Northamptonshire 180 for six (Broad 47) beat Yorkshire 102 (Taylor 5-28) by 78 runs

Willey hit a breezy 28 and claimed two wickets with left-arm swing because the Steelbacks posted 180 for six and bowled Yorkshire out for simply 102 inside 16 overs. But 28-year-old Taylor was the primary man in a 78-run win.

This got here after the Vikings had slumped to a document low 68 all out in defeat to Derbyshire at Chesterfield on Sunday.

Willey's former group dropped out of the highest 4 quarter-final qualifying locations following their fifth defeat in 11 North Group video games, whereas his present prices gained for the fifth time to maintain their hopes alive with three video games remaining.

Fledgling leg-spinner Jafer Chohan shone with a profession greatest one for 13 from 4 overs for the Vikings, who then slumped to 22 for 4 in reply and could not get well.

Ricardo Vasconcelos underpinned a wonderful visiting powerplay at 55 for one with 37, although he was the one man to fall when Dawid Malan took a nicely judged catch at cowl off Jordan Thompson.

And his wicket with the penultimate ball of the sixth over began a Steelbacks' stumble.

Chohan, 20-years-old and in his eleventh T20 recreation, was on the coronary heart of issues having not bowled at Chesterfield when Yorkshire conceded 212 for 4 in opposition to Derbyshire in that aforementioned Sunday loss.

He eliminated Chris Lynn for 3 off a top-edged sweep, with Adam Lyth taking a nicely judged catch like Malan's operating round from quick fine-leg - 70 for 2 within the ninth.

And extra harm adopted as Emilio Gay miscued a excessive catch off Thompson to mid-off for 40 and Saif Zaib was run out by a striker's finish direct hit from Shan Masood at quick third - 94 for 4 within the thirteenth.

That was the primary of three run outs in an innings revived by South African-born Broad, aged 22 and in solely his third county look, and Willey.

They shared 60 inside 5 overs earlier than Willey was run out on the striker's finish coming for a 3rd for 28 off 18 balls following good work at deep midwicket by Bess and thrower Mike.

AJ Tye hit two sixes in 12 earlier than falling quick because of a direct hit from Thompson in his comply with by means of.

Northamptonshire's good finish to their innings, together with Broad hitting two of the final three balls to the boundary, was then carried forwards with the ball as they decreased the Vikings to seven for 2 inside 15 balls.

Ben Sanderson had Lyth skying to quick third, the place Zaib took a great catch on the run over his shoulder, after which Willey had James Wharton caught behind.

This was not the pitch for a 200 plus whole as is the norm at Headingley, and Yorkshire already regarded in bother.

Any doubt surrounding that idea was quickly eliminated.

Willey bowled Masood as he gave himself room to play by means of the off-side earlier than Matthew Revis was bowled by Sanderson, one other ex-Tyke, within the subsequent over because the rating fell to 22 for 4 within the sixth.

Not even in-form Malan's presence on the crease might revive Yorkshire.

Seamer Taylor struck twice in two balls within the ninth over, with Jonny Tattersall caught at third and David Wiese bowled for a golden duck because the rating fell to 49 for six.

Taylor later returned to bowl Mike and Malan, for 34, and get Thompson caught at vast mid-off. Australian Tye completed issues off by bowling Chohan.