Northamptonshire Cricket Team
Brett Hutton re-signs for Nottinghamshire after leaving Northamptonshire
Seamer returns to club where he came through after three years at Wantage Road
April 29, 2024
Three-league County Championship structure confirmed for 2021, with separate Lord's final
County Championship and Bob Willis Trophy will both be up for grabs next season
April 14, 2024
ECB cuts set to impact county coverage
Reporters Network service will be stripped back due to Covid-19's financial hit
April 18, 2024
County news
County ins and outs 2020-21
Keep up to date with all the movements around the counties ahead of the 2021 season
April 10, 2024
Blessing Muzarabani set for Zimbabwe return after release by Northamptonshire
Tall fast bowler could be considered for Pakistan tour after return from Kolpak spell
April 21, 2024
Gloucestershire romp to Finals Day with seven-wicket demolition of Northants
First appearance in showpiece since 2007 looms after victory with eight overs to spare
April 28, 2024
Northants pull off remarkable win to edge quarter-final spot ahead of Bears
Tom Taylor's debut fifty seals 192 chase to overshadow Adam Hose's maiden T20 ton
April 29, 2024
Somerset steal up on Northants in quarter-final race after spinners impress
Lewis Goldsworthy claims important wickets before Tom Abell and Tom Lammonby seal chase
April 29, 2024
Hamish Rutherford fifty steers Worcestershire to victory over Northamptonshire
Eight-run victory piles more pressure on Northants' stalling campaign
April 16, 2024
Tom Taylor: Northamptonshire win race for Leicestershire allrounder's signature
25-year-old Taylor rejected an improved deal at Grace Road
April 18, 2024
Prem Sisodiya leads rout as Northants are crushed by Glamorgan
All out for 98 as Timm van der Gugten also picks up three cheap wickets
April 29, 2024
Chris Dent sets tone before Gloucestershire spinners seal top spot
Van Buuren, Smith strangle run chase as Northants lose top-of-table clash
April 27, 2024
Northamptonshire to host Gloucestershire in Blast after players test negative for Covid-19
Bob Willis Trophy match between the sides was abandoned after Northants player not in squad had Covid-19
April 26, 2024
Cricket Ireland cancels interprovincial T20 over links to Northamptonshire Covid case
Northants' Blast signing Paul Stirling had contact with Northern Knights players after returning to Belfast
April 23, 2024
Gloucestershire in trouble at lunch on day one before Covid-19 abandonment
Umpire Jeremy Lloyds' final first-class match ends in unusual circumstances
April 27, 2024
Bob Willis Trophy match abandoned after Northamptonshire player tests positive for Covid-19
The player was not part of the squad involved in the game in Bristol against Gloucestershire but others had been in contact with him
April 26, 2024
Nathan Buck's four-for makes it four from four for Northamptonshire
Four-wicket win all but secures top spot for quarter-finals as Glamorgan face early exit
April 28, 2024
David Capel, former England allrounder and Northants legend, dies aged 57
Cricket mourns county stalwart who played 15 Tests and 23 ODIs between 1987 and 1990
April 28, 2024
Nathan Buck rocks Bears as Northamptonshire claim third successive win
Seamer scores vital late runs before delivering double-wicket maiden as Bears crumble
April 28, 2024
ECB's all-white board 'not acceptable', says new chair Ian Watmore
Watmore to push for greater diversity and an ECB that is more "representative of society"
April 26, 2024
Adam Rossington battles through pain to underpin Northants win
Saif Zaib's useful cameo takes game away from Somerset
April 28, 2024
Paul Stirling: Ireland batsman stars with bat and ball on Northants debut
Blast's dark horses up and running with thumping win over 2018 champions Worcestershire
April 11, 2024
Emilio Gay's maiden half-century takes Northamptonshire to victory
Storm Francis abates to ease supporter pressure on head coach David Ripley
April 28, 2024
Marchant de Lange spanks 62-ball ton from No. 10 to rescue Glamorgan
Tailender whacks maiden century to leave Northants in race against time and weather
April 28, 2024
Charlie Thurston, Ben Curran make most of their chances for Northants
Thurston reaches a century, Curran 82 in strong reply to Glamorgan
April 30, 2024
Callum Taylor's century on debut turns day Glamorgan's way
Youngster plays with glorious abandon, striking 106 off 94 balls on first-class debut
April 28, 2024
County diary
Babar Azam set to fulfil Somerset contract as Bob Willis Trophy tables take shape
All the latest county snippets, including unusual tie-breakers and declaration bowling
