saxelby removed both David Willey and Cameron White after James Fuller bowled Alex Wakely for 2 in the 2nd over

    08/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants batting, after Glos won toss. Crucial game for Glos, who are one point behind the top three of Worcs, Somerset and Warwicks and can qualify for the q-finals if they win this. Northants have selected Eng U19 all-rounder Ben Duckett, Glos unchanged

    08/07/2012 (315 days old) | Read more
  • Time to end the Twenty20 debate
    By Mark Baldwin
    There is only one way to solve the debate about whether a dedicated mid-season slot or a season-long tournament is the best way forward for English cricket's ten-year-old Twenty20 Cup

    07/07/2012 (316 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
    Match abadoned after inspection by umpire Nigel Cowley. Outfield waterlogged and more rain forecast

    06/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • England Under-19 World Cup squad named
    By Paul Bolton
    Six Midlands youngsters have been included in the England Under-19 squad for the ICC Under 19 World Cup which will be played in Australia next month

    06/07/2012 (317 days old) | Read more
  • Capel sacked by Northamptonshire
    By Paul Bolton, County News Correspondent
    Northamptonshire have parted company with head coach David Capel who joined the county straight from school as a 16-year-old in 1979.

    03/07/2012 (320 days old) | Read more
  • Foster first keeper to win monthly FTI MVP award
    James Foster has capped a series of impressive displays to become the first wicketkeeper to win the monthly award for the FTI Most Valuable Player.

    02/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Yorkshire's T20 poser
    By Richard Gibson
    Yorkshire face the prospect of being without both their overseas stars if they extend their impressive Twenty20 Cup form beyond the group stages.

    02/07/2012 (321 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Northants Steelbacks romp to a nine wicket victory over the Welsh Dragons to open their campaign in the Twenty20 with captain Alex Wakely unbeaten on 54. Kyle Coetzer (28*) sealed victory with a six as the visitors won with 41 balls to spare.

    30/06/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Steelbacks restrict the Dragons to 110/9 in their 20 overs. Spinners Con de Lange took 3/15 and James Middlebrook claimed 3/16. stewart Walters top-scored for the Dragons with an unbeaten 34.

    30/06/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • ..... won the toss - Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
    Steelbacks win toss and bowl. Teams are as follows - Dragons: Marsh, North, Allenby, van Jaarsveld, Walters, Cooke, Wallace, Cosker, Harris, Croft and Jones.Steelbacks: Wakely, Coetzer, Keogh, C White, Newton, Willey, Murphy, Middlebrook, de Lange, Daggett, Burton.

    30/06/2012 (323 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
    A comfortable win for Warwicks, and more misery for Northants. Clarke went for 48 but Troughton remained on 68* from 49 balls, and Laurie Evans's brilliant 12-ball cameo of 33* (3x6, 2x4) rushed Warwicks home by seven wickets with 3.5 overs in hand

    29/06/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
    Varun Chopra went for 0 in the first over but, since, the Warwicks second wicket pair of Rikki Clarke (48* from 29 balls) and a rejuvenated Jim Troughton (39* off 31) have so far put on 85 and, at 90-1 after 10 overs, are in complete control

    29/06/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
    Newton was out for 38 but Cameron White scored 39 from 24 balls and Northants totalled 153-7 in the end from their 20 overs

    29/06/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
    Rob Newton, with 38* from 26 balls, with two sixes, has joined Cameron White to pull Northants round from a wobbly 51-3 after 8 overs. Northants, winless after six games and bottom of their group, are now 111-3 in the 16th over

    29/06/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
    An early wicket for Chris Woakes at Northampton, after Northants had won the toss and decided to bat. Woakes had Alex Wakely, the Northants skipper, caught at the wicket for 3 but the home side are now 24-1 in the fourth over

    29/06/2012 (324 days old) | Read more
  • Capel told to improve Northants' one-day form
    By Paul Bolton
    David Capel, the Northamptonshire coach, has been told that he needs to get his side’s one-day form back on track after a wretched start to the season.

    27/06/2012 (326 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Northamptonshire v Somerset
    A thumping win for Somerset against the Midlands/Wales/West Group whipping boys Northants, by seven wickets and with 6.2 overs to spare. Kieswetter made 51 from 35 balls, and Somerset's qualification for the quarter-finals is almost certain already

    26/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Somerset
    Richard Levi (out for 35 off 18 balls, 4x6, 2x4) and Craig Kieswetter have effectively sealed this game already for Somerset by adding 61 for the first wicket in 5.4 overs. Now 68-1 from 6.1, with Kieswetter 28 not out, Somerset are cruising

    26/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Somerset
    The 20-over Northants total of 115-6 looks woefully inadequate against a powerful-looking Somerset batting line-up. We shall see.

    26/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Somerset
    Northants are in trouble, at 85-5 in the 16th over. Alex Wakely, who has top-scored with 34, has just been stumped off Arul Suppiah, after George Dockrell had removed both Whites, Cameron and Rob, in a spell of 4-0-24-2

    26/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Somerset
    Put in by Somerset, the Northants innings has got off to a shaky start with both openers, Kyle Coetzer and Chaminda Vaas, falling to Steve Kirby inside the first four overs. But Northants have now moved on to 44-2 in the seventh over

    26/06/2012 (327 days old) | Read more
  • Uneven pattern to t20 weather
    By Andrew Hignell
    Being  - roughly - at the halfway point in the group stage of the Friends Life t20 competition, it is an appropriate time to see how the weather has been affecting

    25/06/2012 (328 days old) | Read more
  • Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire by 14 runs
    A pair of half-centuries from Phil Hughes and James Cameron were the mainstay of Worcestershire's 14-run win at Wantage Road. Their efforts hoisted Worcs to 142 for 5. In reply Cameron White smacked four sixes in his 55-ball 62*, but he had little support

    23/06/2012 (330 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Gloucestershire beat Northants by 8 runs
    Brave effort by the Northants lower order, after Kyle Coetzer's 44 rallied them from 18-4. But Glos defended thier total excellently, with Ian Saxelby the star with 4-16. Murali took 1-16 from his four overs. Northants end up 131-8 - Glos win by 8 runs

    22/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
    So-so from Glos - 139-9 from their 20 overs. Only Kane Williamson (39) and Ian Cockbain (36) threatened at the top of the order, and Northants will be the happier side at halfway

    22/06/2012 (331 days old) | Read more
  • Result - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Warwickshire won by six wickets. Laurie Evans a brilliant unbeaten 68 from 41 balls. Shared a fifth wicket stand of 67 in 37 balls with Chris Woakes

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Warwickshire 100 up in the 15th over

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Darren Maddy holed out to deep midwicket off Chaminda Vaas. Warwicks 85-4

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Varun Chopra bowled round his legs sweeping David Willey for 25. Warwicks 40 for three

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    William Porterfield LBW to Chaminda Vaas for seven. Warwickshire 28 for 2.

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  • Interval - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 149 for four. White 60 not out David Willey 4 not out. Warwickshire have plenty to do on a slow pitch.

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Cameron White 50 from 34 balls with two sixes and three fours

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Alex Wakely drove Darren Maddy to Rikki Clarke at long on for two. Northants 119 for four

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Niall O'Brien played on to Keith Barker for 38. Northants 116-3

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 100 up in the 15th over

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Rob Newton bowled off stump giving himself room against Jeetan Patel. Northants 54 for two

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  • Landmark - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 50 up in the seventh over

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  • WICKET - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Kyle Coetzer caught at long on off Woakes for 11. Northants 21-1

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  • Team News - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    Chris Woakes plays for Warwickshire having been left out of England's one day side at The Oval. Chris Wright is preferred to Paul Best. Northantrs are missing captain Andrew Hall with a calf strain so Alex Wakely leads the side.


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  • .Northants.... won the toss - Warwickshire v Northamptonshire
    and bat

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  • Surrey's Tom Maynard dies aged 23
    The Surrey batsman, Tom Maynard, has died at the age of 23 after an incident at Wimbledon Park station on Monday.

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  • Close Of Play - Somerset v Northamptonshire
    Jos Buttler reaffirmed his desire to be part of England's ODI squad after his 58 not out led Somerset to a 5-wicket win over Northants with 1 ball left. "I wasn't surprised at not being picked this time, but I want to be in the next ODI squad," he said.

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  • Somerset v Northamptonshire
    Somerset 97-3 after 15 overs and requiring a further 41. Buttler has given a reminder of his prodigious talent with some brilliant one-day shots in moving to 32, but a close finish could yet be in prospect.

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  • Somerset v Northamptonshire
    Somerset 65-3 after ten overs and making fairly heavy weather of their target of 138. The pitch continues to assist spin and James Middlebrook has two of the wickets. Jos Buttler has started well for Somerset and now has James Hildreth as his partner.

