Luke Procter and James Sales both hit brilliant centuries to crown a remarkable Northamptonshire run chase against Middlesex as they reached their 311-run target in just over two sessions with 10 overs to spare at Wantage Road. It took Northamptonshire to their second County Championship win of the season by four wickets and keeps their...
Beginning the day just three runs short of a fourth batting bonus point, Middlesex quickly secured that when Toby Roland-Jones hooked Procter to the boundary – and a fifth even looked within the realm of possibility. Those hopes were dashed when Calvin Harrison pouched an outstanding one-handed catch at point, leaping to his right to...
North Group leaders Northants saw their perfect start ended by Durham as Neesham made an unbeaten 50 from 34 balls batting at seven against his former club, though his new side were restricted to a modest 157-8. The Steelbacks were 96-3 in reply after 13 overs, with Matthew Breetzke making 41, but they added only...
Yorkshire climbed off the bottom of the North Group table after posting a first victory of their T20 Blast campaign, beating Leicestershire Foxes by a thumping margin of 106 runs. Dawid Malan (88 from 48 balls) and Will Luxton (62 from 34) put on 132 for the second wicket and, despite a mini-collapse which saw...
As in Notts game, there was also a hat-trick – of sorts – at Canterbury where Surrey’s Mitchell Santner dismissed Joe Denly and Tom Rogers at the end of the 13th over and produced the throw at the start of the next, bowled by Nathan Smith, to run out Zak Crawley for 46 attempting a...
Northamptonshire Steelbacks arrived at the County Ground in Derby having won their first two games to face a Falcons side who lost their opener. It was Derbyshire who took charge in the early stages as Northamptonshire lost three wickets inside the opening five overs to slip to 24-3. But skipper David Willey and Bopara steadied...
Last season’s beaten finalists Somerset beat Surrey as they made an impressive start to their T20 Blast campaign. Jason Roy hit a blistering 92, but Surrey were restricted to 146-9 at Taunton before the hosts completed a five-wicket win. Holders Gloucestershire started their defence with a narrow four-run defeat to Kent Spitfires, while the returning...
Australia’s Cameron Green warmed up for the World Test Championship final with a superb unbeaten 118 to set up a bold Gloucestershire declaration against Northamptonshire on day three of their Championship match at Wantage Road. It was Green’s third century in a five-game stint for Gloucestershire as he returns after an eight-month lay-off following back...
Northamptonshire leg-spinner Calvin Harrison followed up a career-best knock of 63 with two wickets to keep his side in control of their County Championship clash against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road. Harrison, on loan from Nottinghamshire, shared a ninth-wicket partnership of 90 with Liam Guthrie as the home side posted a daunting total of 469, built...
Saif Zaib hit a superbly paced unbeaten 141, his highest first-class score and third century of the season, as Northamptonshire staged a sterling fightback on day one of this County Championship match against Gloucestershire at Wantage Road. Zaib combined with James Sales (81) in a fifth-wicket stand worth 148 in 44.2 overs after Northamptonshire’s top...
Northants fought hard throughout day three after starting 190 runs behind with three wickets already down. Captain Procter again dug in, but it was James Sales who dominated the stand of 53 as he took three boundaries in an over off the usually economical Timm van der Gugten. Sales, on 35, edged through to Chris...
Resuming on 82-3, Glamorgan made good early headway led by Carlson who found the gaps in the field in an attractive half-century in a stand of 96 with Sam Northeast, before Ben Sanderson snared Carlson into flicking a catch to short backward square leg. But Northants could not keep the pressure on despite two very...
Leg-spinner Calvin Harrison turned the game with a decisive spell of 4-32 as Northamptonshire fought back against Lancashire to seal their first County Championship win of the season. Harrison, on a short-term loan from Nottinghamshire, dismissed Marcus Harris and Josh Bohannon in quick succession after the pair had guided the Red Rose county to 116-2...
Marcus Harris continued his devastating form for Lancashire, recording his third century in nine innings on day two of this County Championship match against Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. The Australia international extended his tally as county cricket’s leading run scorer this season to 706 runs with a magnificent 121 from 230 balls, including 18 boundaries,...
Earlier Lancashire’s bowling discipline stood in contrast to some loose strokeplay from home batters, Ricardo Vasconcelos (39) the only top-order batter to prosper. Will Williams (2-39) struck in the day’s second over, the ball flying off the splice of Luke Procter’s bat to gully. George Bartlett and James Sales took the score to 33 when...