Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Peters	b Saxelby	44	94	109	6	0	46.80
James Middlebrook	c Marshall b APR Gidman	121	204	272	17	0	59.31
Kyle Coetzer	c Young b APR Gidman	96	236	308	12	0	40.67
David Sales	c Cockbain b WRS Gidman	17	34	39	1	0	50.00
Alex Wakely	b WRS Gidman	24	32	53	4	0	75.00
Andrew Hall (c)	lbw b Saxelby	1	10	14	0	0	10.00
David Murphy †	lbw b Norwell	8	30	29	1	0	26.66
Con de Lange	not out	40	106	151	5	0	37.73
David Willey	b Norwell	18	24	28	2	0	75.00
Lee Daggett	b Williamson	15	80	83	0	0	18.75
Dave Burton	b Young	11	37	34	1	0	29.72
Extras	(b 2, lb 6, nb 6, w 2)	16
Total	147.2 Ov (RR: 2.78)	411
Fall of wickets: 1-79 (Stephen Peters, 26.4 ov), 2-213 (James Middlebrook, 71.1 ov), 3-253 (David Sales, 82.3 ov), 4-302 (Alex Wakely, 95.2 ov), 5-309 (Andrew Hall, 98.5 ov), 6-322 (David Murphy, 105.4 ov), 7-326 (Kyle Coetzer, 106.3 ov), 8-345 (David Willey, 113.3 ov), 9-391 (Lee Daggett, 137.4 ov), 10-411 (Dave Burton, 147.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Will Gidman	29	5	75	2	2.58	132	8	0	0	0
82.3 to DJG Sales, . 253/3 95.2 to AG Wakely, . 302/4
Ian Saxelby	32	7	89	2	2.78	152	10	0	1	2
26.4 to SD Peters, . 79/1 98.5 to AJ Hall, . 309/5
Liam Norwell	31	3	89	2	2.87	139	11	0	0	0
105.4 to D Murphy, . 322/6 113.3 to DJ Willey, . 345/8
Alex Gidman	14	3	50	2	3.57	63	9	0	0	0
71.1 to JD Middlebrook, . 213/2 106.3 to KJ Coetzer, . 326/7
Ed Young	13.2	2	48	1	3.60	57	7	0	1	1
147.2 to DA Burton, . 411/10
Benny Howell	15	3	30	0	2.00	70	2	0	0	0
Chris Dent	2	0	4	0	2.00	9	0	0	0	0
Kane Williamson	11	4	18	1	1.63	55	2	0	0	0
137.4 to LM Daggett, . 391/9

Gloucestershire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Benny Howell	b Burton	4	12	14	1	0	33.33
Chris Dent	c Peters b Daggett	42	66	109	7	0	63.63
Kane Williamson	b Willey	7	12	12	1	0	58.33
Alex Gidman (c)	c Hall b Willey	4	13	10	0	0	30.76
Hamish Marshall	not out	117	196	258	15	0	59.69
Ian Cockbain	c Peters b Hall	8	16	20	1	0	50.00
Will Gidman	b Hall	0	10	10	0	0	0.00
Jonathan Batty †	c †Murphy b Daggett	9	40	52	2	0	22.50
Ed Young	lbw b Willey	0	5	5	0	0	0.00
Ian Saxelby	lbw b de Lange	30	72	81	3	0	41.66
Liam Norwell	c Hall b Middlebrook	0	11	16	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 14, lb 15, nb 18)	47
Total	74 Ov (RR: 3.62)	268
Fall of wickets: 1-13 (Benny Howell, 3.1 ov), 2-30 (Kane Williamson, 6.2 ov), 3-38 (Alex Gidman, 8.5 ov), 4-110 (Chris Dent, 25.2 ov), 5-129 (Ian Cockbain, 30.1 ov), 6-133 (Will Gidman, 32.1 ov), 7-162 (Jonathan Batty, 45.4 ov), 8-163 (Ed Young, 46.4 ov), 9-253 (Ian Saxelby, 68.6 ov), 10-268 (Liam Norwell, 73.6 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Willey	15	5	44	3	2.93	72	4	0	0	3
6.2 to KS Williamson, . 30/2 8.5 to APR Gidman, . 38/3 46.4 to EGC Young, . 163/8
Dave Burton	10	0	44	1	4.40	46	6	0	0	4
3.1 to BAC Howell, . 13/1
James Middlebrook	12	2	47	1	3.91	48	6	0	0	0
73.6 to LC Norwell, . 268/10
Lee Daggett	15	4	37	2	2.46	73	5	0	0	0
25.2 to CDJ Dent, . 110/4 45.4 to JN Batty, . 162/7
Andrew Hall	16	3	56	2	3.50	74	8	0	0	2
30.1 to IA Cockbain, . 129/5 32.1 to WRS Gidman, . 133/6
Con de Lange	6	0	11	1	1.83	29	1	0	0	0
68.6 to ID Saxelby, . 253/9