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  • Interval - Somerset v Northamptonshire
    Northants 137-5 from their 20 overs, surely a below par score at Taunton, although it remains overcast and the pitch is not a typical belter. Cameron White top scored with 47 not out against his old county. Somerset fielded sharply and should go on to win.

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  • Somerset v Northamptonshire
    Northants 62-3 off ten overs. Best moment Niall O'Brien caught by brother Kevin reverse sweeping George Dockrell. An all Irish wicket. Dockrell has bowled his four overs for figures of 2-17.

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  • Team News - Somerset v Northamptonshire
    Somerset: Compton, Trego, Meschede, Buttler (wkt), Hildreth, O'Brien, Morkel, Thomas (capt), Waller, Dockrell, Kirby.
    Nothants: Newton, Coetzer, O'Brien (wkt), Wakeley (capt), White, Keogh, Middlebrook, Willey, Vaas, De Lange, Brooks.

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  • Northants won the toss - Somerset v Northamptonshire
    The visitors have elected to bat first on an overcast afternoon.

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  • No Result - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    It's a washout at Wantage road. What a pity. 70 for 3 after 9.3 overs

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  • 70 for 3 - Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
    Rain interrupts after 9.3 overs, after Jim Allenby struck with his first ball of the match to remove Niall O'Brien, shortly after the dismissal of the dangerman Kyle Coetzer for 41 from 31 balls. Rob Newton fell early to James Harris for 2.

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  • Bremner to head up Twenty20 fun
    By Paul Bolton
    This season’s Friends Life t20 really will be ‘hit and giggle cricket’ following the decision of the England and Wales Cricket Board to hire a team of comedians, headed by Rory Bremner, to provide

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  • No Result - Kent v Northamptonshire
    There has been no easing of the rain, and no time left for Kent to bat for a minimum of 10 overs, so the match has been abandoned as a no result at 6.40pm. Kent and Northants take 1 point each.

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Kent, needing 203 from 32 overs, have made 6 without loss from one over - including a lovely four through square cover by Sam Billings off Chaminda Vaas - but it's raining again and the players have come off. What have we all done to deserve this misery?

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  • Interval - Kent v Northamptonshire
    The extra three overs have brought 31 runs for Northants. O'Brien fell to the first ball back, but Keogh and David Murphy hit out well - with 16 coming from Adam Ball's only over - and Northants total 168-5 from 32 overs. Kent will need a few more than that

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Northants will bat for another three overs - meaning we will have a 32-overs per side game, providing there is no further weather interruption

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Play is due to re-start here at 5pm, as the rain has eased. There will clearly be a Duckworth-Lewis computation done now (oh joy!) - but the umpires are still working it out! Will update you later... but what we do know is that Northants will bat on a bit

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    RAIN STOPPED PLAY. More disruption to the 100th Tunbridge Wells festival week - with Northants 137-4 off 29 overs, with O'Brien 46 not out from 70 balls and Rob Keogh on 11

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Alex Wakely had just swung his third, and biggest six, over mid-wicket (the first two straight hits off Tredwell and Cook) when he went defensively back to next ball from Tredwell and was lbw for 42 as it scuttled into his pads and kept a little low. 110-4

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Northants recovering from 35-3 and are now 70-3 after 16, with Niall O'Brien and Alex Wakely, captaining today in Andrew Hall's absence, going along steadily. Still a few spots of light rain in the air, but nothing to worry about yet

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Northants 35-3. Kyle Coetzer got leading edge against Coles and Middlebrook smartly held by Tredwell at slip trying to force Stevens off the back foot. Spitting with fine rain, but hopefully it will go away soon - 100th Tun Wells festival deserves it to

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    David Willey, promoted to open, made just 9 before skying an attempted big hit against Darren Stevens for keeper Geraint Jones to take an easy catch. Northants now 24-1 off five overs

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  • Kent won the toss - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Kent win toss and bowl - weather overcast, but dry
    Kent: Billings, Key, Nash, Stevens, Northeast, Harmison, Jones, Tredwell, Coles, Ball, Cook
    Northants: Wakely, Willey, Coetzer, O'Brien, Howgego, Keogh, Murphy, Middlebrook, Vaas, Stone, Brooks

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  • Statistics reveal huge extent of county rain disruption
    By Andrew Hignell
    The 2012 season could prove to be one of the dampest of recent times if the level of weather disruption experienced across the country during the past few days continues

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Result - match drawn and Northamptonshire secure batting point with one over to spare. Final points tally, Northamptonshire 6 Essex 9 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Jmaes Middlebrook is bowled by Tom Craddock for 100 to earn Essex a bowling point. Northamptonshire need 15 from 4 overs to secure a batting point.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Hundred for James Middlebrook from 138 balls with a 6 and 13 fours. He faced 9 balls before moving off 99 and into three figures. 168-2 and 6 overs left for teams to play for additional bonus points. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Kyle Coetzer is undone by a Graham Napier yorker. he scored 39 and we have a minimim of 17 overs left. 127-2 and Middlebrook is 77 not out and scenting  a ton against his former counrty.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    James Middlebrook takes a half-cenutry off his former county. He reaches the milestone with a straight 6 off Tom Westley. He has also collected 8 fours in his 74-ball knock. 79-1

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Northamptonshire 43 -1 as the game meanders towards a draw and the few people at Wantage Road can then wend their way home.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Having replaced David Masters (5-4-4-0) in the attack, Graham Napier sends the off stump of Ben Howgego  cart-wheeling with his  first delivery. The opener scored 1 and looked uncomfortable for most of his 39 minutes at the crease. 26-1 

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  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Essex have declared  immediately on securing their 5th batting point.  400-5  and 48 overs left in the match

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Ravi Bopara holes out to deep mid wicket and to end his innings of 174. Essex need another 22 from four plus overs to gain 5th batting point. 378-6

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Foster is caught at long-on by sub Keogh for 135. Essex have really upped the tempo after lunch as they seek maximum batting points. 74 runs added in 8 overs since the interval. Ravi Bopara 168 not out, Essex 358-5. Stand with Foster worth 294 in 74 overs

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Essex
    282-4 at the interval. Ravi Bopara 125 and James Foster 106. Fifteen overs left for further bonus points.  No signs of a finish being set-up. Their partnership  is currently worth 225.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Century for James Foster. he likes facing the Northamptonshire attack having taken  a hundred off them at Chelmsford last year. He and Bopara have set record 5th wkt stand for Essex v these opponents. Currently  worth 219, previous best 147

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  • Counties in line for £1 million grants
    By Paul Bolton
    Counties are in line for a cash injection of £1 million each to improve their facilities from the England and Wales Cricket Board’s new £130 million broadcasting deal with ESPN

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Good news from Wantage Road where we start on time. Only 63 overs have been possible in three days up until now but that beats the 27 overs in four days when the two teams met at Chelmsford earlier in the season.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Play has been called off for the day, rain, rain and more rain. The forecast is more hopeful for tomorrow although underfoot conditions on the outfield are very soggy.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Rain this morning and no play yet and imminent prospects not looking good.  Rumours of an early lunch at 12 o'clock. We should play this sport in the summer

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Play called off for the day at 2.27 p.m. and still raining. Essex 195-4.

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Early lunch taken at 12.45 p.m. after bad light stopped play at 12.05. Essex have added 57  runs in the 13 overs of play that have been possible and are 195-4 . Bopara 87 with 15 x 4's and Foster 60 with 12 x 4's. The stand is worth 138 

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  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Bad light has stopped play after Bopara hits three boundaries in an over off Lee Daggett. Umpires then conferred and took the payers off. Essex 195-4 Bopara has added 22 runs this morning and is 87, Foster has added 35 and is 60.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Although the light is becoming more gloomy, no problems  for James Foster who reaches 50 with his 7th four of the morning and two deliveries later, he adds another four taking his tally for the innings to 12. He has 57 out of 177-4 Bopara 73*

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    100 partnership for the 5th wicket between James Foster and Ravi Bopara. it arrives with the second of successive boundaries by Foster who first of all cover drove Jack Brooks then pulled the ball  through mid-wicket.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    James Foster has a look at the first ball of the day and then stright drives the next to the boundary. Jack Brooks the bowler and Essex 143-4 

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Start delayed until 11.15 after early morning rain. Essex will resume on 138-4

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  • Cricket Diary: Impi closure hits Collingwood and Wright
    By Richard Gibson
    New Age Impi have disbanded after just one season participating in South Africa’s domestic Twenty20 cricket, leaving captain Paul Collingwood and fellow England international Luke Wright seeking

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Play called off  for the day with Essex 138-4,.. Bopara 65 Foster 25. A total of 46 overs were lost from the day's schedule

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Rain stopped play so tea is being taken. 138-4 from 50 overs and Bopara playing splendidly 65 not out and Foster 25 not out.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Bopara's 9th boundary takes him to 50 out of 123-4. He's faced 112 balls and has just taken three fours in one over  off Daggett.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Ravi Bopara moving up a gear, hes just struck Daggett for 2 fours in three deliveries, one straight and one through covers taking Essex onto 115 for 4 from 44 overs. Bopara has 46 and Foster 21.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Glorious straight drive by Bopara for 4 off Daggett takes him onto 32 having added 18 in 11 overs to his lunch score. Foster, having survived a difficullt chance to Coetzer at  3rd slip before he had scored, is 13 not out

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    Resume here at 3.10 if no further rain. Tea at 4.45 and 16 overs lost - so far. Essex will recommence on 62-4

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    No play here since lunch, we are due a third inspection at 2.45 p.m. but we have been treated to a  fly-past by the Red Arrows, very imoressive and very quick.

