Lynn powers Steelbacks to crushing Vitality Blast win as unbeaten run continues
26.06.26, 22:29 Updated 26.06.26, 22:29
Jeremy Blackmore
Chris Lynn led the way with a blistering 75 off 37 balls as Northamptonshire Steelbacks posted 238 for six against Essex to set up a resounding 130-run victory in the Vitality Blast at the cinch County Ground, Northampton.
The monumental total was Northamptonshire’s second highest T20 total ever, and their highest at home and came after a brutal display of hitting between Lynn and fellow opener Ricardo Vasconcelos (44) in the powerplay. The pair crunched 85 off the first six overs, another record for the Steelbacks.
Skipper David Willey also hit a lightning 65 off just 29 deliveries on the day he became Northamptonshire’s most capped T20 player. Amid the boundary onslaught, Essex conceded the most runs scored against them in T20 cricket, beating the 236 for three made by Kent in 2021. There were two wickets apiece for Zaman Akhter and Simon Harmer.
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Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.