Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann says one of the worst advertisements for the county game was on show during his side’s draw with Derbyshire. Bad light and drizzle brought Northamptonshire’s pursuit of 349 to a halt when they needed just 23 more runs with four wickets in hand. The players were taken off at around
Northamptonshire have confirmed that all-rounder Rob Keogh will retire from professional cricket at the end of the season because of a back injury. The 34-year-old came through the club’s academy, making his first-team debut in August 2010, and has made 315 appearances across all formats. During his 16 seasons, he helped them win the T20
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, New Road, Worcester (day three) Worcestershire 200 & 182: D’Oliveira 64; Chahal 4-46, Conway 3-33 Northamptonshire 289 & 96-4: Zaib 24; Usama 3-34 Northamptonshire (20 pts) beat Worcestershire (3pts) by six wickets. Match scorecard Northamptonshire boosted their promotion hopes by romping to a convincing six-wicket win over Worcestershire at New
Having won the toss and elected to bowl first, Ben Sanderson struck the first blow on an overcast morning at New Road by trapping Dan Lategan lbw just two balls in. That became 20-2 as Procter clattered Rehaan Edavalath’s off-stump with his first ball. Libby and Hose then dug in until lunch on 56-2. But
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Northampton (day two) Kent 345: Crawley 89, Bell-Drummond 70; Procter 2-42 Northants 74-0: Vasconcelos 43* Kent 2 pts, Northants 3 pts Match scorecard Kent captain Daniel Bell-Drummond passed 10,000 first-class career runs with a vital knock of 70 to counter Northamptonshire’s spirited fightback with the ball in their County Championship
