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Leaning’s impetus puts Yorkshire in last eight
- Updated: July 29, 2016
Yorkshire 177 for 5 (Leaning 64, Lees 59) beat Northants 163 for 7 (Wakely 64, Duckett 41, Bresnan 3-15) by 14 runs Scorecard
Jack Leaning and Alex Lees led Yorkshire into the quarter-finals of the NatWest T20 Blast with a 14-run win over Northamptonshire at Wantage Road but the hosts did enough to earn a home tie in the last eight.
Leaning and Lees shared a century stand in just 8.3 overs as Yorkshire accelerated well to post 177 for 5. Northants were always behind in the chase but Alex Wakely’s career-best 64 in 42 balls steered his side past the 159 they needed to ensure their quarter-final will be back at Wantage Road.
Chasing 178 to win and the potential to top the north group, Northants were quickly in trouble with David Willey striking first ball to remove Josh Cobb lbw. Adam Rossington then chunked a pull to mid-on as Tim Bresnan bowled a wicket maiden fourth over …
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