Three days after being crowned T20 Blast champions, Northamptonshire made a winning start to their One-Day Cup campaign in a thrilling high-scoring match against Warwickshire at Wantage Road. Bears captain Sam Hain’s 80 and 20-year-old Theo Wylie’s (65) first half-century set the platform for the visitors, who lost to Raphy Weatherall (4-56). Luke Procter, one
Northamptonshire Steelbacks head coach Darren Lehmann has praised the club’s ‘Shoe Army’ of supporters following their T20 Blast triumph. Northants beat Hampshire Hawks by 14 runs in an absorbing final at Edgbaston on Saturday to claim a record third title. Fans were heard chanting “Shoe Army!” throughout finals day, a reference to Northampton’s historic links
Somerset got off to a bright start after winning the toss and electing to bowl, reducing Northants to 26-3 in five overs with Riley Meredith trapping Ricardo Vasconcelos in front for 15 before Craig Overton removed Nathan McSweeney (1) and Willey (6) cheaply. Chris Lynn, the second-highest run-scorer in this season’s T20 Blast so far,
Record of the day of the final: Winners – 2013 and 2016 2026 leading run scorer: Chris Lynn – 475 Best wicket-taker of 2026: James sales – 21 Group registration: Nine wins, three losses – 1st in the Central and West Group Unlike their Central and West Group rivals Somerset, Northants’ participation in the knockout
Somersaultwho has won two of the last three T20 titles, looked down and out when they needed 80 runs off 27 balls to beat yorkshire. The target of 162 set by the Tykes was the lowest in T20 matches at Headingley this season by 31 runs. Only Adam Lyth (64), with a third half-century of
Australia Test batsman Nathan McSweeney has signed a new contract to play for Northamptonshire in the 2027 season. The 27-year-old, who played three Test matches for Australia, scored three county championship centuries in his first year with Northants and is the county’s leading run-scorer this summer with 589 runs at an average of just under