National League Division1Saturday, 4 July 2026
Sussex Sharks vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks
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, 4 July 2026
Venue: Blackstone.
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 | Sussex Sharks | Northamptonshire Steelbacks |
|---|---|---|
| Game | 0 | 14 |
| Penalty | 0 | 0 |
| Batting bonus | 4 |
Innings 1: Sussex Sharks
263/3 (21)
Batting
- Runs
- 3
- Balls faced
- 6
- Fours
- —
- Sixes
- —
- How out
- c Chris Ross b Bilal Akhtar
- Runs
- 0
- Balls faced
- 1
- Fours
- —
- Sixes
- —
- How out
- c David Howells b Asif Ali
- Runs
- 125
- Balls faced
- 60
- Fours
- —
- Sixes
- —
- How out
- not out
- Runs
- 95
- Balls faced
- 67
- Fours
- —
- Sixes
- —
- How out
Match report
Northamptonshire Steelbacks beat Sussex Sharks.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks won the toss and elected to field first.
Sussex Sharks made 263/3 from 21 overs, a run rate of 12.52. Dan Field top-scored with 125 from 60 balls. Bilal Akhtar took 1 wicket for 49 runs from 4 overs, at an economy of 12.25. Asif Ali was the most economical bowler, at an economy of 9.33 from 6 overs. Of the 3 dismissals recorded, 2 were caught and 1 run out.
Northamptonshire Steelbacks made 264/7 from 28.4 overs, a run rate of 9.21. David Howells top-scored with 186 from 96 balls. Dave Daniels took 3 wickets for 53 runs from 7 overs, at an economy of 7.57. Alex Towers was the most economical bowler, at an economy of 6.86 from 7 overs. Of the 7 dismissals recorded, 3 were caught, 2 bowled, 1 lbw and 1 run out.
Centuries for Dan Field and David Howells.
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