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
Hampshire also broke a record with the ball when Sonny Baker became the first man in Blast history to take a five-wicket haul in an innings on finals day. The Hawks won the toss and elected to bowl first, restricting the Steelbacks to 169 as they previously seemed likely to post a big score. But
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
T20 Blast Semi Final, Edgbaston Hampshire Hawks 187-3 (20 overs): Weatherley 88*, Vince 59 Notts Outlaws 160 (19.5 overs): Clarke 64; More complete 4-26 Hampshire won by 27 runs Scorekeeper Hampshire Hawks beat Notts Outlaws by 27 runs at Edgbaston to set up a meeting with Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the men’s T20 Blast final. After
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,
Tammy Beaumont starred as The Blaze produced a dominant display to claim their first Women’s T20 Blast title, defeating Durham by 10 wickets at The Oval. The 35-year-old, who retired from international cricket with England earlier this summer, made 54 as she shared an unbroken opening partnership of 118 with Sarah Bryce, who scored her