Riki Wessels' defiance in vain as Northants charge into promotion contention
Northants round up six wickets required before openers seal ten-wicket win
18/08Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Northampton, Aug 18-20 2019
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![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
186 & 223 -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
376 & 36/0 (4.3 ov)
18/08Result
Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Northampton, Aug 18-20 2019
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![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
186 & 223 -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
376 & 36/0 (4.3 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Worcestershire , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
18,19,20 August 2019 (4-day match)
Northamptonshire replacement
B Muzarabani for NL Buck (Northamptonshire 1st innings, 46.3 ov)
Umpires
Points
Northamptonshire 22, Worcestershire 2
Scorecard Summary
WORCESTERSHIRE 186 (46.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Moeen Ali42 (48)
- Joe Leach*53 (39)
- Nathan Buck2/31 (5.3)
- Brett Hutton6/57 (16)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 376 (123.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Alex Wakely102 (256)
- Dwaine Pretorius111 (156)
- Moeen Ali3/126 (39.1)
- Wayne Parnell3/65 (25.3)
WORCESTERSHIRE 223 (61.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Moeen Ali40 (76)
- Riki Wessels*84 (91)
- Ben Sanderson4/33 (13)
- Blessing Muzarabani2/47 (9)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 36/0 (4.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Rob Newton*17 (16)
- Ben Curran*17 (12)
4.3
4
Leach to Curran, FOUR,
4.2
1
Leach to Newton, 1 run,
4.1
0
Leach to Newton, no run,
END OF OVER:4 | 10 Runs | NHNTS: 31/0
- Ben Curran13 (11b)
- Rob Newton16 (14b)
- Moeen Ali2-0-19-0
- Joe Leach2-0-12-0
3.6
0
Ali to Curran, no run,
3.5
0
Ali to Curran, no run,
3.5
2nb
Ali to Curran, 2 no balls,
Match Coverage
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