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Derek Pringle column – Selectors can find that wow factor in Div Two

20 September 2016 0 comments

…has thrown up the odd interesting possibility such as Graeme White from Northamptonshire. White left Northants to join Nottinghamshire in 2010, in a bid for more cricket, but didn’t really…

Where are they now? Surrey – NatWest Trophy finalists 1991

7 September 2016 1 comment

…saw balls bounce, swing or spin,” he said. Surrey then dispatched Kent and Essex to earn a home semi-final against Northants which Murphy believes they should have lost after only…

Martin Johnson column – Haves and have nots in county ground pageant

30 August 2016 0 comments

…more towards the ECB than the broadcaster. The inference being that when you want your product to look glamorous, using Northants to promote it is a bit like Vogue putting…

Outgrounds – Northants

30 August 2016 0 comments

Surely it’s time Northants took a spin out into the county again Dan Whiting continues his nationwide tour of the grounds that have staged first-class cricket Northamptonshire were proud winners…

Where are they now? Yorkshire – C&G Trophy winners 2002

16 August 2016 0 comments

…stuff I had a really good summer.” Yorkshire reached the last four after seeing off Devon (116) by 143 runs at Exmouth, then Northants (254) by 49 runs and Essex…

White signs new two-year deal at Northants

2 August 2016 0 comments

Graeme White has extended his stay at Northants, signing a two-year deal at Wantage Road. White, 29, started his career at Northants and returned to the county in 2013 following…

Mark Wood added to England Lions squad

12 July 2016 0 comments

…for Durham at home to Northants Steelbacks at the Riverside on Friday night before linking up with the Lions. National selector James Whitaker said: “The England medical staff have been…

Gleeson signs permanent deal at Northants

5 July 2016 0 comments

Northants bowler Richard Gleeson has signed a three-year deal with the county that will beging mnext year. Gleeson, 28, has been playing for the club on an individual match deal…

Where are they now? Lancashire – 2003 ECB National League Division Two champions

21 June 2016 0 comments

…for the title which they went onto claim after gaining their revenge on Northants at the County Ground. Phil Jacques scored 107 as Northants clocked up 240 with a ball…

Martin Johnson column – Try Yeovil as there’d never be a ‘murder’ at Lord’s!

20 June 2016 0 comments

…Northants, although I do recall shelves full of records – visible through a window behind the old Press box – in a tatty old building belonging to the Ministry of…

England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances

14 June 2016 0 comments

…Spitfires v Somerset June 14 and Essex June 15 (ODC) and Glamorgan June 17 (T20B) Jos Buttler – Lancashire Lightning v Yorkshire Vikings June 15 (ODC) and Northants Steelbacks June…

Paul Nixon column – All counties need equal TV exposure

14 June 2016 1 comment

…settle down any evening during the week and watch some good domestic cricket. Sky missed the high-scoring thriller between Nottinghamshire and Northants this week, but that’s nobody’s fault. You can’t…

Where are they now? Warwickshire – John Player Sunday League Champions 1980

14 June 2016 0 comments

…(16 runs), Essex (five runs), Northants (26 runs) and Middlesex (five wickets) quickly followed them. It wasn’t until the ninth game of the season against Worcestershire at New Road that…

Olly Stone set to miss rest of season

8 June 2016 0 comments

NORTHANTS bowler Olly Stone is likely to miss the rest of the 2016 season after injuring himself as he celebrated taking a wicket. Stone, 22, jumped in the air after…

Paul Nixon column – Batters beware: A team can fold any time

30 May 2016 0 comments

…grounds. Derbyshire and Leicestershire were both all out without passing the hundred mark this week, while Warwickshire, Nottinghamshire, Surrey and Northants also had struggling times with the bat. These collapses,…

Why Leicester fairytale can’t be repeated by cricket cousins

26 April 2016 0 comments

…which accounts are available, Northants had a turnover that was less than one-sixth of Surrey’s. Domestic T20 has driven the increased financial disparity, allowing counties who play on larger grounds…

Alex Lees: We know we are disliked and I can understand why

12 April 2016 0 comments

…and manage them well and get off to a good start.” Yorkshire’s bowling attack, boosted by the signing of David Willey from Northants this winter, has been key to their…

Where are they now? Northamptonshire – 2000 Division Two County Champions

22 March 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Darren Cousins admits that it was a dream come true helping Northamptonshire win the first ever Second Division title. Northants had thrown Cousins a career lifeline after…

Don’t Bash Blast, franchise system won’t work for us

20 February 2016 0 comments

…county every year, pairing each first-class county with a county deprived of the pro game: Somerset could be paired with Devon; Essex with Cambridgeshire; Northants with Norfolk and so on….

Where are they now? Worcestershire – Benson & Hedges Cup runners-up 1973

8 December 2015 0 comments

…know you are going to have your strongest side and you try and win your tournaments then.” Worcestershire qualified for the semi-finals after seeing off Northants by 89 runs in…

Where are they now? Lancashire – NatWest Trophy and Benson & Hedges Cup winners 1990

1 December 2015 0 comments

…Cricket to face Northants in the NatWest Trophy final against Northants turned into a non event thanks to Phil DeFreitas ripping the heart of their batting. DeFreitas took 5-26 as…

Where are they now? Northants – Runners-up, NatWest Trophy & B&H Cup 1987

27 October 2015 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Geoff Cook admits that he still cannot believe that Northants failed to win a trophy in 1987 despite reaching two Lord’s finals. Cook was Northants captain when…

Where are they now? Nottinghamshire – 2004 Division Two champions

12 October 2015 0 comments

…Kevin Pietersen: The controversial South African-born England batsman has his own foundation and is married to former pop star Jessica Taylor. Russell Warren: Batsman who also served Northants is an…

County Championship Division Two – Team of the Year

6 October 2015 0 comments

…A controversial summer for the youngster, being banned from driving for a year. That came after he missed Northants’ pre-season tour after head coach David Ripley said he needed to…

Where are they now? Leicestershire – NatWest Trophy finalists 1992

30 September 2015 0 comments

…an early break through when Alan Mullally got the wicket of Nigel Felton, a 91 from Alan Fordham helped Northants home by eight wickets with 11.2 overs to spare. Benson…