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Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic
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. It represents the historic county of
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. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks – a reference to the
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which was formed in 1881. The name was supposedly a tribute to the soldiers' apparent indifference to the harsh discipline imposed by their officers. Founded in 1878, Northamptonshire (Northants) held minor status at first but was a prominent member of the early
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during the 1890s. In 1905, the club joined the
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and was elevated to first-class status, since when the team have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The club plays the majority of its games at the
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, but has used outlier grounds at
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,
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,
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and
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(historically part of Northamptonshire, but currently governed with
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) in the past. It has also used grounds outside the county for one-day games: for example, at
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,
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and
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. During the 2022 season, Northamptonshire played in Division One of the
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. They also played in the North Division of the
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and the North Division of the
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.


History


Earliest cricket

Cricket had probably reached Northamptonshire by the end of the 17th century and the first two references to cricket in the county are within a few days of each other in 1741. On Monday 10 August, there was a match at Woburn Park between a Bedfordshire XI and a combined Northants and Huntingdonshire XI. Woburn Cricket Club under the leadership of the
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was on the point of becoming a well known club. On Tuesday 18 August, a match played on the Cow Meadow near Northampton between two teams of amateurs from Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire is the earliest known instance of cricket being played in Northamptonshire county.


Origin of club

On 31 July 1878, the official formation of Northants CCC took place at a meeting in the George Hotel,
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based on an existing organisation that dated back to 1820. The 1820 date, if it could be verified, would make Northants the oldest club in the present-day
County Championship The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cri ...
. The club came to prominence in the
Minor Counties Championship The NCCA 3 Day Championship or National County Championship is a season-long competition in England and Wales that is contested by the members of the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA), the so-called national counties (previously ca ...
during the 1890s as, between 1900 and 1904, the bowling of George Thompson and William East was much too good for almost all batsmen at that level. The county applied for first-class status in 1904 and was promoted the following year when it joined the County Championship. They played its inaugural first-class match ''versus''
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at Southampton on 18, 19 & 20 May 1905 when making its County Championship debut.


Stepping up to first-class

Although Thompson and East proved themselves to be bowlers of high class, a weak batting line-up meant that the team remained close to the bottom of the championship table until
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arrived in 1909. After three years in the middle of the table, Northants surprisingly improved to finish second in 1912 and fourth in 1913. Thompson, Smith and William "Bumper" Wells formed one of the strongest attacks in county cricket at the time, whilst Smith and Haywood were the county's best batsmen. Thompson and Smith finished playing after World War I and, during the inter-war period, Northamptonshire were regularly one of the weaker championship sides. This was exacerbated when
Vallance Jupp Vallance William Crisp Jupp (27 March 1891 – 9 July 1960) was an amateur cricketer who played for Sussex and Northamptonshire. Jupp also played eight Test matches for England, and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in ...
declined due to age and, despite the arrival of Nobby Clark, a young left arm fast bowler from
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who burst onto the scene at the age of 20 in 1922 with 20 wickets at an average of 17.10 and
Fred Bakewell Alfred Harry "Fred" Bakewell (2 November 1908 – 23 January 1983) was an English cricketer. Playing for Northamptonshire and England, he was an opening batsman who was renowned as one of the most exciting players of his time, largely owing to ...
, an exciting batsman who regularly exceeded 1000 runs a season, Northamptonshire could only finish above second from last four times between 1923 and 1948, finishing last every year from 1934 to 1938 and enduring a run of 99 matches from 14 May 1935 to 29 May 1939 without a single championship victory, a record that has never been beaten and doesn't look like being beaten in the future. Things got worse for Northamptonshire during this time when Bakewell's career ended due to a broken arm in a car crash that also resulted in the fatality of teammate,
Reginald Northway Reginald Philip Northway (14 August 1906 – 26 August 1936) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket as an amateur for Somerset and Northamptonshire. He was born in Ceylon in 1906. A defensive right-handed opening batsman and a ...
.


