Northants thrash Lancashire to keep Kent in sight: county cricket day four – as it happened

<p>Northamptonshire won by 316 runs at Old Trafford which keeps them close to Kent at the top of Division Two</p><p><strong>Bohannon, averaging 19.52</strong> this season, pushes forward defensively but it’s a zinger from Luke Procter who, along with James Anderson, is only remaining player from Lancashire’s 2011 Championship winning side still on the pitch.</p><p><strong>Fact of the day from Paul Edwards:</strong> Procter, who was a qualified electrician, considering a plumbing career, and training as a hairdresser when at OT, has just signed a new two-year contract with Northants which will take him to 40.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/aug/23/hampshire-v-yorkshire-somerset-v-essex-and-more-county-cricket-day-four-live">Continue reading...</a>