Northants 310 (Levi 101, Hogan 4-58) and 221 for 3 (Kerrigan 62, Newton 53) beat Glamorgan 207 (Salter 59, Meschede 49, Gleeson 5-60) and 320 (Cooke 69, Gleeson 3-71, Kleinveldt 3-77) by seven wickets
Northants stay in contention for promotion to Division One after defeating Glamorgan in Cardiff.
With a game in quit leaders Worcestershire, subsequent week’s crucial game against Nottinghamshire, now 2nd, could well decide who goes up subsequent season. Northants play bottom club Leicestershire within the good game, and within the occasion that they replicate this swish all-spherical performance of their good two games, they’ve a probability of promotion.
They additionally defeated the weather, after heavy rain stopped play with most efficient nine runs wanted for victory. There become once extend of 82 minutes, earlier than the rain relented and victory become once carried out with 34.4 overs to spare.
Resuming on 42 for 1, the 2nd wicket pair were soon scoring at four runs an over, and moreover against Michael Hogan, they scored freely and rapid shared a 50-breeze partnership. Newton reached fifty from 99 balls with nine fours – his 2nd half century of the game- but become once out quickly afterwards when he become once bowled by Craig Meschede. This become once Newton’s tenth fetch over fifty within the championship this season, the most by any player within the two divisions.
Kerrigan’s commendable contribution ended when he become once bowled, shouldering fingers against Hogan, for 62, equalling his outdated occupation-simplest fetch made for Lancashire against Hampshire at Southport in 2013.
Following Kerrigan’s dismissal, Richard Levi joined Alex Wakeley, the captain having recovered from his injured finger, and the main-innings centurion made his intentions clear by hitting two sixes as Northants accelerated against their goal. The rain then descended and it become once a annoying await the company, but when play restarted they wanted most efficient a additional nine balls to achieve their goal, and buy a welcome 22 aspects.
