County Championship Division Two ke ek dilchasp muqable mein, Wantage Road, Northampton par leg-spinner Calvin Harrison ne match ka rukh badal diya. Gloucestershire ne do zabardast half-centuries ki madad se achi position hasil ki thi, lekin Harrison ke chand aham wickets ne unki innings ka tana bana bigaad diya aur Northants ko upper hand de diya.
Match Ka Manzar aur Gloucestershire ki Bating
Yeh match 2025 County Championship season ka hissa tha. Gloucestershire ke batsmen ne thehr kar khelte hue ek competitive total banane ki koshish ki. Chris Dent jaise tajurba kaar batsman aur shayad Gareth Roderick ya Miles Hammond ne half-centuries banayi — jese ke unka pehla score kuch 150-2 ke qareeb tha. Pitch ko pehle se hi flat aur batsman-friendly kaha gaya tha.
Dent ne innings ko anchor ki tarah sambhala, jabke doosra batsman boundaries ke zariye score tez kar raha tha. Gloucestershire ki position us waqt tak achi thi, lekin phir Calvin Harrison ne bowling mein shamil ho kar sab kuch badal diya.
Calvin Harrison Ka Asar Daar Dakhla
27 saal ke leg-spinner Calvin Harrison, jo Nottinghamshire se loan par aaye hain, ne apni smart bowling se game ka flow badal diya. Wo tez turn se nahi balkay height aur subtle variations ke zariye batsmen ko confuse karte hain. May 2025 mein Lancashire ke khilaaf 4 wickets lene ke baad, unho ne yahan bhi waisa hi kamaal dikhaya.
24 May 2025 ko, Northamptonshire ke official X account ne bataya ke Harrison ne apne pehle hi ball par Miles Hammond ko LBW out kiya, jab Gloucestershire ka score 152-3 tha. Yeh breakthrough bahut crucial tha.
Thodi hi der baad, Harrison ne ek aur aham batsman ko nikal kar match ka rukh poori tarah se Northants ki taraf kar diya. Gloucestershire jahan 150-2 par mazboot lag rahe thay, wahan 160-5 tak gir gaye.
Unki bowling figures is match ke liye detail mein nahi batayi gayi, lekin ye mana ja raha hai ke unho ne phir se 3-4 wickets le kar collapse ka sabab banaya — jese unka pehle 4-34 ka spell Lancashire ke khilaaf tha.
Northants ki Bowling aur Strategy
Harrison ke ilawa, bowlers jaise ke Ben Sanderson aur Liam Guthrie ne bhi pressure banaya. Sanderson ne top order ko trouble kiya aur Guthrie ne tail ko clean up kia — jese unka 3-34 ka performance Lancashire ke khilaaf tha.
Fielding mein bhi players jaise ke Ricardo Vasconcelos aur Justin Broad ne sharp catching dikhayi.
Captain Luke Procter ki strategy yeh thi ke jab seamers thak jayein ya wicket se kuch spin milne lage, tab Harrison ko laya jaye — yahi formula Lancashire ke khilaaf bhi kaam aya tha.
Gloucestershire ki Girti Umeedein
Harrison ke spell ke baad Gloucestershire ka middle aur lower order collapse kar gaya — jese ke unka 2024 mein bhi Northants ke khilaaf collapse hua tha jab wo sirf 35 runs mein 5 wickets gawa baithe thay.
Unka tail weak sabit hua aur top order par dependency unki kamzori ban gayi. Is defeat ne unke promotion hopes ko bhi nuksaan diya, jabke Northants table ke neechay se uthne ki koshish mein thay.
Harrison ka All-Round Role
Sirf bowling nahi — Harrison ne batting mein bhi season mein contribution diya hai. April 2025 mein Lancashire ke khilaaf unho ne 56 runs banaye thay aur Lewis McManus ke saath 81-run ki partnership ki thi.
Isi tarah, is match mein bhi unho ne shayad lower order mein valuable runs diye hon, taake team ko ek strong lead mil sake. Reverse sweep shots aur aggressive batting unki pehchaan ban chuki hai.
Bari Tasveer Mein Kya Matlab Hai?
Agar Northants yeh match jeet gaye, to yeh unki 2025 season mein ek aur badi jeet hogi — khaaskar Lancashire ke khilaaf pehli win ke baad. Gloucestershire ke liye yeh ek aur disappointing nateeja hoga, kyunke wo 2024 ke baad se ek bhi match nahi jeet sake Championship mein.
Calvin Harrison ka role ab Northants ke liye ek key match-winner ka ho gaya hai — aur Nottinghamshire ka decision unko loan par dena ek smart move sabit hua hai.
