Zaib rediscovers touch with superb 142 on milestone appearance
12.06.26, 23:30 Updated 12.06.26, 23:33
Jeremy Blackmore
Saif Zaib marked a return to form with a commanding 142 to put Northamptonshire firmly on top against Gloucestershire on day one of this Rothesay County Championship match at Wantage Road.
Zaib has struggled to find his groove this season after a stellar 2025 in which he finished leading run scorer in either division. But he grew increasingly fluent today, playing his 200th all-format game for Northamptonshire, posting his first century of the summer with 17 fours and two sixes, timing the ball sweetly, with some powerful hitting all around the wicket.
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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.