Northamptonshire captain Alex Wakely proud after NatWest T20 Blast defeat
Sunday 30 August 2015 00:10, UK
Northamptonshire captain Alex Wakely paid tribute to his side, despite coming out second best to Lancashire in the NatWest T20 Blast final.
Wakely, who missed the entirety of last season due to injury, said: "I'm really proud of the way we've played our cricket this year.
"We've played entertaining cricket, we've tried to entertain our fans as much as we can and we took it right down to the end for us. Credit to Lancashire, they were the best team on the day, I'm very pleased for them.
"We restricted them to quite a competitive score and I thought all the way through we had a chance. Unfortunately they bowled pretty well at the end there and when it was tough at the death they executed their yorkers well and made it tough for us."
Lancashire secured victory by 13 runs at Edgbaston and captain Steven Croft admitted their success had been a long time coming, with the club's last one-day trophy win coming in 1999 in the now defunct CGU National League.
"I've been playing for 10 seasons, I'm just glad we got over the line," he said.
"We've been playing some great Twenty20 cricket, we've won the most games without winning it, so it's a big pleasure to win it.
"We've had good one-day sides (since 1999) so it's a bit frustrating we haven't won a trophy. Hopefully this can get something started."
Opening batsman Davies, who won man of the match for his knock of 47, was delighted the Lightning were able to end their hurt in the competition.
"I think some of the boys have been here six times now and it's the first time they've managed to get over the line, so I'm so happy for them. Just can't believe it really," he said.
"Without being too cheesy, it's probably the best day of my career so far."