The post-war recovery

After the Second World War, things could only get better for Northamptonshire and they started by recruiting widely from other counties and countries, bringing in Freddie Brown from
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; the Australians
Jock Livingston Leonard "Jock" Livingston (3 May 1920 – 16 January 1998) was an Australian cricketer who played most of his first-class cricket in England. Cricket career Livingston was a hard-hitting left-handed batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper. He pl ...
,
George Tribe George Edward Tribe (4 October 1920 – 5 April 2009) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1946 to 1947, as well as an Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club in the VFL. Cricket career Tri ...
and Jack Manning; the New Zealander Peter Arnold; and the
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opening bat and leg-spinner
Raman Subba Row Raman Subba Row (29 January 1932 – 17 April 2024) was an English cricketer who played for the national team, Cambridge University, Surrey and Northamptonshire. Life and career Born in Streatham, Surrey, England on 29 January 1932, to an I ...
. Brown joined as
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in 1949, and led the team to six place in his first season after previous years of disappointment. Under the new leadership of
Dennis Brookes Dennis Brookes (29 October 1915 – 9 March 2006) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire between 1934 and 1959 (and as captain between 1954 and 1957). He also played in one Test match for England against West Indies in 1948. ...
(a stalwart batsman for over 20 years), finished second in 1957, their best finish for 45 years. This was mainly due to the bowling attack of
Frank Tyson Frank Holmes Tyson (6 June 1930 – 27 September 2015) was an England international cricketer of the 1950s, who also worked as a schoolmaster, journalist, cricket coach and cricket commentator after emigrating to Australia in 1960. Nicknamed " ...
, Vincent Broderick, Michael Allen,
George Tribe George Edward Tribe (4 October 1920 – 5 April 2009) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1946 to 1947, as well as an Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club in the VFL. Cricket career Tri ...
and Manning. Northamptonshire were widely considered the best team in England in the late 1950s and early 1960s, during this time
Keith Andrew Keith Vincent Andrew (15 December 1929 – 27 December 2010) was an English cricketer who played in two Tests, in 1954–55 and in 1963. Life and career Born in Greenacres, Oldham, Lancashire, Andrew was a fine wicketkeeper who might have pl ...
, Northants best ever
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broke the records of most victims in an innings and a season. Subsequently, the club has seen mixed fortunes. The club has had intermittent success in one-day competitions, but it has still not won the County Championship, although second place was achieved in each of 1957, 1965 and 1976. Nonetheless, it has included several famous players qualified for England, including the South African-born batsman
Allan Lamb Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954) is a South African-born former English cricketer, who played for the first-class teams of Western Province and Northamptonshire. Making his Test debut in 1982, he was a fixture in the Test and One-Day Inter ...
; fast bowler
David Larter John David Frederick Larter (born 24 April 1940, Inverness, Scotland) is a former Scottish cricketer, who played in ten Tests for England from 1962 to 1965. The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, "David Larter was a complex character. There ...
; the hard hitting opener
Colin Milburn Colin Milburn (23 October 1941 – 28 February 1990) was an English cricketer, who played in nine Test matches for England, before an accident led to the loss of much of his sight and prompted his retirement. Cricker writer Colin Bateman commen ...
, whose career was cut tragically short by an eye injury sustained in a car crash; the reliable batsmen David Steele and Rob Bailey; opening batsman
Wayne Larkins Wayne Larkins (born 22 November 1953) is an English former cricketer, who represented Northamptonshire, Durham and Bedfordshire as an opening batsman throughout his career. He was selected to play for England as Graham Gooch's opening partner ...
; and all-rounders
Peter Willey Peter Willey (born 6 December 1949) is a former English cricketer, who played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. In and out of the England team, he interrupted his international career for three years by taking part in the ...
and
David Capel David John Capel (6 February 19632 September 2020) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club and the English cricket team. Cricket writer Colin Bateman noted that "Capel was one of those unfortunate cricketers ...
. Several notable overseas players such as
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,
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,
André Nel André Nel (born 15 July 1977) is a South African former cricketer who played all formats as a fast bowler. He retired from international cricket on 25 March 2009. Domestic career In February 2001 he hit the headlines after bursting into tear ...
,
Kapil Dev Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, əpil deːʋborn 6 January 1959) is an Indian former cricket team captain. He is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket, he was a Fast bowling, ...
,
Mike Hussey Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former international cricketer, who played all forms of the game. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname 'Mr Cricket'. Hussey was a relative la ...
,
Sarfraz Nawaz Sarfraz Nawaz Malik ( Punjabi, ) (born 1 December 1948) is a former Pakistani Test cricketer and politician, who was instrumental in Pakistan's first Test series victories over India and England. Between 1969 and 1984, he played 55 Tests and 4 ...
,
Mushtaq Mohammad Mushtaq Mohammad PP (Urdu: مشتاق محمد‎; born 22 November 1943) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the mo ...
,
Anil Kumble Anil Kumble (; born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricketer, captain, coach and commentator who played Test cricket, Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. A right-arm leg sp ...
,
Dennis Lillee Dennis Keith Lillee, (born 18 July 1949) is a retired Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation".
and
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have starred for the club, which was particularly formidable as a one-day batting outfit in the late 1970s and early 1980s. More recently,
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and
Monty Panesar Mudhsuden Singh "Monty" Panesar (born 25 April 1982) is a former English international cricketer. A left-arm spinner, Panesar made his Test cricket debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and One Day International debut for England in 2007. In ...
have been notable players. Northants have recently been criticised for the number of Kolpak players in the team, but for the 2009 season there were only three in
Andrew Hall Andrew James Hall (born 31 July 1975) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played from 1999 until 2011. He played as an all-rounder who bowled fast-medium pace and has been used as both an opening batsman and in the lower order. ...
,
Johan van der Wath Johannes Jacobus van der Wath (born 10 January 1978) is a South African former cricketer who played Limited Over Internationals. Playing style Van der Wath is an attacking right-handed batsman who usually bats in the lower middle order coming i ...
and
Nicky Boje Nico Boje ( ; born 20 March 1973) is a South African former cricketer who played in 43 Tests, 115 One Day Internationals and single Twenty20 International for South Africa. Boje was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockO ...
, and only one in 2013 in Hall.


