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County Championship Division Two

Northamptonshire v Leicestershire

Match drawn

First-class match | 2012 season
Played at County Ground, Northampton
10,11,12,13 August 2012 (4-day match)


Northamptonshire 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
SD Peters	b Buck	148	381	278	18	0	53.23
93.4 bowled 332/6
NJ O'Brien	c †Eckersley b White	70	152	117	13	0	59.82
37.2 caught †Eckersley 126/1
DJG Sales	c Thornely b White	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
37.4 caught Thornely 126/2
AG Wakely	c Thornely b Thakor	8	41	24	2	0	33.33
46.5 caught Thornely 155/3
RI Newton	lbw b Thakor	5	6	4	1	0	125.00
48.2 lbw 161/4
AJ Hall*	c †Eckersley b Buck	59	150	126	7	0	46.82
87.5 caught †Eckersley 300/5
JD Middlebrook	b Buck	20	35	29	3	0	68.96
95.4 bowled 339/7
D Murphy†	c Cobb b Henderson	31	82	53	5	0	58.49
114.3 caught Cobb 399/9
DJ Willey	c Thornely b White	10	23	15	1	0	66.66
101.1 caught Thornely 363/8
OP Stone	b White	8	9	10	1	0	80.00
103.3 bowled 373/9
LM Daggett	not out	11	39	37	1	0	29.72

Extras	(b 8, lb 3, w 2, nb 16)	29

Total	(all out; 114.3 overs)	399	(3.48 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-126 (O'Brien, 37.2 ov), 2-126 (Sales, 37.4 ov), 3-155 (Wakely, 46.5 ov), 4-161 (Newton, 48.2 ov), 5-300 (Hall, 87.5 ov), 6-332 (Peters, 93.4 ov), 7-339 (Middlebrook, 95.4 ov), 8-363 (Willey, 101.1 ov), 9-373 (Stone, 103.3 ov), 10-399 (Murphy, 114.3 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
NL Buck	25	4	82	3	3.28	(2nb)
87.5 to Hall, caught †Eckersley 300/5 93.4 to Peters, bowled 332/6 95.4 to Middlebrook, bowled 339/7
RH Joseph	20	3	90	0	4.50	(6nb, 1w)

WA White	27	4	94	4	3.48
37.2 to O'Brien, caught †Eckersley 126/1 37.4 to Sales, caught Thornely 126/2 101.1 to Willey, caught Thornely 363/8 103.3 to Stone, bowled 373/9
SJ Thakor	11	1	40	2	3.63
46.5 to Wakely, caught Thornely 155/3 48.2 to Newton, lbw 161/4
CW Henderson	24.3	8	53	1	2.16
114.3 to Murphy, caught Cobb 399/9
JJ Cobb	3	0	13	0	4.33

MA Thornely	3	0	7	0	2.33

WS Jones	1	0	9	0	9.00


Leicestershire 1st innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
WS Jones	b Hall	37	104	73	5	0	50.68
27.5 bowled 79/2
MA Thornely	lbw b Stone	22	61	58	4	0	37.93
16.5 lbw 47/1
EJH Eckersley†	b Middlebrook	27	70	57	4	0	47.36
34.2 bowled 93/3
RR Sarwan	run out (Wakely)	59	157	127	9	0	46.45
69.6 from Stone, run out (Wakely) 183/6
MAG Boyce	lbw b Willey	0	13	11	0	0	0.00
37.6 lbw 102/4
JJ Cobb*	c †Murphy b Willey	5	7	6	1	0	83.33
39.5 caught †Murphy 108/5
SJ Thakor	c Stone b Middlebrook	61	269	216	8	0	28.24
112.1 caught Stone 272/8
WA White	c †Murphy b Hall	8	31	27	1	0	29.62
79.1 caught †Murphy 192/7
CW Henderson	not out	56	166	119	8	0	47.05

RH Joseph	c †Murphy b Middlebrook	0	3	2	0	0	0.00
112.3 caught †Murphy 274/9
NL Buck	lbw b Daggett	14	31	35	3	0	40.00
121.4 lbw 299/9
Extras	(b 2, lb 6, nb 2)	10

Total	(all out; 121.4 overs)	299	(2.45 runs per over)

Fall of wickets 1-47 (Thornely, 16.5 ov), 2-79 (Jones, 27.5 ov), 3-93 (Eckersley, 34.2 ov), 4-102 (Boyce, 37.6 ov), 5-108 (Cobb, 39.5 ov), 6-183 (Sarwan, 69.6 ov), 7-192 (White, 79.1 ov), 8-272 (Thakor, 112.1 ov), 9-274 (Joseph, 112.3 ov), 10-299 (Buck, 121.4 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DJ Willey	26	7	71	2	2.73
37.6 to Boyce, lbw 102/4 39.5 to Cobb, caught †Murphy 108/5
LM Daggett	23.4	4	69	1	2.91
121.4 to Buck, lbw 299/9
JD Middlebrook	29	15	36	3	1.24
34.2 to Eckersley, bowled 93/3 112.1 to Thakor, caught Stone 272/8 112.3 to Joseph, caught †Murphy 274/9
OP Stone	18	3	61	1	3.38
16.5 to Thornely, lbw 47/1
AJ Hall	24	7	51	2	2.12	(1nb)
27.5 to Jones, bowled 79/2 79.1 to White, caught †Murphy 192/7
AG Wakely	1	0	3	0	3.00


