- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.6 hit on the back pad offering no shot, and the finger is up this time! No shot offered so impact not a problem, and this nipped in appreciably off the seam. Thomason doesn't look to happy about it, but it looked like it would have crashed into the top of off stump 8/111.2 got him! Haines falls, edging to slip! A bit of extra bounce from a length, veering from his generally full length, and Haines was surprised by it, steering to Vasconcelos at first slip. Just rewards for Berg after a probing opening spell 28/212.6 the procession continues, Sanderson has another left-hander! Perfect length, angling in to force a shot, and van Zyl's limp edge just about carries to Vasconcelos at first slip, who takes an excellent low catch before flinging it away in celebration. Northants have four within the first hour 30/412.2 another one goes and this is beginning to resemble the reverse fixture a few weeks ago! A beauty from Sanderson from round the wicket, angling the ball in and nibbling it away just a fraction off the seam, and Head's outside edge flies to second slip as he shapes to nudge into the leg side. Northants are flying! 29/320.4 off stump goes cartwheeling and Taylor is in on the act! Prods forwards beaten all ends up, and the stump is out of the ground 55/619.2 nicked through to Rossington who snaffles it! Parnell is round the wicket and wide on the crease, and draws an inside edge through to the keeper. Rossington throws himself to his left and clings on one-handed! 51/521.1 full, straight, smashed on the pad, and Nigel Llong's finger is straight up! Sussex lose their seventh as Rawlins tries to whip a straight one into the leg side. Northants are on fire 57/728.2 angled in, smashed on the knee roll, and Sanderson has a fourth! Only problem might have been the angle past leg stump, but it looked very good to the naked eye 67/856.3 edged, and third slip snaffles the chance this time! Carson trudges off to hearty applause with a maiden first-class fifty to his name. Partnership of 99 with Crocombe, keeping Sussex in the game after their collapse this morning. Five-for for Sanderson too - his third of the season, all against Sussex 166/959.3 edged, and an excellent catch, diving low to his right at third slip. Curran finally clings onto one, and Sussex are bowled out for 175. Not much of a score after choosing to bat, but significantly better than they'd feared at 67 for 8! 175/9Extras15 (b 9, lb 4, nb 2)TOTAL175 all out (59.3 Overs, RR: 2.94)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Aaron Thomason, 2.6 ov), 2-28 (Tom Haines, 11.2 ov), 3-29 (Travis Head, 12.2 ov), 4-30 (Stiaan van Zyl, 12.6 ov), 5-51 (Ben Brown, 19.2 ov), 6-55 (Tom Clark, 20.4 ov), 7-57 (Delray Rawlins, 21.1 ov), 8-67 (George Garton, 28.2 ov), 9-166 (Jack Carson, 56.3 ov), 10-175 (Jamie Atkins, 59.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BW Sanderson 18 2 45 5 2.50 0 1 GK Berg 13.3 1 31 2 2.29 0 0 WD Parnell 10 2 27 2 2.70 0 0 TAI Taylor 12 1 36 1 3.00 0 0 SC Kerrigan 6 0 23 0 3.83 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.5 top-edged, and Brown runs miles back to settle underneath it! Shaping to pull but made a mess of it, and Brown ran back towards fine leg to take the catch. Sussex have their first as Crocombe strikes 11/122.2 edged and snaffled by Brown! Just a hint of movement away to take Vasconcelos' outside edge, and this game is bubbling up nicely 53/318.1 Procter has a waft at a full outswinger, and can only edge through to Brown! Atkins strikes, and Sussex have a hard-earned second 42/231.6 Carson strikes! Half-century and a wicket in his first appearance in front of a crowd. Keogh was shuffling around in his crease and looked to flick into the leg side, but could only manage to offer a low chance to Rawlins at short midwicket, who held onto the catch 81/470.6 nicked off! Atkins gets his reward and it's the big wicket of Zaib. Fullish length, angling away off the seam, and a little tickle through to the keeper 205/941.3 cleans him up! Inswinging yorker, Kerrigan can't jam his bat down in time, and turns around to find his stumps have been rearranged. Off stump out the ground, middle stump at an angle. Comprehensive 107/554.1 gets his man! Garton makes the breakthrough, Rossington edging low to second slip where Clark takes an excellent catch. Hint of nip off the seam but the key thing was the line, angling across Rossington into the corridor of uncertainty. Tried to defend into the covers, but could only steer into the cordon 160/656.4 squeezed out into the covers, and there's a mix-up as they come back for two! Head's throw to the bowler's end is accurate, and Garton whips the bails off 167/758.6 Parnell gets a leading edge trying to nudge into the leg side, which skews up and Head takes a steepler in the covers! Sussex have another and this game is moving along at some rate 176/881.5 knocked him over! Garton takes his fourth to finish the job, rearranging Sanderson's stumps with a full, straight one 256/9Extras22 (lb 11, nb 10, w 1)TOTAL256 all out (81.5 Overs, RR: 3.12)Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Ben Curran, 4.5 ov), 2-42 (Luke Procter, 18.1 ov), 3-53 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 22.2 ov), 4-81 (Rob Keogh, 31.6 ov), 5-107 (Simon Kerrigan, 41.3 ov), 6-160 (Adam Rossington, 54.1 ov), 7-167 (Tom Taylor, 56.4 ov), 8-176 (Wayne Parnell, 58.6 ov), 9-205 (Saif Zaib, 70.6 ov), 10-256 (Ben Sanderson, 81.