Potts Half-Century Sets up Final Day Drama
18.09.26, 10:48 Updated 18.09.26, 10:48 3 Minute Read
Paul Fisher
Rothesay County Championship – Day 3: Northamptonshire 310 & 37-0 v Derbyshire 372 & 286, Northamptonshire need 312 more runs to win.
Nick Potts’ maiden half-century rescued Derbyshire at Wantage Road as they threatened to derail Northamptonshire’s promotion challenge in the Rothesay County Championship.
Derbyshire were struggling at 177 for seven, despite Martin Andersson’s 62, when Potts – drafted in the previous day as an injury replacement for Ben Aitchison – joined forces with fellow seamer Brett Randell.
The eighth-wicket pair shared a partnership of 99, with Potts hitting 57 and Randell 45 to stretch the total to 286 and set the home side a target of 349, which would be a county record fourth-innings chase against Derbyshire.
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