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NORTHANTS WIN! That's 3 from 3 in the @VitalityBlast. A superb fifer from James Sales, the Steelbacks backed it up with the bat - a bludgeoned 91 partnership from the Aussie pair of Lynn and McSweeney sent a lot of people home happy!
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Lehmann hails 'fantastic' Steelbacks as Gloucestershire are swept aside in Blast #nccc@VitalityBlast
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Northants win by seven wickets...
Statement performance against a team that had won their opening two matches
Sales brilliant, Lynn powerful, McSweeney quality
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Steelbacks 59-1 at the end of the six-over powerplay, Vasconcelos the man out
Lynn dropped by Short on 23
Gloucestershire were 42-2 at the same stage
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20 overs: Gloucestershire 164-9... excellent final over for the visitors with 14 coming off it, bowled by George Scrimshaw
Could be a testing total for the Steelbacks
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Five wickets for James Sales!!
Traps Ben Charlesworth in front for 49 with the first ball of the 16th over and his figures read 5-11 from 3.1 overs!
Gloucestershire are 115-6
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Six overs: Gloucestershire 42-2 at the end of the powerplay... two wickets for James Sales who is bowling fast and straight!
Dangermen Miles Hammond and D'Arcy Short the men out, both clean bowled #nccc