Vitality Blast Men 2026 Stats

Ron AldermanRon Alderman· Updated
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  • Northamptonshire Steelbacks lead the Central division
  • Yorkshire top the North division
  • Hampshire Hawks rule the South division

As we approach the mid way break in the Vitality Blast, there is only one unbeaten team remaining. Northamptonshire Steelbacks haven’t lost and top the Central & West group. The holders Somerset have won two of their three games so far.

Group Tables

Central & West Group

TeamMWLTNRNRRPts
Northamptonshire Steelbacks440001.84816
Gloucestershire431000.94012
Somerset32100-0.1118
Worcestershire Rapids32100-1.2118
Glamorgan312000.9434
Warwickshire Bears40400-1.0430

North Group

TeamMWLTNRNRRPts
Yorkshire431000.52712
Derbyshire Falcons523000.8568
Durham42200-0.3098
Lancashire Lightning31200-0.3754
Notts Outlaws41300-0.9234
Leicestershire Foxes41300-2.0074

South Group

TeamMWLTNRNRRPts
Hampshire Hawks431000.84912
Kent Spitfires431000.57112
Surrey422000.1378
Essex Eagles422000.0058
Middlesex41200-0.8714
Sussex Sharks31200-0.1412
Sussex Sharks deducted two points for breaching ECB financial guideline

Top Batters

Derbyshire’s Martin Andersson tops the run scoring charts with 237 runs so far this season. He is closely followed by Chris Lynn of Northamptonshire, who trails by 30 runs. However, Tom Clark of Sussex has the best strike rate of 259.57.

Top Run Scorer

NameTeamRunsAve
Martin AnderssonDerbyshire23779.00
Chris LynnNorthamptonshire20769.00
Matthew MontgomeryDerbyshire19866.00
Aneurin DonaldDerbyshire18236.40
George MunseyNotts17157.00

Highest Strike Rate

NameTeamRunsBFSR
Tom ClarkSussex12247259.57
Aneurin DonaldDerbyshire18278233.33
Hilton CartwrightHampshire9745215.55
John SimpsonSussex7435211.42
Kiran CarlsonGlamorgan13967207.46

Top Bowlers

James Sales of Northamptonshire tops the leading wicket takers so far, with 11 wickets. He is just ahead of Duan Jansen of Gloucestershire, who has 10. However, Nathan McAndrew of Glamorgan has the best economy rate of 3.75 per over.

Top Wicket Takers

NameTeamWktsAve
James SalesNorthamptonshire1112.27
Duan JansenGloucestershire109.40
Scott CurrieHampshire99.33
Matthew PottsDurham915.11
Jack MorleyDerbyshire917.00

Top Economy Rate

NameTeamORunsER
Nathan McAndrewGlamorgan4153.75
Scott CurrieHampshire16845.25
Joe DenlyKent7436.14
Jake LintottKent15936.20
Simon HarmerEssex14876.21

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Ron is an avid cricket follower and a former player with over 20 years playing experience. He supports Sussex CCC and England, and watches his local side Hailsham CC throughout the summer.

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