Both sides came into the game on the back of a first win of the campaign and Northants, who included Justin Broad for Liam Guthrie, got off to a solid start partly thanks to a generous helping of leg-byes. Fifty came up in the 14th over before Ricardo Vasconcelos (18) clipped Gorvin to Asa Tribe...
Jack Leach took centre stage in a dramatic Essex batting collapse on the opening day of the County Championship Division One match with Somerset at Taunton. The visitors looked to be coping well with a green pitch when progressing to 115-2 early in the afternoon session, having lost what looked likely to prove an important...
Sussex will need a supreme effort to avoid a three-day defeat as Division One leaders Nottinghamshire look to complete a second win in four matches in a strong start to the County Championship season. Last season’s Division Two champions came into this match level on points with the Trent Bridge side but at 195-7 in...
Right-arm seamer Yusuf, 27, recently took 26 wickets in seven games in his domestic first-class competition for Lions in his best-ever season. With South Africa batter David Bedingham suffering a fractured toe against Warwickshire, Yusuf can play as a second overseas player alongside Australian Brendan Doggett. Ball, 34, who played four Test for England, has...