BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aaron Thomason	c †Rossington b Sanderson	8	17	19	1	0	47.05

Tom Haines	c Vasconcelos b Sanderson	0	1	5	0	0	0.00

Stiaan van Zyl	b Sanderson	3	10	25	0	0	30.00

Travis Head	c Vasconcelos b Berg	9	18	28	2	0	50.00

Tom Clark	lbw b Sanderson	1	22	26	0	0	4.54

Ben Brown (c)†	lbw b Berg	0	3	5	0	0	0.00

Delray Rawlins	c Vasconcelos b Berg	0	5	12	0	0	0.00

Ollie Robinson	not out	49	92	124	4	0	53.26
Stuart Meaker	c †Rossington b Berg	23	49	73	4	0	46.93

Jack Carson	b Berg	10	34	40	2	0	29.41

Joseph Sarro	c Berg b Sanderson	0	3	6	0	0	0.00

Extras	(lb 3)	3
TOTAL	42.2 Ov (RR: 2.50)	106
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Tom Haines, 0.5 ov), 2-10 (Aaron Thomason, 4.2 ov), 3-19 (Stiaan van Zyl, 6.1 ov), 4-21 (Travis Head, 11.1 ov), 5-21 (Ben Brown, 11.4 ov), 6-21 (Tom Clark, 12.1 ov), 7-25 (Delray Rawlins, 13.3 ov), 8-81 (Stuart Meaker, 31.5 ov), 9-105 (Jack Carson, 41.4 ov), 10-106 (Joseph Sarro, 42.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Sanderson	15.2	4	28	5	1.82	77	3	0	0	0
0.5 to TJ Haines, tight line on a full length to the left-hander, Haines pushes forward and first slip scoops a sharp low snick. Sussex lost their first in the first over. 1/1 4.2 to AD Thomason, full once more, theoretically driveable, but a hint of late movement finds the edge instead and the keeper completes Sanderson's second of the morning. 10/2 6.1 to S van Zyl, Sanderson has three in the blink of an eye! Superb delivery, angled across the left-hander, but straightening off the pitch to thump the top of middle. Van Zyl is done all ends up. 19/3 12.1 to TGR Clark, round the wicket, curling into the left-hander, Clark plants a sturdy front foot, but that's slammed him on the pad! Six down!. 21/6 42.2 to JP Sarro, full length, catching practice to third slip as Sarro pokes his bat down the line. Five wickets apiece for the the main men!. 106/10
Tom Taylor	8	0	37	0	4.62	32	6	0	0	0
Gareth Berg	13	5	18	5	1.38	68	2	0	0	0
11.1 to TM Head, Berg joins the party now, and Head's debut is short and to the point! Pushed across the left-hander, movement and extra bounce to snag the splice, and first slip clings onto a head-high chance. A familiar demise on a bowler's morning!. 21/4 11.4 to BC Brown, Two in the over for Berg, and Sussex are in freefall! Swinging in from outside off, lovely and full, Brown's feet are trapped on the crease, and that is plumb!. 21/5 13.3 to DMW Rawlins, Wild and awful from Rawlins! That's the pressure to make something, anything happen... a horrible hack at a hint of width, another snick to first slip. Twenty-five for SEVEN!. 25/7 31.5 to SC Meaker, In the channel outside off, a hint of late away swing, Meaker plays outside his eyeline, and a thin edge ends a battling stand. 81/8 41.4 to JJ Carson, full length, tight line, a loose drive and Berg surges through the gate to hit the top of middle. 105/9
Wayne Parnell	6	1	20	0	3.33	27	2	0	0	0

Northamptonshire 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Ben Curran	lbw b Robinson	0	2	2	0	0	0.00

Ricardo Vasconcelos	lbw b Sarro	8	5	10	2	0	160.00

Charlie Thurston	c van Zyl b Robinson	24	25	27	4	0	96.00
Rob Keogh	c Thomason b Robinson	66	86	201	11	0	76.74
Luke Procter	b Robinson	13	20	34	1	0	65.00
Saif Zaib	lbw b Rawlins	135	202	260	15	0	66.83

