Lancashire vs Northamptonshire, 35th Test — County Championship Division Two
Match summary
Northamptonshire beat Lancashire by 316 runs in the 35th Test of the County Championship Division Two at Old Trafford, Manchester on Thu, 20 Aug, 2026. Northamptonshire 1st 284/10 (89.2 ov); Lancashire 1st 137/10 (47.4 ov); Northamptonshire 2nd 298/4 (64 ov); Lancashire 129/10 (52.2 ov). Arav Shetty top-scored with 137 off 47 balls for Lancashire 1st. Ben Sanderson took 4/39. Lancashire won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Noman Ali c Saif Zaib b Liam Guthrie | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Keaton Jennings c (sub Louis Kimber) b Ben Sanderson | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Bailey b Liam Guthrie | 19 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 46.34 |
| Josh Bohannon b Luke Procter | 10 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 15.87 |
| George Balderson c George Bartlett b Calvin Harrison | 6 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 17.14 |
| Mitchell Stanley b Calvin Harrison | 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 47.82 |
| Rocky Flintoff c Saif Zaib b Luke Procter | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 84.61 |
| Joe Moores Obstructing The Field | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Arav Shetty lbw b Ben Sanderson | 11 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 57.89 |
| Ben Walkden Not out | 22 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 40.74 |
Extras 24 (6 lb, 18 nb)
Total 129/10 (52.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 11 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1.81 |
| Luke Procter | 8.2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0.16 |
| Ben Sanderson | 12 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 2.66 |
| Liam Guthrie | 13 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2.3 |
7 (Keaton Jennings, 2.3 ov) · 15 (Marcus Harris, 7.2 ov) · 51 (Tom Bailey, 21.4 ov) · 51 (Josh Bohannon, 22.5 ov) · 77 (Arav Shetty, 27.2 ov) · 77 (Rocky Flintoff, 28.1 ov) · 82 (Joe Moores, 32.3 ov) · 99 (George Balderson, 38.2 ov) · 108 (Noman Ali, 45.4 ov) · 129 (Mitchell Stanley, 52.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bartlett Not out | 32 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 145.45 |
| Ricardo Vasconcelos c Josh Bohannon b Noman Ali | 100 | 131 | 12 | 1 | 76.33 |
| Luke Procter lbw b Tom Bailey | 46 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 41.44 |
| Saif Zaib Not out | 55 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 122.22 |
| Calvin Harrison c Arav Shetty b Noman Ali | 29 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 80.55 |
| Nathan McSweeney b Ben Walkden | 29 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 72.5 |
Extras 7 (5 lb, 2 nb)
Total 298/4 (64 ov)
Yet to bat: Liam Guthrie, Lewis McManus, James Sales, Ben Sanderson, Yuzvendra Chahal
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noman Ali | 18 | 1 | 109 | 2 | 6.05 |
| Tom Bailey | 11 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 2.18 |
| George Balderson | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mitchell Stanley | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Arav Shetty | 16 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 5 |
| Ben Walkden | 7 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 2.85 |
121 (Luke Procter, 32.1 ov) · 174 (Calvin Harrison, 43.5 ov) · 187 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 47.5 ov) · 235 (Nathan McSweeney, 56.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Harris c Lewis McManus b Luke Procter | 25 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 37.88 |
| Noman Ali lbw b Liam Guthrie | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 5.26 |
| Keaton Jennings c (sub Justin Broad) b Liam Guthrie | 19 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 29.68 |
| Tom Bailey c Calvin Harrison b Liam Guthrie | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Josh Bohannon lbw b Ben Sanderson | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| George Balderson Not out | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 |
| Mitchell Stanley lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal | 13 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 56.52 |
| Rocky Flintoff lbw b Ben Sanderson | 15 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Joe Moores b Yuzvendra Chahal | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Arav Shetty lbw b Ben Sanderson | 137 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 78.72 |
| Ben Walkden c (sub Justin Broad) b Ben Sanderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras 14 (4 b, 4 lb, 2 wd, 4 nb)
Total 137/10 (47.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 7.4 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2.47 |
| Luke Procter | 7 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2.28 |
| Ben Sanderson | 18 | 8 | 39 | 4 | 2.16 |
| Liam Guthrie | 15 | 2 | 51 | 3 | 3.64 |
| James Sales | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
45 (Marcus Harris, 18.2 ov) · 50 (Josh Bohannon, 19.3 ov) · 80 (Keaton Jennings, 27.5 ov) · 104 (Arav Shetty, 32.4 ov) · 107 (Joe Moores, 33.3 ov) · 113 (Rocky Flintoff, 36.4 ov) · 113 (Ben Walkden, 36.5 ov) · 115 (Noman Ali, 42.3 ov) · 120 (Tom Bailey, 42.5 ov) · 137 (Mitchell Stanley, 47.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzvendra Chahal Not out | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Bartlett c Keaton Jennings b George Balderson | 92 | 151 | 10 | 2 | 60.92 |
| Ricardo Vasconcelos lbw b George Balderson | 13 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 34.21 |
| Luke Procter c Arav Shetty b Tom Bailey | 39 | 101 | 6 | 0 | 38.61 |
| Saif Zaib b Ben Walkden | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Ben Sanderson c Rocky Flintoff b Tom Bailey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Calvin Harrison c Josh Bohannon b Ben Walkden | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4.76 |
| Lewis McManus c Marcus Harris b Noman Ali | 47 | 85 | 7 | 0 | 55.29 |
| Liam Guthrie c Marcus Harris b George Balderson | 21 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 65.62 |
| Nathan McSweeney lbw b Ben Walkden | 20 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 62.5 |
| James Sales c Joe Moores b George Balderson | 19 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 32.75 |
Extras 29 (15 b, 2 lb, 2 wd, 10 nb)
Total 284/10 (89.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noman Ali | 12 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 3.41 |
| Tom Bailey | 19 | 5 | 54 | 2 | 2.84 |
| George Balderson | 26.2 | 6 | 70 | 4 | 2.65 |
| Mitchell Stanley | 19 | 3 | 69 | 0 | 3.63 |
| Ben Walkden | 13 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 2.53 |
41 (Ricardo Vasconcelos, 10.6 ov) · 56 (Calvin Harrison, 17.5 ov) · 82 (Nathan McSweeney, 29.5 ov) · 92 (Luke Procter, 32.1 ov) · 92 (Saif Zaib, 33.4 ov) · 134 (James Sales, 50.2 ov) · 225 (Lewis McManus, 74.6 ov) · 256 (Liam Guthrie, 83.4 ov) · 257 (Ben Sanderson, 84.3 ov) · 284 (George Bartlett, 89.2 ov)