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Northamptonshire pace bowler Raphy Weatherall has signed a contract extension until the end of 2028 after an injury-free season and graduating from university, allowing him to concentrate fully on his cricket.
22.10.26News
A new indoor cricket centre in Padbury, Buckinghamshire, is offering year-round training opportunities for players and clubs across south Northamptonshire, with a coaching team featuring several familiar Northamptonshire names.
21.10.26News
Northamptonshire spinner Calvin Harrison has been selected for England Lions' three-match T20 series against West Indies A in November following his starring role in the Steelbacks' Vitality Blast triumph.
16.10.26News
Northamptonshire's Nathan McSweeney has been named Player of the Series after helping Australia A to a 2-1 victory over India A, crediting his time at Wantage Road with improving his one-day game.
11.10.26News
After injury sidelined him for much of Northamptonshire's trophy-winning season, Justin Broad tells The Steeler how Darren Lehmann kept him involved, his “surprise” contract extension and his hopes for 2027.
10.10.26Features
For nearly two decades, a dedicated team of volunteers has brought Northamptonshire cricket to life for visually impaired supporters. Andrew Hunt explains the story behind the service and how fans can listen in.
08.10.26News
Nathan McSweeney struck a match-winning century for Australia A while Ben Sanderson starred in the Canada Super 60 final – plus the latest franchise news in our second winter update.
06.10.26News
Gus Miller and Tiaan Louw have signed new Northamptonshire deals while Aadi Sharma and Arush Buchake depart, with Yuzi Chahal still in Darren Lehmann’s white-ball thinking.
03.10.26News
The English summer may be over but many of Northamptonshire’s players are already in action overseas. In the first in a regular series of updates throughout the winter, we take a look at some of the highlights of the past week.
01.10.26News
Clara Thaker has been named in the England Women Under-19s squad for a winter programme culminating in the World Cup, with fellow Steelback Ava Clive selected as a reserve.
29.09.26News
Northamptonshire’s County Championship season ended in defeat at the hands of Middlesex yesterday. Match day announcer and journalist Ben Pheazey, who was at Lord’s throughout the game, casts his eye over Northants’ differing approach to batting in the first and second innings.
27.09.26Opinion
Saif Zaib savoured his first century at Lord’s but admitted the milestone would have meant more had Northamptonshire finished their season with victory.
26.09.26News
Saif Zaib completed his first century at Lord’s but Northamptonshire’s promotion challenge ended in defeat as Middlesex secured a seven-wicket victory.
26.09.26Matchday
Saif Zaib’s unbeaten 83 and a half-century from Ricardo Vasconcelos helped Northamptonshire fight back at Lord’s, although their promotion hopes continue to fade.
25.09.26Matchday
Darren Lehmann admitted he was ‘really disappointed’ after Northamptonshire were bowled out for 103 before Middlesex responded with 255 on a damaging opening day at Lord’s.
24.09.26Matchday
Darren Lehmann believes Ricardo Vasconcelos is knocking on England’s door after his sixth century of the season took him past 1,000 Championship runs for the first time.
21.09.26News
Darren Lehmann criticised the decision to take the players off for bad light with Northamptonshire just 23 runs from victory, but described their final-day effort against Derbyshire as one of his proudest as head coach.
19.09.26News
Northamptonshire were just 23 runs from completing the fifth-highest chase in their first-class history when bad light and rain brought a cruel end to their promotion clash with Derbyshire.
18.09.26Matchday
Northamptonshire will resume on 37 without loss needing another 312 to beat Derbyshire, complete one of their highest-ever run chases and reclaim second place in Division Two.
After another valuable innings against Derbyshire, Lewis McManus tells The Steeler how a self-funded trip to India began a batting transformation that has continued under Darren Lehmann.
17.09.26Features
Lewis McManus and Ben Sanderson launched a thrilling late counterattack to secure two precious batting bonus points after Northamptonshire slipped from 187 for two to 243 for eight against Derbyshire.
17.09.26Matchday
Liam Guthrie reflects on his pacy opening-day spell against Derbyshire, explains how rest and rotation is helping him bowl quicker and reveals why his five-wicket match haul at Old Trafford is the blueprint he wants to follow.
16.09.26Features
Wayne Madsen and Ben Aitchison hit centuries in a 197-run stand to rescue Derbyshire from 107 for six after Liam Guthrie led an impressive early Northamptonshire bowling display.
15.09.26Matchday
Finedon Dolben are just one point away from a fifth successive Northamptonshire Cricket League Premier Division title. Here, we run through the highlights of last weekend's matches.
15.09.26News
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