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| team 1 | time | team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Holland | vs | Northants |
Niall O'Brien struck a half-century against his old club as Leicestershire secured a draw against Northampton.
Trent Copeland took seven wickets on day three of Northamptonshire's LV= County Championship match with Leicestershire.
Andrew Hall's knock of 113 helped Northamptonshire reach 355 before Leicestershire closed day two on 89-1.
Northants lost Stephen Peters for up to six weeks with a broken finger as they reached 91-4 against Leicestershire.
Is it time for a three-tier County Championship? What next for Accrington Stanley? It's Bumble's blog!
Yorkshire will be without injured seamer Jack Brooks for their clash with reigning champions Warwickshire.
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| Result |
|---|
| Wednesday 14th September |
| County Championship Division 2 |
| Northamptonshire vs Gloucestershire Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets. |
| Saturday 3rd September |
| County Championship Division 2 |
| Northamptonshire vs Surrey Surrey won by 333 runs. |
| Monday 29th August |
| Yorkshire Bank 40 |
| Warwickshire vs Northamptonshire Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets. |
| Friday 26th August |
| County Championship Division 2 |
| Northamptonshire vs Middlesex Match Drawn |
| Sunday 21st August |
| Yorkshire Bank 40 |
| Northamptonshire vs Durham Durham won by 8 wickets. |
| Saturday 20th August |
| County Championship Division 2 |
| Derbyshire vs Northamptonshire Northamptonshire won by 165 runs. |
| Monday 15th August |
| Yorkshire Bank 40 |
| Northamptonshire vs Surrey Surrey won by 3 wickets. |
| Sunday 14th August |
| County Championship Division 2 |
| Middlesex vs Northamptonshire Match Drawn |
| Saturday 6th August |
| Tour Match |
| Northamptonshire vs India Match Drawn |
| Wednesday 3rd August |
| Yorkshire Bank 40 |
| Surrey vs Northamptonshire Surrey won by 12 runs. |
| County Championship Division 1 |
|---|
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middlesex | 5 | 79 |
| 2 | Yorkshire | 5 | 76 |
| 3 | Durham | 5 | 71 |
| 4 | Sussex | 4 | 64 |
| 5 | Nottinghamshire | 4 | 53 |
| 6 | Warwickshire | 6 | 53 |
| 7 | Somerset | 5 | 33 |
| 8 | Surrey | 5 | 33 |
| 9 | Derbyshire | 5 | 21 |
Cricket AM is padding up for another massive summer!
Paul Collingwood tells Sky Sports about returning to the county fold after his international exploits.
Derbyshire's Chesney Hughes has joined a select group after hitting 270no in his side's innings defeat.