National League Division1Sunday, 30 August 2026
Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Metro
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Match snapshot
Match state
Draw
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Date
Sunday, 30 August 2026
Venue: East Haddon Memorial Playing Field.
Competition
National League Division1
League fixture in the BCEW archive.
Analysis scope
Whole archive context
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Result
Draw
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat.
Points breakdown
| Category | Northamptonshire Steelbacks | Metro |
|---|---|---|
| Game | 6 | 6 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Batting bonus | 4 | 3 |
Innings 1: Northamptonshire Steelbacks
279/4 (32.1)
Batting
- Runs
- 2
- Balls faced
- 9
- Fours
- 0
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
- c Mo Ghalib b Javid Patel
- Runs
- 72
- Balls faced
- 69
- Fours
- 8
- Sixes
- 2
- How out
- c Mo Ghalib b Javid Patel
- Runs
- 28
- Balls faced
- 75
- Fours
- 0
- Sixes
- 0
- How out
- run out (Hardikkumar Patel)
- Runs
- 101
- Balls faced
- 52
- Fours
Match report
The match between Northamptonshire Steelbacks and Metro ended in a draw.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to bat first.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks made 279/4 from 32.1 overs, a run rate of 8.67. David Howells top-scored with 101 from 52 balls. Javid Patel took 3 wickets for 71 runs from 7.1 overs, at an economy of 9.91. Rory Field was the most economical bowler, at an economy of 6.17 from 6 overs. Mo Ghalib led the fielding with 2 catches.
Metro made 177/7 from 27 overs, a run rate of 6.56. Thomas Froud top-scored with 39 from 30 balls. Hassan Khan took 3 wickets for 9 runs from 3 overs, at an economy of 3.00. Of the 7 dismissals recorded, 3 were caught, 3 bowled and 1 lbw. Extras added 54 runs, 31% of the total — 1 bye, 44 wides and 9 no-balls.
Century for David Howells.
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