Northamptonshire v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gloucestershire-c785 - County Championship Division Two – Day 4 – Live Score and Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Northamptonshire-c824 411 & 246/5d v Gloucestershire 268 & 268 (103.2 ov) - Northamptonshire won by 121 runs
Saturday, May 26: Northamptonshire gained 68 points in the ongoing County Championship Division Two after beating Gloucestershire by a big margin of 121 runs at County Ground, Northampton.
The day began with Gloucestershire coming out to begin the run chase in their second innings after Northamptonshire had declared their second innings on a tally of 246 for the loss of five wickets.
Needing a gigantic total of 390 runs to win, Gloucestershire knew that they required a steady batting performance from their batsmen in order to reach the target with a whole day’s play ahead.
On the other hand, while 390 was a staggering total, it was quite chase able, due to which Northamptonshire needed to bowl-out their opposition before facing defeat.
Gloucestershire openers BAC Howell and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CDJ-Dent-c49358 gave their side an insurmountable opening stand as the batsmen jabbed a fiery partnership to bolster an opening stand of 101 runs before the wicket of Dent, who met his demise after hammering a 38-run knock.
Then with 120 runs on the board, the batting side suffered the loss of their second wicket when http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813 faltered after scoring just 10 runs.
Four runs later, Willey struck jackpot for his team by nabbing the wicket of Howell, who perished after scoring a knock of 70 runs.
This was perhaps the biggest lost for the batting side as the demise of the opening batsman gave Northamptonshire a chance to make a radical comeback in the match.
With 142 runs, the fourth wicket fell when skipper APR Gidman found his way back to the pavilion after scoring an innings of four runs.
Middle-order batsman, HJH http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marshall-c74817, then stood defiant against the fielding side as he desperately tried to achieve victory by batting his side across the finish line, however, the side faltered after scoring 268 runs with HJH Marshall going down after scoring an innings of 61 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jamie-Dalrymple-c1658 Middlebrook was the best bowler from Northamptonshire as he took six wickets in the match.
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