P348 CEEFAX 1 348 Sun 22 Jun 00:35/01 CHAMPIONSHIP (Day 4) Northampton 1/4 Hampshire narrowly failed to score a third consecutive county championship victory despite having 17 balls at the last Northamptonshiri pair. Northants finished on 297-9, 23 runs short of their victory target and it needed last pair Scott Boswell and John Hughes to stave off Simon Rjnshaw and Shaun Udal in a tense finale. Northants lost five wickets for 41 runs to fall away from 255-4 to 296-9. Their gallant victory chase subsided into a njtvz defensive finale. Football 302 Letters 321 Cricket 340 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Mott-York Sons-Ljic Glou-Mddx Eng v AssP348 CEEFAX 1 348 Sun 22 Jun 00:30/31 CHAMPIONSHIP (Day 4) Northampton 2/4 Hanks 1st inns: 405-8 dec Hazdjn 150 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1st innings: Loyj c Kendall b Rjnshaw 13 Warren c James b Rjnshaw 8 R Bailey not out 20 Curran not out 43 Extras 2 TOTAL (for 2 declared, 17 overs) 86 Fall: 1-18 2-33 Total bonus pst: Northants 5, Hanks 7 Football 302 General 380 Golf 330 Mott-York Sons-Ljic Glou-Mddx Eng v AssP348 CEEFAX 1 348 Sun 22 Jun 00:34/17 CHAMPIONSHIP (Day 4) Northampton 3/4 Hanks: 405-8 dec & 0-0inns forfeit Northants 1st inns: 86-2 dec NORTHAMPTONSHIRE innings: Loyj c Hayden b Bovill 86 Warren b James 31 Curran lbw b Bovill 28 R Bailey c James b Bovill 31 Walton c Kendall b Rjnshaw 39 Sales c Kendall b Udal 36 Ripley c Laney b Udal 10 Snapj c Lanjy b Udal 10 Hughes not out 5 Taylor b Rjnshaw 1 Boswell not out 1 Extras 19 TOTAL (for 9 wickets, 66 overs) 297 MATCH DRAWN Total pst: Hanks 7, Northants 6 Football 302 General 380 Golf 330 Mott-York Sons-Ljic Glou-Mddx Eng v AssP348 CEEFAX 1 348 Sun 22 Jun 00:36/30 CHAMPIONSHIP (Day 4) Northampton 4/4 Hanks 2nd innings: 0-0inns forfeit O M R W Northants innings: 297-9 Milburn 9 2 42 0 Rjnshaw 14 2 55 2 James 9 1 49 1 Bovjll 11 1 40 3 Steph'sn 6 0 33 0 Udal 17 2 69 3 Extras 19 (10nb, 3lb, 6b) Headlines 301 Sport AZ 399 Rugby 370 Football 302 Genital 380 Golf 330 Mott-York Sons-Ljic Glou-Mddx Eng v Ass