Northamptonshire 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Stephen Peters	c Marshall b Williamson	58	117	151	4	0	49.57
James Middlebrook	c Saxelby b WRS Gidman	19	54	73	2	0	35.18
Kyle Coetzer	c Williamson b Saxelby	86	127	151	8	2	67.71
David Sales	retired hurt	33	56	87	3	0	58.92
Alex Wakely	st †Batty b Williamson	22	12	18	3	0	183.33
David Willey	c Saxelby b Williamson	2	5	12	0	0	40.00
Andrew Hall (c)	not out	9	11	8	1	0	81.81
Extras	(lb 14, nb 2, w 1)	17
Total	63.3 Ov (RR: 3.87)	246/5d
Did not bat: David Murphy †, Con de Lange, Lee Daggett, Dave Burton
Fall of wickets: 1-42 (James Middlebrook, 17.3 ov), 2-119 (Stephen Peters, 39.1 ov), 3-208 (Kyle Coetzer, 57.4 ov), 3-230* (David Sales, retired not out), 4-233 (Alex Wakely, 61.1 ov), 5-246 (David Willey, 63.3 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Will Gidman	11	0	39	1	3.54	44	5	0	0	0
17.3 to JD Middlebrook, . 42/1
Ian Saxelby	13	0	46	1	3.53	55	7	0	0	1
57.4 to KJ Coetzer, . 208/3
Liam Norwell	8	0	23	0	2.87	35	1	1	0	0
Benny Howell	11	1	41	0	3.72	43	4	0	0	0
Kane Williamson	13.3	0	58	3	4.29	42	2	1	1	0
39.1 to SD Peters, . 119/2 61.1 to AG Wakely, . 233/4 63.3 to DJ Willey, . 246/5
Chris Dent	7	0	25	0	3.57	24	2	0	0	0

Gloucestershire 2nd Innings (T: 390 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Benny Howell	c †Murphy b Willey	70	134	147	7	2	52.23
Chris Dent	c †Murphy b de Lange	38	80	94	7	0	47.50
Kane Williamson	c Coetzer b Middlebrook	10	42	39	0	0	23.80
Alex Gidman (c)	b Middlebrook	4	25	39	1	0	16.00
Hamish Marshall	lbw b Middlebrook	61	116	140	8	1	52.58
Ian Cockbain	lbw b Hall	6	30	26	1	0	20.00
Will Gidman	b Willey	16	50	50	3	0	32.00
Jonathan Batty †	lbw b Hall	7	25	29	1	0	28.00
Ed Young	b Middlebrook	10	23	31	1	0	43.47
Ian Saxelby	not out	21	62	68	3	0	33.87
Liam Norwell	lbw b Middlebrook	4	34	40	0	0	11.76
Extras	(b 9, lb 10, nb 2)	21
Total	103.2 Ov (RR: 2.59)	268
Fall of wickets: 1-101 (Chris Dent, 28.2 ov), 2-120 (Kane Williamson, 41.2 ov), 3-124 (Benny Howell, 44.1 ov), 4-142 (Alex Gidman, 51.2 ov), 5-157 (Ian Cockbain, 58.5 ov), 6-201 (Will Gidman, 74.5 ov), 7-223 (Jonathan Batty, 82.5 ov), 8-225 (Hamish Marshall, 83.4 ov), 9-248 (Ed Young, 91.3 ov), 10-268 (Liam Norwell, 103.2 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Willey	19	4	45	2	2.36	94	7	0	0	0
44.1 to BAC Howell, . 124/3 74.5 to WRS Gidman, . 201/6
Lee Daggett	4	0	18	0	4.50	17	2	0	0	1
Andrew Hall	16	4	40	2	2.50	78	5	0	0	0
58.5 to IA Cockbain, . 157/5 82.5 to JN Batty, . 223/7
Dave Burton	3	1	8	0	2.66	16	2	0	0	0
Con de Lange	17	2	75	1	4.41	69	11	1	0	0
28.2 to CDJ Dent, . 101/1
James Middlebrook	44.2	23	63	5	1.42	238	5	2	0	0
41.2 to KS Williamson, . 120/2 51.2 to APR Gidman, . 142/4 83.4 to HJH Marshall, . 225/8 91.3 to EGC Young, . 248/9 103.2 to LC Norwell, . 268/10

