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Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann

Lehmann tells Northants to concentrate on themselves ahead of Derbyshire date

Northants head coach Darren Lehmann

Lehmann delight as Northants bounce back to winning ways to boost promotion bid

Yuzi Chahal claimed four wickets for Northamptonshire against Worcestershire

Chahal has Worcestershire in a spin as Northants win to boost promotion bid

Saif Zaib hit a brilliant century for Northants at Worcestershire

Zaib and Conway put Northants on top heading into day three at Worcester

Northants wicket-keeper Lewis McManus

Van der Merwe on standby as Northants wait on wicketkeeper McManus X-ray results

Luke Procter claimed five wickets

Procter leads from the front as Northants enjoy strong day one at Worcester

Aussie pace bowler Harry Conway has signed a new two-year deal at Northants

Conway commits to Northants as Australian pace bowler signs new two-year deal

Enjoy luxury living at The Hayloft

Escaping to Worcestershire for luxury, peace and the great outdoors

Nathan McSweeney (left) and Chris Lynn were in big-hitting form against Worcestershire Rapids (Picture: Peter Short)

Lehmann says 'blistering' start from Lynn and McSweeney was the difference

Skipper David Willey congratulates George Scrimshaw after he bowled Northants to victory on Friday (Picture: Peter Short)

Scrimshaw says there is a lot more to come from the Steelbacks

Ben Sanderson has been in great form for Northamptonshire this season

Lehmann lavishes praise on Sanderson as Northants ace goes top of bowling charts

Ricardo Vasconcelos is enjoying a run-laden start to the 2026 season (Picture: Peter Short)

Hard work and putting his 'ego aside' sparks upturn in fortunes for Vasconcelos

Worcestershire head coach Alan Richardson

Richardson ‘frustrated’ by Worcestershire collapse but praises Sanderson

Ben Sanderson celebrates one of his 11 wickets in the win against Worcestershire (Picture: Peter Short)

Sanderson revels in 'perfect day' as Northants overpower Worcestershire

Ben Sanderson ended the match with career-best figures of 11 for 109 (Picture Peter Short)

Seven up for Sanderson as Northants hammer Worcestershire at Wantage Road

Ricardo Vasconcelos in action during his century against Worcestershire (Picture: Peter Short)

Vasconcelos hits second ton of the summer as Northants take initiative
Ricardo Vasconcelos struck a superb 115, his second century of the season as Northants took a lead over Worcestershire with five wickets in hand on day two of this Rothesay County Championship match at Wantage Road.
Jeremy Blackmore

Ben Sanderson celebrates a wicket (Picture: Peter Short)

Roderick rescues Worcestershire as Northants fail to ram home early advantage

Rob Keogh was in the runs for the Northants second team against Loughborough UCCE on Monday=

Durham and Worcestershire secure wins to push Northants down to fourth

Wolverley CE Secondary School keeps about 30 different species in its dedicated animal centre

Inside one of Britain’s most unique schools - with its own meerkats

AFC Rushden & Diamonds boss Elliot Sandy

Sandy excited as Diamonds aim for fifth straight win against Malvern in Trophy

Darren Lehmann looks on during the defeat to Leicestershire (picture: Peter Short)

Lehmann looks for positives as another defeat piles pressure on Steelbacks

Henry with the King

Local WWII Veteran, 104, Shares Wisdom in Tribute to Fallen Comrades

J Maverick & Co, in Upton-upon-Severn, run by Hazel and Andrew Smith, is one of the smallest pubs in the Midlands.

Watch: Couple turn their front room into cosy Victorian-style pub

Northants Steelbacks Women were comprehensive winners over Worcestershire Rapids (Picture: nccc.co.uk)

Ripley hails 'special' Marriott as Steelbacks secure win over Worcestershire

Footage released by Warwickshire Rural Crime Team shows the moment a lorry driver smashed into the 5ft-tall William Gladstone memorial cross in Lea Marston, Warwickshire, in August 2024.

Watch: Moment trucker smashes into 1905 memorial causing £40k damage

Shocking UK Sinkholes and Landslips Caught on Camera

A serious embankment failure has occurred on the Severn Valley Railway leaving the track impassable at one location along the 16 mile route.

