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Saif Zaib helped Northants Steelbacks win the Vitality Blast title in the summer

Playing for Northants was 'a real honour' says Zaib as he quits County Ground

Yuzvendra Chahal was the leading wicket-taker for Northants Steelbacks in their 2026 Metro Bank One Day Cup campaign

Lehmann not ruling out Steelbacks One Day Cup return for leg-spinner Chahal

Northants ended their season with defeat against Middlesex at ord's on Saturday (Picture: Peter Short)

Weary Northants get well-earned break before getting down to work ahead of 2027

Northants head coach Darren Lehmann

Lehmann's pride in red ball campaign as Northants come up short in promotion bid

Saif Zaib scored a brilliant 110 in Northants' second innings at Lord's (Picture: Peter Short)

Zaib points to 'missed chances' over season as Northants fail in promotion bid

Saif Zaib hit 110 for Northants but it wasn't enough to stop the team slipping to defeat (Picture: Peter Short)

Northants miss out on promotion as Zaib ton can't deny Middlesex

Ricardo Vasconcelos acknowledges the applause from the Lord's crowd after reaching his half century (Picture: Peter Short)

Zaib and Vasconcelos dig in to help keep dwindling promotion hopes alive

There were some grim faces on the visitors' balconcy at Lord's as Northants were rolled over for 103 on Thursday (Picture: Peter Short)

Northants coach Lehmann defends decision to bat first in crunch clash at Lord's

James Sales on his way to a top-score of 43 (Picture: Peter Short)

Disappointed Lehmann demands huge batting improvement at Lord's

Gus Miller is dismissed for 10 by Ryan Higgins (Picture: Peter Short)

Batting collapse leaves Northants on the rack after wicket-laden day at Lord's

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

Steelbacks Women let Middlesex off the hook with bat and ball
Northants Steelbacks Women suffered a stunning batting collapse as they were beaten by Middlesex in the Metro Bank One Day Cup League 2 semi-final on Sunday.
Jeremy Casey

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

Chloe Hill was in great form for Northants Steelbacks Women

Chloe Hill stars as Steelbacks Women close in on One Day Cup last four

Northants head coach Darren Lehmann (Picture: Peter Short)

Mixed emotions for Darren Lehmann as Northants come up short against Durham

Derbyshire head coach Mickey Arthur was delighted with his side's win over Northants

Arthur proud as Derbyshire break their duck with deserved win against Northants

Umpires Surendiran Shanmugam and Sue Redfern meet to discuss the light on day four (Picture: Peter Short)

Lehmann left frustrated as bad light claims 'a full day' of draw with Middlesex

Luke Procter and Luis du Plooy shake hands on the draw at the County Ground (Picture: Peter Short)

Mixed emotions for Lehmann as Northants move up to second with third draw

Sam Robson scored a big century as Middlesex played out a draw with Northants (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Robson digs in to deny Northants as Middlesex clash peters out into bore draw

Leus du Plooy in action during Middlessex's first innings against Northants (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Middlesex skipper du Plooy believes final day against Northants 'evenly poised'

James Sales hit a career-best 168 for Northants

Middlesex dig in after career bests from Sales and Guthrie boost Northants

James Sales

McSweeney and Sales lead the fightback as Northants recover against Middlesex

Ben Sanderson celebrates with team mate James Sales after the pair combined to take the wicket of Joshua de Caires

Northants fail to capitalise on strong start as Middlesex fight back

Northants head coach Darren Lehmann (Picture: Peter Short)

Lehmann tells confident Northants to 'keep riding the wave' against Middlesex

Saif Zaib celebrates one of his six centuries for Northamptonshire in the 2025 season

Zaib 'disappointed' to be overlooked but determined to push for England call

Northants head coach Darren Lehmann

Meek Middlesex surrender 'sums up' Steelbacks' campaign for frustrated Lehmann

Aadi Sharma goes on the attack for the Steelbacks against Kent

Youngsters provide silver lining as Steelbacks slump to bottom of ODC table

George Scrimshaw will play for Northants against his former club Derbyshire

Fast bowler Scrimshaw gets rare red-ball outing for Northants against Derbyshire

Northants batter Rob Keogh

‘Bittersweet’ day for Keogh as Middlesex loss leaves Northants second bottom
Northants have slumped to second bottom in the Rothesay County Championship Division Two after their innings and 107-run hammering at the hands of Middlesex on Friday.
Jeremy Casey

