BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aaron Thomason	lbw b Sanderson	4	12	12	1	0	33.33

Tom Haines	c Vasconcelos b Berg	13	30	48	1	0	43.33

Stiaan van Zyl	c Vasconcelos b Sanderson	5	32	45	0	0	15.62

Travis Head	c Berg b Sanderson	1	3	6	0	0	33.33

Tom Clark	b Taylor	11	30	37	1	0	36.66

Ben Brown (c)†	c †Rossington b Parnell	9	14	27	1	0	64.28

Delray Rawlins	lbw b Parnell	2	5	12	0	0	40.00

George Garton	lbw b Sanderson	12	23	34	0	0	52.17

Jack Carson	c Taylor b Sanderson	52	106	141	5	0	49.05

Henry Crocombe	not out	46	88	124	7	0	52.27
Jamie Atkins	c Curran b Berg	5	15	13	1	0	33.33

Extras	(b 9, lb 4, nb 2)	15
TOTAL	59.3 Ov (RR: 2.94)	175
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	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Sanderson	18	2	45	5	2.50	90	4	0	0	1
2.6 to AD Thomason, 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. 8/1 12.2 to TM Head, 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!. 29/3 12.6 to S van Zyl, 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. 30/4 28.2 to GHS Garton, 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. 67/8 56.3 to JJ Carson, 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. 166/9
Gareth Berg	13.3	1	31	2	2.29	66	4	0	0	0
11.2 to TJ Haines, 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. 28/2 59.3 to JA Atkins, 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!. 175/10
Wayne Parnell	10	2	27	2	2.70	49	4	0	0	0
19.2 to BC Brown, 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!. 51/5 21.1 to DMW Rawlins, 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. 57/7
Tom Taylor	12	1	36	1	3.00	54	3	0	0	0
20.4 to TGR Clark, 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. 55/6
Simon Kerrigan	6	0	23	0	3.83	24	2	0	0	0

Northamptonshire 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Curran	c †Brown b Crocombe	7	24	19	1	0	29.16

Ricardo Vasconcelos	c †Brown b Garton	20	54	88	1	0	37.03

Luke Procter	c †Brown b Atkins	9	42	52	0	0	21.42

Rob Keogh	c Rawlins b Carson	24	47	52	3	0	51.06

Saif Zaib	c †Brown b Atkins	64	123	187	5	0	52.03

Simon Kerrigan	b Garton	15	39	37	2	0	38.46

Adam Rossington (c)†	c Clark b Garton	28	39	53	3	1	71.79

Tom Taylor	run out (Head)	3	9	11	0	0	33.33

Wayne Parnell	c Head b Crocombe	1	8	11	0	0	12.50

Gareth Berg	not out	43	73	81	4	1	58.90
Ben Sanderson	b Garton	20	38	40	3	0	52.63

Extras	(lb 11, nb 10, w 1)	22
TOTAL	81.5 Ov (RR: 3.12)	256
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	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Henry Crocombe	19	4	44	2	2.31	89	3	0	0	1
4.5 to BJ Curran, 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. 11/1 58.6 to WD Parnell, 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. 176/8
Jamie Atkins	21	4	49	2	2.33	101	6	0	1	2
18.1 to LA Procter, Procter has a waft at a full outswinger, and can only edge through to Brown! Atkins strikes, and Sussex have a hard-earned second. 42/2 70.6 to SA Zaib, 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. 205/9
George Garton	14.5	0	69	4	4.65	50	8	0	0	1
22.2 to R Vasconcelos, edged and snaffled by Brown! Just a hint of movement away to take Vasconcelos' outside edge, and this game is bubbling up nicely. 53/3 41.3 to SC Kerrigan, 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. 107/5 54.1 to AM Rossington, 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. 160/6 81.5 to BW Sanderson, knocked him over! Garton takes his fourth to finish the job, rearranging Sanderson's stumps with a full, straight one. 256/10
Jack Carson	18	2	60	1	3.33	74	4	2	0	1
31.6 to RI Keogh, 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. 81/4
Delray Rawlins	9	0	23	0	2.55	37	1	0	0	0

Sussex 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aaron Thomason	c †Rossington b Sanderson	8	11	11	2	0	72.72

Tom Haines	c Taylor b Kerrigan	103	221	265	11	0	46.60
Stiaan van Zyl	c & b Kerrigan	17	51	72	1	0	33.33

