County Championship Division Two 2026 | 03-Apr-2026 03:30 PM | County Ground
LANCS 384/10 (106.3)
NHNTS 258/10 (81.4)
LANCS 194/10 (75.4)
NHNTS 213/9 (100)
Match drawn
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sanderson* | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 11.43 |
| George Bartlett | 95 | 197 | 12 | 0 | 48.22 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajeet Dale* | 17 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1.29 |
| Tom Hartley | 21 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 1.57 |
Last Wicket:Louis Kimber c Matthew Hurst b Anderson 1(6) - 181/9 in 84.3 ov.
Northamptonshire vs Lancashire
Lancashire — Innings 1 (384/10 in 106.3 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wells st Lewis McManus b Calvin Harrison | 87 | 136 | 13 | 0 | 63.97 | |
| Harry Singh c Bartlett b Ben Sanderson | 18 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Josh Bohannon b Saif Zaib | 90 | 167 | 14 | 0 | 53.89 | |
| George Bell c Lewis McManus b L Procter | 7 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 29.17 | |
| Michael Jones c Ricardo Vasconcelos b Conway | 71 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 78.02 | |
| Matthew Hurst (wk) c Calvin Harrison b Conway | 25 | 58 | 2 | 0 | 43.1 | |
| George Balderson c Calvin Harrison b Ben Sanderson | 21 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 42.86 | |
| Tom Hartley lbw b Ben Sanderson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Bailey c Louis Kimber b Ben Sanderson | 39 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 67.24 | |
| Ajeet Dale c Lewis McManus b Ben Sanderson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 | |
| Sir James Anderson (c) not out | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 10 | NoBalls: 14 | Wides: 1 | Total: 25 | |||||
| Total | 384 | 10 wkts, 106.3 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sanderson | 28.3 | 4 | 79 | 5 | 2.8 |
| Harry Conway | 25 | 4 | 94 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Luke Procter | 18 | 4 | 66 | 1 | 3.7 |
| James Sales | 8 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Calvin Harrison | 22 | 4 | 73 | 1 | 3.3 |
| Saif Zaib | 5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Wells & Harry Singh | 43 | 78 |
| Wells & Josh Bohannon | 132 | 194 |
| George Bell & Josh Bohannon | 25 | 44 |
| Michael Jones & Josh Bohannon | 34 | 90 |
| Michael Jones & Matthew Hurst | 78 | 96 |
| Balderson & Matthew Hurst | 9 | 26 |
| Balderson & Tom Hartley | 1 | 4 |
| Balderson & Bailey | 39 | 61 |
| Ajeet Dale & Bailey | 6 | 21 |
| Anderson & Bailey | 17 | 25 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Singh | 12.6 | 43 |
| 2 | Luke Wells | 45.2 | 175 |
| 3 | George Bell | 52.4 | 200 |
| 4 | Josh Bohannon | 67.4 | 234 |
| 5 | Michael Jones | 83.4 | 312 |
| 6 | Matthew Hurst | 87.6 | 321 |
| 7 | Tom Hartley | 88.4 | 322 |
| 8 | George Balderson | 98.5 | 361 |
| 9 | Ajeet Dale | 102.2 | 367 |
| 10 | Tom Bailey | 106.3 | 384 |
Northamptonshire — Innings 2 (258/10 in 81.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos b James Anderson | 25 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 65.79 | |
| Luke Procter (c) c Tom Hartley b T Bailey | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvin Harrison c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Nathan McSweeney c George Bell b T Bailey | 32 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 46.38 | |
| Saif Zaib c Michael Jones b James Anderson | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | |
| James Sales c Michael Jones b James Anderson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |
| George Bartlett c Harry Singh b T Bailey | 31 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 73.81 | |
| Lewis McManus (wk) not out | 75 | 188 | 8 | 2 | 39.89 | |
| Louis Kimber b James Anderson | 33 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 106.45 | |
