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Title: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: bwildered on June 24, 2026, 04:52:09 PM
 Return to white ball with a the make up the numbers fixture out of the geographical area group games with a tough away fixture at top of another table Northants .
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: dazedpenguin on June 25, 2026, 03:30:08 PM
Killeen in the squad for what I think is the first time:

Harmer, Akhter, Allison, Benkenstein, Bennett, Cox, Critchley, Das, Fernandes, Jones, Killeen, Pepper, Snater, Walter
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: nat on June 25, 2026, 05:49:49 PM
Killeen in the squad for what I think is the first time:

Harmer, Akhter, Allison, Benkenstein, Bennett, Cox, Critchley, Das, Fernandes, Jones, Killeen, Pepper, Snater, Walter
Das?!
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: vim on June 25, 2026, 05:54:59 PM
They are saving Das for the One Day Cup. Where he cannot do too much damage.
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: holidave on June 25, 2026, 10:06:10 PM
McKenzie Jones has scored a lot of runs for the Second's T20 side an d taken one or two wickets.
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: Perov on June 26, 2026, 08:06:09 AM
Killen has taken 3 wickets in 8 appearances  for Essex seconds. Jones took 5-49 in just one innings and smashed a quick half century against Sussex in T20, where Mills went for plenty. Jones for me before Killeen.
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: JasonP on June 26, 2026, 10:12:39 AM
Killen has taken 3 wickets in 8 appearances  for Essex seconds. Jones took 5-49 in just one innings and smashed a quick half century against Sussex in T20, where Mills went for plenty. Jones for me before Killeen.

They may play neither.  Don't see Killeen or Das playing so I guess It will be between Jones or Fernandes for the last place.  If Fernandes plays they still have 6 bowlers plus Walter.  If Jones plays that leaves Harmer, Snater, Akhtar, Jones and Bennett as 7-11, which could be worse but is indeally 1 place too high for Harmer and Snater.
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: dazedpenguin on June 26, 2026, 05:09:07 PM
Essex won the toss and will bowl. Fernandes plays as a specialist number 8.

Walter, Pepper, Cox, Allison, Benkenstein, Critchley, Harmer, Fernandes, Snater, Akhter, Bennett
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: essexfan548 on June 26, 2026, 05:16:15 PM
I live about 20 miles away and have decided it's just too hot at 34 degrees to go.
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: Slogger on June 26, 2026, 05:26:03 PM
Westley or Elgar would be a better bet than Fernandes
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: dazedpenguin on June 26, 2026, 05:58:20 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ9cwL_i-jA

For anyone else, like me, that couldn't find the stream (branded as Steelbacks TV). Although at 92/0 from 7 overs it may be better to avert my eyes.
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: nat on June 26, 2026, 06:37:27 PM
Look T20 is a s*** format for professional players. It was designed for mid summer evenings for club players after finishing work.
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: bwildered on June 26, 2026, 08:10:50 PM
Looked like we got off a team coach that did not have air conditionin !
Second largest margins in defeat by runs .
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: nat on June 26, 2026, 08:11:55 PM
Diabolical performance. Harmer out.
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: JasonP on June 26, 2026, 08:22:42 PM
I'm still not sure whether they give a crap about T20 cricket or not.  The four game winning run probably surprised them as much as it did me.  They knew Mulder would miss the second half of the comp and havn't bothered to replace him leaving us with Harmer, a very average T20 player, as our only overseas player.
Any team with any intelligence whatsover would have realised they were going to lose and so the priority should have been to bat the overs out.  Any team we finish on level points will will now almost certainly finish above us.
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: nat on June 26, 2026, 08:25:44 PM
I'm still not sure whether they give a crap about T20 cricket or not.  The four game winning run probably surprised them as much as it did me.  They knew Mulder would miss the second half of the comp and havn't bothered to replace him leaving us with Harmer, a very average T20 player, as our only overseas player.
Any team with any intelligence whatsover would have realised they were going to lose and so the priority should have been to bat the overs out.  Any team we finish on level points will will now almost certainly finish above us.

We've seen this before. Chasing a huge total they effectively give up after 4-5 wickets go down. The attitude seems to be "we're going to lose so let's get it over with and get back on the coach asap".
Title: Re: Northants - A - 2026
Post by: ytsejam1 on June 26, 2026, 08:29:49 PM
Dear ECB please can we just play all our games against the bottom 2 or 3 sides in whatever competition we are playing in?!!.... Pretty please 🙏