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB HT Crocombe 19 4 44 2 2.31 0 1 JA Atkins 21 4 49 2 2.33 1 2 GHS Garton 14.5 0 69 4 4.65 0 1 JJ Carson 18 2 60 1 3.33 0 1 DMW Rawlins 9 0 23 0 2.55 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 nicked off! Classic Sanderson, nibbly length, inducing the shot with a tight line, and Thomason can only edge behind to Rossington 10/121.6 van Zyl goes! Bit of flight from Kerrigan, looking to work it towards mid-on but a bit of a nothing shot, and he tamely chips back to Kerrigan who dives to take the catch in his follow-through! Sussex two down and still in arrears 77/223.5 comes forward, thick outside edge, and Vasconcelos takes an excellent low catch at slip! Head's form slump extends with a duck, and Northants have three while still in the lead... 79/334.2 edged to third slip and Curran clings on! Fullish, wide-ish, and only a hint of movement, but Clark's loose drive flies into Curran's hands. Sussex four down and wobbling... 98/4Extras12 (b 6, lb 3, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL298 all out (99.1 Overs, RR: 3)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Aaron Thomason, 2.3 ov), 2-77 (Stiaan van Zyl, 21.6 ov), 3-79 (Travis Head, 23.5 ov), 4-98 (Tom Clark, 34.2 ov), 5-209 (Tom Haines, 71.6 ov), 6-232 (Delray Rawlins, 76.5 ov), 7-232 (George Garton, 76.6 ov), 8-297 (Jack Carson, 97.2 ov), 9-298 (Henry Crocombe, 98.6 ov), 10-298 (Ben Brown, 99.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB BW Sanderson 24 6 53 1 2.20 0 1 GK Berg 20 1 79 1 3.95 0 0 TAI Taylor 13 1 43 3 3.30 0 0 WD Parnell 6 1 29 0 4.83 0 0 SC Kerrigan 34.1 5 70 5 2.04 0 0 RI Keogh 2 0 15 0 7.50 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras12 (b 9, lb 1, nb 2)TOTAL218/3 (61.4 Overs, RR: 3.53)Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Ben Curran, 1.6 ov), 2-57 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 18.2 ov), 3-141 (Luke Procter, 48.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB HT Crocombe 4 0 22 0 5.50 0 0 JA Atkins 16 1 39 2 2.43 0 1 JJ Carson 13 2 46 0 3.53 0 0 DMW Rawlins 20 2 71 0 3.55 0 0 GHS Garton 3 0 12 0 4.00 0 0 TM Head 5.4 1 18 0 3.17 0 0
Match Details
Series
Toss
Sussex , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
27,28,29,30 May 2021 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Northamptonshire 21, Sussex 3
Close of Play
- Thu, 27 May - day 1 - Northamptonshire 1st innings 91/4 (SA Zaib 14*, SC Kerrigan 3*, 36 ov)
- Fri, 28 May - day 2 - Sussex 2nd innings 142/4 (TJ Haines 64*, BC Brown 34*, 48 ov)
- Sat, 29 May - day 3 - Northamptonshire 2nd innings 131/2 (LA Procter 47*, RI Keogh 24*, 43 ov)
- Sun, 30 May - day 4 - Northamptonshire 2nd innings 218/3 (61.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Northamptonshire 2nd innings
- Batting and Bowling Points: Northamptonshire 5, Sussex 3
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRob Keogh, Saif Zaib ensure no nerves for Northants in Hove stroll
Visitors up to third in Group Three with Sussex unable to exert pressure on chase
Simon Kerrigan five-for puts Northants on course despite Tom Haines ton
Northants two down and 87 from victory after being set 218 in fourth innings
Tom Haines at the helm for Sussex as Berg and Sanderson turn up the volume for Northants
Slender advantage turned into 81-run first-innings lead as tailenders get busy
Jack Carson caters for the crowd as Ben Sanderson bosses Sussex once more
Young spinner shows vital all-round ability to withstand Northants onslaught
County Championship
Division 1 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
NOTTS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
LANCS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
WARKS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
HANTS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
YORKS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
SOM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
Division 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
ESSEX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
GLOUC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
DURH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
NHNTS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
SUR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
GLAM | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
Division 3 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
KENT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
MIDDX | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
WORCS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
LEICS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
DERBS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
SUSS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
Group 1 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
NOTTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 151 |
WARKS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 145 |
DURH | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
ESSEX | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 129 |
WORCS | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 109 |
DERBS | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
Group 2 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
SOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 148 |
HANTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 145 |
GLOUC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
SUR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 |
LEICS | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 111 |
MIDDX | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
Group 3 | |||||
Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
LANCS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 |
YORKS | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149 |
GLAM | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 127 |
NHNTS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 123 |
KENT | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 97 |
SUSS | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 |