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Essex 62-4 from 29 overs. Bopara 14 Foster 0. We went off an over prematurely for lunch after bad light was followed by rain and it is still raining. Bopara 67 balls to get into double figures   

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Foakes beaten all ends up by Willey for 0 as Essex lose two wickets in as many overs. 57-4

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Pettini out for 32, jabs bat down on a deliveey from Willey and edges a catch to wicket keeper Murphy.

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  • Northamptonshire v Essex
    An hour played and Essex are 46-2 although both batsmen, Pettini and Bopara, have survived reasonable  lbw appeals.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    TWO WICKETS in two balls, Westley, having collected 2 fours in 1st over goes caught at second slip for 12 and next ball. new batsman Shah sets off for a single and is beaten by Housego's direct throw from point. Essex 22-2

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Essex
    TWO WICKETS in two balls, Westley, having collected 2 fours in 1st over goes caught at second slip for 12 and next ball. new batsman Shah sets off for a single and is beaten by Housego's direct throw from point. Essex 22-2

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  • Essex won the toss - Northamptonshire v Essex
    Northamptonshire team - Peters, Howgego, Coetzer, Wakely, White, Middlebrook, Murphy, Willey, Vaas, Daggett, Brooks. Essex - Westley, Pettini, Shah, Bopara, Foakes, ten Doeschate, Napier, Masters, Willoughby, Craddock.

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  • Rookie duo in Northants squad
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have included rookies Ben Howgego and Christian Davis in their squad for tomorrow’s LV= County Championship

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  • Close Of Play - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Match abandoned at Headingley. No play today. 

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  • Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    The picture at Headingley is extremely bleak I'm afraid. Heavy rain is falling and there are puddles on the outfield. There will be an official inspection at 2pm. 

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  • Match drawn - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    In the end the challenge of breaking down Northants' resistance was just too much. A defiant unbroken stand of 52 between Con de Lange and David Murphy carried them to 250 for 6, and safety.

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  • 219 for 6 - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Yorkshire still have victory in their grasp, but they need to get through the Northants lower order swiftly. Con de Lange and David Murphy have so far added 21 for the seventh wicket, to extend the lead to 56.

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  • LUNCH - Yorkshire v Northants
    Match in the balance at lunch although Northants will be more confident they can hold out for the draw. They lost Kyle Coetzer and Stephen Peters this morning but Alex Wakely and Rob White have put on 25 runs together, leaving Northants 120-3, 43 runs behind Yorkshire.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northants
    Azeem Rafiq makes a crucial breakthrough for Yorkshire as Kyle Coetzer is caught by Joe Root for 39, ending a partnership of 48 with Alex Wakely (24*). Northants are 100-3, trailing Yorkshire by 63. 

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northants
    Yorkshire are smelling victory as Northants lose their first wicket of the day, Stephen Peters bowled by Steven Patterson for 22. Northants 49-2, still 114 runs behind Yorkshire with eight second-innings wickets in hand.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northants
    Northants running through the tail now, as Daggett gets Sidebottom to leave Yorkshire 386-9. But Yorkshire lead by 133 runs.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Anthony McGrath soon follows, falling lbw to David Willey three short of fifty. Mitchell Starc yet to score off 11 balls. Yorkshire 372-8.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Azeem Rafiq falls to a catch behind off Lee Daggett for 37. Yorkshire 369-7 and Australia's Mitchell Starc joins Anthony McGrath at the crease for his first Championship knock.

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  • TEA - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Yorkshire have a lead of 108 at tea, with Azeem Rafiq on 32 and Anthony McGrath 43. 361-6.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northants
    Northants are into the tail as Gary Ballance offers a catch to Alex Wakely off the bowling of offspinner James Middlebrook for 24. Yorkshire 305-6, 52 runs ahead.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northants
    Crucial wicket for Northants as Jonny Bairstow is bowled by Andrew Hall for a patient 68. Yorkshire are 272-5, 19 runs ahead with Ballance and McGrath at the wicket.

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  • LUNCH - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Yorkshire go in for their lunch at 244-4, just 9 runs behind Northants. Good morning for Yorkshire, marred slightly by the late loss of Root. Bairstow is well set though. 

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Joe Root goes for 125, caught behind off Andrew Hall. He'll be disappointed so close to lunch, but top knock. Yorkshire 243-4.

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  • Midlands venues chosen for 2013 tour games
    By Paul Bolton
    Leicester, Worcester and Northampton have all been chosen as venues for tour matches next year.

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  • Landmark - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Fifty for Jonny Bairstow. Yorkshire going well this morning and this partnership is worth 129 runs now. 225-3.

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  • Landmark - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Joe Root brings up his hundred with a four off the third ball of the day. He's 102*, with Jonny Bairstow at the other end on 36. Yorkshire 194-3, trailing by 59 runs. 

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  • Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Good news - play to start at 12. Can Joe Root get the two runs he needs for his 3rd first-class hundred?

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  • Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Pitch inspection at 11.30, fingers crossed that this game can get moving.

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  • Close Of Play - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Yorks 190-3 and Joe Root has batted brilliantly for his 98*, from 134 balls and with 10 fours. He and Jonny Bairstow (36*) have so far added 94. In 40 overs possible since 4pm Yorks scored 163 runs for the loss of three wickets. Only 63 behind Northants

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  • Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Daggett sent back both Lyth (25) and Jaques (3) after play had resumed at 4pm, and Andrew Gale had made just 17 when he became Oli Stone's maiden first-class wicket. But Joe Root is still there on 54*, with three fours, Jonny Bairstow also in. Yorkshire 114-3

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  • Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Umpires looking again at the ground conditions at 3.30pm, and the word is that there could be a start around 4pm if there is no more rain

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  • Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Still no play yet today at Headingley - Yorkshire due to resume on 27 without loss in reply to Northants' 253, but it is raining

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  • Close Of Play - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Northants gained a second batting point but were all out 253. In reply, Adam Lyth has already hit three fours as he and Joe Root see out five overs before the close. Yorkshire 27-0.

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Both Hall and Willey, partners in a good eighth wicket stand, are gone. Hall was bowled by Patterson for 79, an innings spanning four and a quarter hours, and Willey lbw for 39 to Sidebottom. Last pair together, second batting point tantalisingly close 248-9

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  • Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    A batting bonus point for Northants, which didn't seem likely this morning. De Lange was lbw to Anthony McGrath at 163, but David Willey has now hit six fours in a forthright 26* and has added a further 44 so far with Andrew Hall, who remains 67*. 207-7

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  • TEA - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Hall (45*) and De Lange (21*) make it through to tea. Northants 155-6 and have done well in the afternoon session after their poor start

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    David Murphy was caught at the wicket off Sidebottom for a battling 40, having added 76 with Hall, who remains on 41. Con de Lange now settling in alongside his captain - Northants 140-6 from 54 overs

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  • Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    A short break for rain immediately after lunch has meant only 8.3 overs bowled so far since the interval, but Hall (24*) and Murphy (25*) have taken Northants on to 94-5

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  • LUNCH - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Andrew Hall, the Northants captain, and David Murphy, the young keeper, batted out the remaining 40 minutes before lunch but Yorkshire will be very happy with their morning's work. Northants 62-5

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  • WICKET - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    A terrible first hour or so for Northants, who are 45 for 5 in the 18th over. Steven Patterson removed both openers, Peters and Middlebrook, before Mitchell Starc bowled Alex Wakely and trapped Rob White lbw. And now Ryan Sidebottom has got Kyle Coetzer

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  • Northants won the toss - Yorkshire v Northamptonshire
    Northants choose to bat. Teams: Yorkshire: Lyth, Root, Jaques, Gale, Bairstow, Ballance, McGrath, Azeem Rafiq, Starc, Sidebottom, Patterson. Northants: Peters, Middlebrook, Coetzer, Wakely, White, Hall, Murphy, De Lange, Willey, Daggett, Stone

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  • Stone in line for Northants four-day debut
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have included Norfolk seamer Oli Stone in their squad for the LV= County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley.

