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Saif Zaib is leaviing Northants

Big blow for Northants as Saif Zaib departs club to sign for 'another county'

Beth Robinson claimed two wickets as the Steelbacks bowled out Middlesex for 169

Steelbacks Women let Middlesex off the hook with bat and ball

Gemma Marriott claimed three wickets and scored an unbeaten 50 as the Steelbacks Women won at Derbyshire

Marriott stars as Steelbacks Women set up semi-final clash at Middlesex

Steelbacks Women head coach David Ripley

Ripley targeting Finals Day double as Steelbacks Women take on top tier Essex

Amelia Kemp hit 49 in a 14-run opening stand for Northants Steelbacks Women

Drinkell turns on the power as Steelbacks storm into One Day Cup semi-finals

Amelia Kemp top-scored with 49 as the Steelbacks beat Derbyshire in the Vitality County Cup

Kemp and Drinkell shine as Steelbacks Women set up Essex quarter-final date

Beth Ascott steered Northants Steelbacks to victory at Leicestershire

Ascott holds her nerve as Steelbacks Women return to winning ways in Blast

Ella Phillips claimed three wickets for the Steelbacks Women

Steelbacks suffer first defeat as Sussex Sharks prove too strong at Finedon

Josie Groves. on loan from The Blaze, scored an unbeaten half-century for Steelbacks Women in their win over Gloucestershire on Sunday

Groves and Ascott deliver century stand as Steelbacks Women sink Gloucestershire

Northants Steelbacks have signed Scotland international Megan McColl to play in the T20 Blast this summer

Scotland international Megan McColl signs for Blast stint with Steelbacks Women

Amelia Kemp claimed four wickets for Steelbacks Women in their semi-final loss to Glamorgan

Ripley ‘disappointed’ as Steelbacks Women come up short in semi-final run chase
Head coach David Ripley admitted he was 'a little disappointed' as Northants Steelbacks Women were beaten by 61 runs in their Metro Bank One Day Cup League Two semi-final in Cardiff on Saturday.
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Beth Ascott (left) celebrates after steering Northants Steelbacks Women to their win against Yorkshire on Monday (Picture: nccc.co.uk)

Steelbacks Women target home semi-final in winner-takes-all clash at Glamorgan

Monday is a big day for Anisha Patel and her Northamptonshire Steelbacks team

Steelbacks Women set for crunch clash against Yorkshire

Yorkshire bowler Jack White is set to make his first return to the County Ground on Friday, having left Northants last winter

Yorkshire seamer Jack White set for County Ground return in One Day Cup showdown

Ricardo Vasconcelos has signed a new two-year deal at Northants

Opener Vasconcelos puts pen to paper on new deal to extend his stay at Northants

Gemma Marriott hit a half-century as Steelbacks Women beat Worcestershire Rapids

Steelbacks Women win final game but miss out on County Ground Finals Day

Ben Sanderson has signed a new two-year deal at Northants

Sanderson commits future to Northants as pace ace pens new contract

Amelia Kemp enjoyed a good weekend with bat and ball for the Steelbacks Women

Steelbacks Women suffer back-to-back defeats in Vitality Blast

Saif Zaib scored his fourth first-class century of the season for Northants

Zaib hoping to cap off a dream week with Championship win over Middlesex

Steelbacks Women head coach David Ripley

Steelbacks Women setting sights on Vitality T20 Cup quarter-final spot

Northants Steelbacks Women were comprehensive winners over Worcestershire Rapids (Picture: nccc.co.uk)

Ripley hails 'special' Marriott as Steelbacks secure win over Worcestershire

Michaela Kirk celebrates her century for the Steelbacks Women at Leicestershire (Picture: @nccc.co.uk)

Ripley calls on Steelbacks Women batters to ‘step up’ in Kirk absence

Steelbacks Women head coach David Ripley

Reid and Phillips lead fightback as Steelbacks Women progress to T20 Cup last 16

Northants Steelbacks Women entertain Middlesex at the County Ground on Saturday (Picture: @NorthantsCCC)

History in the making as Steelbacks Women make County Ground debut

The Northants Steelbacks Women's squad for the 2025 season

Coach Ripley unveils Northants Steelbacks Women squad for 2025

Jack White has quite Northants to sign for Yorkshire (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Huge blow for Northants as pace bowler Jack White quits to sign for Yorkshire

