Darren Lehmann challenged Northamptonshire’s batters to score more hundreds this summer – and 16 Championship centuries later, they are driving the county’s promotion push.
31.08.26Features
Amelia Kemp explains how she adapted her game to rescue the Steelbacks from 19 for five with a career-best unbeaten 88 against Tier 1 Essex in Sunday’s T20 County Cup quarter-final.
26.08.26Features
Ben Sanderson reveals how he put in extra bowling during The Hundred to prepare for Northamptonshire’s Championship run-in – work that paid off with four wickets at Old Trafford.
22.08.26Features
Fresh from his Vitality Blast heroics, Ricardo Vasconcelos tells The Steeler he cannot wait to return to his favourite format as Northamptonshire begin a crucial six-game Championship run-in.
20.08.26Features
Chloe Hill believes the Steelbacks are hitting form at exactly the right time as they chase a One Day Cup knockout place and prepare for their County Cup quarter-final.
15.08.26Features
Josh Cobb and Greg Smith explain why they believe the new Gateway T20 League, which takes place at Northampton next week, can give talented young cricketers another opportunity to break into the professional game.
13.08.26Features
Rob Keogh tells The Steeler that bowling from the Abington Avenue End ‘feels like home’ after taking career-best List A figures against Somerset.
10.08.26Features
Gus Miller says his maiden first-team century against Lancashire meant even more after battling back from injury and a slow start to the One Day Cup.
03.08.26Features
Darren Lehmann says Northamptonshire's batters must start converting promising innings into centuries if the Steelbacks are to revive their One Day Cup campaign.
01.08.26Features
David Willey says four years of building resilience, raising standards and putting the team first laid the foundations for Northamptonshire's Vitality Blast triumph.
28.07.26Features
Amelia Kemp says a summer of regular cricket with Yorkshire Academy has transformed her batting after scoring her maiden List A century for Northamptonshire.
27.07.26Features
Ricardo Vasconcelos reflects on the match-winning 88 that helped Northamptonshire secure their third Vitality Blast title.
25.07.26Features
Nathan McSweeney says Northamptonshire can still improve despite opening their One Day Cup campaign with victory over Warwickshire.
22.07.26Features
Darren Lehmann says guiding Northamptonshire’s ‘heroes’ to the Vitality Blast title ranks among the most rewarding achievements of his coaching career.
19.07.26Features
In the second part of our interview with Ben Sanderson, the veteran seamer talks about talks about the match-by-match mentality behind Northamptonshire Steelbacks’ run to the knockout stages of the Vitality Blast, his bowling partnership with Harry Conway in the County Championship and James Sales’ emergence as a Blast wild card.
15.07.26Features
In the first part of an exclusive interview with Ben Sanderson, the veteran seamer reflects on why he is still getting better with age, his evolution into one of the Vitality Blast's most effective bowlers and his new-ball partnership with David Willey.
04.07.26Features
Steelbacks Women will host Essex in next month’s County Cup quarter-final. Head coach David Ripley also reflects on the T20 campaign so far and looks ahead to Sunday’s Vitality Blast double-header against Gloucestershire.
02.07.26Features
Calvin Harrison insists the Steelbacks have no intention of easing up after seven successive Vitality Blast victories, with Northamptonshire determined to maintain their aggressive approach against Gloucestershire tonight as they continue their pursuit of a home quarter-final.
01.07.26Features
Calvin Harrison reflects how Northamptonshire's recent Vitality Blast form helped lay the foundations for their thrilling final-day chase against Gloucestershire.
19.06.26Features
Liam Guthrie's four wickets and career-best batting display against Gloucestershire underlined his growing value to Northamptonshire and handed head coach Darren Lehmann another selection dilemma as competition for places intensifies.
14.06.26Features
Beth Ascott says Liz Russell's insistence that every remaining game was a must-win helped galvanise the Steelbacks after successive defeats, while the batter also reflects on her growing confidence in T20 cricket following a match-winning unbeaten 39 against Leicestershire.
12.06.26Features
From Wantage Road to Lord’s, Emilio Gay and Ben Duckett’s journeys converged at the top of England’s order on Thursday. For Northamptonshire, it was a moment of pride – and a reminder of the county’s quiet modern contribution to Test cricket. Featuring insights from former Northamptonshire men’s head coach David Ripley.
05.06.26Features
Chris Lynn says Northamptonshire must remain focused despite making it four wins from four in the Vitality Blast, as the Australian reflects on his century and the team’s growing confidence.
31.05.26Features
James Sales is enjoying life as Northamptonshire’s surprise T20 weapon. Fresh from a career-best five-wicket haul, he discusses his new role, growing to love T20, missing out on England Lions action, and learning from David Willey.
30.05.26Features
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