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Pringle column: Why two divisions have been toxic for the County Championship

24 April 2018 0 comments

…So, too, Jack Brooks, whose move from Northants to Yorkshire led to glory in the Championship but not, so far, in international selection. Generally, though, a shift of counties tends…

Northamptonshire sign New Zealand international Doug Bracewell

26 January 2018 0 comments

…always healthy for the boys. We’re delighted to be getting him over.” Bracewell added: “I’m grateful for the opportunity ahead at Northants and am very much looking forward to working…

Speed train Gleeson arrives late at the station at the age of 30

25 January 2018 0 comments

…Northants – and played Second XI cricket for all three – but still the waiting continued. “I probably should have tried to push myself then, I should have been a…

Chris Read backs Notts to succeed in top flight

3 October 2017 0 comments

…weeks when we have been down to a very small squad of 13 players it has been a struggle against the top teams like Worcestershire, Northants and even Sussex this…

Allegiances don’t always lie with your team as the thrills of watching Chris Gayle show

27 September 2017 0 comments

…cricketer soon became Northants’ Antiguan fast bowler Curtly Ambrose, and I loved watching him race in for the West Indies against England, as much as I did for the County….

Duckett: England selectors haven’t been in touch with me

13 September 2017 0 comments

…forcing his way into the reckoning, only then to be discarded after four Tests. The Northants left-hander was a run-machine in 2016, racking up four centuries and 1338 runs in…

Taylor shows he’s mustard and developing into a ‘proper’ player

17 July 2017 0 comments

…enjoy Cheltenham each year,” said Taylor. “I love batting here and the Festival has been very good to me. “The innings against Northants was my best in terms of runs…

Home turf – Dickson belts out some runs at Beckenham

10 July 2017 0 comments

…one of his best, given the examination set by Yasir Shah, bowling into the bowlers’ rough. “I think that’s the toughest hundred I’ve scored to date,” said the Northants left-hander….

Wakely: If day/night county games become the norm fairness in consistency is key

3 July 2017 0 comments

…the Northamptonshire captain’s superb century against Leicestershire. In what was one of the finest knocks of his career to date, Wakely blasted 112 off just 121 balls in Northants’ second…

Newton plays patient to convert ton on tricky Northants wicket

19 June 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Matt Wright Rob Newton’s heroics with the bat played a huge part in Northants’ victory over Derbyshire inside three days, in a match where quite a…

Alison Mitchell column – Sledging ain’t all that heavy, he’s my brother

9 May 2017 0 comments

…caught me down at long off.” Graeme had the last laugh though as Northants cruised home to win by seven wickets. The pair relished the contest but there was no…

Paul Nixon column – Uni games are still relevant and must remain so

11 April 2017 0 comments

…I was absolutely overjoyed to see the standard of their performances against Leicestershire, when they led by 84 on first innings, and Northants, against who they scored 553. The intensity…

Aussies so happy to have Cummins back in fast lane

21 March 2017 0 comments

…had been routed at Trent Bridge the week before, the famous urn had been returned. Yet here the Australians were, at Northants, for a tour game ahead of the final…

Prasanna back at Northants for T20 Blast

8 March 2017 0 comments

SRI LANKA bowler Seekkuge Prasanna will return to Northants this summer having signed a contract for the T20 Blast. Prasanna, 31, played 11 times for the county in the competition…

County Archives – Northamptonshire 1976

22 February 2017 0 comments

…The nearest Northants had to a local was the Bedfordshire-born Wayne Larkins. Lancashire travelled to Lord’s emboldened by their four victories in the six Gillette finals prior to 1976; Northants…

Monty on right wavelength for a big comeback

25 January 2017 0 comments

…Australia trounced England in Melbourne. But after a string of controversies and a disappointing return to the county game with Northants in 2016, the left-armer is hoping the new year…

Proud ‘Englishmen’ or just cricketing mercenaries… Who gets your vote?

17 January 2017 0 comments

…Northants, once told him, “Lamby, you’ll never be an Englishman as long as words come out of your mouth.” Kevin Pietersen came from the same province of South Africa as…

Paul Nixon column – Sorry, but there’ll be no Vardy style tale in cricket

17 January 2017 0 comments

…is despite the success of Richard Gleeson (pictured), who made a huge impact for Northants following an impressive stint in Minor Counties cricket for Cumberland. He signed full-time at the…

Martin Johnson column – You don’t need style to make runs, just ask Colly!

17 January 2017 0 comments

…this from an early age, watching Jim Yardley batting for Northants in the Seventies. Jim had only one shot – the front foot drive – and only one scoring area…

Sales is my selection as the best to never earn England Test call-up

10 January 2017 0 comments

…misfortune to have a career that coincided with another talent who never looked likely to vacate their position in the England team. My own allegiance to Northants means I always…

Counties seek path to success as the Kolpak charge rises…

10 January 2017 0 comments

…the match, 10 of them from South Africa. It wasn’t for nothing that Northants became known as ‘Kolpakshire’ around that time. For those not au fait with the term Kolpak,…

Paul Nixon column – I’m all for Kolpaks, they’re improving our game

4 January 2017 0 comments

…part of their role – being life mentors, as well as cricket mentors. When talking about Kolpak cricket, a lot of people will remember the Leicestershire v Northants game at…

Paul Nixon column – Jennings and Daws sensible picks for England

6 December 2016 0 comments

…mindset issue though. Ben is one of the best sweepers in world cricket. He sweeps, he slog sweeps, he reverse sweeps and I think, if he was playing for Northants,…

County archives – Lancashire 1956

16 November 2016 0 comments

…the bowlers seemed in the ascendant. In August 1953 Edrich made 81 not out against Northants on a pig of a pitch. For much of that innings at Old Trafford…

Martin Johnson column – Who needs style if you can play it to the max?

19 October 2016 0 comments

…on. But just look at their records. Older readers might remember an all rounder who played for Northants in the Seventies by the name of Jim Yardley, who had only…

Search Results for "northants"

Pringle column: Why two divisions have been toxic for the County Championship

Northamptonshire sign New Zealand international Doug Bracewell

Speed train Gleeson arrives late at the station at the age of 30

Chris Read backs Notts to succeed in top flight

Allegiances don’t always lie with your team as the thrills of watching Chris Gayle show

Duckett: England selectors haven’t been in touch with me

Taylor shows he’s mustard and developing into a ‘proper’ player

Home turf – Dickson belts out some runs at Beckenham

Wakely: If day/night county games become the norm fairness in consistency is key

Newton plays patient to convert ton on tricky Northants wicket

Alison Mitchell column – Sledging ain’t all that heavy, he’s my brother

Paul Nixon column – Uni games are still relevant and must remain so

Aussies so happy to have Cummins back in fast lane

Prasanna back at Northants for T20 Blast

County Archives – Northamptonshire 1976

Monty on right wavelength for a big comeback

Proud ‘Englishmen’ or just cricketing mercenaries… Who gets your vote?

Paul Nixon column – Sorry, but there’ll be no Vardy style tale in cricket

Martin Johnson column – You don’t need style to make runs, just ask Colly!

Sales is my selection as the best to never earn England Test call-up

Counties seek path to success as the Kolpak charge rises…

Paul Nixon column – I’m all for Kolpaks, they’re improving our game

Paul Nixon column – Jennings and Daws sensible picks for England

County archives – Lancashire 1956

Martin Johnson column – Who needs style if you can play it to the max?

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