Having received the toss and elected to bowl first, Ben Sanderson struck the primary blow on an overcast morning at New Highway by trapping Dan Lategan lbw simply two balls in.
That turned 20-2 as Procter clattered Rehaan Edavalath’s off-stump along with his first ball.
Libby and Hose then dug in till lunch on 56-2. However the Pears vice-captain’s fourth County Championship Division Two half-century of 2026 was ended by Procter.
House skipper Brett D’Oliveira was handed a lifeline, put down at second slip, solely to be snared at third slip by Procter in his subsequent over.
Unperturbed by an damage to wicketkeeper Lewis McManus, Vasconcelos took the gloves and, shortly after play resumed, spinner Calvin Harrison claimed the important thing wicket of Hose, who discovered the slip cordon.
Australian seamer Conway then struck after tea when he nipped one again via the gate to bowl Matthew Waite earlier than Procter returned to fortress Tom Taylor with a hooping inswinger.
Conway bounced out Ben Allison, earlier than Procter accomplished his first five-fer of the season with the wicket of Usama Mir.
Cullen and final man Adam Finch (5*) then rallied with a last-wicket stand of fifty. And, though Northants went off after one over for unhealthy gentle, a full of life change between residence skipper D’Oliveira and umpires Neil Pratt and James Tredwell introduced them again out in excellent gentle for an additional seven overs, to the wincing Procter’s personal price.
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