Northants move into promotion position
They had few alarms completing a seven-wicket victory over Leicestershire
10/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Sep 10-13 2019
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![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
308 & 189 -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
357 & 142/3 (39.4 ov)
10/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Leicester, Sep 10-13 2019
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![Leicestershire]( "Leicestershire")
308 & 189 -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
357 & 142/3 (39.4 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Uncontested, Northamptonshire
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
10,11,12,13 September 2019 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Northamptonshire 23, Leicestershire 6
Scorecard Summary
LEICESTERSHIRE 308 (105.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Mark Cosgrove65 (97)
- Hassan Azad86 (167)
- Luke Procter3/54 (22)
- Brett Hutton3/62 (24.3)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 357 (92.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Rob Keogh132 (182)
- Adam Rossington63 (102)
- Will Davis4/73 (20.2)
- Alex Evans3/65 (19)
LEICESTERSHIRE 189 (72.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Neil Dexter42 (99)
- Colin Ackermann60 (121)
- Gareth Berg2/33 (12)
- Ben Sanderson3/37 (18)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 142/3 (39.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Alex Wakely*44 (54)
- Ben Curran40 (72)
- Will Davis1/31 (11)
- Alex Evans1/14 (2)
39.4
4
Rhodes to Wakely, FOUR,
39.3
0
Rhodes to Wakely, no run,
39.2
0
Rhodes to Wakely, no run,
39.1
0
Rhodes to Wakely, no run,
END OF OVER:39 | 2 Runs | NHNTS: 138/3
- Richard Levi11 (24b)
- Alex Wakely40 (50b)
- Callum Parkinson14-1-46-1
- George Rhodes3-0-16-0
38.6
0
Parkinson to Levi, no run,
38.5
0
Parkinson to Levi, no run,
Match Coverage
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