White ball success

Northamptonshire have played in the domestic
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competition since its inaugural season in 2003. They play as the Northants Steeelbacks, taking their nickname from the
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. Under the captaincy of
Alex Wakely Alex George Wakely (born 3 November 1988) is an English former cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and was also a former captain of the England under-19s. He is a right-hand batsman, bowls off-breaks and sometimes medium pace bowling. In ...
they first won the competition in 2013, defeating Surrey by 102 runs (D/L). This was the first white ball trophy won by the county since 1992. After finishing runners up to Lancashire in the 2015 edition, the Steelbacks once again won the competition in 2016, defeating Durham by 4 wickets.


Honours and achievements


First XI: Honours/Achievements

*
County Championship The County Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Rothesay County Championship, is the only domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales. Established in 1890, it is organised by the England and Wales Cri ...
(1905-1999) : ''Runners-up (4)'': 1912, 1957, 1965, 1976 : CC Division One (From 2000) : Best placing - 6th: 2022 : CC Division Two (From 2000) : Winners (1) - 2000 :''Runners-up (3)'': 2003, 2013, 2019 *
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: Winners (2) – 2013, 2016 :''Runners-up (1)'': 2015 * National League/Pro40 :Division One : ''Runners-up (1)'': 2006 :Division Two : ''Runners-up (1)'': 1999 : ''3rd place/promoted (1)'': 2003 *
NatWest Trophy The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. It was one of the four tournaments in which the eighteen first-class counties competed each season. They were joined by teams from Scotland and Ireland. Lan ...
:Winners (2) – 1976, 1992 :''Runners-up (5)'': 1979, 1981, 1987, 1990, 1995 *
Benson and Hedges Cup The Benson & Hedges Cup was a one-day cricket competition for first-class counties in England and Wales that was held from 1972 to 2002, one of cricket's longest sponsorship deals. It was the third major one-day competition established in Engla ...
:Winners (1) – 1980 :''Runners-up (2)'': 1987, 1996 *
Minor Counties Championship The NCCA 3 Day Championship or National County Championship is a season-long competition in England and Wales that is contested by the members of the National Counties Cricket Association (NCCA), the so-called national counties (previously ca ...
:Winners (2) – 1903, 1904 :''Shared (2)'': 1899, 1900


