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Northamptonshire's Championship squad for 2026. (Photograph: Peter Short)

Scrimshaw Set for Seasonal Debut as Steelbacks Target Back-to-Back Wins at Derby

Darren Lehmann is urging Northants to ‘Hit Repeat’ as they head to Derby this weekend in search of back-to-back County Championship wins and a fifth...

07.05.26, 18:02 Updated 07.05.26, 18:59

Jeremy Blackmore

Jeremy Blackmore

George Scrimshaw is set to play his first County Championship game of the season this weekend as Northamptonshire travel to Derby, aiming for back-to-back wins.

The Steelbacks will be looking to take the momentum from their momentous three-day victory over Worcestershire which lifted them to second place in Division 2.

Scrimshaw looked in excellent form for the Seconds this week, taking a five-fer against Lancashire at Dunstable and is likely to replace Raphy Weatherall who has headed back to university to complete his law exams.

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Jeremy Blackmore

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.

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