National League Division1Saturday, 26 April 2025
Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Somerset VICC
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, 26 April 2025
Venue: Mike Clarke Oval.
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 | Somerset VICC |
|---|---|---|
| Game | 14 | 0 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Batting bonus | 4 |
Innings 1: Somerset VICC
99/8 (23.4)
Batting
- Runs
- 10
- Balls faced
- 20
- Fours
- 1
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
- c Gerald Porter b Asif Ali
- Runs
- 49
- Balls faced
- 65
- Fours
- 3
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
- not out
- Runs
- 0
- Balls faced
- 1
- Fours
- 0
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
- b Asif Ali
- Runs
- 0
- Balls faced
- 2
- Fours
- 0
- Sixes
- 0
Match report
Northamptonshire Steelbacks beat Somerset VICC.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field first.
Somerset VICC made 99/8 from 23.4 overs, a run rate of 4.18. Rory Hossell top-scored with 49 from 65 balls. Asif Ali took 4 wickets for 19 runs from 6.4 overs, including 1 maiden, at an economy of 2.85. Michael Harrison was the most economical bowler, at an economy of 2.40 from 5 overs. Gerald Porter led the fielding with 2 catches.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks made 102/2 from 12.3 overs, a run rate of 8.16. Bilal Akhtar top-scored with 49 from 43 balls. Ed Hossell took 1 wicket for 5 runs from 3 overs, including 1 maiden, at an economy of 1.67. Of the 2 dismissals recorded, 1 was bowled and 1 lbw. Extras added 13 runs, 13% of the total — 2 byes, 7 wides and 4 no-balls.
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