Flying high, staying grounded: Inside the Steelbacks' unbeaten T20 Blast start
10.06.26, 21:34 Updated 10.06.26, 21:43
Jeremy Blackmore
It’s been the perfect start to this season’s Vitality Blast for Northamptonshire Steelbacks who have ridden a wave of momentum to the top of the Central and West group unbeaten after six games.
A nail-biting opening win against Glamorgan was early proof this team could get over the line under pressure, a spirit they showed again in a low-scoring thriller at Durham last weekend.
Other victories have been more emphatic, notably the 100-run dismantling of Worcestershire at New Road, while victory at Edgbaston, abetted by Chris Lynn’s stunning century, was proof the Steelbacks can chase even the biggest totals.
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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.