Northants' opening pre-season friendly of the 'summer' came to a soggy end on Thursday as the match against Oxford UCCE at the County Ground was abandoned before lunch on day three.
John Sadler praised the efforts of Emilio Gay to regain fitness ahead of schedule after the left-hander made a surprise return to the Northants team for their four-day clash with Nottinghamshire on Thursday.
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