Leicestershire v Northamptonshire: Northants win but miss out on promotion
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Luke Procter played two Championship matches for Northants this season
Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Fischer County Ground (day four): |
Leicestershire 128 & 270: Cosgrove 80, Kerrigan 4-62 |
Northants 202 & 197-4: Procter 94; Klein 2-32 |
Northants (20 pts) beat Leicestershire (3 pts) by six wickets |
Luke Procter's 94 helped Northants beat Leicestershire by six wickets, but they missed out on promotion to County Championship Division One.
meant Northants finished third, five points behind second-placed Notts.
Procter shared a 121-run second-wicket stand with captain Alex Wakely.
The 29-year-old opener fell lbw to Ben Raine six short of his century but Josh Cobb hit the winning runs to secure a ninth Championship win of the season.
With the first session washed out because of a wet outfield, Northants' slim chances of promotion had looked to take a further hit, but the away side chased down their target of 197 in 49.2 overs.
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