Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Steven Mullaney	b Kleinveldt	58	95	142	10	0	61.05
Jake Libby	c Levi b Gleeson	14	48	59	2	0	29.16
Cheteshwar Pujara	b Azharullah	18	15	25	3	0	120.00
Samit Patel	b Azharullah	4	10	10	1	0	40.00
Alex Hales	c Wakely b Azharullah	4	4	8	1	0	100.00
Riki Wessels	c †Rossington b Gleeson	69	80	128	13	0	86.25
Chris Read (c)†	c Sanderson b Azharullah	8	19	23	1	0	42.10
Brett Hutton	b Azharullah	5	13	17	1	0	38.46
Luke Wood	lbw b Gleeson	7	6	6	1	0	116.66
Jake Ball	c †Rossington b Gleeson	0	7	14	0	0	0.00
Harry Gurney	not out	4	5	25	1	0	80.00
Extras	(b 12, lb 8, nb 2)	22
Total	50.1 Ov (RR: 4.24)	213
Fall of wickets: 1-35 (Jake Libby, 14.5 ov), 2-70 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 19.5 ov), 3-76 (Samit Patel, 21.5 ov), 4-88 (Alex Hales, 23.3 ov), 5-124 (Steven Mullaney, 32.3 ov), 6-141 (Chris Read, 37.5 ov), 7-167 (Brett Hutton, 41.2 ov), 8-174 (Luke Wood, 42.2 ov), 9-182 (Jake Ball, 44.5 ov), 10-213 (Riki Wessels, 50.1 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Rory Kleinveldt	16	5	61	1	3.81	76	12	0	0	1
32.3 to SJ Mullaney, . 124/5
Ben Sanderson	11	3	31	0	2.81	54	5	0	0	0
Richard Gleeson	9.1	1	38	4	4.14	40	6	0	0	0
14.5 to JD Libby, . 35/1 42.2 to L Wood, . 174/8 44.5 to JT Ball, . 182/9 50.1 to MH Wessels, . 213/10
Azharullah	14	2	63	5	4.50	59	11	0	0	0
19.5 to CA Pujara, . 70/2 21.5 to SR Patel, . 76/3 23.3 to AD Hales, . 88/4 37.5 to CMW Read, . 141/6 41.2 to BA Hutton, . 167/7

Northamptonshire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rob Newton	c †Read b Ball	16	23	29	2	0	69.56
David Murphy	c †Read b Wood	23	28	45	4	0	82.14
Alex Wakely (c)	b Ball	4	7	9	1	0	57.14
Richard Levi	b Wood	5	9	15	1	0	55.55
Rob Keogh	lbw b Hutton	5	31	35	0	0	16.12
Adam Rossington †	lbw b Mullaney	2	17	29	0	0	11.76
Josh Cobb	not out	46	49	85	4	2	93.87
Rory Kleinveldt	c †Read b Mullaney	2	3	4	0	0	66.66
Ben Sanderson	lbw b Hutton	9	6	11	2	0	150.00
Richard Gleeson	lbw b Hutton	25	48	52	5	0	52.08
Azharullah	c †Read b Wood	0	6	15	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 4)	4
Total	37.5 Ov (RR: 3.72)	141
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Rob Newton, 6.6 ov), 2-36 (Alex Wakely, 8.4 ov), 3-44 (David Murphy, 9.6 ov), 4-49 (Richard Levi, 11.6 ov), 5-57 (Rob Keogh, 18.4 ov), 6-57 (Adam Rossington, 19.3 ov), 7-59 (Rory Kleinveldt, 19.6 ov), 8-84 (Ben Sanderson, 22.4 ov), 9-132 (Richard Gleeson, 34.5 ov), 10-141 (Azharullah, 37.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jake Ball	10	2	32	2	3.20	47	4	0	0	0
6.6 to RI Newton, . 28/1 8.4 to AG Wakely, . 36/2
Luke Wood	8.5	0	35	3	3.96	39	6	0	0	0
9.6 to D Murphy, . 44/3 11.6 to RE Levi, . 49/4 37.5 to Azharullah, . 141/10
Brett Hutton	9	3	25	3	2.77	45	3	1	0	0
18.4 to RI Keogh, . 57/5 22.4 to BW Sanderson, . 84/8 34.5 to RJ Gleeson, . 132/9
Steven Mullaney	6	2	29	2	4.83	27	4	1	0	0
19.3 to AM Rossington, . 57/6 19.6 to RK Kleinveldt, . 59/7
Harry Gurney	4	0	16	0	4.00	16	2	0	0	0

