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The Independent
20-06-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Luke Wells leads record-breaking Lancashire to Vitality Blast win
Luke Wells produced a record-breaking performance in the Vitality Blast as Lancashire crushed Derbyshire by 80 runs. Opener Wells hit eight sixes in his 44-ball 83 – the most ever by a Lancashire player in Twenty20. He helped his side to 243 for seven, which is the county's highest score in this format of the game. Matty Hurst added 59 from 29 balls . Chris Green then took three for 16 as Derbyshire were bowled out for 163 in response despite Caleb Jewell's 65. Northamptonshire lost ground at the top of the North Group after going down to a 24-run defeat to Nottinghamshire. Tom Moore's 53 off 27 balls helped the visitors to 164 for eight before Matthew Montgomery took three for 22 to help bowl Northampton out for 140. Sam Hain's unbeaten 38 helped Birmingham Bears to a last-over one-wicket win over Worcestershire. Chasing 135 to win, Hain's 30-ball innings guided the hosts to victory with three balls to spare. Durham made light work of Yorkshire, winning by 63 runs after posting 193 for four. Graham Clark hit 53, James Neesham 42 not out and Alex Lees 40. Somerset continued their good form at the top of the South Group as they beat Glamorgan by six wickets. Chasing 131 after Riley Meredith took four for 21, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (38) and Sean Dickson (23no) saw them home with six wickets and 20 balls to spare. Second-placed Surrey hammered Middlesex by 75 runs. Will Jacks led the way with 97 off 56 balls in Surrey's 194 for eight before Mitchell Santner took three for 25, Jacks fittingly picking up the final wicket as Middlesex were dismissed for 119. Tawanda Muyeye scored a maiden T20 century to help Kent beat Essex by 47 runs. The opener hit seven sixes and six fours on his way to 100 from 59 balls as Kent posted 219 for three. Dean Elgar (50) and Simon Harmer (55 off 21 balls) hit half-centuries in response for Essex but they were bowled out for 172. Gloucestershire beat Hampshire in style, with David Payne's six off the last ball of the match sealing a two-wicket win.
Yahoo
20-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Luke Wells leads record-breaking Lancashire to Vitality Blast win
Luke Wells produced a record-breaking performance in the Vitality Blast as Lancashire crushed Derbyshire by 80 runs. Opener Wells hit eight sixes in his 44-ball 83 – the most ever by a Lancashire player in Twenty20. Advertisement He helped his side to 243 for seven, which is the county's highest score in this format of the game. Matty Hurst added 59 from 29 balls . Chris Green then took three for 16 as Derbyshire were bowled out for 163 in response despite Caleb Jewell's 65. Northamptonshire lost ground at the top of the North Group after going down to a 24-run defeat to Nottinghamshire. Tom Moore's 53 off 27 balls helped the visitors to 164 for eight before Matthew Montgomery took three for 22 to help bowl Northampton out for 140. Sam Hain's unbeaten 38 helped Birmingham Bears to a last-over one-wicket win over Worcestershire. Advertisement Chasing 135 to win, Hain's 30-ball innings guided the hosts to victory with three balls to spare. Durham made light work of Yorkshire, winning by 63 runs after posting 193 for four. Graham Clark hit 53, James Neesham 42 not out and Alex Lees 40. Somerset continued their good form at the top of the South Group as they beat Glamorgan by six wickets. Chasing 131 after Riley Meredith took four for 21, Tom Kohler-Cadmore (38) and Sean Dickson (23no) saw them home with six wickets and 20 balls to spare. Second-placed Surrey hammered Middlesex by 75 runs. Will Jacks led the way with 97 off 56 balls in Surrey's 194 for eight before Mitchell Santner took three for 25, Jacks fittingly picking up the final wicket as Middlesex were dismissed for 119. Advertisement Tawanda Muyeye scored a maiden T20 century to help Kent beat Essex by 47 runs. The opener hit seven sixes and six fours on his way to 100 from 59 balls as Kent posted 219 for three. Dean Elgar (50) and Simon Harmer (55 off 21 balls) hit half-centuries in response for Essex but they were bowled out for 172. Gloucestershire beat Hampshire in style, with David Payne's six off the last ball of the match sealing a two-wicket win.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
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- Yahoo
Steelbacks deserve more recognition
Northamptonshire Steelbacks' players deserve more credit for their T20 Blast performances, according to captain David Willey. A 10-run win over Birmingham Bears on Wednesday made it six wins from their opening six games of the competition. Advertisement They are top of the North Group in which seven victories last season was enough to qualify for the quarter-finals. "There are some brilliant players here - we've got Saif [Zaib] in The Hundred this year but there are a few more guys I would hope would get recognition for their performances and get picked up for a wildcard," the former England all-rounder told BBC Radio Northampton. "We're trying to stay in the present, taking one step at a time and we're actually talking about one ball at a time - and will try to back it up against Durham on Friday." Birmingham looked on course to end the Steelbacks' 100% record when they were 94-1 in the 10th over, chasing 185 for victory, but George Scrimshaw removed Tom Latham and Sam Hain in quick succession before Willey grabbed the prize wicket of Dan Mousley and took a stunning catch in the deep to dismiss Ed Barnard. Advertisement "He [Scrimshaw] is a very talented bowler - he's got some great attributes and to have him out there bowling with the breeze behind him on a pitch which offered him assistance was a game-changer for us and I'm delighted to see him doing well," added Willey. "With the combinations we've got at the death it allows me to use a couple of overs through the middle where we need to make something happen and call on my experience for a couple of tight overs - and to get Mousley out was a key moment."