Saif Zaib passed 1,000 runs for the season on Thursday

‘Proud moment’ as Saif Zaib passes 1,000 runs for the summer

Saif Zaib brought up a 1,000 runs for the season as Northamptonshire struggled at Middlesex

Special landmark for Zaib but Northants look to be heading for defeat

Yuzvendra Chahal endured a tough day for Northants against Middlesex

Day to forget for Northants and Chahal as Middlesex take total control

Darren Lehmann watched his Northants bowlers struggle for wickets against Middlesex

Lehmann happy with Northants effort despite Middlesex domination

George Scrimshaw in action during his most recent red ball outinfg for Northamptonshire, against Gloucestershire in May, 2024

Lehmann forced to ring the changes as Northants face crucial trip to Middlesex

Kane Williamson will make his red ball debut for Middlesex against Northants

Kiwi star Kane Williamson to make Middlesex first-class debut against Northants

Matt Breetkze has returned to South Africa for personal reasons (Picture: Peter Short)

Northants go into crucial Championship clashes without an overseas batter

Middlesex skipper Toby Roland-Jones

Middlesex coach Vilas praises ‘excellent’ Northants but rues dropped catches

Northants skipper Luke Procter scored a century as Northants chased down 311 to beat Middlesex on Wednesday

Run-chase century ‘very special’ to Northants skipper Procter

James Sales scored a brilliant century as Northants beat Middlesex on Wednesday

Sales’ delight as he and Procter steer Northants to big win over Middlesex

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

Northants all-rounder Justin Broad

Northants facing big run chase on final day as Middlesex fight back

Saif Zaib top-scored for Northants with an unbeaten 83 against Middlesex

In-form Zaib leads the way to keep Northants in the hunt against Middlesex

Liam Guthrie claimed six wickets on day one of the Northants versus Middlesex clash at the County Ground (Picture: Peter Short)

Guthrie confident spinners will play their part as Middlesex clash progresses

Liam Guthrie was in great form for Northamptonshire against Middlesex

Guthrie shines for Northants but Cracknell leads Middlesex fightback

Yuzvendra Chahal helped Punjab Kings reach the final of the Indian Premier League

Indian leg-spinner Chahal to miss Northants clash with Middlesex

Northants Steelbacks Women head coach David Ripley

Phillips effort not enough as Steelbacks Women suffer defeat at County Ground
A strong all-round performance from Ella Phillips wasn't enough to save Northants Steelbacks Women from defeat in their County Ground debut on Saturday.
Jeremy Casey

Rain ensured there was no play at Headingley on the first day of Northants' clash with Yorkshire

Northants and Yorkshire left frustrated as day one is washed out at Headingley

Skipper Luke Procter top-scored for Northamptonshire as they slumped to defeat at Middlesex

Struggling Northants slump to rock bottom as Middlesex cruise to victory

Ben Sanderson claimed five wickets for Northants on day two at Middlesex

Five-wicket Sanderson believes Northants still in the hunt at Middlesex

Northants vice-captain Lewis McManus

McManus and Sanderson dig in as Northants battle back at Middlesex

Yuzvendra Chahal will make his first-class debut for Northants at Middlesex

'World-class' spinner Yuzvendra Chahal offers 'completely different threat'

New Northants signing Dom Leech

Northants bolster pace attack as they land Yorkshire bowler Dom Leech

Northants head coach John Sadler

Northants out to break win duck as they target late surge for promotion

Emilio Gay will open the batting for Northants in their four-day clash at Middlesex (Picture: Peter Short)

Gay and Vasconcelos set to open up as Northants face crucial Middlesex clash

Emilio Gay has hit six centuries for Northants (Picture: Peter Short)

'Northants will always have a special place in my heart'

Emilio Gay will leave Northants at the end of the 2024 season

BREAKING: Star batsman Emilio Gay to leave Northants at end of season

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