Josh Hull reminded England’s selectors of his potency as Leicestershire cemented their place at the top of the County Championship Division Two with a 132-run victory over Northamptonshire. Chasing 289 at the Uptonsteel County Ground, Northamptonshire were bowled out for 156 after Hull bowled three of their top four in his first four overs. The...
An impressive century from opener Rishi Patel rescued Division Two leaders Leicestershire on the opening day of their County Championship game against Northamptonshire. In conditions that largely favoured the bowling side, Patel’s 105 from 189 balls was key as Leicestershire recovered from 119-55 to total 304 at the Uptonsteel County Ground. Australian paceman Harry Conway...
No play was possible on the final day of the County Championship game between Derbyshire and Northamptonshire because of rain. The match at Derby was abandoned as a draw in early afternoon, with the home side waiting to resume their second innings on 202-3, a slender lead of nine runs. Captain Wayne Madsen was left...
A career-best century for Luke Procter backed up by a blistering hundred from Saif Zaib gave Northamptonshire the upper hand on day three of the County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Derby. Procter’s 150 from 272 balls provided the launching pad for Zaib who hit three sixes to race to a second century...
Northamptonshire skipper Luke Procter led from the front as his team fought back on the second day of their County Championship Division Two match against Derbyshire at Derby. Procter made an unbeaten 97 and shared an opening stand of 143 with Ricardo Vasconcelos, who passed 50 for the first time this season, scoring 82 off...
Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen continued his prolific start to the season by leading an impressive fightback on the opening day of the County Championship Division Two match against Northamptonshire at Derby. The 41-year-old followed a century in the first game against Gloucestershire and 96 at Leicester on Monday with 89 out of a fourth wicket...
Josh Bohannon came to Lancashire’s rescue with a century as their County Championship Division Two match with Northamptonshire ended in a draw. On-loan Notts leg-spinner Calvin Harrison’s career-best 7-119 from a marathon 57 overs (for career-best match figures) had looked likely to propel Northants to a first win in 26 years at Old Trafford. But...
Northamptonshire are closing in on a first County Championship victory at Old Trafford since 1999, and only their fourth ever win at Lancashire’s headquarters, after bowling the hosts out for 228 and then having the home side 126-2 in their second innings after enforcing the follow-on. Liam Guthrie gave Northamptonshire the dream start when he...
McManus, who had reached his fifty earlier from 97 balls, marshalled the lower order superbly during the first half of the day and found a willing assistant in Calvin Harrison. The loan signing from Nottinghamshire gave steady support in an 81-run partnership inside 30 overs for the eighth wicket that included reverse sweeping Tom Hartley...
That was when Zaib arrived at the crease and he showed why Northants were keen to hand him a new contract during the winter with some really punchy strokes, including pulling Phillip over mid-wicket for the day’s only six. He showed admirable support for Sales, who looked primed for a century only to hole out...
Northants head coach Darren Lehmann said: “That was disappointing with the bat and the boys have got to take some accountability. “It wasn’t a two-and-a-half-day wicket, I thought the groundsman did a really good job – that for me was a nice four-day wicket, more of a 250 wicket in each innings. “I think both...
Earlier left-arm quick Liam Guthrie struck twice in his opening spell in his first match in Northamptonshire colours, cleaning up England Test opener Zak Crawley for one in just the third over of the day. Crawley never looked comfortable against the Australian and fell playing a booming drive to an in-swinger which knocked two stumps...
Northamptonshire all-rounder Rob Keogh believes Darren Lehmann is the man to get the best out of their squad in this season’s County Championship. They finished fourth in Division Two last season after winning two and drawing nine of their 14 games, 56 points adrift of second-placed Yorkshire. But they hope to mount a stronger promotion...
Willey bowled Northants to their first T20 title in 2013 with a hat-trick in the final and the Steelbacks lifted the trophy again in 2016. And he believes the arrival of Australian Darren Lehmann as head coach will help them challenge again after reaching the quarter-finals last year. Willey previously played under Lehmann in The...
