Nathan McSweeney will miss the final three games of Northamptonshire’s County Championship Division Two season because he will be representing Australia A in India. The 27-year-old is Northants’ leading run-scorer in the Championship this season with 589 runs at an average of just under 50, hitting three centuries and two half-centuries. McSweeney will feature in
Explosive T20 Final, Edgbaston Northamptonshire Steelbacks 169 (19.5 overs): Vasconcelos 88; baker 5-21 Hampshire Hawks 155 (19.2 overs): Weatherley 75; Sales 3-25 Northants won by 14 runs Scorekeeper The Northamptonshire Steelbacks claimed their third T20 Blast title after a titanic fight with the Hampshire Hawks in a thrilling Edgbaston final. After being asked to bat
Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann says there is “no problem” with his team’s form in the T20 Blast after progressing to the quarter-finals. The Steelbacks lost three of their last four Central and West Group matches, including a five-wicket loss to Warwickshire on Sunday. But Northants still comfortably topped the group to secure a home
Northamptonshire all-rounder Justin Broad has been ruled out for the remainder of the 2026 season with a lower back injury. The Germany international has played just nine first-team games this season and has been unable to bowl due to the problem. South Africa-born Broad, 26, signed a new two-year contract with the club in September,
No other team has won as many games (9) or scored as many points (36) as Northamptonshire in the T20 Blast so far this season. The Steelbacks only lost once, against Somerset comprehensively on Sunday, and won again in style to qualify for the quarter-finals. Ben Kellaway (3-22) was the bowlers’ choice for Glamorgan but