Travis Head	c Vasconcelos b Kerrigan	0	4	9	0	0	0.00

Tom Clark	c Curran b Berg	13	33	39	1	1	39.39

Ben Brown (c)†	c Procter b Kerrigan	95	170	245	10	0	55.88
Delray Rawlins	b Taylor	15	14	18	2	0	107.14
George Garton	c Vasconcelos b Taylor	0	1	3	0	0	0.00
Jack Carson	lbw b Kerrigan	35	84	81	5	0	41.66
Henry Crocombe	lbw b Taylor	0	7	8	0	0	0.00
Jamie Atkins	not out	0	0	2	0	0	-
Extras	(b 6, lb 3, nb 2, w 1)	12
TOTAL	99.1 Ov (RR: 3.00)	298
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	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Sanderson	24	6	53	1	2.20	115	6	0	0	1
2.3 to AD Thomason, nicked off! Classic Sanderson, nibbly length, inducing the shot with a tight line, and Thomason can only edge behind to Rossington. 10/1
Gareth Berg	20	1	79	1	3.95	81	11	0	0	0
34.2 to TGR Clark, 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.... 98/4
Tom Taylor	13	1	43	3	3.30	58	6	0	0	0
76.5 to DMW Rawlins, . 232/6 76.6 to GHS Garton, . 232/7 98.6 to HT Crocombe, . 298/9
Wayne Parnell	6	1	29	0	4.83	21	4	0	0	0
Simon Kerrigan	34.1	5	70	5	2.04	156	3	1	0	0
21.6 to S van Zyl, 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. 77/2 23.5 to TM Head, 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.... 79/3 71.6 to TJ Haines, . 209/5 97.2 to JJ Carson, . 297/8 99.1 to BC Brown, . 298/10
Rob Keogh	2	0	15	0	7.50	4	2	0	1	0

Northamptonshire 2nd Innings (T: 218 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Curran	c †Brown b Atkins	10	7	9	2	0	142.85
Ricardo Vasconcelos	run out (Haines)	38	58	66	3	1	65.51
Luke Procter	c Thomason b Atkins	51	151	155	5	0	33.77
Rob Keogh	not out	60	112	144	5	0	53.57
Saif Zaib	not out	47	43	47	5	2	109.30
Extras	(b 9, lb 1, nb 2)	12
TOTAL	61.4 Ov (RR: 3.53)	218/3
Did not bat: Adam Rossington (c)†, Tom Taylor, Wayne Parnell, Gareth Berg, Simon Kerrigan, Ben Sanderson
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	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Henry Crocombe	4	0	22	0	5.50	15	4	0	0	0
Jamie Atkins	16	1	39	2	2.43	74	4	0	0	1
1.6 to BJ Curran, . 15/1 48.1 to LA Procter, . 141/3
Jack Carson	13	2	46	0	3.53	53	5	0	0	0
Delray Rawlins	20	2	71	0	3.55	78	3	3	0	0
George Garton	3	0	12	0	4.00	11	1	0	0	0
Travis Head	5.4	1	18	0	3.17	25	3	0	0	0

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Thu, 27 May - day 1 - Northants 1st innings 91/4 (Saif Zaib 14*, Simon Kerrigan 3*, 36 ov)

Fri, 28 May - day 2 - Sussex 2nd innings 142/4 (Tom Haines 64*, Ben Brown 34*, 48 ov)

Sat, 29 May - day 3 - Northants 2nd innings 131/2 (Luke Procter 47*, Rob Keogh 24*, 43 ov)

Sun, 30 May - day 4 - Northants 2nd innings 218/3 (61.4 ov) - end of match

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Day 4

Northamptonshire 2nd innings
Batting and Bowling Points: Northamptonshire 5, Sussex 3

MATCH DETAILS

County Ground, Hove
Toss	Sussex, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship
Season	2021
Match days	27,28,29,30 May 2021 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Nigel Llong Paul Baldwin
Match Referee	Wayne Noon
Points	Northamptonshire 21, Sussex 3

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Tom Haines at the helm for Sussex as Berg and Sanderson turn up the volume for Northants

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Northants Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
BJ Curran	caught	10	7
R Vasconcelos	run out	38	58
LA Procter	caught	51	151
RI Keogh	not out	60	112
SA Zaib	not out	47	43
Extras	(b 9, lb 1, nb 2)
Total	218(3 wkts; 61.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
HT Crocombe	4	0	22	0	5.5
JA Atkins	16	1	39	2	2.43 (1 nb)
JJ Carson	13	2	46	0	3.53
DMW Rawlins	20	2	71	0	3.55
GHS Garton	3	0	12	0	4
TM Head	5.4	1	18	0	3.17

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	15	Ricardo Vasconcelos	Ben Curran
2nd	42	Luke Procter	Ricardo Vasconcelos
3rd	84	Luke Procter	Rob Keogh
4th	77	Rob Keogh	Saif Zaib

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County Championship

Division 1

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WARKS	4	2	1	1	77
LANCS	4	2	1	1	73.5
NOTTS	4	3	1	0	73
HANTS	4	2	1	1	61.5
YORKS	4	1	2	1	44.5
SOM	4	0	4	0	32.5

Division 2

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
ESSEX	4	3	0	1	96
GLOUC	4	3	1	0	76
DURH	3	1	1	1	44
NHNTS	4	1	2	1	54
SURR	3	0	1	2	40
GLAM	4	0	3	1	34.5

Division 3

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
KENT	4	4	0	0	94
MIDDX	4	3	1	0	80
WORCS	4	2	2	0	67.5
LEICS	4	1	2	1	54.5
DERBS	4	1	2	1	51.5
SUSS	4	0	4	0	30

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
SURR	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

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