Adam Rossington (c)†	c Head b Sarro	87	149	206	7	0	58.38

Tom Taylor	not out	44	57	94	7	0	77.19
Wayne Parnell	c †Brown b Robinson	0	8	7	0	0	0.00

Gareth Berg	c Sarro b Head	38	61	62	6	0	62.29

Ben Sanderson	not out	1	2	7	0	0	50.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 8, nb 10)	25
TOTAL	102 Ov (RR: 4.32)	441/9d
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Ben Curran, 0.2 ov), 2-8 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 1.5 ov), 3-36 (Charlie Thurston, 6.3 ov), 4-60 (Luke Procter, 14.1 ov), 5-148 (Rob Keogh, 31.2 ov), 6-346 (Saif Zaib, 78.5 ov), 7-354 (Adam Rossington, 83.1 ov), 8-357 (Wayne Parnell, 84.3 ov), 9-420 (Gareth Berg, 99.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ollie Robinson	26	7	58	5	2.23	127	7	0	0	1
0.2 to BJ Curran, Robinson wastes no time in getting in on the action! Full length, pitching on or around leg stump and thumping Curran's pad as he falls into a drive. Up goes the finger!. 0/1 6.3 to CO Thurston, . 36/3 14.1 to LA Procter, . 60/4 31.2 to RI Keogh, . 148/5 84.3 to WD Parnell, five for Robinson, and it's a typical scalp for Sussex's metronome. Round the wicket, cramping Parnell on the drive, a touch of movement to take the edge and a simple take for the keeper. 357/8
Joseph Sarro	14	1	71	2	5.07	51	10	0	0	0
1.5 to R Vasconcelos, back of a length, pinned on the knee-roll as Vasconcelos slides deeper into his crease! Sussex have hit back hard with the new ball!. 8/2 83.1 to AM Rossington, back of a length, Rossington swings into a pull but doesn't get hold of it at all. A simple chance to mid-on, and he misses out on a richly merited hundred. 354/7
Stuart Meaker	21	1	83	0	3.95	78	9	0	0	1
Tom Clark	15	0	58	0	3.86	57	6	0	0	1
Jack Carson	5	0	34	0	6.80	15	6	0	0	0
Tom Haines	2	0	16	0	8.00	5	3	0	0	0
Delray Rawlins	12	1	53	1	4.41	34	3	0	0	0
78.5 to SA Zaib, down on one knee for the sweep, but he's through the shot too soon! Up goes the finger, struck in front of leg stump, and there ends a superb maiden first-class hundred. 346/6
Aaron Thomason	3	0	30	0	10.00	9	5	0	0	2
Travis Head	4	1	23	1	5.75	14	4	0	0	0
99.6 to GK Berg, round the wicket, slapped airily to third man. Sussex will settle for that, as their ninth bowling option makes the breakthrough. 420/9

Sussex 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aaron Thomason	c Curran b Sanderson	7	17	34	1	0	41.17

