Northants on top despite Payne’s all-round show

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Northants 326 (Newton 130, Wakely 104, Payne 4-57) and 44 for 0 lead Gloucestershire 261 (Payne 56, Keogh 4-67) by 109 runsScorecard

David Payne took four wickets and scored a fourth first-class half-century but Gloucestershire ended day two behind the game at Northamptonshire. The hosts closed their second innings 44 without loss, leading by 109.

Payne removed four wickets in 11 balls in the morning session to whittle Northamptonshire out for 326 before his half-century helped boost Gloucestershire to 261, reducing the first-innings deficit to 65.

But it was Northamptonshire who ended the second day on top as Ben Duckett gave their second innings a bright start following Rob Keogh’s 4 for 67.

Keogh helped reduce Gloucestershire to 158 for 7 before Payne followed up his career-best 67 not out at Cardiff last week with another half-century to provide the …

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