Randell dents Northants promotion hopes as Derbyshire eke out slender lead
Hosts concede first-innings lead as rivals Kent close in on three-day win
Promotion-hunting Northants were trailing Derbyshire by 62 runs by the end of day two of the Rothesay County Championship, Division Two match at Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, cinch County Ground in Northampton. Brett Randell's 3-48 was the standout performance for Derbyshire, who managed a total of 372, with Madsen and Aitchison contributing significant scores of 151 and 106 respectively.
Northants managed 310 all out, with Vasconcelos and Procter contributing 58 and 54 respectively, and forming an important opening partnership of 97. Northants lost two wickets in seven balls after tea, with Randell taking two wickets in one over. McManus and Sanderson managed to recover with a flurry of boundaries, but ultimately fell short by 62 runs.
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