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James Sales on fire during his maiden T20 five-fer against Gloucestershire earlier this season. (Photograph: Peter Short)

Steelbacks handed Gloucestershire in Blast quarter-final draw

The Steelbacks' reward for topping the Central & West Group is a home quarter-final against Gloucestershire, who they have already beaten twice in this...

13.07.26, 01:21 Updated 13.07.26, 01:21

Jeremy Blackmore

Jeremy Blackmore

Northamptonshire Steelbacks will face Gloucestershire in their home quarter-final at Wantage Road on Wednesday.

The draw for the knockout stages was made following the completion of Sunday’s final group-stage games, with the teams back in action on Wednesday.

The Steelbacks have already beaten Gloucestershire four times this season, twice in the group stages of the Blast and twice in the Championship but will know that nothing is guaranteed in knockout T20 cricket.

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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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