April 30, 2024
Worcestershire storm to victory after emotional Tom Fell hundred
Fell's first red-ball ton since recovering from testicular cancer paves way for 78-run win
April 24, 2024
Tom Fell's return to form leads Worcestershire into position of strength
Visitors lead by 184 with four wickets standing after Fell's highest score in two years
April 12, 2024
Wessels grits teeth against former side again with handy half-century
Wessels' 88 off 78 balls hauls Worcestershire to 219 before Northants close 90 for 4 when rain hits
April 11, 2024
Nathan Buck haul lifts Northamptonshire
Returning seamer picks up 3 for 31 as Worcestershire make stuttering start
April 26, 2024
County diary
Spinners thriving in Bob Willis Trophy but Notts' winless run continues
Plus Sussex's struggles, the Overton twins' feat and Blast captaincy announcements
April 12, 2024
T20 Blast knockouts to be staged in October to boost chance of fans attending
Bob Willis Trophy final to start on September 23 at Lord's
April 16, 2024
Simon Kerrigan signs for Northamptonshire, three years after last professional match
Left-arm spinner was released by Lancashire in 2018
April 20, 2024
Jamie Overton stars with bat and ball as Somerset claim two-day win
Craig and Jamie Overton blasted half-centuries before Somerset's bowlers cleaned up again
April 28, 2024
Craig Overton, Josh Davey skittle Northants for 67 on 21-wicket day
Somerset 114 runs ahead with nine second-innings wickets standing as bowlers thrive at Wantage Road
April 29, 2024
County Diary
Full stream ahead for counties while Somerset avert twin Overton departures
News from around the grounds after the first round of Bob Willis Trophy fixtures
April 20, 2024
Adam Rossington, Luke Proctor crush the life out of Warwickshire's victory bid
Pair post unbeaten centuries to secure draw for Northants
April 28, 2024
Northants find fight through Charlie Thurston, Adam Rossington
Battling sixth-wicket stand takes visitors into slender lead ahead of final day
April 29, 2024
Tim Bresnan century steels Warwickshre after Rob Yates provides the glue against Northants
Bresnan scores ton in first knock for Bears, Yates chimes in with 88
April 29, 2024
Olly Stone fires for Warwickshire before Rob Yates turns screw
Fast bowler makes impact as Northants batting stumbles at Edgbaston
April 29, 2024
County pilots for return of crowds cancelled by UK government
Surrey and Warwickshire had been set to allow in fans for return of first-class cricket
April 10, 2024
Bob Willis Trophy 2020 Preview: Essex, Yorkshire among favourites
County cricket returns on Saturday with nine opening-round fixtures
April 21, 2024
Fans allowed to attend first-class cricket for first time since March as pilot scheme extended
Surrey, Warwickshire's Willis Trophy fixtures opened up to members
April 28, 2024
The Hundred's future uncertain as ECB board prepares for postponement
New tournament's inaugural season set to be pushed back with its long-term future unclear
April 21, 2024
Northants edge ahead on back of Rob Keogh hundred
Rob Keogh and Adam Rossington partnership puts Northants in charge before late wickets fall
April 24, 2024
County Cricket Live - Championship round 14
Follow all the action from around the County Championship with ESPNcricinfo's live blog
April 17, 2024
Doug Bracewell joins Northamptonshire's promotion push
New Zealand allrounder was club's second choice after pursuit of Kemar Roach fell through
April 28, 2024
Ricardo Vasconcelos signs new five-year contract with Northamptonshire
Opening batsman was on track for a thousand-run Championship season before ankle injury
April 29, 2024
Josh Cobb sets up Northants chase to deny Worcestershire home quarter
Half-centuries from Josh Cobb, Adam Rossington and Dwaine Pretorius seal seven-wicket win
April 27, 2024
Vitality Blast permutations: plenty to play for in South Group
Lancashire and Sussex are guaranteed home quarter-finals ahead of the final round of games
April 26, 2024
David Willey helps Yorkshire to consolation win over Northamptonshire
Willey claims four new-ball wickets, Tom Kohler-Cadmor and Adam Lyth post fifties in Yorkshire victory
April 29, 2024
Levi, Cobb see Northamptonshire home in tight chase
Birmingham Bears' quarter-final hopes are ended as Faheem Ashraf sneaks Northants home
April 29, 2024
Derbyshire remain in top-four contention after thrashing Northamptonshire
Wayne Madsen's unbeaten half-century sees Derbyshire to emphatic nine-wicket win
April 28, 2024
Somerset set to sign Vijay, Northants swoop for Roach