John Sadler has been appointed the new batting coach at Yorkshire

Former Northants head coach John Sadler lands new job at Yorkshire

Northants Steelbacks Women's team head coach David Ripley

Northants announce launch of new girls' Emerging Players Programme
Northants have announced the launch of a new Emerging Players Programme (EPP) for girls.
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The County Ground will stage the Tier 2 Women's Vitality T20 Blast Finals Day next July

County Ground to stage Tier 2 Women's T20 Blast Finals Day in 2025

David Ripley is the new head coach of the Northants Steelbacks women's team

David Ripley named new head coach of Northants Steelbacks women's team

Ben Sanderson is playing his 100th first-class match for Northamptonshire

Head coach Sadler salutes Sanderson as Northants ace brings up his century

Jack White has was a star performer for Northamptonshire in 2023, and has signed a new deal with the club (Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images)

John Sadler hails Jack White's 'success story' as bowler signs new deal

Simon Kerrigan celebrates claiming a wicket for Northamptonshire against Lancashire last summer (Picture: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

End of the road for Northants spinner Simon Kerrigan as he announces retirement

Tom Taylor will leave Northamptonshire at the end of the season to join Worcestershire (Picture: Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Sadler says losing Taylor 'a blow' but Northants could not match Worcester offer

Northants head coach John Sadler

Northants aiming to show true colours as they head to Essex

John Sadler will take charge of his first game as head coach of Northamptonshire on Thursday

Head coach Sadler ready for a 'relentless' season as County return to top flight

Simon Kerrigan claimed 29 wickets for Northants in first-class cricket in 2021

FEATURE: Kerrigan feels right at home with Northamptonshire

Northants opening batsman Ricardo Vasconcelos

Vasconcelos excited by 'fresh energy' at Northamptonshire ahead of new season

Northamptonshire head coach John Sadler

Northamptonshire head coach John Sadler admits to frustration at 2022 season fix...

David Ripley is to head up the The Luton Steelbacks Academy

Ripley handed the task of heading up revolutionary new Luton Steelbacks Academy

Simon Kerrigan (centre) is mobbed after claiming a wicket for Northants against Yorkshire last season

Kerrigan aims to 'repay the faith' shown in him as he signs new County deal

Northants all-rounder James Sales

Northamptonshire head coach Sadler believes Sales 'ticks every box'

Former Northants head coach David Ripley has taken up an interim role as coach of Cricket Ireland

Former Northants boss David Ripley named interim head coach of Cricket Ireland

Northamptonshire head coach John Sadler

Sadler says Northamptonshire squad in good shape as players return for winter tr...

The Steelbacks endured poor campaigns in both the Vitality T20 Blast and the Royal London One Day Cup in 2021 (Picture: Peter Short)

Head coach Sadler demanding big improvement from underperforming Steelbacks
John Sadler is desperate to see the Steelbacks rediscover their white ball mojo.
Jeremy Casey

Northants head coach John Sadler

Sadler encouraged by 'brilliant applications' for Northamptonshire batting coach...

New Northants head coach John Sadler

Head coach Sadler focusing on evolution not revolution at Northamptonshire

Northants head coach John Sadler

Sadler says Northants can make their mark in county cricket's top flight

Northants chairman Gavin Warren (Picture: Andrew Kearns)

Q&A with Northants chairman Gavin Warren: 'I would love another Mike Hussey or M...

James Sales has signed a two-year professional contract at Northants

Sadler 'excited' as all-rounder Sales signs professional contract at Northants

David Ripley

Head coach Ripley admits final game in charge was 'a bit of a disaster'

David Ripley's final match in charge of Northants ended in a humiliating defeat at Essex

Sadler 'disappointed' as Ripley's head coach stint ends with record-breaking def...

Northants head coach David Ripley

Ripley questions 'excessive' movement as 25 wickets fall on day one at Chelmsfor...

John Sadler is the new Northants head coach

Sadler admits he has 'massive boots to fill' as he replaces Ripley

John Sadler has been appointed head coach at Northants

John Sadler is named the new head coach at Northants

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