The pitch at the County Ground in Northampton is generally good for batting. The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings.
Northamptonshire will be going up against Warwickshire in the 29th match of the T20 Blast 2023 at the County Ground in Northampton. The match will be taking place on Wednesday, 31st May, at 11:00 PM IST and 6:30 PM Local. Warwickshire have started the tournament in a brilliant way, they have played three matches and have won all three of them. Warwickshire is currently at the top of the table and will be looking to maintain their position at the top of the table with a win in this match. There are a lot of new players signed in both team, a mix of exciting youngsters and some experienced players will make this fixture very exciting to watch.
Northamptonshire have lost two of their three matches and are currently at number eight in the points table. They will be looking to climb up the points table with a few wins in the following matches. This will be a vital match to restore sanity in their campaign. Northamptonshire‘s team management would want some of their senior players to stand up and contribute in the encounter where 2 important points are up for grabs. The County Ground in Northampton has generally favoured batter in the last few seasons and will be interesting to see how things pan out this year in the Vitality T20 Blast. With both teams equally matched, this match promises to go down to the wire.
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The pitch at the County Ground in Northampton is generally good for batting. The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side. The team winning the toss will look to bat first and set a total as the pitch seems to slow down slightly in the 2nd innings.
Total Matches – 38
Northamptonshire – 17
Warwickshire – 21
Northamptonshire vs Warwickshire, North Group
Venue: County Ground in Northampton
Date & Time: 31st May, at 11:00 PM IST, Local 6:30 PM
Opened | 1885 |
Capacity | 6500 |
Ends | Wantage Road End, Lynn Wilson Centre End |
Location | Northampton, England |
Time Zone | UTC +1:00 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 7 |
Matches won batting first | 7 |
Matches won bowling first | 0 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 139 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 89 |
Highest total recorded | 180/6 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs WIW |
Lowest total recorded | 93/10 (19.2 Ov) by WIW vs NZW |
Highest score chased | – |
Lowest score defended | 103/7 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs WIW |