Ricardo Vasconcelos hits an unbeaten 129 as Northants draw with Yorkshire on the final day of their County Championship match.
Ricardo Vasconcelos hit 129 not out as he attempted to power Northamptonshire to an unlikely victory over Yorkshire, but the visitors’ bowling attack dug deep to ensure the County Championship match at Wantage Road ended in a draw.
But a dramatic clatter of wickets as the Yorkshire attack staged a late fightback set nerves jangling in the home dressing room, with Vasconcelos having to switch gears to ensure his side held out for the draw, eight wickets down. But a persistent Yorkshire bowling attack fought back hard, taking three wickets for 13, and the last six for 54, as first-innings centurion Adam Lyth concluded a memorable 200th Championship match with career-best bowling figures of four for 56.
Earlier Yorkshire captain Shan Masood declared his side’s innings on 264 for six just before lunch, dangling the carrot of a chase which would have been the 10th highest to beat Yorkshire by any team in their history.
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