Northamptonshire squad news: McSweeney and Kimber in line to debut against Jimmy Anderson’s Lancashire
02.04.26, 18:45 Updated 09.04.26, 01:32
Jeremy Blackmore
Darren Lehmann has named a 13-man squad as Northamptonshire open their 2026 Championship campaign tomorrow against a Lancashire side captained by England legend Jimmy Anderson.
South Australia’s Sheffield Shield winning captain Nathan McSweeney arrived in the country yesterday and is available for selection and is lined up to make his Northamptonshire debut as Luke Procter’s deputy. Lehmann has inked McSweeney in at four with Saif Zaib moving up one place in the order from six to five.
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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.