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- Updated: July 31, 2016
Northamptonshire 278 for 3 (Cobb 88, Duckett 70, Keogh 63*) beat Derbyshire 272 for 7 (Slater 148*, Gleeson 4-66) by seven wicketsScorecard
Fifties from Josh Cobb, Ben Duckett and Rob Keogh saw Northamptonshire move closer to a quarter-final spot in the Royal London Cup with an easy chase against Derbyshire at Wantage Road. Cobb and Duckett shared an opening stand of 116 as Northants chased 273 with seven wickets in hand.
Victory takes them to nine points in the North Group and, with a very healthy run-rate, it should be enough for qualification. Derbyshire now have to win their final game against Leicestershire and hope other results go in their favour.
The day began well for the visitors with Ben Slater making an unbeaten 148 – the third-highest List A score for Derbyshire and highest against first-class opposition – as they posted what appeared a competitive 272 for 7 but Northants made very light work of the chase, winning with eight overs to spare.
Cobb and Duckett broke the back of the chase with Northants’ best opening partnership in the competition this season of 116. Cobb was able to find boundaries at will and he cleared his front leg to swing his …
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