National League Division1Saturday, 9 August 2025
Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Metro
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won Open the scorecard first, then use the report and analysis sections below for context.
Match snapshot
Match state
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won
Result, hero summary, and scorecard come first; report and analysis follow underneath.
Date
Saturday, 9 August 2025
Venue: Badby Cricket Club.
Competition
National League Division1
League fixture in the BCEW archive.
Analysis scope
Whole archive context
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Result
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
Points breakdown
| Category | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Metro |
|---|---|---|
| Game | 14 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Batting bonus | 4 |
Innings 1: Metro
104/9 (14.1)
Batting
- Runs
- 38
- Balls faced
- 49
- Fours
- 5
- Sixes
- 1
- How out
- c David Howells b Eddy Claridge
- Runs
- 0
- Balls faced
- 3
- Fours
- 0
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
- c David Howells b Mark Turnham
- Runs
- 9
- Balls faced
- 8
- Fours
- 1
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
- b Conna Burrows
- Runs
- 23
- Balls faced
- 16
- Fours
- 4
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
Match report
Northamptonshire Steelbacks beat Metro.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field first.
Metro made 104/9 from 14.1 overs, a run rate of 7.34. Nick Ebbeck top-scored with 38 from 49 balls. Bilal Akhtar took 5 wickets for 19 runs from 3 overs, at an economy of 6.33. Conna Burrows was the most economical bowler, at an economy of 1.33 from 3 overs. David Howells led the fielding with 3 catches.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks made 106/1 from 18.3 overs, a run rate of 5.73. Bilal Akhtar top-scored with 59 from 73 balls. Mo Ghalib took 1 wicket for 21 runs from 4 overs, at an economy of 5.25. Rory Field was the most economical bowler, at an economy of 2.33 from 3 overs. Extras added 18 runs, 17% of the total — 1 bye, 7 wides and 10 no-balls.
Five-wicket haul for Bilal Akhtar.
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