| Ben Sanderson lbw b Ajeet Dale | 22 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 64.71 | |
| Harry Conway lbw b T Bailey | 20 | 71 | 4 | 0 | 28.17 | |
| Extras | Byes: 1 | LegByes: 1 | NoBalls: 6 | Wides: 2 | Total: 10 | |||||
| Total | 258 | 10 wkts, 81.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bailey | 15.4 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Sir James Anderson | 18 | 4 | 66 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Ajeet Dale | 15 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 2.9 |
| George Balderson | 11 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 3.3 |
| Tom Hartley | 16 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Luke Wells | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2.3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Vasconcelos & Procter | 11 | 14 |
| Vasconcelos & Calvin Harrison | 9 | 17 |
| Vasconcelos & Nathan McSweeney | 15 | 27 |
| Saif Zaib & Nathan McSweeney | 4 | 10 |
| James Sales & Nathan McSweeney | 2 | 2 |
| Bartlett & Nathan McSweeney | 62 | 90 |
| McManus & Nathan McSweeney | 7 | 13 |
| McManus & Louis Kimber | 54 | 70 |
| McManus & Ben Sanderson | 34 | 62 |
| McManus & Conway | 60 | 185 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Procter | 2.2 | 11 |
| 2 | Calvin Harrison | 5.1 | 20 |
| 3 | Ricardo Vasconcelos | 9.4 | 35 |
| 4 | Saif Zaib | 11.2 | 39 |
| 5 | James Sales | 11.4 | 41 |
| 6 | George Bartlett | 26.4 | 103 |
| 7 | Nathan McSweeney | 28.5 | 110 |
| 8 | Louis Kimber | 40.3 | 164 |
| 9 | Ben Sanderson | 50.5 | 198 |
| 10 | Harry Conway | 81.4 | 258 |
Lancashire — Innings 3 (194/10 in 75.4 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Wells c Ricardo Vasconcelos b Calvin Harrison | 40 | 77 | 4 | 0 | 51.95 | |
| Harry Singh b Ben Sanderson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9.09 | |
| Josh Bohannon c Louis Kimber b Conway | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 44.44 | |
| George Bell c Lewis McManus b Conway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Jones b Conway | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matthew Hurst (wk) c Louis Kimber b Conway | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 36.84 | |
| George Balderson b Calvin Harrison | 30 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 44.78 | |
| Tom Hartley lbw b Nathan McSweeney | 16 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 47.06 | |
| Tom Bailey b Calvin Harrison | 35 | 110 | 4 | 0 | 31.82 | |
| Ajeet Dale not out | 44 | 122 | 3 | 0 | 36.07 | |
| Sir James Anderson (c) b Calvin Harrison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extras | LegByes: 9 | NoBalls: 8 | Total: 17 | |||||
| Total | 194 | 10 wkts, 75.4 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sanderson | 13 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 3.2 |
| Harry Conway | 13 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Luke Procter | 5 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| Calvin Harrison | 26.4 | 5 | 55 | 4 | 2.1 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Saif Zaib | 16 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 1.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Wells & Harry Singh | 11 | 28 |
| Wells & Josh Bohannon | 7 | 16 |
| Wells & George Bell | 0 | 1 |
| Wells & Michael Jones | 0 | 2 |
| Wells & Matthew Hurst | 22 | 45 |
| Wells & Balderson | 35 | 62 |
| Tom Hartley & Balderson | 27 | 50 |
| Tom Hartley & Bailey | 6 | 16 |
| Ajeet Dale & Bailey | 80 | 220 |
| Ajeet Dale & Anderson | 6 | 14 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Singh | 4.4 | 11 |
| 2 | Josh Bohannon | 7.2 | 18 |
| 3 | George Bell | 7.3 | 18 |
| 4 | Michael Jones | 7.5 | 18 |
| 5 | Matthew Hurst | 15.2 | 40 |
| 6 | Luke Wells | 25.4 | 75 |
| 7 | George Balderson | 33.6 | 102 |
| 8 | Tom Hartley | 36.4 | 108 |
| 9 | Tom Bailey | 73.2 | 188 |