    29/05/2012 (355 days old) | Read more
  • Warwickshire beat Northamptonshire by 8 wkts
    The late loss of Jim Troughton, bowled by Wakely for 27, was just an irritation for the Warwicks captain as his side completed an emphatic 8-wkt win with more than 7 overs to spare. Chopra ended 87 not out, from 117 balls - a match-winning knock

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  • Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
    Warwicks are cruising it at Northampton - with Varun Chopra unbeaten on 74, they are 123-1 in the 29th over and need just 26 more runs to win

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  • Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
    Northants all out for an under par 148 at Wantage Road, having chosen to bat. Alex Wakley's 62 from 78 balls up front gave them a good start but then Jeetan Patel (4-27) and Keith Barker (3-27) undermined the innings. Warwicks hot favourites here

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  • Hall praises Northants' resolve
    By Paul Bolton
    Andrew Hall, the Northamptonshire captain, admitted that he feared his side were going to be thwarted by last wicket resistance for the second time in three matches before

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 268 all out. Liam Norwell LBW to Middlebrook with just four balls to spare. Middlebrook bowled unchanged from the 16th over of the innings for figures of 44.2-23-63-5. Northants win by 121 runs

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire's last wicket pair still going. 260-9 only one ove rof the last 16 to go but Northamptonshire will probably squeeze in an extra one

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Ed Young bowled tound his legs by Middlebrook for 10. Gloucestershire 248-9. Northants on the brink of their second win of the season

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Just started the last hour at Wantage Road. Gloucestershire 236-8. Northamptonshire have bowled an extra seven overs.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Hamish Marshall LBW to James Middlebrook for 61. It turned but he was back against his stumps. Key wicket and Northamptonshire are closing in on victory

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Jon Batty LBW to Andrew Hall for 7. Kept a bit low but easy decision for umpire Nigel Llong

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Hamish Marshall has followed up his unbeaten first innings century with a bustling 97-ball 50. Gloucestershire 214-6

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Will Gidman  bowled middle stump by Willey. Gloucestershire 201-6

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 200 up. Will Gidman cut David Willey for four

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 190-5. Another 200 needed to win. Marshall 43 not out, Will Gidman 11 not out. Officially only 25 overs left but there will be plenty more than  that.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Ian Cockbain LBW to Andrew Hall for 6. Gloucestershire are 157 for five and have lost four for 37 since lunch

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    150 up for Gloucestershire. Hamish Marshall, who made an unbeaten 117 in the first innings, is 19 not out

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 142-4. Alex Gidman bowled for four trying to paddle Middlebrook. Game now tilted in Northamptonshire's favour

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 124-3
    Kane Williamson brilliantly taken by Kyle Coetzer at short leg off James Middlebrook and Howell taken down the leg side by David Murphy off David Willey one short of his championship best 71

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire  119-1.
    Howell  66 , Kane Williamson 9.  271 required to win.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 101-1. Chris Dent caught behind by David Murphy cutting de Lange. Northants needed that.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 100-0. They are scoring at more than a run a minute and Northamptonshire are also in danger of giving them extra overs by bowling spinners Middlebrook and Con de Lange in tandem

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    50 for Howell and he got there in style, straight driving Middlebrook for six. There were five fours in his 83-ball 50.
    The target is now down below 300

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Benny Howell had a let off on 25 when Lee Daggett failed to hold a catch back-pedalling at mid off. Gloucestershire 70-0

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 50 up.
    Benny Howell 25 , Chris Dent 24  and Northamptonshire have already used six bowlers in the first hour of the day.

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 11-0 after 3 overs. Some early aggressive intent from Benny Howell and Chris Dent

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northanptonshire have declared setting Gloucestershire 390 to win. It would be the third highest successful run chase against Northants if they were to get there. David Sales won't field because of a hamstring injury.

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Bright and warm at Wantage Road and a decent last day run chase in prospect. Northants are 389 ahead with five wickets left, early declaration likely

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 246-5   a lead of  389. David Willey caught on the midwicket boundary off Williamson

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Alex Wakely stumped off a Kane Williamson wide. David Sales has retired hurt on 33 after tweaking a hamstring

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Coetzer has gone for 86, caught at midwicket off Ian Saxelby. Northamptonshire 209-3

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 200-2 a lead of 343. Coetzer 79 not out, David Sales 31 not out

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Coetzer 50 from 93 balls with five fours. 51 balls quicker than his first innings 50

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 150-2. Coetzer on brink of his second half century of the match.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Peters has gone caught at slip reverse sweeping Kane Wlliamson. Northamptonshire 119-2

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Stephen Peters 50 from 99 balls with four fours. Northants 106-1

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 96-1. Peters 46 not out and Coetzer 21 not out

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northamptonshire 91-1. Peters and Kyle Coetzer just beginning to up the tempo

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 42-1
    James Middlebrook caught by Saxelby at mid on off Will Gidman off a rare aggressive stroke

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northamptonshire 36-0
    cautious progress being made

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 268 all out on the stroke of lunch.
    Northants lead by 143 but their most direct route to victory has been closed off through their failure to force the follow on.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Saxelby bowled by Con de Lange. Gloucestershire 253-9. They still need 9 to save the follow on

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    A century for Hamish Marshall, the 20th of his career but first of the season. The former New Zealand batsman has shared a Gloucestershire ninth wicket record partnership with Ian Saxelby.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    200 up for Gloucestershire. Marshall still there 72 not out

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 163-8
    Ed Young LBW offering no stroke to David Willey. A duck for Young who has had a match to forget

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 162-7
    Jon Batty caught behind off Lee Daggett. left him off the pitch and ended the former Surrey wicketkeeper's first championship innings in a year.

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Another bright and sunny dayt at Wantage Road. A bit fresher with a brisk easterly wind so not quite as steamy as it has been the last two days.

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 156-4.
    Gloucestershire need another 106 to avoid the follow-on.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 133-6
    Will Gidman bowled driving over a full length ball from Hall

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 129-5.
    Ian Cockbain taken by Peters at first slip off Andrew Hall for 8.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 110-4
    Chris Dent drove Lee Daggett low to Stephen Peters at extra cover for 42

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 38-3. Chris Dent 8 not out, Hamish Marshall 0 not out

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 38-3. Alex Gidman well taken low down at first slip by Andrew Hall off Willey.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 33-2
    Kane Williamson played on driving at David Willey

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Gloucestershire 26-1
    Benny Howell bowled by a full lenth delivery from David Burton against one his former counties

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 411 all out. David Burton played on to give Ed Young his first wicket of the innings

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    391-9 Lee Daggett's gritty 80-ball 15 ended when he was bowled driving at Kane Williamson. It broke a tedious ninth wicket stand of 46 in 24 overs with Con de Lange

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 366-8
    Northants have falled between two stools, neither attacking nor defending, and scored just 64 runs in 29.4 overs in the session

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 345-8
    The slump continues. David Willey bowled off stump trying to work Liam Norwell through the leg side

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northamptonshire 335-7.
    Northants missed out on a fourth batting point. A poor effort from a good position.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 329-7
    Kyle Coetzer pulled a long hop from Alex Gidman to deep midwicket. He batted 80 overs for his 96 but gave it away at the end.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 322-6
    David Murphy LBW trying to work Liam Norwell to leg. Norwell has just come on at the Abington Avenue End.

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 309-5
    Andrew Hall LBW to Ian Saxelby for one. Half forward, one hand off the bat. Good start by Gloucestershire who stuck to their task well yesterday.

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Cloudy at Wantage Road this morning but it's forecast to brighten up and get hot again

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    In the last over of the day Wil Gidman produced th ballof the day to nip back and bowl Alex Wakely for 24. Northants are 302 for 4, with Coetzer on 81, but it could have been worse for Gloucestershire. They have stuck to it, with nothing going for them. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    The third over of the new ball brings a wicket. David Sales driving Will Gidman square to cover point wher Cockbain takes a smart diving catch. Northants 253 for 3, with Wakely now in and Coetzer on 56. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    After using eight bowlers, Gloucestershire have taken the second new ball at the first opportunity at 247 for 2, with Coetzer 54 and Sales 15

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    At last Kyle Coetzer has reached his fifty. It took 144 balls, but he got there courtesy of an appalling over from the slow leftarmer, Ed Young, who seems to be having a case of the yips. Northants now 239 for 2 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Middlebrook plays Alex Gidman straight to Marshall at cover to be out for 121. The stand of 134 ends with Coetzer on 37. Northants 213 for 2, Sales the new batsman.  

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  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants 200-1. The first batting point came up in the over before tea from a no ball. Middlebrook's 112 n.o. is his highest score for the county. With Coetzer, who has 33, he has put on 121 so far for the second wicket.

