County Championship: Rory Kleinveldt hits 97 off 63 balls for Northants
- From the section Counties
| Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Wantage Road |
| Northamptonshire v Derbyshire, day three |
| Derbyshire 324: Thakor 83*; Azharullah 4-95, |
| Northamptonshire 438-7: Libby 102, Kleinveldt 97, Levi 84*; Thakor 3-65 |
| Northants lead by 114 runs |
| Northants 8 pts, Derbyshire 5 pts |
| Match scorecard |
Rory Kleinveldt's 20-ball half-century and Jake Libby's patient hundred gave Northants a sizeable first-innings' lead over Derbyshire on day three.
After Ben Duckett was out for 60, fellow opener Libby made 102 from 222 balls but fell during a Northants collapse from 191-1 to 208-5.
Kleinveldt and Richard Levi put on 140 for the seventh wicket before Kleinveldt was out for 97 off 63 balls.
Northants closed on 438-7 with Levi unbeaten on 84 - a lead of 114.