A difficult season came to an end on Sunday as Northants played out a rain-affected draw at Headingley against Yorkshire , the home side having much the better of a one-sided affair to clinch promotion back to the top flight. Advertisement Advertisement The result left Northants, boosted by two welcome wins in the two matches prior to the Yorkshire showdown, in fourth place in the Vitality County Championship Division Two, but a hefty 56 points adrift of the top two and promotion. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Northampton Chronicle and Echo, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
The County failed to win any of their opening 11 four-day games and at one point sat rock-bottom of the table, a run of results that ultimately led to the dismissal of head coach John Sadler in early September. Bowling coach Kleinveldt, along with batting coach Greg Smith and second team coach Graeme White, oversaw the final three matches of the campaign. Advertisement Advertisement The search is ongoing for a new head coach, but Kleinveldt knows that whoever is handed that role moving forward, there is a lot of work to be done at the County Ground.
And it is in Kleinveldt's specialist area, the bowling, that the South African feels the most attention is needed. "I think if we look back at the summer, our Achilles heel was probably not taking 20 wickets," Kleinveldt told BBC Northampton . Advertisement Advertisement "You need to take 20 wickets if you want to.
