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Fixture: Northamptonshire Steelbacks v Leicestershire Foxes
Venue: County Ground, Northampton
Date: Sunday, June 20, 2021
Start time: 1.30pm
What’s the lowdown?
Two of the struggling sides in the North Group meet at Wantage Road, with both desperate for a win to kick-start their campaigns.
Neither Northamptonshire Steelbacks nor Leicestershire Foxes have won a game in the Blast in 2021, and will soon lose touch with the teams challenging for a quarter-final place.
The Steelbacks have a point on the board and are therefore above the Foxes purely because of the washed-out clash with Worcestershire Rapids on Friday.
Who’s in form?
Northamptonshire have generally struggled for runs over the course of the season so far, with no batsman having made in excess of 100 runs overall in the competition to date. With the ball, Tom Taylor is the Steelbacks' leading wicket-taker with six. Wayne Parnell and Graeme White are the most economical of the Northamptonshire bowlers - their overs have gone at 7.31 and 7.5 respectively.
Leicestershire have had more luck with the bat. Scott Steel has two half-centuries and a total of 154 runs at 38.5, though his strike rate is modest at 119. Overseas star Josh Inglis's record is similar when it comes to runs (155) and average (31) but his strike rate is destructive - 193.75. Inglis smashed 82 in 37 balls in the defeat by Yorkshire Vikings on Tuesday.
What’s the team news?
Northamptonshire Steelbacks: Coming soon.
Leicestershire named an unchanged squad.
Leicestershire Foxes squad: Colin Ackermann, Ed Barnes, Will Davis, Gavin Griffiths, Lewis Hill, Josh Inglis, Louis Kimber, Arron Lilley, Ben Mike, Naveen, Rishi Patel, Callum Parkinson, Scott Steel, Harry Swindells
Last five T20 results (most recent first)
Northamptonshire Steelbacks: ALLLL
Leiecestershire Foxes: LLLLL
Head-to-head T20 record
Total matches: 15
Northamptonshire Steelbacks wins: 7
Leicestershire Foxes wins: 5
Tied: 0
Abandoned: 3
No result: 3
Latest Northamptonshire Steelbacks news
Latest Leicestershire Foxes news
What’s the weather forecast?
Keep up to date with the MetOffice’s rolling forecast for Northampton: Click here
Going to the game?
Tickets
Tickets are available for Sunday's match.
Click here to access the Northamptonshire box office.
Travel
Address: The County Ground, Abington Ave, Northampton NN1 4PR
By car: Take Junction 15 from the M1 Motorway onto the A508 (A45) towards Northampton.
Follow the dual carriageway for approximately 3 miles passing the Hilton Hotel, Marriott Hotel and Delapre Golf course on your left-hand side.
Keeping in the left-hand lane, take the next exit from the dual carriageway marked A428 Bedford and Town Centre.
Move into the middle lane as you approach the roundabout at the bottom of the slip road.
Take the second exit following signs for Abington / Kingsthorpe onto the Rushmere Road. Follow the Rushmere Road (A5095) across the junction with Billing Road and continue straight on through Abington Park to the traffic lights at the main junction with Wellingborough Road.
On foot
ENTRANCE VIA ABINGTON AVENUE
Cross the lights at the junction with the Wellingborough Road keeping in the left-hand lane.
Turn left at the traffic light filter into Abington Avenue.
The cricket ground entrance is approximately 300 yards along Abington Avenue on the left-hand side.
ENTRANCE VIA WANTAGE ROAD
Turn left at the traffic lights with the Wellingborough Road onto the Wellingborough Road itself.
Take the first right approximately 100 yards along into Wantage Road.
The entrance is approximately 500 yards along the Wantage Road on the right-hand side.
By bus: Buses are available from Northampton Bus Station every 10 minutes. The best services are either 1 or 16 – both head towards Weston Favell.
The bus stop is located by the Abington Public House, 30 seconds from the Wantage Road gates. The bus journey takes roughly seven minutes.
By train: Northampton Station sits on the halfway point of the London to Birmingham Line and enjoys frequent and speedy services to both cities.
Northampton Train Station is approximately a 30–40 minute walk from the County Ground.
Alternatively, there is a taxi rank outside the train station, the ground and is a five-minute drive.
How do I follow the match?
Northamptonshire will offer live coverage of the match via their website: Click here
All T20 Blast matches are also available via the ECB's central hub: Click here
The matches can also be viewed on mobile via the ECB app.
Radio: All Vitality Blast fixtures will be available on BBC Local Radio stations with extensive coverage also on 5 Live Sports Extra.
Digital: The Cricketer will carry live scorecards and updates from every Vitality Blast match in 2021, as well as the latest breaking news from around the counties and exclusive features. Visit our County Hub for more.
Prediction?
Barely anything separates these two on form. All it'll take is something special from one player on either side. Away win.
OTHER T20 BLAST FIXTURES: SUNDAY, JUNE 20
North Group
Yorkshire Vikings v Derbyshire Falcons
Lancashire Lightning v Notts Outlaws
South Group
Gloucestershire v Hampshire Hawks
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