Nottinghamshire 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Steven Mullaney	b Kleinveldt	28	56	81	4	0	50.00
Jake Libby	c Kleinveldt b Azharullah	2	15	28	0	0	13.33
Cheteshwar Pujara	lbw b Azharullah	34	103	154	3	0	33.00
Samit Patel	b Kleinveldt	64	59	66	12	1	108.47
Alex Hales	b Kleinveldt	25	22	35	5	0	113.63
Riki Wessels	c Keogh b Azharullah	116	88	116	16	4	131.81
Chris Read (c)†	c Levi b Gleeson	2	12	28	0	0	16.66
Brett Hutton	c Murphy b Gleeson	13	21	25	1	0	61.90
Luke Wood	b Gleeson	1	6	8	0	0	16.66
Jake Ball	not out	28	24	49	5	1	116.66
Extras	(b 15, lb 7, nb 8, w 1)	31
Total	67.2 Ov (RR: 5.10)	344/9d
Did not bat: Harry Gurney
Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Jake Libby, 7.1 ov), 2-62 (Steven Mullaney, 18.3 ov), 3-144 (Samit Patel, 34.5 ov), 4-176 (Alex Hales, 42.1 ov), 5-176 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 43.1 ov), 6-195 (Chris Read, 48.6 ov), 7-221 (Brett Hutton, 54.5 ov), 8-227 (Luke Wood, 56.1 ov), 9-344 (Riki Wessels, 67.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Richard Gleeson	18	1	107	3	5.94	66	13	3	1	1
48.6 to CMW Read, . 195/6 54.5 to BA Hutton, . 221/7 56.1 to L Wood, . 227/8
Ben Sanderson	7.5	1	28	0	3.57	37	4	0	0	1
Azharullah	18.2	2	73	3	3.98	78	12	0	0	0
7.1 to JD Libby, . 26/1 43.1 to CA Pujara, . 176/5 67.2 to MH Wessels, . 344/9
Rory Kleinveldt	19.1	4	81	3	4.22	84	11	2	0	0
18.3 to SJ Mullaney, . 62/2 34.5 to SR Patel, . 144/3 42.1 to AD Hales, . 176/4
Rob Keogh	4	0	33	0	8.25	14	6	1	0	0

Northamptonshire 2nd Innings (T: 417 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Rob Newton	c Hutton b Ball	53	113	138	8	0	46.90
David Murphy	lbw b Patel	30	59	82	5	0	50.84
Alex Wakely (c)	c †Read b Hutton	37	90	126	3	0	41.11
Richard Levi	c †Read b Ball	4	5	4	1	0	80.00
Rob Keogh	c Hutton b Gurney	0	5	11	0	0	0.00
Josh Cobb	c †Read b Ball	38	53	75	6	0	71.69
Rory Kleinveldt	c †Read b Hutton	12	12	16	2	0	100.00
Richard Gleeson	c Wessels b Patel	21	33	44	3	0	63.63
Azharullah	c Pujara b Patel	23	22	25	5	0	104.54
Ben Sanderson	not out	16	12	17	2	1	133.33
Adam Rossington †	absent hurt	-	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 4, lb 9, nb 6)	19
Total	66.5 Ov (RR: 3.78)	253
Fall of wickets: 1-69 (David Murphy, 20.5 ov), 2-113 (Rob Newton, 35.1 ov), 3-117 (Richard Levi, 35.6 ov), 4-122 (Rob Keogh, 38.1 ov), 5-174 (Alex Wakely, 51.6 ov), 6-192 (Rory Kleinveldt, 55.3 ov), 7-192 (Josh Cobb, 56.1 ov), 8-224 (Azharullah, 62.5 ov), 9-253 (Richard Gleeson, 66.5 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Jake Ball	20	1	86	3	4.30	89	13	0	0	3
35.1 to RI Newton, . 113/2 35.6 to RE Levi, . 117/3 56.1 to JJ Cobb, . 192/7
Luke Wood	8	0	44	0	5.50	31	7	0	0	0
Brett Hutton	21	6	69	2	3.28	98	11	0	0	0
51.6 to AG Wakely, . 174/5 55.3 to RK Kleinveldt, . 192/6
Steven Mullaney	7	2	8	0	1.14	37	1	0	0	0
Samit Patel	4.5	1	17	3	3.51	24	1	1	0	0
20.5 to D Murphy, . 69/1 62.5 to Azharullah, . 224/8 66.5 to RJ Gleeson, . 253/9
Harry Gurney	6	1	16	1	2.66	29	2	0	0	0
38.1 to RI Keogh, . 122/4

Unlocking the magic of Statsguru

Close of Play

Mon, 28 Aug - day 1 - Notts 2nd innings 19/0 (Steven Mullaney 2*, Jake Libby 1*, 5 ov)

Tue, 29 Aug - day 2 - Notts 2nd innings 317/8 (Riki Wessels 107*, Jake Ball 10*, 64 ov)

Wed, 30 Aug - day 3 - Northants 2nd innings 167/4 (Alex Wakely 31*, Josh Cobb 36*, 50 ov)

Thu, 31 Aug - day 4 - Northants 2nd innings 253 (66.5 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

General

Northamptonshire deducted 5 points for a slow-over rate.

