Greece’s decision to tap into its sizeable Australian diaspora (more than 400,000 people in the country have Greek ancestry) will inevitably draw some comparisons with Italy. The Azzurri participated in their first T20 World Cup earlier this year after making it through sub-regional qualification. None of the Italian team in that tournament was born in
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
The Women’s T20 World Cup created “unprecedented visibility” for women’s football, according to the tournament director. Beth Barrett-Wild, outgoing director of professional women’s cricket at the England and Wales Cricket Board, said the event, hosted by England and won by Australia, had broken records for stadium attendance and broadcast audiences. He spoke as he was
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
