Northants v Warwickshire, Pro40, Wantage Road

Boje leaves Warwickshire facing drop

Cricinfo staff

September 2, 2007

Northamptonshire 233 for 4 (Boje 74*, Sales 58, Wessels 52) beat Warwickshire 230 for 8 (Trott 41, Boje 3-41) by four wickets
Scorecard

Nicky Boje produced a fine all-round display, following three wickets with an unbeaten 74 as Northamptonshire eased to a six-wicket win, continuing Warwickshire's alarming slump in form. Boje was well supported by Riki Wessels and David Sales as they chased down 231 with four overs to spare.

Warwickshire looked like making a game of it when they removed both Northamptonshire openers early, but Boje and Wessels, who clubbed 52 off 29 balls, added 77 to put the chase on course.

Boje then combined with Sales, who faced 52 balls for his runs and hit seven fours and a six. Ant Botha claimed two wickets on his Warwickshire debut, but it wasn't enough.

None of Warwickshire's batsmen went on to produce a major innings, six of them falling between 24 and 41. Jonathon Trott top scored and some late hitting from Nick James and Alex Loudon boosted the total, although Northamptonshire made it appear well under par.