But James Middlebrook will bolster the Northants' spin attack after joining from Essex.
According to Ms Middlebrook's researches, there are five biologically identifiable sexes, not two.
They shared 69 before Middlebrook then added another 84 with Gavin Barker (35) to help Northants to 469 all out.
She fills the blank that no biography of Billy Tipton, even one as beautifully researched as Ms Middlebrook's, could ever wholly explain.
James Middlebrook and David Willey finally saw their side home on 171-7.
BBC: Hall starts with a win as Northants squeeze past Sussex
After Northants had resumed on 181-2, Newton (82) helped the visitors reach 302-7, already 184 in front, before being joined by Middlebrook (84).
Chigumbura fell to Jones (4-96) just before lunch but thereafter Northants did not look back as Newton, Middlebrook and Barker stacked up the huge total.
Chris Nash claimed the wickets of Boje and Wakely, caught by Collymore and Prior respectively after valuable scores, before Middlebrook and Willey ensured Northamptonshire's third win of the season.
BBC: Hall starts with a win as Northants squeeze past Sussex
Ms Middlebrook also brings out the saving naivety of the footloose, hustling mid-West of 50 years ago, full of show people improvising both themselves and their music, with no pasts and no questions asked.
Bopara then fell chasing a wide one, James was brilliantly caught at gully and James Middlebrook then became Gareth Berg's third victim before Murtagh wrapped up the tail and put Middlesex firmly in the driving seat.
Goodwin was superbly caught at second slip by David Sales off the bowling of Daggett, and the collapse continued when Andrew Hodd gave Wakely the easiest of catches before James Middlebrook trapped Ollie Rayner leg before for 27.
BBC: Hall starts with a win as Northants squeeze past Sussex
Yasir Arafat returned to bowl John Maunders but James Middlebrook hit a six over mid-wicket off a slower ball from Azhar Mahmood in the 38th over, to ease the pressure on Essex, who took eight from the penultimate over to ease home.
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