National League Division1Saturday, 9 August 2025
Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Metro
Result
Blind Cricket England & Wales - Northamptonshire Steelbacks - Won
- Northamptonshire Steelbacks
- 106/1 (18.3)
- 22 pts
- Metro
- 104/9 (14.1)
- 2 pts
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
Points breakdown
| Category | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Metro |
|---|---|---|
| Game | 14 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Batting bonus | 4 | 2 |
| Bowling bonus | 4 | 0 |
| 2nd-innings bonus | — | — |
| Total | 22 | 2 |
Milestones
Bilal Akhtar took their first five-wicket haulHardikkumar Patel made their debut
Innings 1: Metro
104/9 (14.1)
Batting
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Ebbeck | c David Howells b Eddy Claridge | 38 | 49 | 5 | 1 |
| Sam Hoskin | c David Howells b Mark Turnham | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mo Ghalib | b Conna Burrows | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Thomas Froud | c Brandon Little b Bilal Akhtar | 23 | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Michael Shea | b Bilal Akhtar | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Turnbull | b Bilal Akhtar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Hardikkumar Patel | c Rahul Gajjal b Conna Burrows | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rory Field |
Match report
Northamptonshire Steelbacks beat Metro.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field first.
Metro made 104/9 from 14.1 overs. Nick Ebbeck top-scored with 38 from 49 balls. Bilal Akhtar took 5 for 19.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks made 106/1 from 18.3 overs. Bilal Akhtar top-scored with 59 from 73 balls. Mo Ghalib took 1 for 21.
Five-wicket haul for Bilal Akhtar.