Jack Taylor bowls a back of a length leg-spinner on leg stump; Calvin Harrison works at it but misses, the ball patting his pad and safely fielded by the keeper. No run comes from this delivery.
This back of a length leg spinner outside off is met with a mis-timed cut from the batter, kept down and fielded quickly at short extra cover for no run.
A length ball from the leg spinner drifting wide outside off, and Saif Zaib sweeps it confidently along the ground for a single. That partnership has now reached 100 runs off 68 balls.
Over 33. 4 runs. Bowler: Graeme van Buuren. Northamptonshire Men: 3-189(rr 5.73) A full stock ball on off stump, expertly swept through the leg side by Saif Zaib for a neat single.
Van Buuren bowls a full, quicker delivery down the leg side. Saif Zaib tries to sweep but misses completely, and the keeper collects it cleanly. No run there.
Calvin Harrison goes for a drive on a full wide outside off stump delivery but fails to connect, leaving the ball to be fielded safely at short third man. One run is added as an extra wide.
Over 32. 8 runs. Bowler: Jack Taylor. Northamptonshire Men: 3-185(rr 5.78) The leg spinner tosses up a full ball wide outside off, and Saif Zaib plays a controlled slog-sweep, managing to get two runs deep into the mid-wicket area.
Jack Taylor bowls a back of a length leg spinner just outside off, Calvin Harrison leans into a controlled drive, placing it neatly to extra cover for no run.
The leg spinner floats a back of a length delivery just outside off; Calvin Harrison cuts it crisply along the ground but picks up no run as the ball is quickly fielded at backward point.
The leg spinner flights a length ball just outside off stump. Saif Zaib picks his moment and plays a well-timed, controlled sweep that races away to deep backward square leg for four.
The stock ball comes in full and straight on middle stump, and Saif Zaib elegantly flicks it down to short mid-wicket where Hammond is waiting. No run from that controlled stroke.
Van Buuren bowls a back of a length stock ball outside off, but Harrison steps out to deliver a crisp, well-timed drive, racing through the covers for a smart two.
Over 30. 11 runs. Bowler: Kristian Clarke. Northamptonshire Men: 3-173(rr 5.77) A length ball just on off stump, well timed and worked cleverly along the ground through the covers for a single.
Kristian Clarke bowls a length ball outside off, met with a well-timed, controlled drive from Calvin Harrison. The shot races elegantly through long off, racing away to the boundary. Calvin Harrison is in fine form, having hit two boundaries in this over already.
