Northants 481-7 (135 overs) Duckett 282*
Abandoned as a draw.
Northants took nine points from their opening Championship fixture of 2016, with Sussex claiming six.
Great advert for professional cricket.
Is that really all that is left to be salvaged from this 4 days of CC Div 2 cricket? A sad state of affairs indeed. :nono:
481-7 (135 overs)
Duckett 282* (367 balls, 38 fours, 2 sixes) :yawn:
meanwhile... back in the surreal world of Specsavers County Championship Division Two:
128.6 Garton to Gleeson, no run
128.5 Garton to Gleeson, no run
128.4 Garton to Gleeson, no run
128.3 Garton to Gleeson, no run
128.2 Garton to Gleeson, no run
128.1 Garton to Duckett, 1 run
End of over...
Bad light? they don't seem to be having too much difficulty smashing the pies round the park... what a ridiculous decision to come off.
In the last 3 overs, Briggs went for two boundaries, then Shahzad for 11 including a SIX, and a boundary 4 off the last ball of the Briggs over before they...