f57210 cc21652	Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
	Specsavers County Championship 2016 (Division 2)
Venue	County Ground, Northampton on 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th August 2016 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Leicestershire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Northamptonshire 10 (Batting 3, Bowling 2); Leicestershire 11 (Batting 4, Bowling 2)
Umpires	NL Bainton, JH Evans
Scorers	AC Kingston (Northamptonshire), PJ Rogers (Leicestershire)
Close of play day 1	Leicestershire (1) 330/5 (Pettini 109*, Eckersley 15*; 96 overs)
Close of play day 2	Northamptonshire (1) 142/4 (Newton 69*, Rossington 0*; 44.1 overs)
Close of play day 3	Leicestershire (2) 49/0 (Horton 24*, Robson 23*; 15 overs)

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Leicestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PJ Horton	c Rossington b Sanderson	22	37	57	5	-
AJ Robson	c Kleinveldt b Sanderson	10	57	70	1	-
NJ Dexter	c Murphy b Sanderson	16	17	22	3	-
*MJ Cosgrove	c Newton b Azharullah	111	194	232	18	-
ML Pettini	c Zaib b Sanderson	117	237	323	19	-
+NJ O'Brien	lbw b Gleeson	5	21	26	-	-
EJH Eckersley	c Wakely b Keogh	107	160	254	11	2
CJ McKay	c Murphy b Sanderson	6	17	18	1	-
RJ Sayer	b Sanderson	0	4	4	-	-
BA Raine	c Rossington b Keogh	64	114	124	8	-
CE Shreck	not out	3	20	33	-	-
Extras	(14 b, 16 lb, 24 nb, 4 w)	58
Total	(all out, 144.2 overs)	519
Fall of wickets:
1-41 (Horton, 13.3 ov), 2-50 (Robson, 15.5 ov), 3-61 (Dexter, 17.4 ov), 4-279 (Cosgrove, 75.3 ov), 5-292 (O'Brien, 82.1 ov), 6-348 (Pettini, 101.3 ov), 7-356 (McKay, 105.2 ov), 8-356 (Sayer, 105.6 ov), 9-479 (Raine, 136.4 ov), 10-519 (Eckersley, 144.2 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Kleinveldt	26	3	98	0	-	11	118
Sanderson	30	10	58	6	-	-	152
Azharullah	29	1	107	1	-	-	118
Gleeson	26	5	91	1	1	-	117
Keogh	24.2	2	94	2	1	1	104
Crook	3	0	15	0	2	-	11
Zaib	6	0	26	0	-	-	22

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+D Murphy	c Eckersley b McKay	5	18	22	1	-
RI Newton	not out	202	347	481	29	-
*AG Wakely	c O'Brien b Sayer	11	15	24	2	-
RI Keogh	b Dexter	50	102	101	7	-
Azharullah	c Eckersley b Sayer	4	17	21	1	-
AM Rossington	c Eckersley b McKay	26	35	44	4	1
SA Zaib	c Eckersley b Dexter	43	118	128	8	-
RK Kleinveldt	run out (Sayer)	12	18	33	2	-
SP Crook	not out	31	77	114	3	-
RJ Gleeson	did not bat
BW Sanderson	did not bat
Extras	(2 b, 5 lb, 6 nb)	13
Total	(7 wickets, declared, 124 overs)	397
Fall of wickets:
1-14 (Murphy, 4.6 ov), 2-32 (Wakely, 10.3 ov), 3-123 (Keogh, 39.1 ov), 4-142 (Azharullah, 44.1 ov), 5-184 (Rossington, 54.6 ov), 6-265 (Zaib, 89.6 ov), 7-296 (Kleinveldt, 96.4 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
McKay	23.4	2	78	2	-	-	109
Raine	21	5	65	0	-	-	98
Shreck	28	5	88	0	-	2	126
Sayer	30	4	113	2	-	-	126
Dexter	19	2	35	2	-	1	95
Cosgrove	2.2	0	11	0	-	-	9

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Leicestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
PJ Horton	c Kleinveldt b Zaib	99	150	161	10	1
AJ Robson	c Newton b Zaib	84	131	155	7	1
NJ Dexter	lbw b Zaib	33	22	39	1	2
*MJ Cosgrove	c Newton b Zaib	5	7	11	1	-
ML Pettini	st +Keogh b Zaib	24	17	16	3	-
+NJ O'Brien	not out	36	17	16	4	2
EJH Eckersley	c Wakely b Murphy	1	3	5	-	-
RJ Sayer	not out	4	1	4	1	-
BA Raine	did not bat
CJ McKay	did not bat
CE Shreck	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 2 w)	6
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 58 overs)	292
Fall of wickets:
1-184 (Robson, 45.6 ov), 2-189 (Horton, 47.1 ov), 3-203 (Cosgrove, 49.2 ov), 4-247 (Pettini, 53.6 ov), 5-266 (Dexter, 55.5 ov), 6-275 (Eckersley, 56.6 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Sanderson	7	3	14	0	-	-	36
Gleeson	2	0	11	0	1	-	9
Keogh	14	3	54	0	-	-	60
Zaib	26	2	148	5	1	-	86
Wakely	2	0	9	0	-	-	5
Rossington	2	0	12	0	-	-	3
Murphy	5	0	40	1	-	-	11

