Northants v Worcestershire: Daryl Mitchell makes fine century for visitors

Daryl Mitchell scored 120 against Derbyshire in Worcestershire's last Championship game

Worcestershire opener Daryl Mitchell scored his second successive hundred to put his in-form Division Two side in total command against Northants.

The former captain, on 52 overnight, was finally out lbw to Nathan Buck (5-90) for 161 as the visitors moved from 108-2 to 434 all out at Wantage Road.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore hit 76 and skipper Joe Leach made 50 as Worcestershire gained a first-innings lead of 196.

Northants closed on 53-2 with Ben Duckett unbeaten on 25.

Northamptonshire's Nathan Buck told BBC Radio Northampton: "The pitch didn't do as much. We bowled well in patches and produced periods of pressure.

"But we couldn't contain as much as we'd liked and leaked a few too many.

"We didn't put the ball in the good areas as consistently as we wanted ."

Worcestershire opener Daryl Mitchell told BBC Hereford & Worcester: "Northants have actually been a bit of a bogey team for me until the last couple of years, so it's nice to get a few.

"Four hundred is always our target and we got there with a couple of decent partnerships. Tom played a really important knock.

"We've had two good days here and got a big lead on a deteriorating pitch so hopefully we can press home the advantage."