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Pulling a rank bad ball from Ed Young for his 16th 4, Middlebrook brings up his hundred and the hundred partnership for the second Northants wicket. He's 103, Coetzer 31 and Northants 187-1  

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Makeshift opener, James Middlebrook, has reached 50 with his eighth 4. That went through mid-wicket and next ball he put another through the covers. He's 57 now in Northants' 123 for 1, with Coetzer 20

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  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    A straight drive for 4 by Kyle Coetzer off Saxelby brings up the Northants 100. Middlebrook is now 47

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  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    85 for 1 at the interval. James Middlebrook looking increasingly comfortable for a makeshift opener. He's 34 and Coetzer 5 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    With ten minutes to go to lunch, with the opening partnership looking increasingly solid, Ian Saxelby knocks back Stephen Peters leg stump. Peters out for 44, Northants 79 for 1  

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  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    With Rob Newton also missing from the Northants side with a wrist injury, James Middlebrook is pushed up to open the innings.

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  • Northants won the toss - Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
    Northants have decided to bat on a sunny and warm day. They are without Vaas (thigh), Brooks (back) and O'Brien (finger)

    23/05/2012 (361 days old) | Read more
  • Burton gets call for Glos game
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have called up former Middlesex and Gloucestershire seamer David Burton for a possible first appearance of the season

    22/05/2012 (362 days old) | Read more
  • Northants buy freehold of the County Ground
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire have bought the freehold of the County Ground in Wantage Road from the trust that owns the land.

    22/05/2012 (363 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Sussex
    Sussex's spin-heavy attack held its nerve to deliver a 12-run victory over Northants at Wantage Road. David Sales made 51 and Stephen Peters 39 but the early damage to their top order proved decisive as they finished on 168 for 7.. 

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  • Northamptonshire v Sussex
    After their relative successes with the bat, Luke Wright and Michael Yardy grabbed an early wicket apiece to give Sussex hope of defending 181 against Northants, but Stephen Peters and David Sales have regrouped well. 75 for 2 in the 19th over

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  • End of Innings - Northamptonshire v Sussex
    Lee Daggett claimed 4 for 31 in seven overs as Sussex stuttered to 180 all out with more than four overs left unused at Wantage Road. Luke Wright and Michael Yardy made 59 and 39 respectively, but the rest of the line-up struggled to assert itself

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  • Northamptonshire v Sussex
    England's forgotten men, Michael Yardy (16 from 16 balls) and Luke Wright (57 from 52 balls) are repairing the damage for Sussex.  112-4 from 18 overs.

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  • Close Of Play - Kent v Northamptonshire
    A dull draw in Canterbury ended with the floodlights ablaze and a modest fourth-day crowd aslumber as Kent limped to 112 for one after 43 overs in pursuit of a victory target of 262 from a potential 60 overs. Home skipper Rob Key hit an unbeaten 54, while Ben Harmison kept him company for two hours for 27 not out. Kent banked six points and remain unbeaten, while Northamptonshire travel home with seven.
     

    19/05/2012 (365 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    In terms of overs remaining, Kent have reached the mid-point of their last day run chase in Canterbury. The hosts have reached 71 for one after 30 overs with Key unbeaten on 36 while Harmison has contributed nine. They need a further 191 from the 30 overs left.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Scott Newman becomes the first victim of day four at the St Lawrence ground. Aiming to sweep a full ball from James Middlebrook, the left-hander missed out and went leg before for 25. Kent are now 45-1 in pursuit of 262 for victory.

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  • LUNCH - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Northamptonshire have filled their collective boots against the 'flighted filth' served up by Key and Newman in the past 20 minutes to reach the interval on 123 without loss for an overall lead of 261 runs. Peters has posted a 112-ball 50, while Middlebrook got there from only 95. With the roller out, Kent have been set 262 off 60 overs for victory.

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    It's buffet bowling time in Canterbury where, in an effort to draw a declaration from Northants skipper Andrew Hall, we have Kent captain Rob Key and his on-loan opening batting partner, Scott Newman, bowling in tandem. It is not a sight for the purist to behold!

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Kent captain Rob Key has declared on his side's overnight total of 280 for six, to concede a first innings deficit of 138 going into this sunny final day. At least Key has opened the game up a little and invited Northants to set his boys a target.

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  • Close Of Play - Kent v Northamptonshire
    As feared, rain gets the better of Kent and Northants for the third time today. Kent will go into the final day still trailing by 138 runs and looking to secure their fifth draw in six starts. Northants have now lost 656 overs to bad weather so far this 'summer'.

    18/05/2012 (366 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    RSP again at Canterbury for the third time on day three and this time it might be terminal. Kent had reached 280 for six to avoid the follow on and post two batting bonus points before the heavens opened. With full sheets covering the square and the floodlights on, we may be finished for the day.   

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Stoical Stevens goes for 57. After getting his nut down for 172 minutes for 57 runs Darren Stevens nicks off to Niall O'Brien off the bowling of another former Kent man, Andrew Hall. At 270 for six Kent have at least avoided the follow-on.

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  • Landmark - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Fifty for Stevens: Darren, or Dazzler to his mates, posts possibly his slowest ever half-century for Kent, but what a worthy effort this has been in helping the hosts avoid the follow-on. He reached the landmark from 119 balls and with only seven fours.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Powell out. Michael Powell, having scored his maiden 50 at St Lawrence from 134 balls, goes lbw for 61 and having featured in a fifth-wicket stand worth 101. Off balance and working to leg, he went to a Lee Daggett in-ducker. Stevens remains on 48 not out.  

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Off again for light rain here. We had 14 balls, in which Kent scored nine runs to go to 200-4, securing their first batting bonus point.

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Re-start here at 2.50pm. Ten overs lost from the day's allocation. Kent to resume on their lunch score of 191-4.

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    No play since lunch due to light rain. The floodlights have been raised in readiness for a re-start.

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  • LUNCH - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Kent 191-4. Powell (42 not out) and Stevens (35 not out) have added 61 so far for the fifth wicket to boost a previously ailing Kentish first innings. Some good strokes from both players, but much of the cricket is still attritional. Northants need wickets fast.

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Stevens has just crashed a ball from Daggett through extra cover. No one moved as it sped over the turf to the boundary boards. He has 24 and Powell is on 22 but Kent - at 161-4 - are still not out of the woods yet in this game

    18/05/2012 (366 days old) | Read more
  • Younger Patel trials at Northants
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire are giving second team trials to former Nottinghamshire opener Akhil Patel and batsman Jake Fawcett

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Brendan Nash was caught by Stephen Peters at mid-wicket, not Coetzer. No6 batsman Darren Stevens gets off the mark with a boundary to third man off Brooks from a thick outside, edge.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Brendan Nash out. Kent make a poor start to day three with the loss of their overseas player Nash for 11. Forcing off the back foot, he was caught at mid-wicket by Kyle Coetzer from the seventh delivery of the day from Jack Brooks.

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire - Close
    Kent 123 for 3 at stumps, still 295 adrift, and although Nash and Powell survived until the close it is Northants who will fancy their chances of further turning the screw on day three.

    17/05/2012 (367 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Key out at Canterbury. Home skipper Key goes two short of his half-century. Push-driving at former team-mate, Andrew Hall, he edges to the one-time Kentish gloveman Niall O'Brien to make it 102 for three in fading light at St Lawrence. The floodlights are on.     

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Harmison out. Having just helped Rob Key post the Kent 100, so the beanpole left-hander played a dreadfully loose drive against Andrew Hall to pick out Willey at backward point. Kent are 101 for two. Harmison (32) will be kicking himself for missing out.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Newman goes and Kent are now 53 for one. The Middlesex left-hander chopped on to his off stump after attempting a push drive against Lee Daggett. After a dogged start, Kent and their skipper Key in particlular, seem to be growing more accustomed to the pitch.

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  • TEA - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Kent have reached the interval in decent shape on 27 without loss after 14 overs. Openers Newman and Key survived the new ball burst and some variable bounce from Brooks and Willey, coupled with the predictable over of spin before the break from Middlebrook.

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Kent openers Scott Newman and Rob Key have dealt comfortably so far with the Northants new ball attack of Jack Brooks and David Willey. Kent 18-0 after seven overs in reply to Northants' eventual 418 - Brooks the last man out, chopping on against Stevens

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Willey caught in the deep off Stevens for 64 from 85 balls, with 2x6 and 5x4, having added exactly 100 with De Lange. And Daggett goes too, caught off Tredwell for a single. Northants 399-8.