Tom Haines	c Taylor b Berg	18	17	17	3	0	105.88
Stiaan van Zyl	c Vasconcelos b Sanderson	72	123	165	11	0	58.53
Travis Head	c †Rossington b Berg	8	15	24	1	0	53.33
Tom Clark	b Sanderson	13	11	13	2	0	118.18
Ben Brown (c)†	lbw b Berg	39	101	137	5	0	38.61
Delray Rawlins	c †Rossington b Berg	0	9	14	0	0	0.00
Ollie Robinson	lbw b Sanderson	23	25	48	5	0	92.00
Stuart Meaker	c †Rossington b Sanderson	6	20	23	1	0	30.00
Jack Carson	b Taylor	10	22	38	1	0	45.45
Joseph Sarro	not out	7	21	24	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 2)	12
TOTAL	63.2 Ov (RR: 3.39)	215
Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Tom Haines, 3.5 ov), 2-34 (Aaron Thomason, 8.3 ov), 3-55 (Travis Head, 13.2 ov), 4-68 (Tom Clark, 16.3 ov), 5-159 (Stiaan van Zyl, 44.1 ov), 6-160 (Delray Rawlins, 47.1 ov), 7-169 (Ben Brown, 49.4 ov), 8-194 (Stuart Meaker, 54.6 ov), 9-205 (Ollie Robinson, 58.1 ov), 10-215 (Jack Carson, 63.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Ben Sanderson	22	5	71	5	3.22	100	8	0	0	1
8.3 to AD Thomason, angled in on a full length, and squirted straight into the hands of fourth slip. And the fact that there are four slips is a testament to how dominant Northants have been. 34/2 16.3 to TGR Clark, . 68/4 44.1 to S van Zyl, . 159/5 54.6 to SC Meaker, . 194/8 58.1 to OE Robinson, . 205/9
Gareth Berg	21	5	72	4	3.42	96	12	0	0	0
3.5 to TJ Haines, . 24/1 13.2 to TM Head, . 55/3 47.1 to DMW Rawlins, . 160/6 49.4 to BC Brown, . 169/7
Tom Taylor	8.2	3	22	1	2.64	41	4	0	0	0
63.2 to JJ Carson, . 215/10
Wayne Parnell	5	2	17	0	3.40	24	3	0	0	0
Rob Keogh	4	0	9	0	2.25	16	0	0	0	0
Luke Procter	3	0	14	0	4.66	13	3	0	0	0

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Thu, 06 May - day 1 - Northants 1st innings 214/5 (Saif Zaib 66*, Adam Rossington 27*, 51 ov)

Fri, 07 May - day 2 - Sussex 2nd innings 154/4 (Stiaan van Zyl 71*, Ben Brown 30*, 43 ov)

Sat, 08 May - day 3 - no play

Sun, 09 May - day 4 - Sussex 2nd innings 215 (63.2 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Batting and Bowling points: Northamptonshire 8, Sussex 3

MATCH DETAILS

County Ground, Northampton
Toss	Northamptonshire, elected to field first
Series	County Championship
Season	2021
Match days	6,7,8,9 May 2021 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Joseph Sarro
Umpires	Neil Bainton Paul Baldwin
Match Referee	Wayne Noon
Points	Northamptonshire 24, Sussex 3

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Zaib scores ton in 198-run stand with skipper, Robinson five-for and van Zyl 71* keep Sussex fighting

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Pair bowl Sussex out for 106 before Rob Keogh, Saif Zaib fifties spur Northamptonshire on further

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Sussex Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
AD Thomason	caught	7	17
TJ Haines	caught	18	17
S van Zyl	caught	72	123
TM Head	caught	8	15
TGR Clark	bowled	13	11
BC Brown	lbw	39	101
DMW Rawlins	caught	0	9
OE Robinson	lbw	23	25
SC Meaker	caught	6	20
JJ Carson	bowled	10	22
JP Sarro	not out	7	21
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 2)
Total	215(10 wkts; 63.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
BW Sanderson	22	5	71	5	3.22 (1 nb)
GK Berg	21	5	72	4	3.42
TAI Taylor	8.2	3	22	1	2.64
WD Parnell	5	2	17	0	3.4
RI Keogh	4	0	9	0	2.25
LA Procter	3	0	14	0	4.66

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	24	Tom Haines	Aaron Thomason
2nd	10	Stiaan van Zyl	Aaron Thomason
3rd	21	Stiaan van Zyl	Travis Head
4th	13	Stiaan van Zyl	Tom Clark
5th	91	Ben Brown	Stiaan van Zyl
6th	1	Ben Brown	Delray Rawlins
7th	9	Ben Brown	Ollie Robinson
8th	25	Stuart Meaker	Ollie Robinson
9th	11	Ollie Robinson	Jack Carson
10th	10	Jack Carson	Joseph Sarro

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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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