Northamptonshire Steelbacks vs Sussex Sharks

Following victories for both teams last time out, Sussex Sharks Men and Women head to Northamptonshire tomorrow in the Metro Bank One Day Cup.

The Women's team take on the Steelbacks at Horton House CC tomorrow, with the match starting at 10.30am. They beat Leicestershire at the Rathbones Arundel Festival of Cricket last weekend to keep their hopes of a place in the Semi-Finals alive. They now sit seven points behind Yorkshire in 4th, with a game in hand and three fixtures left to play. With five points up for grabs tomorrow, that gap could close to just two points with two games to play.

The Men, meanwhile, were involved in a thriller at Hove yesterday, winning by 1 wicket against Lancashire under the lights. It's a result that has seen them climb to 5th in Group B, still just four points off the top three. They take on the Steelbacks at the County Ground in Northampton tomorrow, starting at 11am, as they target back-to-back wins.

Team News

Alexia Walker has made one change to her 13-player squad for the trip to Northampton as Eve O'Neill returns in place of Daisy Mullan.

Adams, Buckle, Collis, Curling, Gentry, Green, Harman, King, Lee, Lewis, O’Neill, Stanley, Wilkinson.

Grant Flower's 14-player squad is unchanged from yesterday's win against Lancashire.

Carson, Carter, Clark, Crocombe, Foreman, Haines, Hudson-Prentice, Hunt, Ibrahim, Karvelas, Lamb, Lenham, Simpson (c), Tear.

The Opposition - Northamptonshire Steelbacks Women

The Steelbacks have been in fine form in this year's Metro Bank One Day Cup, losing just one and winning five of their six matches.

They have won their last three matches in succession against Worcestershire Rapids, Derbyshire Falcons and Kent. They have taken all ten wickets in each of the five matches they have won this season, with Anisha Patel and Ella Phillips leading the way as the competition's joint-leading wicket takers with 12 each.

The Opposition - Northamptonshire Steelbacks Men

Following the abandonment of their fixture at Lancashire, the Steelbacks have lost two and won one of their last three matches. 

The defeats against Yorkshire and Warwickshire appear to have been quickly put behind them, after a comprehensive victory against Durham yesterday. James Seales scored 117 as Northants posted a score of 321-8. Then, with the ball, the wickets were shared between all six bowlers as they won by 150 runs at Chester-le-Street.

Timings

The Women's match begins at 10.30am tomorrow, while the Men's match begins half an hour later at 11am.

How to Watch

You can watch every ball of the Men's fixture, free of charge, via our Match Day Centre. You will need to register for a free account to access the stream, statistics, replays and live scorecard. You can find information on how to register here.

Unfortunately, there will be no live stream of the women's game, but you can follow the live scorecard here.

Match Tickets

Tickets can be purchased via this link.