| 10 | Sir James Anderson | 75.4 | 194 |
Northamptonshire — Innings 4 (213/9 in 100 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Luke Procter (c) c L Wells b Ajeet Dale | 13 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 18.57 | |
| Harry Conway c Tom Hartley b T Bailey | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 22.73 | |
| Calvin Harrison b T Bailey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nathan McSweeney c Michael Jones b Balderson | 6 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 13.64 | |
| Saif Zaib c Matthew Hurst b Balderson | 10 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 37.04 | |
| James Sales c James Anderson b Tom Hartley | 24 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 28.92 | |
| George Bartlett not out | 95 | 197 | 12 | 0 | 48.22 | |
| Lewis McManus (wk) lbw b James Anderson | 27 | 116 | 4 | 0 | 23.28 | |
| Louis Kimber c Matthew Hurst b James Anderson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Ben Sanderson not out | 4 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 11.43 | |
| Extras | Byes: 5 | LegByes: 4 | NoBalls: 12 | Wides: 3 | Total: 24 | |||||
| Total | 213 | 9 wkts, 100 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir James Anderson | 16 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 2.8 |
| Tom Bailey | 19 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 2.3 |
| Ajeet Dale | 17 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 1.3 |
| George Balderson | 21 | 6 | 55 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Tom Hartley | 21 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Luke Wells | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.7 |
| Harry Singh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Vasconcelos & Procter | 4 | 4 |
| Conway & Procter | 19 | 40 |
| Calvin Harrison & Procter | 0 | 2 |
| Nathan McSweeney & Procter | 12 | 89 |
| Nathan McSweeney & Saif Zaib | 4 | 17 |
| James Sales & Saif Zaib | 11 | 37 |
| James Sales & Bartlett | 72 | 116 |
| McManus & Bartlett | 57 | 191 |
| Louis Kimber & Bartlett | 2 | 11 |
| Ben Sanderson & Bartlett | 32 | 93 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ricardo Vasconcelos | 0.4 | 4 |
| 2 | Harry Conway | 7.2 | 23 |
| 3 | Calvin Harrison | 7.4 | 23 |
| 4 | Luke Procter | 22.3 | 35 |
| 5 | Nathan McSweeney | 25.2 | 39 |
| 6 | Saif Zaib | 31.3 | 50 |
| 7 | James Sales | 50.5 | 122 |
| 8 | Lewis McManus | 82.4 | 179 |
| 9 | Louis Kimber | 84.3 | 181 |
Match Info
| Match | Northamptonshire vs Lancashire |
|---|---|
| Series | County Championship Division Two 2026 |
| Time | 03-Apr-2026 03:30 PM |
| Venue | County Ground |
| Live Telecast | YouTubeSports |
Match Preview: Northamptonshire vs Lancashire (NOR vs LAN)
Northamptonshire will face Lancashire in a thrilling match on 03-Apr-2026 in County Championship Division Two 2026. The match will be played at County Ground at 03:30 PM. Cricket fans can watch the match live on YouTubeSports.
Match Overview
Northamptonshire is known for its strong batting and bowling, while Lancashire remains competitive with its recent performances and emerging players. This match is crucial for both teams, as every win can strengthen their position in County Championship Division Two 2026.
The pitch at County Ground is generally balanced for both batsmen and bowlers, making this match even more exciting. Northamptonshire will look to dominate with its experience and strategy, while Lancashire will aim for an upset.
What to watch?
- The competition between Northamptonshire batting and Lancashire bowling.
- The bowler's impact on the pitch, especially spinners or fast bowlers.
- The strategies of the two captains and their decisions during the game.
Cricket lovers, get ready for this exciting match! Will Northamptonshire showcase its strengths, or will Lancashire pull off a major upset? Join us live on YouTubeSports on 03-Apr-2026 to find out the answer!
