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Gareth Berg was destructive with the new ball while Matt Kelly and Will Young enjoyed productive debuts on the opening day of Northamptonshire’s clash with Yorkshire in the LV = Insurance County Championship. A pair of late wickets saw honours even with Ricardo Vasconcelos and night-watchman Simon Kerrigan falling in reply to Yorkshire’s 296 all out.
Northamptonshire’s bowlers were frustrated by Durham’s lower order as the visitors took control at Wantage Road. Tailenders Potts and Trevaskis added 149 for the penultimate wicket – a Durham record against Northamptonshire and one shy of the outright best against any county. For both the 22-year-olds it meant their highest first-class scores – Potts scored 81 while Trevaskis was left unbeaten on 77. Their contributions, coupled with Scott Borthwick’s 73 and 40-odds for Graham Clark and Coughlin, gave Durham a 217 run first-innings lead, which Northamptonshire knocked down to 207 during a nervy four-over spell under the floodlights.
Emilio Gay’s unbeaten 84 led Northamptonshire to an eight-wicket victory over Derbyshire, securing their first win of a rain impacted Royal London Cup campaign. The academy graduate saw the hosts over the line with three balls to spare in their chase of 178 for victory in a game reduced to 28 overs-a-side by morning rain.
Simon Kerrigan claimed a fifteenth first-class five wicket haul, but his late order resistence with the bat alongside Taylor and Procter wasn’t enough as Yorkshire claimed victory by 53 runs on a tricky batting surface. The win sees Yorkshire cement their grip near the top of group three of the LV= County Championship, while Northamptonshire remain in third position.