Northamptonshire Beat Lancashire by 316 Runs in County Cricket
Northamptonshire won a big cricket match. They beat Lancashire by 316 runs. The game was at Old Trafford. This is Lancashire's home ground.
The win keeps Northamptonshire close to Kent. Kent is top of Division Two. Division Two is a group of cricket teams. Northamptonshire want to catch Kent.
One Lancashire player is Josh Bohannon. He averages 19.52 runs this season. An average shows how many runs a player usually scores.
Bohannon played a defensive shot. But Luke Procter bowled a very good ball. People call this a zinger. It is a surprising, fast ball.
Luke Procter is special for another reason. He and James Anderson are the last two players from Lancashire's 2011 team. That team won the Championship in 2011.
The Championship is a top cricket competition in England. Many teams play in it every year. Northamptonshire's big win was on day four of the match.
Vocabulary7 words
- runs
- points a team gets in cricket
- Division Two
- a group of teams in a competition
- averages
- usually gets or does
- shot
- a way of hitting the ball
- zinger
- a very fast, surprising ball
- Championship
- a big competition to find the best team
- competition
- a contest between teams
Quiz
Answer key
1. 316 2. Kent 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Northamptonshire won a big cricket match. They beat Lancashire by 316 _____. The game was at _____.
The win keeps Northamptonshire close to Kent. Kent is top of Division _____.
One Lancashire player is Josh Bohannon. He _____ 19.52 runs this season.
Bohannon played a defensive shot. But Luke Procter bowled a very good ball. People call this a _____.
Luke Procter and James Anderson are the last two players from Lancashire's _____ team.
That team won the _____ in 2011.
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