Glamorgan batter Sam Northeast grew to become solely the fourth batter to attain 400 runs in County Championship innings. He achieved the feat in solely 447 balls in opposition to Leicestershire on July 23, Saturday, in Leicester. The 32-year-old has now joined the elite listing, comprising Brian Lara, AC MacLaren and Graeme Hick, who’ve scored 400 runs in an innings within the competitors.
Northeast additionally grew to become solely the eleventh batter ever to interrupt the 400-run barrier in a first-class innings. He was on 308 runs by the tip of Day 3, and by the tip of lunch on Day 4, he stood on 410 off 450 balls, together with 45 fours and three sixes. His innings helped his workforce attain 795 for the lack of 5 wickets in 160 overs.
Northeast and Chris Cooke add 461 runs for the sixth wicket
Northeast made his first-class debut in 2007 and has amassed near 12,000 runs from 192 matches with 27 a whole bunch and 61 fifties. He and his batting accomplice Chris Cooke added 461 runs by the tip of the fourth day’s lunch. Cooke remained unbeaten on 191 runs off 227 balls, with 19 fours and three sixes.
Leicestershire batted first within the match after profitable the toss and scored 584 in 148 overs. Wiaan Mulder, coming in at No. 5, scored 156 runs off 201 balls, and Ben Mike, at No. 8, scored 91 runs off 148 balls. Off-spinner Andrew Salter picked up 4 wickets and quick bowler Michael Hogan bought three scalps.
Of their first innings, Glamorgan have been in bother early on as they misplaced each their openers David Lloyd and Eddie Byrom inside seven overs. South African batter Colin Ingram arrived at No. 3 and scored 139 runs off 236 balls. The third-wicket partnership between Ingram and Northeast was value 306. In the meantime, after Kiran Carlson and Billy Root have been dismissed for 9 and 0 respectively, in got here Cooke.
It has been a troublesome sport for the bowlers. Nevertheless, for the house workforce, the choose of the bowlers was Chris Wright who picked up three wickets for 99 runs in 27 overs.
