
County Championship: Northants v Leics - Division Two champions end with win
Northamptonshire's Stuart van der Merwe held up Leicestershire's Division Two trophy presentation with a century on debut on the final day of their County Championship match at Wantage Road.
Already assured of promotion and the Division Two title, Leicestershire finally wrapped up victory by 167 runs just before tea, bowling out Northamptonshire for 333, with Liam Trevaskis taking a career best 6-85.
Van der Merwe, who trialled at Leicester earlier this season, was recently awarded a two-year rookie deal by Northamptonshire after impressing in the One-Day Cup and duly celebrated by scoring 116 off 209 balls.
The 20-year-old shared a sixth-wicket stand worth 80 with Saif Zaib, who rounded off a spectacular year with 58, finishing as county cricket's leading run scorer with 1,425 runs.
With six centuries and seven half-centuries, Zaib has scored the third most runs in a Championship season for Northamptonshire this century.
Already assured of promotion and the Division Two title, Leicestershire finally wrapped up victory by 167 runs just before tea, bowling out Northamptonshire for 333, with Liam Trevaskis taking a career best 6-85.
Van der Merwe, who trialled at Leicester earlier this season, was recently awarded a two-year rookie deal by Northamptonshire after impressing in the One-Day Cup and duly celebrated by scoring 116 off 209 balls.
The 20-year-old shared a sixth-wicket stand worth 80 with Saif Zaib, who rounded off a spectacular year with 58, finishing as county cricket's leading run scorer with 1,425 runs.
With six centuries and seven half-centuries, Zaib has scored the third most runs in a Championship season for Northamptonshire this century.