BBC News
12-06-2025
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- BBC News
Steelbacks deserve more recognition
Northamptonshire Steelbacks' players deserve more credit for their T20 Blast performances, according to captain David Willey.A 10-run win over Birmingham Bears on Wednesday made it six wins from their opening six games of the are top of the North Group in which seven victories last season was enough to qualify for the quarter-finals."There are some brilliant players here - we've got Saif [Zaib] in The Hundred this year but there are a few more guys I would hope would get recognition for their performances and get picked up for a wildcard," the former England all-rounder told BBC Radio Northampton."We're trying to stay in the present, taking one step at a time and we're actually talking about one ball at a time - and will try to back it up against Durham on Friday."Birmingham looked on course to end the Steelbacks' 100% record when they were 94-1 in the 10th over, chasing 185 for victory, but George Scrimshaw removed Tom Latham and Sam Hain in quick succession before Willey grabbed the prize wicket of Dan Mousley and took a stunning catch in the deep to dismiss Ed Barnard."He [Scrimshaw] is a very talented bowler - he's got some great attributes and to have him out there bowling with the breeze behind him on a pitch which offered him assistance was a game-changer for us and I'm delighted to see him doing well," added Willey."With the combinations we've got at the death it allows me to use a couple of overs through the middle where we need to make something happen and call on my experience for a couple of tight overs - and to get Mousley out was a key moment."
BBC News
11-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Steelbacks win again as Derbyshire misery continues
Northamptonshire Steelbacks maintained their 100% start to the T20 Blast with a 10-run win over Birmingham Bears despite more heroics from Pakistan paceman Hasan from taking a hat-trick against Derbyshire on Sunday, Ali took three more wickets as the Steelbacks made 184-6 at Wantage Road but a late batting collapse saw the Bears fail to make it three successive miserable campaign continued with a fifth defeat from their opening five games as they were beaten by an Ollie Robinson-inspired Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire failed to recover from losing two wickets in the first over of their run chase against Yorkshire after Dawid Malan's quick-fire 58 helped the visitors post a daunting target. Match scorecardsLooking for a sixth successive win to start their campaign, Matthew Breetzke (53) and Justin Broad (60) struck half-centuries to help the Steelbacks to a challenging 184-6 with skipper David Willey weighing in with 34 from 29 Ali once again showed what a good operator he is in this format with 3-42 and the vital wicket of Broad to follow club-best figures of 6-28 against Derbyshire on visitors looked in control of the run chase at 139-3 but home skipper David Willey brought himself back on to bowl and he removed Dan Mousley for 68 before taking a diving catch in the deep to remove Ed Barnard off the bowling of Bears lost five wickets for 21 runs to subside to a 10-run defeat and Northamptonshire now have six wins from six, with seven victories in the North Group being enough to make it through to the quarter-finals last season. Falcons fail to fly again while it's all-White for Yorkshire While Northamptonshire have a 100% winning record in the T20 Blast, Derbyshire suffered a fifth defeat in five games as they were beaten by 16 runs at Robinson's T20-best 70 from 46 balls, sharing an 84-run partnership with Colin Ackermann (33), helped the home side reach 168-6 at Falcons reply was given a rapid start by Aneurin Donald and Caleb Jewell as they raced to 30 inside the opening three overs but when Donald was dismissed for 15 the visitors lost wickets at regular 33 and Wayne Madsen with 37 kept Derbyshire's hopes alive but a three-wicket burst from Ben Raine (3-21) ensured the points remained in Jack White returned T20-best figures of 4-33 to inspire Yorkshire to back-to-back victories as Nottinghamshire fell to a nine-run defeat in the East Malan's third successive half-century gave Yorkshire the perfect start at Trent Bridge as he hit seven fours and three sixes in an innings of 58 from only 28 visitors' captain shared an opening stand of 83 with Adam Lyth (29) before Daniel Sams, Liam Patterson-White and Dillon Pennington, with two wickets each, helped Nottinghamshire restrict them to home side's reply got off to an awful start as White removed Lyndon James and Jack Haynes without scoring in the first Joe Clarke anchored the Nottinghamshire innings with 50 and, helped by Freddie McCann (31), worked them back into the Daniel Sams launched Dom Bess for successive sixes to raise hopes of an Outlaws win but when he was caught and bowled by the spinner attempting to hit a third maximum Yorkshire knew the win was theirs."With the ball I tried just to put it on a good length and got a bit of luck," said White."It has been a really enjoyable first season here for me so far and hopefully we can get some more wins and move up the table in all formats." Thursday fixtures South GroupChelmsford: Essex v Glamorgan Taunton: Somerset v MiddlesexThe Oval: Surrey v KentPlay starts at 18:30 BST