Subject to clearance from his state association, Vijay will play the final three games of Somerset's title push
April 29, 2024
Riki Wessels' defiance in vain as Northants charge into promotion contention
Northants round up six wickets required before openers seal ten-wicket win
April 23, 2024
County Diary
How Tim Bresnan turned down Steven Smith as rain rules the roost in the Blast
The latest snippets from the county circuit, including Delray Rawlins' Bermuda return and Middlesex's quarter-final preparations
April 13, 2024
Moeen Ali endures tough return as Alex Wakely, Dwaine Pretorius hit tons
England allrounder resorts to bowling two overs of medium pace on return to first-class action
April 29, 2024
Brett Hutton six-for sets up Northants for strong first-day showing
Alex Wakely and Rob Keogh score fifties as Northamptonshire reply to Worcestershire's 186
April 23, 2024
Alex Davies' unbeaten 75 helps Lancashire consolidate top spot
Batsman leads way with 75 not out in chase of 158 to put Lancashire in prime position for home quarter-final
April 20, 2024
Blast soars towards 1 million mark, and Ackermann's surprise spin success
Plus Chris Green's jet-setting T20 career continues, and how Bermuda's call could prove costly for Sussex
April 10, 2024
Rob Keogh's offspin helps Northants squeeze home
Peter Handscomb's unbeaten 65 not enough for Durham as hosts defend 145
April 29, 2024
Rob Keogh's offspin helps Northants squeeze home
Peter Handscomb's unbeaten 65 not enough for Durham as hosts defend 145
April 29, 2024
Wayne Madsen, Luis Reece set up Derbyshire for comfortable chase
Derbyshire see off home side despite season's-best total led by 84 from captain Josh Cobb
April 28, 2024
Alex Carey's Geneva jaunt and AB de Villiers' unlikely replacement
The latest snippets from the Vitality Blast, including Nicholas Pooran at number seven, Paul Nixon's prophetic tweets, and Lewis McManus' freak run-out
April 27, 2024
Blast ticket sales soar amid post-World Cup buzz
Group games have sold out at several grounds, as counties report record figures
April 20, 2024
Joe Clarke, Dan Christian shine as Notts continue winning run against Northants
Opener finds form after Northamptonshire struggle to put up challenging total
April 29, 2024
D'Arcy Short stars with bat and ball as Durham close out victory
Australian scores 46 and then takes two wickets on debut as Northants fall short in chase
April 29, 2024
T20 Blast North Group: Can Worcestershire make a Rapid defence of their title?
Moeen Ali's men excelled themselves in 2018, but can they stay ahead of the chasing pack this time around?
April 18, 2024
Luke Procter claims four to seal 72-run win for Northamptonshire
Northants boost promotion chances with victory over Derbyshire on Chesterfield pitch marked 'below average'
April 28, 2024
Bavuma's hundred puts Northants in control
The South African batsman scored 134, his second hundred in consecutive games, as the visitors recovered from 126 for 4 to reach 342
April 28, 2024
Haseeb Hameed fifty leads Lancashire hold out against spirited Northants
Workmanlike resistance stretches Lancs' lead over second-placed Glamorgan to seven points
April 21, 2024
Rob Keogh guides Northants second dig to keep Lancashire under the pump
Northants overcame a top-order wobble to build on their 127-run lead on first innings
April 26, 2024
Alex Davies' unbeaten ton puts up much-needed resistance for Lancashire against Northamptonshire
Davies' 124 not out glued together the visitors' reply to 442 as they closed day two at 211 for 4
April 19, 2024
Temba Bavuma hundred stalls promotion-chasing Lancashire
South African becomes first batsman to score a century against Lancashire so far this season
April 20, 2024
County Cricket Live - Championship round 11
Follow all the action from around the County Championship with ESPNcricinfo's live blog
April 10, 2024
Sussex's 393-run capitulation brings boos around Hove
Home side bowled out for 106 and 105 as Ben Sanderson leads Northants rout
April 12, 2024
Ben Sanderson claims six-for as Northants bowl Sussex out for 106
Sussex post their lowest total for 12 years, trail by 379 runs
April 21, 2024
Ollie Robinson takes six wickets for Sussex but Northamptonshire happy
Robinson presses England Lions claims with 6 for 63 but hosts lose early wickets and trail by 266 runs
April 20, 2024
Temba Bavuma's first Championship half-century seals Northamptionshire draw with Leicestershire
Bavuma, Alex Wakely guide Northants through afternoon on final day
April 20, 2024
Leicestershire strive for parity on back of Hassan Azad 92
