Northamptonshire 310 (Vasconcelos 58, Procter 54, McManus 53, Randell 3-48, Potts 3-51) and 326 for six (Vasconcelos 132, Procter 51) drew with Derbyshire 372 (Madsen 151, Aitchison 106, Guthrie 3-66) and 286 (Andersson 62, Potts 57, Guthrie 3-61)
George Bartlett was properly positioned on 24 not out off 22 balls, having simply hit six, when the umpires took the gamers off at 4.20pm, the match being declared a draw 90 minutes later.
It means Northants sit 4 factors behind second-place Kent within the Rothesay County Championship desk going into subsequent week’s last spherical of video games.
Earlier, with the hosts resuming on 37 with out loss, Vasconcelos mounted a 152-run opening stand with Luke Procter (51), the fifth century partnership between the pair this yr, along with their 97 within the first innings.
Northamptonshire misplaced three fast wickets after lunch earlier than Vasconcelos was joined by Calvin Harrison (50) in a 78-run partnership to convey the goal beneath 100 by tea. Three additional wickets fell after the interval, however Barlett regarded in full management earlier than the umpires known as time.
After a nervy last session yesterday, Northants’ openers took the optimistic route, working arduous and maintaining comfortably with the required price, including 115 throughout the morning.
Vasconcelos duly handed 50 for the second time within the match earlier than pulling Nick Potts dismissively and reaching the 1,000-run landmark shortly after whereas Procter was content material to fill the anchor function.
Northamptonshire have been handily positioned at lunch at 152 with out loss, needing 197 extra, however misplaced three wickets for 36 after the interval. Procter was adjudged lbw to Muhammad Abbas, though replays recommended the ball was sliding down leg aspect.
With Shoaib Bashir discovering flip from one finish and Abbas beating the bat on the different, Northants discovered scoring difficult. Derbyshire saved Vasconcelos starved of the strike to focus on Gus Miller, which dried up scoring additional. 4 byes off Bashir adopted by a Vasconcelos dab down to 3rd off Abbas introduced some aid, however Derbyshire made a second breakthrough when Miller chopped onto his stumps towards Brett Randell.
Vasconcelos was dropped on 103 when he supplied a pointy likelihood to first slip off Bashir, however Northants misplaced a 3rd wicket when Zaib smashed an off-cutter from Randell straight again to him.
Harrison cracked Bashir via the covers, whereas Vasconcelos meted out related remedy to Randell earlier than taking a single to convey up Northamptonshire’s 200 and, with the goal beneath 150, Vasconcelos and Harrison began to speed up.
Twenty runs got here from the following two overs as Harrison smashed Bashir over cowl, earlier than each batters clipped off their legs towards the returning Nick Potts. The pair additionally saved strain firmly on the fielders by working shortly between the wickets.
Harrison dispatched a brief ball from Potts over backward square-leg for six, however scoring slowed as Bashir and part-time spinner Matt Montgomery bowled in tandem, though Harrison struck Bashir over long-on for six.
Resuming on 261 for 3 after tea, Harrison reached 50 with a canopy boundary off Abbas however was bowled subsequent ball by one which nipped again. Vaconcelos, too, was bowled 5 balls later when tried to chop a Randell nip-backer.
With clouds gathering over the bottom and runs at a premium, Gross sales broke the stress with a boundary over mid-on, whereas George Bartlett stepped throughout and whipped Abbas via midwicket. The pair additionally performed some wild photographs which fell simply wanting fielders.
Gross sales pulled Abbas via midwicket and carved via cowl, forcing Derbyshire to take the defensive route, dropping all their fielders again on the boundary.
Gross sales chopped onto his stumps towards Abbas, however Bartlett regarded set as he swung Martin Andersson over cow-corner for six, going previous 4,000 profession first-class runs.