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Glen Chapple before the start of play against Lancashire (Photograph: Peter Short)

Chapple praises Northamptonshire’s bowlers’ efforts, Bohannon says Lancashire disappointed

All the reaction from both teams at close of play on day one of Northamptonshire’s opening Rothesay County Championship match against Lancashire

03.04.26, 23:13 Updated 03.04.26, 23:23

Jeremy Blackmore

Jeremy Blackmore

Northamptonshire bowling coach Glen Chapple praised his bowlers for sticking at their task on a tough opening day of the season against Lancashire at Wantage Road which ended in a clatter of wickets with the second new ball.

Revealing Northamptonshire would have bowled had they won the toss, Chapple said: “We knew it was going to be a good surface, but there was always going to be a little bit in it early on. And I think looking back, we'd be reasonably happy how we bowled.

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Jeremy Blackmore

Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.

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