Preview: Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Bears, Vitality Blast

With four games to go it's crunch time in the North Group as the Bears take on the Steelbacks at the County Ground.

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2022-06-21T15:55:00.000Z

Where and when

The County Ground, Northampton, Wednesday 22 June, 6.30pm.

Bears batter Sam Hain said...

"The style of cricket we are looking to play T20 is aggressive and that means it might not always come off, but look at nights like Trent Bridge last Friday, when we got the highest score in T20 history, and that shows what we are capable of."

Recent form

Bears: WWLWLSteelbacks: LWWWW

Head-to-head

Played 38, Bears 20, Steelbacks 17, Tied 1

Blast from the past

Back to the dawn of T20 - 2003 - on the Bears' first Blast visit to Northampton, they were powered to a 54-run win by three white-ball legends: Nick Knight (54), Trevor Penney (42) and Neil Carter (two for 18)

Look out for

Chris Lynn - Aussie short-format specialist who has passed 50 in T20 cricket 46 times.

Bears squad

Carlos Brathwaite (C)Chris BenjaminJacob BethellDanny BriggsHenry BrookesAlex DaviesSam HainAdam HoseJake LintottDan MousleyCraig MilesWill RhodesPaul StirlingOlly StoneRob Yates

How to follow

Fans can follow the match live in our new-look Match Centre at edgbaston.com.

Supporters can get involved by sending their match day comments and thoughts to matchday@edgbaston.com, and we’ll publish the best ones on our live text commentary in the Match Centre.

Supporters can also get instant push notifications of all wickets, innings and match results via the Edgbaston app, which is free to download on iOS and Android.

Match updates will also be available across the Club’s social media accounts, simply search for @WarwickshireCCC.

Next up

Bears v Worcestershire Rapids, Edgbaston, Friday 24 June, 7pm.

Only limited tickets are left for this match in some stands. Buy your tickets in advance and save from £6 per ticket.