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Kent are getting frustrated here as Northants move steadily on, into the game's fifth session. Shreck and Stevens are sharing the now not-so-new second new ball, and Northants are 375-6 in the 133rd over of their innings. Willey 50, De Lange 27

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  • LUNCH - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Northants 354-6 and David Willey, in at No 9, has played some sparkling strokes in his 36 - especially through the covers off Davies - in a partnership now worth 56 with spinner Con de Lange, the South African making his first-class debut in English cricket

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    One goes, the other often follows. And so it is here as Middlebrook, aiming to hit Matt Coles to leg, has been foxed by a clever, slower but fuller ball and is lbw for a fine 73 soon after losing his fifth wicket partner Sales. Northants now 298-6

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    David Sales is out for 140, skying a sweep at James Tredwell and giving Geraint Jones, the Kent keeper, an easy catch as he jogged back towards short fine leg. He put on 205 with James Middlebrook, a new fifth wicket record for Northants against Kent. 292-5

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Play under way here on time at a dry and warmer Canterbury than yesterday. Northants resumed on 244-4 and have added another 14 runs so far this morning with no alarms

    17/05/2012 (367 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Kent v Northamptonshire
    A fine and determined, and so far unbroken, stand of 157 between Sales and Middlebrook has taken Northants to the relative riches of 244-4 at the close. Sales completed a superb hundred from 196 balls, with 11 fours, and at stumps was on 104. Middlebrook 57

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Sales has reached 94 with two cracking fours off Shreck - a clip and a pull - in the third over of the second new ball. Looks like being Northants' day despite the cruel injury to Newton. Northants now 218-4 with eight overs to go today

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    The players - bizarrely because it's distinctly chilly here now - are having a mid-session drinks break, but Northants are going well at 178-4 with Sales on 63 and Middlebrook on 34

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    News from the Northants dressing room: Rob Newton has fractured a bone just above his left wrist and is not just out of this game but also facing a lay-off expected to be between 4-5 weeks. That also puts him in doubt for the start of the Friends Life t20

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Kent v Northamptonshire
    An unbroken stand of 55 between Sales and Middlebrook, in 12 overs, has given Northants a much-needed boost after their early-afternoon collapse from 69-1 to 87-4. Sales has been the more aggressive partner, and is on 42, but Middlebrook has made a solid 20

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  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Northants fighting hard to stabilise the innings, with Sales swinging and lofting Tredwell for two fours to reach 30. James Middlebrook is on 11 and Northants are 121-4 in the 51st over

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    And Shreck, in his next over, has swung a superb delivery through Niall O'Brien's defensive bat and clipped the top of his middle stump. Northants now 87-4 and suddenly in a spot of bother

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Hall had reached 14 against his former county when he tried to hoick Shreck to leg and skied a catch to Davies who circled under it at long leg before taking a well-judged catch. Northants 86-3 in the 40th over.

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  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    With the second ball after lunch, Darren Stevens - brought on for his first bowl of the innings - cut one back off the seam to have Peters lbw for 34 as he propped forward. Northants 69-2 and skipper Andrew Hall joins Sales.

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Northants 69-1 and, apart from Newton's arm injury, a quiet first session's cricket here. James Tredwell has been wheeling away for five overs with his off breaks and Davies has also kept things tight after his wicket. But, at lunch, Peters has 34 and Sales 4

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Mark Davies, in his third over after switching to the Pavilion End, has taken Kent's first wicket, Kyle Coetzer being beaten on the drive and bowled for 3. Peters remains 24 not out. Jones standing up to Davies, such is the lack of pace in the pitch

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Northants 46-0 but Rob Newton has just required on-field treatment after being struck a nasty blow on the forearm by Coles. After resuming following a five-minute delay, and hitting Coles for two, Newton has retired hurt on 23

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • Cricket Diary: Ramps' class is permanent
    By Richard Gibson
    Even in his 40s, Mark Ramprakash getting dropped by Surrey was unthinkable 12 months ago – and highly unlikely on face value on the very day he bagged only his second pair in 26 seasons

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • Kent v Northamptonshire
    Northants have just received five penalty runs when a ball from Coles, who has just replaced Davies in the Kent attack, kept very low and keeper Geraint Jones could not stop the ball from sneaking through to hit a fielding helmet on the turf behind him.

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Kent v Northamptonshire
    Kent: Newman, Key, B Harmison, Nash, Powell, Stevens, G Jones, Coles, Tredwell, Davies, Shreck
    Northants: Peters, Newton, Coetzer, Sales, Hall, O'Brien, De Lange, Middlebrook, Willey, Daggett, Brooks
    Coles and Brooks both back after good Lions performances

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • Northants won the toss - Kent v Northamptonshire
    On a sunny but still quite chilly morning at Canterbury the toss has been won by Northants captain Andrew Hall, ex-Kent of course, and he has chosen to bat

    16/05/2012 (368 days old) | Read more
  • Wakely and Vaas to miss Kent match
    By Paul Bolton
    Northamptonshire will be without batsman Alex Wakely and former Sri Lanka all-rounder Chaminda Vaas for

    15/05/2012 (369 days old) | Read more
  • Bad weather now influencing Championship positions
    By Andrew Hignell
    The prolonged bad weather that has afflicted the start of the season is now beginning to have a clear influence on where each of the 18 first-class counties lie in the LV= County Championship tables.

    14/05/2012 (370 days old) | Read more
  • Match Drawn - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Hoggard and White have hung on to deny Northants. Leics finished on 289-9 and the last wicket pair survived 9.2 overs in all. White 29* from 71 balls of defiance, and Hoggard 1* from 13 balls faced. Northants will be disappointed, having got so close

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Leics are now 277-9 with six overs left in the match. Daggett and Willey against White and Leics skipper and last man Matthew Hoggard. Who said the bad weather is ruining County Championship cricket?

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    They might! Daggett has also now pinned Nathan Buck lbw, for a third ball duck. Leics 268-9, and Northants on the brink...

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Claude Henderson run out for 6 and Robbie Joseph lbw to Lee Daggett for 1. Leics 268-8. Northants can't win this... can they?

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Sarwan lbw to James Middlebrook for 94, and Eckersley lbw to Andrew Hall, leaving Leics 244-6 and giving Northants a late outside chance to force a win in the time left

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Leics 222-4 - Sarwan 80 not out, and Ned Eckersley has joined the classy West Indian in a further stand of 55 to date. A draw looks inevitable here

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Sarwan takes tea on 67 not out, and seemingly leading Leics to safety at 186-4. The win target of 340 might be a bit optimistic now, especially as Daggett bowled Cobb for 59 after he and Sarwan had added 103

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    David Willey has taken a second wicket of the innings, snaring Matt Boyce for 32, but the in-form Josh Cobb has joined Ramnaresh Sarwan in a fourth wicket stand so far worth 45. Leics 107-3

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Kadeer Ali completed an unhappy match by being caught behind off David Willey for a laboured 7, but there have been no further alarms for Leics as they reach lunch at 53-2

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Greg Smith gone early - caught behind off Lee Daggett. Leics 10-1. Was collusion such a good idea?

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants, having declared their second innings on 26-0, against occasional bowling, have set Leics 341 to win

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Collusion in the air at Grace Road. Leics declared on their overnight 38 for 2 and we now await a Northants second innings declaration to set up a run chase for the home team

    12/05/2012 (372 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Chaminda Vaas 7-5-4-2 in a high-class new ball spell has left Leicestershire 38-2 at the close. Greg Smith and Kadeer Ali, for nought, were the veteran Sri Lankan's two victims

    11/05/2012 (373 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    David Willey's 41-ball unbeaten 45, with two sixes, hurried Northants to a fourth batting point before a declaration on 352 for 7. Middlebrook remained 31 not out.

    11/05/2012 (373 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants have edged their way to a third batting point, despite the loss of Niall O'Brien for 13 to a catch at the wicket off Matthew Hoggard, the Leicestershire captain. James Middlebrook is making some useful late order runs

    11/05/2012 (373 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Nathan Buck has taken two wickets to peg Northants back a little. Coetzer's fine hundred ended on 120, from 245 balls with 17 fours, and Andrew Hall has also gone for 9. 258 for 6.

    11/05/2012 (373 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Alex Wakely has just driven a return catch against Josh Cobb's spin assortments, having made 63 from 115 balls, and a partnership of 120 in 44 overs with Kyle Coezter, who is still there on 84

    11/05/2012 (373 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    ...and lunch too at Grace Road, where Kyle Coetzer (69*) and Alex Wakely (38*) have taken their fourth wicket stand to 73. Northants 161-3 at the interval

    11/05/2012 (373 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Play under way now at Grace Road, after a delayed start, and Northants are making steady progress. 132-3, with 33 runs so far added today

    11/05/2012 (373 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    NO PLAY TODAY - and it's also off for the day now at Grace Road. Northants will resume their first innings, hopefully, on 99 for 3 tomorrow morning

    10/05/2012 (374 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Yet another inspection of a wet outfield due at 3pm, but don't hold your breath. Tedium.

    10/05/2012 (374 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Inspection planned for 2pm at Grace Road

    10/05/2012 (374 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    No play yet at Grace Road. Outfield quite wet.

    10/05/2012 (374 days old) | Read more
  • County bosses called to domestic structure summit
    By Paul Bolton
    Senior officials of the England and Wales Cricket Board and a group of county chief executives will meet in London next week in an attempt to finally break the deadlock over the future structure of county cricket.

