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Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, day 3

September 14, 2011

Northamptonshire 343 Gloucestershire win Jan. 27 at 183 and 185

David Willey took a match haul to 10 wickets Gloucestershire beat Northamptonshire by nine wickets in the third day of their County Championship Division two match at Wantage Road.

Promotion chasers discomfort in Gloucestershire Northamptonshire for 185 in the morning with Willey claimed two more victims to have the numbers 5 to 46 and 10 to 75 for the game.

The hosts were set a target mean 26 and, despite the loss of Rob Newton, who have managed in four overs to record their first home win since May. But even the emphatic result will probably not be sufficient to ensure the promotion of Surrey and Derbyshire beat Middlesex in a strong position against Leicestershire.

Gloucestershire began the day 84 5 in their second innings, bowled a follow-up after the 183 yesterday, the captain Alex Gidman Running extension 6 and Hamish Marshall early in his innings.

Alex Gidman Running was 27 before moving to Willey after breaking in the ninth that forced him aboard his counterpart in Northamptonshire, Andrew Hall at first slip. Four back-to-point off James Middlebrook, Ian Cockbain ensured that the hosts would bat again, but the former New Zealand international Marshall Plan was to die is 42

Walking through the field after birth Middlebrook, who was very confused by Niall O'Brien. Chaminda Vaas then represented Cockbain, who made a quick 23 in the next when it was overtaken in the Hall of the first round.

Willey went on to earn his first line corresponds to gate 10 and his fifth dismissal of the innings when he trapped LBW Will Gidman to five when he was brought in above 51st. With the next ball, Gloucestershire sleeves was ended, and with it the last of Jon Lewis after 16 years with the club before moving to Surrey next season.

Lewis was beaten eight off two balls, but had received a great piece of fielding in Newton, which has launched a direct blow to the strains.

Chasing 26, Northamptonshire was a good Newton loses four in the second over when he smashed Ian Saxelby directly to Marshall. But the victory was secured by two overs later when Kyle Coetzer, eight not out, hit four behind square leg off with Saxelby O'Brien, unbeaten in 14.

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