Steadfast Hassan Azad innings anchors Leicestershire reply but falls short of third successive hundred
April 18, 2024
Wakely's timely half-century leads determined Northants effort
Contributions throughout the order, aided by some poor Leicestershire fielding, gave the home side a solid first innings in tricky conditions
April 29, 2024
County Cricket Live - Championship round nine
Follow all the action from around the County Championship with ESPNcricinfo's live blog
April 17, 2024
Durham v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Chester-le-Street
Ricardo Vasconcelos hits century as Northamptonshire edge past Durham
Alex Wakely out for a duck in first match since quitting Northants captaincy
April 28, 2024
Durham v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Chester-le-Street
Ben Raine fires with the bat to raise Durham hopes against Northamptonshire
Raine's unbeaten 75 lifts hosts from 81 for 7 as Brydon Carse adds 47 not out
April 29, 2024
County Cricket Live - Championship round seven
Follow all the action from around the County Championship with ESPNcricinfo's live blog
April 16, 2024
Alex Wakely resigns as Northants captain after poor start to season
Adam Rossington will take charge of the Championship team, with Josh Cobb leading the Vitality Blast campaign.
April 29, 2024
Michael Hogan, Marchant de Lange sweep Glamorgan to big win over Northamptonshire
Hogan claims four-wicket haul as Glamorgan win by an innings and 143 runs
April 29, 2024
Ben Curran eyes fifty as Northamptonshire face final-day hold-out for draw with Glamorgan
Curran unbeaten on 48 as rain disrupts play from lunch onwards
April 29, 2024
Hostile Marchant de Lange stands Glamorgan in good stead against Northamptonshire
Pace and aggression delivers four wickets as visitors reach close intact
April 29, 2024
England news
Monty Panesar opens up on mental health battles and hoping to play again
Former England spinner on suffering from "paranoia/schizophrenia" and setting the record straight with his new book
April 28, 2024
Northamptonshire v Sussex, County Championship, Wantage Road
Sussex may rue not making more of big batting show on first day of draw
Mir Hamza takes four wickets in second innings but Northamptonshire prove stubborn
April 18, 2024
Northamptonshire v Sussex, County Championship, Wantage Road
Phil Salt assault launches Sussex into the ascendancy
Opener's dashing 137 from 106 balls leaves Sussex in position from which dictate final-day terms
April 11, 2024
Northants get concussion sub for Alex Wakely after accident at home
Josh Cobb in to face Sussex after skipper falls ill on arrival at ground
April 20, 2024
Chris Jordan, Ben Brown pass 150 unbeaten to rescue Sussex
Visitors were 68 for 6 before pair saved the day in style
April 23, 2024
Lancashire v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Division Two, Old Trafford
Lancashire wrap up 10-wicket victory in eight minutes on final day
With just 16 runs needed to defeat Northamptonshire, Keaton Jennings and Haseeb Hameed finish the job
April 24, 2024
Lancashire v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Division Two, Old Trafford
Richard Gleeson learns that if you love the game, it will love you back
Bowler takes ten wickets for the match to assure Lancashire of victory against his former side
April 19, 2024
Lancashire v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Division Two, Old Trafford
Richard Gleeson lifts Lancashire into ascendancy on throwback day at Old Trafford
1
April 19, 2024
James Anderson in doubt for Lancashire's Championship return
England star suffered a blow to his knee in one-day semi-final defeat
April 19, 2024
Jamie Overton makes Northants loan move as Somerset focus on Championship push
Fast bowler given chance for first-team action while he continues his recovery from a back injury
April 29, 2024
Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Grace Road
Rob Keogh hundred gives Northants spoils in basement battle
Rob Keogh and Ben Curran put on the only partnership of substance to put Northants out of reach against their hosts
April 23, 2024
England news
Notts offer support to Alex Hales but new contract isn't guaranteed
Director of cricket Mick Newell says Hales' behaviour "fell way short of what we expect" but expects club to rally round
April 29, 2024
Yorkshire pillage victory after rain delay to revive Cup hopes
Vikings keep hopes alive in dramatic victory at Wantage Road
April 29, 2024
Northamptonshire v Worcestershire, Royal London Cup, Wantage Road
Worcestershire ride to victory on back of another Hamish Rutherford ton