Second XI: Honours

*
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:Winners (2) – 1960, 1998 * Second XI Trophy :Winners (2) – 1986, 1998


Records

Most first-class runs for Northamptonshire
Qualification – 20,000 runs Most first-class wickets for Northamptonshire
Qualification – 800 wickets Team totals ;Batting Record partnership for each wicket ;Bowling ;Wicket-keeping


Ground history

As with all county cricket clubs, Northamptonshire CCC represents the historic county and not any modern or current administrative unit. In Northamptonshire's case, this means the county of
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and the Town of
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, although the club have in the past played some home matches outside the historic borders such as in
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and
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. Northamptonshire first played at the county ground in
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in
1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...
, and continue to do so till this day even though
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shared the ground up until 1994 when ''the Cobblers'' moved to
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. After the football club moved, the ground at the Abington Avenue was demolished and replaced by a new indoor school which includes seating looking on to the ground. In 2009, Northants cricket announced plans to improve the ground by building two new stands on the
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side of the ground, there will also be a permanent commentary box with a view to have a 'mini
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' style media centre. This following table gives details of every venue at which Northamptonshire have hosted a first-class,
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or
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match:


Current officials

* President: The Rt Hon. the Lord Naseby * Chairman: Gavin Warren * Chief Executive: Ray Payne * Scorer: Terry Owen * Head Groundsman: Craig Harvey


Coaching staff

* Head coach:
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* Assistant coach:
Rory Kleinveldt Rory Keith Kleinveldt (born 15 March 1983) is a South African former cricketer. He made his international debut in a Twenty20 International against Bangladesh in Johannesburg on 5 November 2008. In January 2019, Kleinveldt announced his retiremen ...
* Academy director: Kevin Innes * Batting Coach: Greg Smith * Bowling Coach:
Rory Kleinveldt Rory Keith Kleinveldt (born 15 March 1983) is a South African former cricketer. He made his international debut in a Twenty20 International against Bangladesh in Johannesburg on 5 November 2008. In January 2019, Kleinveldt announced his retiremen ...
* Pathway Performance coach: Adil Arif * 2nd XI & Fielding Coach:
Graeme White Graeme Geoffrey White (born 18 April 1987) is a professional cricketer currently playing for Northamptonshire. Career Graeme was educated at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire, which is also where former Northamptonshire teammates Rob White, Ben ...
* Performance Cricket Coach: James Maby * Head physiotherapist/Science
& Medicine Lead Coach: Nick Allen * Head Strength
& Conditioning Coach: Chris Lorkin


Players


Current squad

The Northamptonshire squad for the 2025 season consists of (this section could change as players are released or signed): * No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt. * denotes players with international caps. * denotes a player who has been awarded a
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.


