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3 days ago
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Middlesex wear down Northants to seal innings win
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, Northwood (day four)Middlesex 625-8 dec: Holden 151, Williamson 114, Du Plooy 105, Cracknell 73; Zaib 3-70Northamptonshire 261 & 257: Keogh 61*; Higgins 3-54Middlesex (24pts) beat Northants (2pts) by an innings and 107 scorecard Middlesex's bowlers wore down heroic Northamptonshire resistance to close out an emphatic victory by an innings and 107 runs deep into the final session of day four at Merchant Taylors' Keogh defied the hosts attack for almost five hours despite being struck for a second time on the finger he damaged while fielding on day one to make a gutsy unbeaten 61, while Saif Zaib also battled through pain to add 44 to his 82 of the first was even a last-wicket stand of 47 between Keogh and Yuzvendra Chahal to further frustrate the Seaxes, but in the end for Ryan Higgins' 3-54 (seven in the match) and a maiden first-class wicket for Ben Geddes bowled out the visitors for hopes of frustrating the host's victory push were dealt an early blow when Lewis McManus, having played one delicious extra cover drive tried to leave a ball from Roland-Jones, only for it to cannon off the under edge and send his off-stump wicket became two in the next over, Tom Helm beating George Bartlett twice in successive balls before banging in a short one which the batter skied obligingly to Roland-Jones at now rested on the shoulders of all-rounders Zaib and Keogh. Zaib picked up where he'd left off in the first innings, Keogh meanwhile took 18 balls to get off the mark and was then struck on his already damaged digit by a ball from Higgins but carried on after lengthy treatmentDeprived of spinner Zafar Gohar due to the arm injury picked up fielding on day three and with a soft Kookaburra ball offering no help to the Middlesex seamers, the stoic resistance of the Steelbacks continued on the as frustration looked to be setting in, Tom Helm found some extra bounce and Zaib feathered an edge through to Joe the defiance continued with Ben Sanderson, on a pair from the first innings, battling for over an hour for his 12 and guiding Northamptonshire to the sanctuary of the new ball imminent, Ben Geddes was introduced to speed up its arrival and promptly found the edge of Sanderson's bat with his third ball, Higgins taking a smart catch at took the ripe cherry in hand to remove Guthrie, before an entertaining last-wicket stand that saw Keogh reach a thoroughly deserved on a king pair played a glorious off-drive and a few other less conventional shots to reach 20, but Cornwell rearranged his stumps to clinch victory with 25 overs left. Report supplied by ECB Reporters' Network, supported by Rothesay
Yahoo
23-03-2025
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Cricketer opens up about mental health struggles
A cricketer has revealed he missed part of last season to deal with difficulties with his mental health. Northamptonshire all-rounder Rob Keogh said his "troubles off the pitch" were masked under the guise of a back injury. Keogh revealed his struggles to BBC Radio Northampton ahead of the side's opening County Championship match on 4 April. "People close to me know that anyway now, and I'm not too afraid to bring that up," he said. The 33-year-old was awarded a testimonial year in 2024, having made his debut at the club in 2010. He took on a Courtney Lawes XI at the County Ground in July, with those involved including players and personnel from Northampton Saints and Northampton Town FC. Keogh, who has scored more than 6,000 first-class runs for Northants, said the past year helped to restore his confidence. "I had my own struggles, some of which were covered up with back problems - but they weren't," he admitted. "I had some time away from the game with some mental health issues and troubles off the pitch that we tried to cover up." The one-club man revealed the combined pressure of his testimonial, getting married and "not enjoying cricket" made for a "tough year". However, Keogh said he was "really honoured and grateful" for the efforts people made for him, adding: "I really enjoyed it. "It certainly helped me and my confidence for life after cricket, meeting new people and dealing with the corporate world. "All I've known is cricket for 16, 17 years." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Cricketer Keogh set to face Lawes in charity match Northants keen to right 2023's wrongs - Keogh NCCC - Rob Keogh
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23-03-2025
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Cricketer opens up about mental health struggles
A cricketer has revealed he missed part of last season to deal with difficulties with his mental health. Northamptonshire all-rounder Rob Keogh said his "troubles off the pitch" were masked under the guise of a back injury. Keogh revealed his struggles to BBC Radio Northampton ahead of the side's opening County Championship match on 4 April. "People close to me know that anyway now, and I'm not too afraid to bring that up," he said. The 33-year-old was awarded a testimonial year in 2024, having made his debut at the club in 2010. He took on a Courtney Lawes XI at the County Ground in July, with those involved including players and personnel from Northampton Saints and Northampton Town FC. Keogh, who has scored more than 6,000 first-class runs for Northants, said the past year helped to restore his confidence. "I had my own struggles, some of which were covered up with back problems - but they weren't," he admitted. "I had some time away from the game with some mental health issues and troubles off the pitch that we tried to cover up." The one-club man revealed the combined pressure of his testimonial, getting married and "not enjoying cricket" made for a "tough year". However, Keogh said he was "really honoured and grateful" for the efforts people made for him, adding: "I really enjoyed it. "It certainly helped me and my confidence for life after cricket, meeting new people and dealing with the corporate world. "All I've known is cricket for 16, 17 years." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Cricketer Keogh set to face Lawes in charity match Northants keen to right 2023's wrongs - Keogh NCCC - Rob Keogh
BBC News
23-03-2025
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Northampton cricketer Rob Keogh admits hiding mental health issue
A cricketer has revealed he missed part of last season to deal with difficulties with his mental all-rounder Rob Keogh said his "troubles off the pitch" were masked under the guise of a back revealed his struggles to BBC Radio Northampton ahead of the side's opening County Championship match on 4 April."People close to me know that anyway now, and I'm not too afraid to bring that up," he said. The 33-year-old was awarded a testimonial year in 2024, having made his debut at the club in took on a Courtney Lawes XI at the County Ground in July, with those involved including players and personnel from Northampton Saints and Northampton Town FC. 'Tough year' Keogh, who has scored more than 6,000 first-class runs for Northants, said the past year helped to restore his confidence."I had my own struggles, some of which were covered up with back problems - but they weren't," he admitted."I had some time away from the game with some mental health issues and troubles off the pitch that we tried to cover up." The one-club man revealed the combined pressure of his testimonial, getting married and "not enjoying cricket" made for a "tough year".However, Keogh said he was "really honoured and grateful" for the efforts people made for him, adding: "I really enjoyed it."It certainly helped me and my confidence for life after cricket, meeting new people and dealing with the corporate world."All I've known is cricket for 16, 17 years." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