New Zealand batsman holds together Worcestershire effort before regular wickets undermine the Northants chase
April 26, 2024
Dwaine Pretorius joins Northamptonshire for Vitality T20 Blast
South Africa all-rounder may also be available late in County Championship campaign
April 21, 2024
Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Old Trafford
Saqib Mahmood six-for sets up comfortable Lancashire win over Northants
Pace bowler restricts Northamptonshire before fifties from Keaton Jennings and Haseeb Hameed secure 45-run DLS victory
April 19, 2024
Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Old Trafford
Saqib Mahmood six-for sets up comfortable Lancashire win over Northants
Pace bowler restricts Northamptonshire before fifties from Keaton Jennings and Haseeb Hameed secure 45-run DLS victory
April 20, 2024
Northamptonshire v Warwickshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Northampton
Jason Holder stars with bat and ball to set up Northants win
West Indies captain scores unbeaten half-century and takes three wickets to help side to first win of season
April 29, 2024
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Derby
Matt Critchley, Alex Hughes power Derbyshire past Northants
A rapid fifty from Matt Critchley and Alex Hughes' four-for set up a comfortable 53-run win
April 28, 2024
Durham v Northamptonshire, Royal London Cup, Chester-le-Street
Cameron Bancroft's unbeaten 150 leads Durham to victory
New captain shares record fourth-wicket partnership of 208 with Michael Richardson
April 29, 2024
Glamorgan v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Division Two, Cardiff
Northants criticise Glamorgan pitch as run-fest ends in a draw
Six centurions and 1390 runs scored in drawn Cardiff match
April 27, 2024
Glamorgan v Northamptonshire, County Championship, Division Two, Cardiff
Ricardo Vasconcelos stars but tedium reigns in record-breaking run-feast
Five centuries and 1092 runs so far, for the loss of only eight wickets, on a bland Sophia Gardens pitch
April 26, 2024
Northants openers cash in as Glamorgan taste own medicine
After Glamorgan's run-fest on the opening day, it was their own bowlers' turn to toil on the second
April 26, 2024
Three centurions put Glamorgan in control against Northants
Root, Carlson score unbeaten tons after Labuschagne's 121
April 27, 2024
Northamptonshire v Middlesex, County Championship, Division Two, Wantage Road
Dawid Malan proves his point in front of England selector Ed Smith
Middlesex's captain resisted for almost six hours to send a reminder to the selectors and help his side escape with a draw
April 25, 2024
Northamptonshire v Middlesex, County Championship, Division Two, Wantage Road
James Harris, Dawid Malan summon fight for Middlesex
Despite being made to follow on after Nathan Buck's five-for, Middlesex reaches 109 for 2 and with hope of saving the game
April 26, 2024
Northamptonshire v Middlesex, County Championship, Division Two, Wantage Road
Northants seamers assume control following Luke Procter's 81*
Having amassed a commanding total of 445, Northants' bowling was led by Jason Holder as Middlesex slumped to 134-7
April 25, 2024
Northamptonshire v Middlesex, County Championship, Division Two, Wantage Road
Northants resist Tim Murtagh through Alex Wakely, Adam Rossington fifties
A battling display with the bat, , which included a glimpse of overseas signing Jason Holder, enabled Northants to build a strong position
April 25, 2024
Northamptonshire v Pakistan, Tour match, 4th day
Run-out adds to Azhar Ali's lean time but Pakistan buoyed by victory
Pakistan finally broke the back of Northamptonshire's resistance as Shadab Khan completed a 10-wicket haul and Mohammad Abbas also impressed
April 29, 2024
Northants v Pakistan, Tour match, 3rd day
Pakistan handed demanding workout by Rob Newton's century
April 26, 2024
Pakistan v Northamptonshire, Tour Match, 1st day, Northampton
Shadab capitalises on Yasir's absence with six-for
Adam Rossington's 90 revived Northamptonshire to 259 after a stuttering start on the first day of the warm-up game
April 28, 2024
County Championship
Two commentators, six grounds, one day
ESPNcricinfo is set to start the County Championship Cricket season with a bang as it sets off on a cross-country road trip which aims to take in action from every match on the opening day of the season
April 25, 2024
County news
Northants bring Taylor into coaching set-up
Northamptonshire have confirmed the signing of former England batsman James Taylor as part of their coaching team
April 28, 2024