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Lancashire Lightning v Northamptonshire Steelbacks
Final Tie at Edgbaston, 29th August 2015
Umpires:
R. Illingworth & M. Gough
Toss won by:
Northamptonshire who chose field
LANCASHIRE
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
INNINGS
INNINGS
A. Prince
c Levi
b Willey
43
R. Levi
c Davies b Faulkner
16
A. Davies
b Cobb
47
D. Willey
c Lilley b Faulkner
24
K. Brown
st Duckett †
b Afidi
0
J. Cobb
not out
44
J. Buttler †
c Cobb
b Willey
27
B. Duckett †
lbw b Parry
20
S. Croft *
run out
(Azharullah)
9
S. Crook
c Lilley b Croft
2
J. Faulkner
c Levi
b Afridi
5
S. Afridi
c Livingstone b Griffiths
26
L. Livingstone
b Afridi
0
R. Kleinveldt
c Croft b Griffiths
11
A. Lilley
not out
22
A. Wakely
not out
4
S. Parry
not out
1
G. White
G. Griffiths
5
O. Stone
G. Edwards
0
Azharullah
Extras
(8 lb 2 w 2 nb)
12
Extras
(4 lb 2 w)
6
Total
(7 wkts, 20 overs)
166
Total
(6 wkts, 20 overs)
153
Wkts:
1-77, 2-78, 3-123, 4-125, 5-130, 6-130, 7-156
Wkts:
1-32, 2-45, 3-74, 4-81, 5-133, 6-148
O
M
R
W
O
M
R
W
Kleinveldt
3
0
29
0
Croft
3
0
24
1
Willey
4
0
21
2
Griffiths
3
0
23
2
Stone
2
0
20
0
Edwards
3
0
34
0
Azharullah
3
0
27
0
Faulkner
4
0
25
2
White
2
0
31
0
Parry
4
0
23
1
Afridi
4
0
14
3
Lilley
3
0
20
0
Cobb
2
0
16
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Match Result: Lancashire won by 13 runs Lancashire Lightning are NatWest t20 Blast 2015 Winners.
Chasing 167 to reclaim the trophy they won in
2013, the Northamptonshire Steelbacks needed 21 to
win off the final over.
It proved beyond them as the Red Rose county
triumphed in their third final appearance, having finished
runners-up last year.
Alex Davies top-scored with 47 off 26 balls in
Lancashire’s 166-7, with Northants mustering 153-6 in
reply.
Not even a late display of power-hitting from
Shahid Afridi (26 off 18 balls), who dislocated the finger
of James Faulkner with one shot drilled back at the
Australian, could see the Steelbacks to their target.
Lancashire, led by former Warwickshire and
England one-day coach Ashley Giles, had earlier
conquered tricky batting conditions to launch their
innings with a stand of 77 between Davies and Ashwell
Prince 43 and then add 31 runs from the last three overs
to post an imposing total.
In reply, Josh Cobb finished unbeaten on 44 from
37 balls for Northants, but he was left stranded at the
wrong end as they came up short.
So, Lancashire Lightning won their first t20 title with
a 13-run winning margin.
NatWest t20 Blast 2015 (Final)
Let the celebrations begin
