National League Division 2Saturday, 20 May 2023
Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Kent Spitfires
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Match snapshot
Match state
Draw
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Date
Saturday, 20 May 2023
Venue: Badby Cricket Club.
Competition
National League Division 2
League fixture in the BCEW archive.
Analysis scope
Whole archive context
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Result
Draw
Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field.
Points breakdown
| Category | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Kent Spitfires |
|---|---|---|
| Game | 6 | 6 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Batting bonus | 4 | 4 |
Innings 1: Northamptonshire Steelbacks
238/6 (23.2)
Batting
- Runs
- 26
- Balls faced
- 27
- Fours
- 4
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
- run out (Lee Robshaw)
- Runs
- 0
- Balls faced
- 13
- Fours
- 0
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
- c Tom Barton b Ray St Cyr
- Runs
- 176
- Balls faced
- 90
- Fours
- 19
- Sixes
- 6
- How out
- c Tom Barton b Ray St Cyr
- Runs
- 0
- Balls faced
- 3
- Fours
- 0
Match report
The match between Northamptonshire Steelbacks and Kent Spitfires ended in a draw.
Kent Spitfires won the toss and elected to field first.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks made 238/6 from 23.2 overs, a run rate of 10.20. David Howells top-scored with 176 from 90 balls. Ray St Cyr took 2 wickets for 29 runs from 3.2 overs, at an economy of 8.70. Tom Barton was the most economical bowler, at an economy of 2.25 from 4 overs. Tom Barton led the fielding with 2 catches.
Kent Spitfires made 219/5 from 36 overs, a run rate of 6.08. Tom Barton top-scored with 104 from 134 balls. David Howells took 3 wickets for 47 runs from 11 overs, including 1 maiden, at an economy of 4.27. Asif Ali was the most economical bowler, at an economy of 2.90 from 10 overs. Of the 5 dismissals recorded, 2 were caught, 2 bowled and 1 lbw.
Centuries for David Howells and Tom Barton.
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