Northants' Bopara & Weatherall out for the season

Ravi Bopara joined Northamptonshire Steelbacks T20 side from Sussex this season

Northamptonshire have lost all-rounder Ravi Bopara and fast bowler Raphael Weatherall for the rest of the season to injury.

Bopara ruptured the tendon in a finger on his right hand while attempting a caught and bowled during the MAX60 tournament in the Cayman Islands.

The 39-year-old has had surgery and now faces three weeks out, which rules him out of the Vitality T20 Blast quarter-final against Somerset next Thursday.

The former England all-rounder would also miss finals day on 14 September if Northants make it through.

Weatherall, 19, who has made 10 appearances since his first-team debut in June, suffered a stress fracture in his back and will begin his recovery for the 2025 season.