Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs. Birmingham Bears, Natwest T20 Blast, County Ground, Northampton, 29 May 2015
In an entertaining match which ended up going down to the last ball, Birmingham Bears won a narrow victory by 5 wickets. Northants made 146-7 from their 20 overs. Birmingham were looking comfortable winners for much of the chase, but suffered a late batting crisis. One run was required for Birmingham, from the last ball, bowled by Azharullah, which ended up going past the wicket-keeper for 4 byes!
From a fan's perspective, the game was slightly marred by the intermittently working scoreboard, ineffective stewards and very inaccurate tannoy updates and announcements.
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| The scoreboard was regularly beset with technical issues |
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| Recordo Gordon returned figures of 2-33 |
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Richard Levi scored 58 off 48 balls |
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| Shahid Afridi played a bright and breezy innings of 16 |
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| Pictures from around the lovely Northants County Ground |
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| Pictures from around the lovely Northants County Ground |
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| Pictures from around the lovely Northants County Ground |
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| Pictures from around the lovely Northants County Ground |
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| Oliver Hannon-Dalby closed the game down well to claim 2-35 |
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The Northants mascot, Steeler
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| It was so cold, Steeler warmed his hands in front of the T20 boundary flame! |
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| During the break between innings, there was a "hit the ball into the bin" competition. No slam dunks, unfortunately! Cheerleaders are great and all - more in 1990s USA though! |
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| William Porterfield scored 55 off 54 balls |
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| Shahid Afridi bowling his lebreak/ googly spinners |
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| Azharullah took 3-30 but it wasn't quite enough for Northants |
More assorted pictures:
Further reading
A full scorecard for the game can be seen here
BBC article on Northants' attempts for Shahid Afridi to connect with the local Asian community
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