    10/05/2012 (375 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Off for the day at Leicester, with Northants due to resume tomorrow on 99 for 3 with Kyle Coetzer 43 not out and having batted well

    09/05/2012 (375 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    There will be an inspection at 4.15pm at Grace Road. Northants 99 for 3, and there's been no play here since soon after lunch

    09/05/2012 (375 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Robbie Joseph's fine start to his Leics career has continued today. At lunch the fast bowler, who was released by Kent last winter, had figures of 2-33 from nine overs, having removed both Stephen Peters and David Sales to catches at the wicket. Northants 95-3, but now raining.

    09/05/2012 (375 days old) | Read more
  • Leicestershire v Northamptonshire
    Northants 41 for 1 after the early loss of Rob Newton, lbw fourth ball to Matthew Hoggard, who is back after a month out with a finger injury. Leicestershire won the toss, and predictably chose to bowl in overcast conditions and on a greenish surface

    09/05/2012 (375 days old) | Read more
  • Second success for the Netherlands
    The Netherlands completed their second win in two days against county opposition when they beat Worcestershire in a Duckworth-Lewis computation at Kidderminster, although they would have completed an easy win but for the weather. Elsewhere in the CB40, Hampshire beat Glamorgan while rain had the last word in the Northants-Unicorns match at Wantage Road.

    07/05/2012 (377 days old) | Read more
  • Clydesdale Bank 40
    Magnificent one-run win for the Netherlands, against Gloucestershire at Bristol. Also good wins on the first main day of the competition for Kent, at Yorkshire, and also for Warwicks, Lancs, Surrey and Derbyshire. In the CB40 there is little room for error...

    07/05/2012 (378 days old) | Read more
  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Northants have won by 117 runs. Jack Brooks took the final wicket, an attempted pull by David Balcombe was top edged to mid-wicket where Liam Daggett took the catch. Hants all out for 179.

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    5th wicket for David Willey, Wood ct behind for 11. Poor shot in the circumstances. 175-9 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Hamza Riazuddin bowled by the perfect delivery from left-armer David Willey, late inswinger snaked through the gate. 168-8

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Michael Bates has played on against Jack Brooks for 20. Northants have a minimum of 31 overs to get the 3 wkts they need. 165-7

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Michael Carberry (61) unfortunate to be given lbw to the last ball before tea. It looked too leg-side. He scored 56 runs in boundaries, facing 88 balls on the ground he hopes to play on for the Lions v the Windies on Thursday. Hants 135-6

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    MIchael Carberry reached 50 (81 balls) by cutting his tenth 4 through backward point before pulling Daggett for his second six. Hants 125-5

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Sean Ervine out in disappointing fashion, ct at gully. 3 wickets in 12 balls for Liam Daggett. Hants 106-5 

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    James Vince has gone for 0 in the same over, nicking the second ball he faced to Andrew Hall at 1st slip. Hants 92-4

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    We're back on here after losing 4 overs to rain and Hampshire also lost Katich for 31 soon after the resumption. Liam Daggett found some extra bounce and Katich nicked it to a diving Niall O'Brien   92-3

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    RAIN STOPPED PLAY Hampshire had reached 90-2 (17 overs) when the umpires decided it was time to go off after several minutes of persistent rain

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Hampshire going well here, 11 boundaries since lunch and two in succession for Katich against Jack Brooks. 75-2

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Sean Terry brilliantly ct by a diving David Sales at 2nd slip for 19. David Willey the bowler. Hants 46-2

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    24 runs off the first two overs after lunch, Carberry pulling David Willey for 6 shortly after the resumption. He has 23, Terry 19  

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Hampshire 22-1 after seven overs, Carberry and Terry both on 9*.

    05/05/2012 (379 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    A mixed morninf for Liam Dawson who has just played on for 4 against David Willey. Hants 5-1

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  • Close Of Play - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    After a cautious last couple of hours Northants are 176-5.   They lead by 240 and with Hall on 29 and O'Brien 3, they might be able to set a target of 300 by batting for an hour in the morning.    It has nipped about and swung, so it won't be easy.

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Dawson gets his revenge in his next over - Sales half-forward is lbw for 58.    It's 167 for 5 and Northants' lead is 231 

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    David Sales has become the first man to get a half-century in this low scoring match.  Cutting Lam Dawson for his sixth 4 he has gone to 53.    He and Andrew Hall have added 47 so far and at 160 for 4, Northants lead by 224

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Alex Wakely falls to a fine low catchby Liam Dawson off Wood for 15.   It's Dawson's sixth catch at second slip in the match.    Northants are 113-4, leading by 177

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    In the third over after tea Coetzer has edged Balcombe into Dawson's hands at second slip.   Coetzer out for 25 and at 74-3 Northants now lead by 138

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • TEA - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Northants 66-2, leading by 130.    The players dashing off the field to get warm in the interval, with Coetzer 19 and Sales 4. 

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  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Stephen Peters trapped lbw by Sean Ervine for 22.   Northants 50-2, 114 ahead.  Batting is not easy, with variable bounce.    Still four overs to go to tea.

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Rob Newton edges Balcombe to second slip, as he did in the first innings and is out for 14.   Northants 26 for 1

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    David Willey uproots two of Griffiths' stumps for his third wicket and Hampshire are all out for 154, leaving James Vince 46 not out - the highest score in the match so far and he was beginning to look really good.   So Northants have taken a first innings lead of 64.

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Next over Balcombe is bowled off stump by Brooks for 2 and it's 145-9

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Hampshire's most productive stand has ended with Chris Wood lbw to a full-length inswinger from David Willey for 26.   With Vince he had put on 58 in 16 overs.  Hampshire now 144 for 8

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • LUNCH - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Hampshire 124-7. Vince on 26 and Wood with 22 have added 40 together and Hall has taken 4 for 24.   Hampshire now 94 behind.

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Michael Bates out for a duck, fencing at Daggett and caught high at third slip.   Hampshire still 130 behind at 88-7, they've lost 4 for 14 in 8 overs

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Two wickets in three balls for Andrew Hall - both left handers clipping the ball to wid wicket and square leg.   Katich out for 13 and Ervine for a second ball duck.   Hampshire 77 for 6

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Really cold, but starting on time at Wantage Road, after yesterday's washout.    Hampshire resuming their first innings 176 behind at 42 for 3

    04/05/2012 (380 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    PLAY ABANDONED for the day at Wantage Road after a delayed inspection.    The forecast is a bit better - but no warmer - for tomorrow.

    03/05/2012 (381 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    There is activity in the middle.   The groundstaff are operating several pieces of mopping equipment, on the covers and around them.    But it's very wet and there not be another inspection until 3 pm.

    03/05/2012 (381 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    The umpires have emerged from the pavilion, done a tourof the heavily-puddled covers and gone now into the warmth of the groundsman's shed for a consultation - and a brew?

    03/05/2012 (381 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    CLOSE: Hampshire 42 for 3, 176 behind, with Dawson 14 and Katich 4.   It's been a day of changing fortune, with Northants riding their early luck and then fading, only to strike back in the evening gloom.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    If Geoff Miller had stayed to see Brooks bowling to Carberry, he would onlly have witnessed a brief contest.  Carberry lasted 3 overs before he looped an edge to gully off Brooks.  Hampshire 38-3, starting the last over.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Two wickets for Andrew Hall in his first over of the season.  Terry bowled for 12 and nightwatchman Riazuddin bowled for 0.  A poor day for Riazuddin, who dropped a sitter and didn't take a wicket.   Hampshire 36 for 2

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Sean Terry being hit the arm by Willey in the second over brought a painful memory of his father Paul's broken arm in an Old Trafford Test.  But David Willey is not quite Malcolm Marshall and Terry got his first championship run in Willey's next over.    Hampshire 8-0

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Northants all out for 218, with Chris Woods taking 4 for 52 and Sean Ervine 3-32.    It was a sharp decline for Northants, who lost their last 7 wickets for 66 over 25 overs after weathering the most difficult conditions in the morning.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Northants have lost their seventh wicket, with Ervine bowling O'Brien for 10.   It's 205 for 7

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Kyle Coetzer, after facing 137 balls, went for a big, back-foot drive and dragged it on - bowled Wood 41.   There were 7 fours in that, too.   Northants have just got their first bonus point at 200-6.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    TEA - Northants 181 for 5 from 64 overs.   Kyle Coetzer 28 and Niall O'Brien 2.    Hampshire have used 7 bowlers and Northants could be worse placed after being put in. 

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Andrew Hall goes for 8 to a diving catch by Liam Dawson at 2nd slip, fending off a lifting delivery from Ervine.    Northants 175 for 5, with Coetzer 28 not out.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Alex Wakely bowled off stump by Chris Wood, just as he was looking more assured than any Northants batsman.  He made 27 and it's 152-4. 