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Wed, 23 May - day 1 - Northants 1st innings 302/4 (Kyle Coetzer 81*, 95.2 ov)

Thu, 24 May - day 2 - Gloucester 1st innings 156/6 (Hamish Marshall 49*, Jonathan Batty 9*, 42 ov)

Fri, 25 May - day 3 - Northants 2nd innings 246/5 (Andrew Hall 9*, 63.3 ov)

Sat, 26 May - day 4 - Gloucester 2nd innings 268 (103.2 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Day 3

Gloucestershire 1st innings
HJH Marshall 100 off 165 balls in 234 minutes, 13x4
Northamptonshire 2nd innings
DJG Sales (2) retired hurt at 230/3 (60.4 ov)

Match Details

County Ground, Northampton
Toss	Northamptonshire, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2012
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	23,24,25,26 May 2012 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Graham Lloyd Nigel Llong
Points	Northamptonshire 22, Gloucestershire 4

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Gloucester Innings

Player Name		R	B
BAC Howell	caught	70	134
CDJ Dent	caught	38	80
KS Williamson	caught	10	42
APR Gidman	bowled	4	25
HJH Marshall	lbw	61	116
IA Cockbain	lbw	6	30
WRS Gidman	bowled	16	50
JN Batty	lbw	7	25
EGC Young	bowled	10	23
ID Saxelby	not out	21	62
LC Norwell	lbw	4	34
Extras	(b 9, lb 10, nb 2)
Total	268(10 wkts; 103.2 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
DJ Willey	19	4	45	2	2.36
LM Daggett	4	0	18	0	4.5 (1 nb)
AJ Hall	16	4	40	2	2.5
DA Burton	3	1	8	0	2.66
CD de Lange	17	2	75	1	4.41
JD Middlebrook	44.2	23	63	5	1.42

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	101	Benny Howell	Chris Dent
2nd	19	Benny Howell	Kane Williamson
3rd	4	Alex Gidman	Benny Howell
4th	18	Hamish Marshall	Alex Gidman
5th	15	Hamish Marshall	Ian Cockbain
6th	44	Hamish Marshall	Will Gidman
7th	22	Jonathan Batty	Hamish Marshall
8th	2	Hamish Marshall	Ed Young
9th	23	Ian Saxelby	Ed Young
10th	20	Ian Saxelby	Liam Norwell

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County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DER	16	6	2	8	194
YOR	16	5	0	11	194
KEN	16	4	3	9	170
HAM	16	4	5	7	153
ESS	16	3	3	10	145
GLA	16	3	6	6	131
NOR	16	2	5	9	130
LEI	16	3	3	10	130
GLO	16	3	6	6	126
MID	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

Full Table

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DER	16	6	2	8	194
YOR	16	5	0	11	194
KEN	16	4	3	9	170
HAM	16	4	5	7	153
ESS	16	3	3	10	145
GLA	16	3	6	6	131
NOR	16	2	5	9	130
LEI	16	3	3	10	130
GLO	16	3	6	6	126
MID	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DER	16	6	2	8	194
YOR	16	5	0	11	194
KEN	16	4	3	9	170
HAM	16	4	5	7	153
ESS	16	3	3	10	145
GLA	16	3	6	6	131
NOR	16	2	5	9	130
LEI	16	3	3	10	130
GLO	16	3	6	6	126
MID	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
DER	16	6	2	8	194
YOR	16	5	0	11	194
KEN	16	4	3	9	170
HAM	16	4	5	7	153
ESS	16	3	3	10	145
GLA	16	3	6	6	131
NOR	16	2	5	9	130
LEI	16	3	3	10	130
GLO	16	3	6	6	126
MID	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-