Aerial footage shows aftermath as landslip collapses onto railway
Dramatic aerial footage shows how a landslip has devastated a ‘heritage’ railway line, causing serious damage to the track.
Lucinda Herbert

New signing Declan Towers made his third debut for the Poppies in Saturday's defeat to Bromsgrove (Picture: Peter Short)

Frustration for Poppies as Alvechurch clash is called off

Drink-driving glamper flips car while going to buy more alcohol.

Watch: Drink-driving glamper flips car while going to buy more alcohol

Police discover £500k cannabis factory in old high street bank.

Watch: Police discover £500k cannabis factory in old high street bank

Sewage flows down streets in Drakes Broughton.

Watch: Rivers of sewage flood streets in ‘over-developed’ village

Allyson Martin, founder of Bloomery

Florist helping to drive forward UK Net Zero aims thanks to funding boost

Fire crews putting out Daniel's flaming Ford Ranger.

Watch: Dad’s new £29k truck explodes into huge fireball on motorway

Nile Ranger equalises for Kettering Town at Bromsgrove (Picture: Peter Short)

Goal stars Ranger and Edwards send on-song Kettering Town up to second

Alicia Reid and Ryan Reid.

Watch: Audio reveals moment hero boy, 8, saved mum's life calling 999

Raphy Weatherall shakes hands with Northants chief executive Ray Payne after signing his new deal

Teenage fast bowler Raphy Weatherall commits his future to Northants

Jack White claimed two for 26 in his 10 overs as the Steelbacks beat Worcestershire on Sunday

Skipper McManus delighted as Steelbacks get off the mark

Woman is rescued from neck-level flood water in submerged car.

Watch: Woman is rescued from neck-level flood water in submerged car

Matthew Breetzke (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

In-form Breetkze so happy to contribute to a winning cause for Steelbacks

Ben Sanderson (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Rapid recovery for Steelbacks as they see off Worcestershire at New Road

Motorist's alleged sighting of 'panther-like' big cat and its prints.

Big cats UK: Does this video show a panther roaming through an field?

A dogwalker dodged death by crossing a railway and forcing a train to make an emergency stop Picture: Network Rail / SWNS

Watch: Train slams on brakes to avoid dog-walker on level crossing

Josh Cobb in action for the Steelbacks against Worcestershire in the Vitality Blast last May. He will be wearing the Rapids colours this season (Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Former Steelbacks skipper Josh Cobb joins Worcestershire on white-ball deal

The scene of a gas explosion, nearly one year on in Hemmingway in Evesham, Worcestershire Picture: Emma Trimble / SWNS

Watch: Drone footage shows devastation from gas explosion - a year on

Northants batter Hassan Azad has left the club

Two more depart Northants as Hassan Azad and Harry Gouldstone are released

Tom Taylor will leave Northamptonshire at the end of the season to join Worcestershire (Picture: Harry Trump/Getty Images)

Sadler says losing Taylor 'a blow' but Northants could not match Worcester offer

Worcestershire head coach Alan Richardson (Picture: Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Worcestershire coach Richardson delighted to snap up Northants star Taylor

Tom Taylor is leaving Northamptonshire at the end of the season to join Worcestershire (Picture: Harry Trump/Getty Images)

All-rounder Tom Taylor quits Northants to make move to Worcestershire

Northants seam bowler Ben Sanderson (Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Sanderson admits One Day Cup exit is 'a big disappointment' for the Steelbacks

Tom Taylor scored a century in defeat for the second time for Northants Steelbacks in this season's Metro Bank One Day Cup (Picture: Tony Marshall/Getty Images)

Taylor's ton-up heroics not enough as Steelbacks are thrashed by Worcestershire

Shocking footage shows young children being played on the tracks

Watch: Terrifying risks recorded on level crossings

John Sadler (photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Sadler calls on Steelbacks to maintain momentum after third successive win

Balloons in the sky before the fatal incident above Ombersley Court, Worcester

Man dies after hot air balloon explodes into a ‘fireball’

Carla Scott, 35, and her partner, Dirk Howell, 41, killed Alfie Steele after months of abuse

Mum and boyfriend found guilty of killing 9-year-old Alfie Steele

Schoolboy Alfie Steele was heard screaming and begging to be let inside in haunting footage filmed by a neighbour 18 months before he was found dead in a bath, a court heard (Photo: SWNS)

Mother and step dad found guilty of killing boy, 9

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