Match Details

Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Toss	Nottinghamshire, elected to bat first
Series	Specsavers County Championship Division Two
Season	2017
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	28,29,30,31 August 2017 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Jeremy Lloyds Steve O'Shaughnessy
Points	Nottinghamshire 20, Northamptonshire -2

Match Coverage

All Match News

Notts put promotion rivals firmly in their place

Leaders Notts were too strong for promotion rivals Northants - and Worcestershire and R Ashwin are next up

Ball's brace keeps Nottinghamshire on course

Nottinghamshire are closing in on their seventh victory of the season after maintaining the upper hand against Northamptonshire

Injury-hit Northants suffer under Wessels assault

With two batsmen heading to hospital and a bowler hobbling off, the last thing Northants needed was to come face to face with Riki Wessels at his most destructive

Wessels defies bowlers' day as 20 wickets fall

Nottinghamshire can travel to NatWest Blast Finals Day with a virtually impregnible lead at the top of Division Two after dominating Northants on the opening day

Instant answers to T20 questions

Ask a question

Northants Innings

Player Name		R	B
RI Newton	caught	53	113
D Murphy	lbw	30	59
AG Wakely	caught	37	90
RE Levi	caught	4	5
RI Keogh	caught	0	5
JJ Cobb	caught	38	53
RK Kleinveldt	caught	12	12
RJ Gleeson	caught	21	33
Azharullah	caught	23	22
BW Sanderson	not out	16	12
AM Rossington	absent hurt
Extras	(b 4, lb 9, nb 6)
Total	253(9 wkts; 66.5 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
JT Ball	20	1	86	3	4.3 (3 nb)
L Wood	8	0	44	0	5.5
BA Hutton	21	6	69	2	3.28
SJ Mullaney	7	2	8	0	1.14
SR Patel	4.5	1	17	3	3.51
HF Gurney	6	1	16	1	2.66

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	69	Rob Newton	David Murphy
2nd	44	Alex Wakely	Rob Newton
3rd	4	Alex Wakely	Richard Levi
4th	5	Alex Wakely	Rob Keogh
5th	52	Alex Wakely	Josh Cobb
6th	18	Rory Kleinveldt	Josh Cobb
7th	0	Josh Cobb	Richard Gleeson
8th	32	Azharullah	Richard Gleeson
9th	29	Ben Sanderson	Richard Gleeson

<1 / 3>

Specsavers County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WOR	14	9	3	2	238
NOT	14	7	2	5	222
NOR	14	9	3	2	217
SUS	14	7	5	2	196
KEN	14	4	2	7	175
GLO	14	3	4	7	147
GLA	14	3	7	4	133
DER	14	3	7	3	127
DUR	14	3	6	5	98
LEI	14	0	9	5	75
ESS	-	-	-	-	-
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WOR	14	9	3	2	238
NOT	14	7	2	5	222
NOR	14	9	3	2	217
SUS	14	7	5	2	196
KEN	14	4	2	7	175
GLO	14	3	4	7	147
GLA	14	3	7	4	133
DER	14	3	7	3	127
DUR	14	3	6	5	98
LEI	14	0	9	5	75
ESS	-	-	-	-	-
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WOR	14	9	3	2	238
NOT	14	7	2	5	222
NOR	14	9	3	2	217
SUS	14	7	5	2	196
KEN	14	4	2	7	175
GLO	14	3	4	7	147
GLA	14	3	7	4	133
DER	14	3	7	3	127
DUR	14	3	6	5	98
LEI	14	0	9	5	75
ESS	-	-	-	-	-
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WOR	14	9	3	2	238
NOT	14	7	2	5	222
NOR	14	9	3	2	217
SUS	14	7	5	2	196
KEN	14	4	2	7	175
GLO	14	3	4	7	147
GLA	14	3	7	4	133
DER	14	3	7	3	127
DUR	14	3	6	5	98
LEI	14	0	9	5	75
ESS	-	-	-	-	-
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-