Northamptonshire 2nd innings		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
SD Peters	c & b Jones	56	121	110	3	2	50.90
33.5 caught & 139/1
NJ O'Brien	c Joseph b Jones	79	129	96	10	0	82.29
35.1 caught Joseph 146/2
DJG Sales	c Jones b Henderson	24	30	33	3	0	72.72
42.3 caught Jones 175/3
AG Wakely	not out	38	63	46	3	0	82.60

RI Newton	b Joseph	37	33	26	4	1	142.30
51.3 bowled 243/4
AJ Hall*	c Cobb b Buck	9	6	7	1	0	128.57
52.5 caught Cobb 252/5
Extras	(b 5, lb 2, nb 2)	9

Total	(5 wickets dec; 52.5 overs)	252	(4.76 runs per over)

Did not bat JD Middlebrook, D Murphy†, DJ Willey, OP Stone, LM Daggett

Fall of wickets 1-139 (Peters, 33.5 ov), 2-146 (O'Brien, 35.1 ov), 3-175 (Sales, 42.3 ov), 4-243 (Newton, 51.3 ov), 5-252 (Hall, 52.5 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
NL Buck	10.5	1	46	1	4.24
52.5 to Hall, caught Cobb 252/5
RH Joseph	8	0	48	1	6.00	(1nb)
51.3 to Newton, bowled 243/4
CW Henderson	18	1	70	1	3.88
42.3 to Sales, caught Jones 175/3
WA White	5	0	26	0	5.20

JJ Cobb	4	0	24	0	6.00

WS Jones	7	0	31	2	4.42
33.5 to Peters, caught & 139/1 35.1 to O'Brien, caught Joseph 146/2


Leicestershire 2nd innings (target: 353 runs)		R	M	B	4s	6s	SR
WS Jones	c Sales b Willey	14	29	24	2	0	58.33
6.6 caught Sales 18/2
MA Thornely	c Stone b Hall	4	15	11	1	0	36.36
3.5 caught Stone 8/1
EJH Eckersley†	lbw b Hall	57	175	127	8	0	44.88
48.3 lbw 130/5
RR Sarwan	b Willey	14	24	19	3	0	73.68
12.4 bowled 45/3
MAG Boyce	c †Murphy b Stone	19	73	59	3	0	32.20
30.6 caught †Murphy 87/4
JJ Cobb*	c †Murphy b Willey	28	101	88	4	1	31.81
58.4 caught †Murphy 157/6
SJ Thakor	not out	39	151	105	4	0	37.14

WA White	b Middlebrook	9	17	16	1	0	56.25
63.2 bowled 174/7
CW Henderson	b Middlebrook	20	83	78	3	0	25.64
85.2 bowled 226/8
RH Joseph	not out	1	10	5	0	0	20.00

Extras	(b 4, lb 5, w 5, nb 8)	22

Total	(8 wickets; 88 overs)	227	(2.57 runs per over)

Did not bat NL Buck

Fall of wickets 1-8 (Thornely, 3.5 ov), 2-18 (Jones, 6.6 ov), 3-45 (Sarwan, 12.4 ov), 4-87 (Boyce, 30.6 ov), 5-130 (Eckersley, 48.3 ov), 6-157 (Cobb, 58.4 ov), 7-174 (White, 63.2 ov), 8-226 (Henderson, 85.2 ov)


Bowling	O	M	R	W	Econ
DJ Willey	21	5	66	3	3.14
6.6 to Jones, caught Sales 18/2 12.4 to Sarwan, bowled 45/3 58.4 to Cobb, caught †Murphy 157/6
AJ Hall	18	1	61	2	3.38	(4nb, 1w)
3.5 to Thornely, caught Stone 8/1 48.3 to Eckersley, lbw 130/5
OP Stone	11	3	24	1	2.18
30.6 to Boyce, caught †Murphy 87/4
LM Daggett	7	4	16	0	2.28

JD Middlebrook	31	13	51	2	1.64
63.2 to White, bowled 174/7 85.2 to Henderson, bowled 226/8

Match details

Toss Leicestershire, who chose to field
Points Northamptonshire 9, Leicestershire 8

Umpires RT Robinson and G Sharp

Close of play
Fri, 10 Aug	- day 1 - Northamptonshire 1st innings 300/5 (SD Peters 137*, 87.5 ov)
Sat, 11 Aug	- day 2 - Leicestershire 1st innings 187/6 (SJ Thakor 30, WA White 4, 75 ov)
Sun, 12 Aug	- day 3 - Northamptonshire 2nd innings 211/3 (AG Wakely 20, RI Newton 26, 47 ov)
Mon, 13 Aug	- day 4 - Leicestershire 2nd innings 227/8 (88 ov) - end of match