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    The ball after missing his second straightforward chance at 3rd slip, Sean Ervine took a blinder to dismiss Sales off Griffiths for 9.   Northants now 110-3

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    National selector Geoff Miller has been here for the morning session.   Who's he been watching?   Well, perhaps he'd have liked to see two of his Lions - Brooks bowling at Carberry , maybe - but it wasn't to be and he wouldn't be drawn on anyone else who caught his eye.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    On the stroke of lunch Peters has gone.    A juggling catch at first slip by Katich to take him for 44 off David Griffiths.    But Northants should be happy enough to be 95 for 2 at the interval.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    After two dropped chances, at last one stuck! Rob Newton caught at 2nd slip off Balcombe for 39, with the score 68.   Balcombe had been the unlucky bowler in both cases and has deserved better.  Northants now 83-1 with Peters 33.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    Despite having only had to bowl 8 overs in the severely curtailed game against Essex, the word is that Chaminda Vaas has been 'rested' from this game in conditions far from Sri Lankan.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • Hampshire won the toss - Northamptonshire v Hampshire
    On a grey chilly day, Northamptonshire have been invited to bat by Simon Katich, who is again deputising for Jimmy Adams as Hampshire captain in Adams' absence for undisclosed personal reasons.

    02/05/2012 (382 days old) | Read more
  • PCA call for £1million T20 winners' prize
    By Paul Bolton
    The Professional Cricketers’ Association wants the England and Wales Cricket Board to introduce a £1 million first prize for the Friends Life t20 competition to attract the world’s top players back to the competition.

    02/05/2012 (383 days old) | Read more
  • Andre Adams named as April's MVP
    Nottinghamshire’s Andre Adams has won the FTI MVP award for April after helping the county make an unbeaten start to 2012.

    01/05/2012 (383 days old) | Read more
  • April cricket still better than cleaning windows, says Lucas
    By Paul Bolton
    It has been wet and unseasonably cold for most of the first month of the new season but you won’t find Worcestershire seamer David Lucas complaining about the weather.

    30/04/2012 (384 days old) | Read more
  • Durham the major victims of soggy April
    By Andrew Hignell
    It was something more akin to the onset of the annual monsoon in southern India as weather forecasters showed satellite images of a

    29/04/2012 (385 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Northamptonshire
    Called of again for the second time in 3 days. Two days have been completely lost to the weather and it means that Essex have now lost almost 4 and a half days and we are only in the 3rd game of their Championship season. Free entry for all tomorrow

    28/04/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Northamptonshire
    This all becoming rather tedious as I seem to file more weather reports than cricket at the moment. However here we go: no play before lunch as it's raining and I've got a feeling that an early tea will be taken once lunch is digested. 

    28/04/2012 (386 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Essex v Northamptonshire
    Close of Play and Essex are 54-6 from 27 overs. Mark Pettini 16 not out and James Foster 8 not out.

    27/04/2012 (387 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Northamptonshire
    Greg Smith the latest to take the walk back to the pavilion bowled by David Willey for 5 and Essex 46-6

    27/04/2012 (387 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Essex v Northamptonshire
    Rushing through the wickets here, now Ravi Bopara departs offering no shot and was bowled by Jack Brooks for 6. Essex 26-5

    27/04/2012 (387 days old) | Read more
  • Essex v Northamptonshire
    Not a good day for Essex, no play at all becuase of rain and they learn that Peter Siddle will not now be joining them for their T20 campaign because of injury. It never rains but...........

    26/04/2012 (388 days old) | Read more
  • Welcome to the new-look website
    Welcome to The Cricketer’s new-look website.  This site will bring you up-to-the-minute analysis of every day of the county season. All the scores. Live comment. As it happens.

    19/04/2012 (396 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Kent
    Contrasting emotions at Northampton's County Ground. Kent, after good opening game at Yorkshire and now victory here, are clearly a re-born force under new head coach Jimmy Adams. New signings, led by Powell and Shreck in this game, all contributing. Northants, however, have lost both their opening matches and are missing injured captain Andrew Hall.

    14/04/2012 (400 days old) | Read more
  • Kent beat Northamptonshire by innings and 120 runs
    Matt Coles finished with a career-best 6 for 51 as Kent wrapped up a morale-boosting innings victory despite a spirited last wicket stand between Lee Daggett and Niall O'Brien, who batted more than two and a half fours for 25 not out. Coles took the last three wickets, all caught by keeper Geraint Jones.

    14/04/2012 (400 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Two more wickets for Kent, and Northants are plummeting towards heavy defeat. Mark Davies removed James Middlebrook for 9 and Chaminda Vaas has just been lbw to James Tredwell for 1. Off spinner Tredwell is having his first bowl of the match, and Northants are 85 for 7.

    14/04/2012 (400 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    A fifth Northants second innings wicket already this morning for Kent, and a third of the innings for the impressive 21-year-old all-rounder Matt Coles. He bowled David Sales for 42 and Northants are 69 for 5 and still a long way behind.

    14/04/2012 (400 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Close of play with Northants 50 for 4 and Kent expecting to finish this off tomorrow.  David Sales is playing the captain's role at 31 with O'Brien on 5, but they need another 186 to make Kent bat again.  The wickets 2 each to Shreck and Coles, but Powell has been the star.

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Now Northants are in real trouble.   Matthew Coles has taken two wickets in his first over.   Newton caught behind chasing a wide one and Coetzer lbw, wandering across his stumps.   It's 16 for 3.

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    In the fourth over Northants have lost their first wicket, with Shreck having Peters caught at second slip for 1.
    At 6 for 1 they trail by 230 still.

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Kent are all out for 368.   Coles was stumped for 17, Charlie Shreck shouldered arms and was bowled to give Jack Brooks his fifth wicket.      It left Powell 128 not out and Kent have taken a lead of 236.   Northants have 18 overs to face tonight. 

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Kent
    With the Kent innings reaching 110 overs, the bonus points for the match are settled - Northants 2, Kent 7.  And now Matthew Coles is enjoying the chance to show that he's better than a number 10.   He's hit a couple of scorching boundaries in his 17 not out. 

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    A fourth wicket in the innings for Jack Brooks.   He's bowled Tredwell off stump for 10.   But Powell carries on.   He's 122 and Kent's lead is now 222. 

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Kent have gone to tea at 330-7 - a lead of 198.  Powell is 120, having played only two false shots.   At 7 he might have been caught at slip, but otherwise chanceless. 

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    The Kent 7th wicketfalls in spectacular fashion after adding 165.    David Willey took all three of Geraint Jones' stumps out of the ground - and you don't see that often.   Jones out for 53.   Powell is 116 and the new batsman is James Tredwell.

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Michael Powell has reached his century with his fifteenth four off his 173rd ball.   It is his first hundred for three years and the 26th of his career.   With Geraint Jones he has now added 153 and taken Kent to a lead of 180.

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • Landmark - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Another flowing cover drive for 4 from Michael Powell has brought up the hundred partnership for the seventh Kent wicket between himself and Geraint Jones.   Both batsmen are in command with a lead now of 132.   Powell on 81 and Jones 35.

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • Interval - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Kent are in a strong position at lunch - 222 for 6, with Mike Powell having gone to a half century with his ninth 4. He and Geraint Jones have added 64 so far, with some delightful cover driving and taken Kent to a lead of 90.

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Kent
    Looking more comfortable for Kent with Vaas and Brooks rested.    James Middlebrook bowling the first over of spin for the day, but Mike Powell and Geraint Jones are looking fluent and have brought up the 200.

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • WICKET - Northamptonshire v Kent
    Kent might have expected to get well away from Northants this morning, but two wickets in the first over set them back.   With Vaas having Darren Stevens lbw with the lead only 26, they are finding it hard work.

    13/04/2012 (401 days old) | Read more
  • Northamptonshire v Kent
    Northants 26-1 off 12 overs
    Tight swing bowling from former Durham seamer Mark Davies and former Notts swing merchant Charlie 'too tall' Shreck has made for a slow start. Few boundaries and even fewer fielders with hands out of pockets.

    12/04/2012 (402 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Northamptonshire
    Northants are... Peters, Newton, Coetzer, Sales, Wakely, O'Brien, Middlebrook, Vaas, Willey, Daggett, Brooks.

    12/04/2012 (402 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Northamptonshire
    Northants are... Peters, Newton, Coetzer, Sales, Wakely, O'Brien, Middlebrook, Vaas, Willey, Daggett, Brooks.

    12/04/2012 (402 days old) | Read more
  • Team News - Kent
    Kent are... Key, Newman, Harmison, Nash, Powell, Stevens, Jones, Coles, Davies, Tredwell, Shreck.

    12/04/2012 (402 days old) | Read more
  • ..... won the toss
    Northamptonshire v Kent: The toss has been won by David Sales. Northants will bat.

    12/04/2012 (402 days old) | Read more
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