Freddie McCann’s outstanding 91 pushed Notts to victory by six wickets over Northamptonshire Steelbacks in Chesterfield.

Despite falling just short of a deserved century, McCann built partnerships throughout the innings and looked in superb touch alongside Haseeb Hameed, who scored his second half-century of the campaign.

Despite a fast start from Northants, the Outlaws fought back in the field as Farhan Ahmed and James Hayes took two wickets each to keep the total down to 260.

Notts struck early in the Northants innings through the ever-reliable Brett Hutton, who found Miller’s outside edge.

His opening partner, Liam Proctor, got off to a good start though, finding three boundaries in five balls during the opening powerplay, which saw Northants 32/1.

Lyndon James soon struck to remove former Outlaw Sammy King for ten but brought McSweeney to the crease, who began to form a strong partnership with Proctor.

The pair would add 74 for the third wicket before Farhan Ahmed trapped Proctor lbw for 53, which would swing the momentum in Notts’ favour.

Two more wickets fell in quick succession, the first being by way of Ben Martindale removing McSweeney’s middle stump from the ground on 49 before Freddie McCann and Kyle Verreynne followed it up as the latter’s quick glovework stumped Van Der Merwe.

It meant with just under 20 overs remaining, Northants were 151/5.

A solid partnership between George Bartlett and Rob Keogh weathered the storm for the visitors, however, as they moved the Steelbacks past 200.

Farhan Ahmed would strike again, though, in the 42nd over to remove Bartlett for a quick-fire 55 and leave the visitors 229/6 from 45 overs.

James Hayes would then take two late wickets as Northants set Notts 260 for victory.

With Ben Martindale back at his home club cricket ground following his maiden professional century last week, he looked in nice touch until he swung at one outside off stump, which found an edge on its way to McManus.

It brought Tahir to the middle, who could only manage 8 before he was bowled by Guthrie.

But Hameed and McCann continued to score freely, as the latter picked up his third half-century of the One Day Cup campaign.

From 20 overs, Notts were 121/2 and well ahead on the run rate.

McCann and Hameed brought up their fifty partnership soon after and pushed Notts further ahead. McCann had particular success from the reverse sweep, but a switch hit for six was the pick of his shots.

Hameed moved to his second half-century of the campaign at the same time as the pair picked up their century partnership, which saw Notts 163/2 from 30 overs.

He would have to depart soon after, though, as he mistimed a powerful shot and found Bartlett at mid-wicket, bringing Kyle Verreynne to the crease, who took no time to find his rhythm, smashing a six down the ground with his fifth ball.

McCann would fall agonisingly short of his hundred after he was caught lbw looking to reverse sweep for 91, but with Notts needing less than 70 runs to win.

Verreynne and Lyndon James continued the momentum generated by the Academy graduate, Verreynne making a composed 39 from 42, and James hitting 45 from 40 as the game was sealed with 3.2 overs to spare.