Guthrie shines with bat and ball as Steelbacks meet stout Gloucestershire resistance
14.06.26, 00:10 Updated 14.06.26, 00:14
Jeremy Blackmore
Graeme van Buuren and James Bracey staged a gritty fightback to drag Gloucestershire back into contention on day two of this Rothesay County Championship match at the cinch County Ground, Wantage Road.
The pair dug in after the visitors’ top order slumped to 56 for four, adding 148 for the fifth wicket. The scoring rate of just three runs an over stood in stark contrast to the celebratory atmosphere created by the colourful Northampton Carnival floats parading past the ground, but it was exactly what their side needed.
Runs flowed more easily in the evening as conditions eased, Bracey eventually falling for 72, van Buuren finishing unbeaten on 75 as Gloucestershire closed on 233 for five, trailing by 232.
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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.