Luke Wells spins Northamptonshire to fifth innings defeat of the season
Lancashire 524 (Bohannon 175, Balderson 115, Bailey 77, White 4-99) beat Northamptonshire 232 and 266 (Wells 5-25) by an innings and 26 runs
Lancashire’s Luke Wells ripped via Northamptonshire’s decrease order taking profession greatest figures of 5 for 25 together with his part-time leg-spin to consign the hosts to their fifth innings defeat of the summer season and their fourth at residence.
Northamptonshire resumed on the fourth morning of this LV= Insurance County Championship match at Wantage Road on 211 for 5, nonetheless needing one other 81 to make Lancashire bat once more. Hartley although had different concepts because the Steelbacks had been bowled out for 266 to lose by an innings and 26 runs.
Lewis McManus (24) and Saif Zaib (45) prolonged their in a single day partnership to 56 towards the spin of Wells and Tom Hartley because the guests waited to take the brand new ball.
McManus chipped Hartley over midwicket for 4, however his lengthy vigil lastly ended after 82 balls when he turned Wells to George Bell at brief leg who took a superb catch.
Northamptonshire began to implode with Wells selecting up a second wicket when Zaib chased a large one, Phil Salt taking the catch behind the stumps. Wells quickly had a 3rd due to a shocking left-handed catch off his personal bowling to take away Tom Taylor (4). Jack White (6) then slashed him to Keaton Jennings at slip.
Ben Sanderson was decided to go down preventing, smashing two fours and thumping Hartley over the Family Stand at long-on for six earlier than he turned Wells’ fifth wicket, caught at mid-off with Northamptonshire leaving the sphere after simply 50 minutes’ play.