Result
Drawn
- Northamptonshire Steelbacks
- 143 for 7 from 32 overs
- Metro
- 318 for 2 from 28 overs
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field.
Milestones
Chris Ross made their debutShaqir Iqbal reached 500 career runs
Innings 1: Metro
318/2 (28)
Batting
| Batter | How out | R | B | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Dean | not out | 212 | 110 | 34 | 1 |
| Mark Russell | b Eddy Claridge | 28 | 49 | – | – |
| Andy Law | run out (Eddy Claridge) | 2 | 8 | – | – |
| Shaqir Iqbal | not out | 33 | 17 | 6 | – |
| Charles Ronayne | did not bat | – | – | – | – |
| Everton Amos | did not bat |
Match report
The match between Northamptonshire Steelbacks and Metro ended in a draw.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field first.
Metro made 318/2 from 28 overs, a run rate of 11.36. Matt Dean top-scored with 212 from 110 balls. Eddy Claridge took 1 wicket for 55 runs from 6 overs, at an economy of 9.17. Of the 2 dismissals recorded, 1 was bowled and 1 run out. Extras added 43 runs, 14% of the total — 27 wides and 16 no-balls.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks made 143/7 from 32 overs, a run rate of 4.47. Mark Horbatowski top-scored with 54 from 72 balls. Gareth Jones took 3 wickets for 25 runs from 10 overs, including 1 maiden, at an economy of 2.50. Matt Dean led the fielding with 2 catches. Of the 7 dismissals recorded, 3 were caught, 2 bowled, 1 lbw and 1 run out.
Century for Matt Dean.