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Northamptonshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
+D Murphy	not out	36	99	138	3	-
RI Newton	b Raine	22	17	27	3	1
*AG Wakely	not out	53	112	111	6	-
SA Zaib	did not bat
RI Keogh	did not bat
AM Rossington	did not bat
SP Crook	did not bat
RK Kleinveldt	did not bat
RJ Gleeson	did not bat
BW Sanderson	did not bat
Azharullah	did not bat
Extras	(4 b, 3 lb)	7
Total	(1 wicket, 38 overs)	118
Fall of wickets:
1-31 (Newton, 6.4 ov)

Leicestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Raine	9	2	25	1	-	-	44
Sayer	12	0	48	0	-	-	47
Shreck	9	3	18	0	-	-	44
Dexter	2	1	1	0	-	-	11
Robson	5	1	17	0	-	-	19
Eckersley	1	0	2	0	-	-	4

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Notes
--> Leicestershire first innings: 50 in 15.2 overs
--> Leicestershire first innings: 100 in 27.4 overs
--> Leicestershire first innings: 150 in 40.1 overs
--> Leicestershire first innings: 200 in 50.4 overs
--> Leicestershire first innings: 250 in 61.2 overs
--> Leicestershire first innings: 300 in 86.1 overs
--> Leicestershire first innings: 350 in 103.1 overs
--> Leicestershire score at 110 overs in the first innings was 368-8
--> Leicestershire first innings: 400 in 115 overs
--> Leicestershire first innings: 450 in 129.2 overs
--> Leicestershire first innings: 500 in 141.3 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 50 in 20 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 100 in 30.3 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 150 in 46.4 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 200 in 65.1 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 250 in 85.3 overs
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 300 in 98.1 overs
--> Northamptonshire score at 110 overs in the first innings was 332-7
--> Northamptonshire first innings: 350 in 113.4 overs
--> Leicestershire second innings: 50 in 15.1 overs
--> Leicestershire second innings: 100 in 29.4 overs
--> Leicestershire second innings: 150 in 41 overs
--> Leicestershire second innings: 200 in 48.3 overs
--> Leicestershire second innings: 250 in 54.2 overs
--> Northamptonshire second innings: 50 in 11.2 overs
--> Northamptonshire second innings: 100 in 30.3 overs
--> NJ O'Brien made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> MJ Cosgrove (1) 50 in 90 balls with 8 fours
--> MJ Cosgrove (1) 100 in 167 balls, 205 minutes with 16 fours
--> ML Pettini (1) 50 in 85 balls with 9 fours
--> ML Pettini (1) 100 in 189 balls, 264 minutes with 16 fours
--> ML Pettini (1) passed 8500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 79
--> EJH Eckersley (1) 50 in 92 balls with 5 fours
--> EJH Eckersley (1) 100 in 156 balls, 247 minutes with 11 fours and 1 six
--> BA Raine (1) 50 in 92 balls with 5 fours
--> RI Newton (1) 50 in 76 balls with 8 fours
--> RI Newton (1) 100 in 208 balls, 290 minutes with 15 fours
--> RI Newton (1) passed his previous highest score of 119 in First-Class matches
--> RI Newton (1) passed his previous highest score of 119 in County Championship matches
--> RI Newton (1) 150 in 282 balls with 21 fours
--> RI Newton (1) 200 in 342 balls, 477 minutes with 29 fours
--> RI Keogh (1) 50 in 93 balls with 7 fours
--> SP Crook (1) passed 3000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 23
--> PJ Horton (2) 50 in 96 balls with 5 fours
--> AJ Robson (2) 50 in 85 balls with 6 fours
--> D Murphy (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 9
--> AG Wakely (2) 50 in 97 balls with 6 fours
--> BW Sanderson reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed PJ Horton, his 1st wicket in the Leicestershire first innings
--> SA Zaib achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed AJ Robson in the Leicestershire second innings (previous best was 0-4)
--> SA Zaib achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Leicestershire second innings
--> SA Zaib achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches when he dismissed AJ Robson in the Leicestershire second innings (previous best was 0-4)
--> SA Zaib achieved his first five wickets in an innings in County Championship matches in the Leicestershire second innings

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CJ McKay was unable to complete his 24th over in the Northamptonshire first innings due to injury; the over was completed by MJ Cosgrove (116.4 overs)
RI Keogh took over as wicket-keeper in the Leicestershire Second XI innings after the 48th over