Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Lord’s (day two) Northamptonshire 103 & 249-7: Zaib 83*; Gohar 3-57 Middlesex 255: Higgins 115; Sanderson 4-68 Northants (3 pts) lead Middlesex (4 pts) by 97 runs Match scorecard Half-centuries for Saif Zaib and Ricardo Vasconcelos prolonged Northamptonshire’s dwindling promotion hopes on day two of their final County Championship fixture
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Lord’s (day one) Northamptonshire 103: Sales 43; Ferns 4-29, Higgins 4-30 Middlesex 255: Higgins 115; Sanderson 4-68 Middlesex (4 pts) lead Northants (3 pts) by 152 runs Match scorecard Ryan Higgins recreated last weekend’s 50-over heroics with another century to help Middlesex take control on a wicket-laden first day of
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, cinch County Ground, Northampton (day four) Derbyshire 372 & 286: Andersson 62; Guthrie 3-61 Northamptonshire 310 & 326-6: Vasconcelos 132; Randell 3-54 Northants (13 pts) drew with Derbyshire (14 pts) Match scorecard Promotion hopefuls Northamptonshire’s hopes of pulling off a County Championship win over Derbyshire were denied by bad light
Despite an early morning shower, Derbyshire’s second innings began on time and Harry Came was fortunate to avoid a pair, steering Harry Conway low to third slip where George Bartlett shelled the chance. But the home side repeated their first-day tactic of bringing on Liam Guthrie (3-61) for the ninth over – again a successful
Eyeing a victory to stay ahead of promotion rivals Kent, Guthrie set the tone early for the Steelbacks. Bowling with a noticeable pace, he proved a constant threat, finding movement and deploying the short ball to good effect. He was backed up well by his fellow seamers with Ben Sanderson and Harry Conway both taking
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, New Road, Worcester (day two) Worcestershire 200: Cullen 64, Libby 55; Procter 5-63 & 55-3: Conway 3-19 Northamptonshire 289: Zaib 110, Sales 52; Waite 3-31, Allison 3-44 Worcestershire (3pts) trail Northamptonshire (4pts) by 34 runs Match scorecard Saif Zaib made a superb 110 before a late Harry Conway burst ripped