Notable players

This list is compiled of international cricketers who have played
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and/or ODI cricket. It also includes players who have been mentioned in the '100 Greats: Northamptonshire County Cricket Club' book.* Therefore, making them notable to the county and international cricket scene. England *
Usman Afzaal Usman Afzaal (born 9 June 1977) is a Pakistani born English cricketer who has played three Test matches for England, all against Australia in 2001. He is a left-handed middle order batsman and occasional left arm slow bowler. Domestic career ...
* Michael Allen *
Keith Andrew Keith Vincent Andrew (15 December 1929 – 27 December 2010) was an English cricketer who played in two Tests, in 1954–55 and in 1963. Life and career Born in Greenacres, Oldham, Lancashire, Andrew was a fine wicketkeeper who might have pl ...
* Rob Bailey *
Fred Bakewell Alfred Harry "Fred" Bakewell (2 November 1908 – 23 January 1983) was an English cricketer. Playing for Northamptonshire and England, he was an opening batsman who was renowned as one of the most exciting players of his time, largely owing to ...
* Desmond Barrick *
Bill Barron William Barron (26 October 1917 – 2 January 2006) was an English sportsman, who played football in the higher leagues before the Second World War and, along with some football, first-class cricket afterwards. Sporting career William Barron ...
* Benjamin Bellamy *
Ravi Bopara Ravinder Singh Bopara (born 4 May 1985) is an English cricketer who plays for Northamptonshire and has represented the England national team. Originally a top-order batsman, his developing medium pace bowling has made him a batting all rou ...
* Robin Boyd-Moss * Vincent Broderick *
Dennis Brookes Dennis Brookes (29 October 1915 – 9 March 2006) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire between 1934 and 1959 (and as captain between 1954 and 1957). He also played in one Test match for England against West Indies in 1948. ...
* Freddie Brown *
David Capel David John Capel (6 February 19632 September 2020) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club and the English cricket team. Cricket writer Colin Bateman noted that "Capel was one of those unfortunate cricketers ...
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Geoff Cook Geoffrey Cook (born 9 October 1951) is a former English cricketer, who played in seven Test matches and six One Day Internationals from 1981 to 1983. Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, stated "A player held in great respect by his fellow professi ...
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Brian Crump Brian Stanley Crump (born 25 April 1938) is a former cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. Family Crump's father was Staffordshire Minor Counties cricketer Stanley Crump, while his cousins were David Steele (of Northamptonshire and Engla ...
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Ben Duckett Ben Matthew Duckett (born 17 October 1994) is an English international cricketer who plays for the England cricket team in all three formats of the game. He is a left-handed top-order batter who can play as a wicket-keeper. Duckett plays domes ...
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John Dye John Carroll Dye (January 31, 1963 – January 10, 2011) was an American film and television actor known for his role as Andrew in the spiritual television drama series ''Touched by an Angel''. Early life Dye was born in Amory, Mississippi, one ...
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John Emburey John Ernest Emburey (born 20 August 1952) is a former English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Western Province, Berkshire and England. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 198 ...
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Vallance Jupp Vallance William Crisp Jupp (27 March 1891 – 9 July 1960) was an amateur cricketer who played for Sussex and Northamptonshire. Jupp also played eight Test matches for England, and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in ...
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Allan Lamb Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954) is a South African-born former English cricketer, who played for the first-class teams of Western Province and Northamptonshire. Making his Test debut in 1982, he was a fixture in the Test and One-Day Inter ...
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Wayne Larkins Wayne Larkins (born 22 November 1953) is an English former cricketer, who represented Northamptonshire, Durham and Bedfordshire as an opening batsman throughout his career. He was selected to play for England as Graham Gooch's opening partner ...
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David Larter John David Frederick Larter (born 24 April 1940, Inverness, Scotland) is a former Scottish cricketer, who played in ten Tests for England from 1962 to 1965. The cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted, "David Larter was a complex character. There ...
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Albert Lightfoot Albert Lightfoot (8 January 1936 – 30 April 2023) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, Northamptonshire from 1953 to 1970. County career Lightfoot joined Northamptonshire in 1953, ...
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Mal Loye Malachy Bernard Loye (born 27 September 1972), is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire, Lancashire, and England A. Loye is a right-handed batsman, particularly well known for his slog sweep shot again ...
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Devon Malcolm Devon Eugene Malcolm (born 22 February 1963) is a Jamaican-born English former cricketer. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Malcolm played in 40 Test matches and 10 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team. Malcolm was one of the fastest ...
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Neil Mallender Neil Alan Mallender (born 13 August 1961) is a former English cricketer. Born in Kirk Sandall, Yorkshire, Mallender was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand lower order batsman who improved as his career progressed. He played first-cla ...
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Austin Matthews Austin Matthews (died 29 July 1977) was a cricketer who played for Northamptonshire, Glamorgan and England. Cricketing career Austin Matthews began playing cricket at a young age with the Cardiff club and with a natural height advantage he s ...
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Colin Milburn Colin Milburn (23 October 1941 – 28 February 1990) was an English cricketer, who played in nine Test matches for England, before an accident led to the loss of much of his sight and prompted his retirement. Cricker writer Colin Bateman commen ...
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Monty Panesar Mudhsuden Singh "Monty" Panesar (born 25 April 1982) is a former English international cricketer. A left-arm spinner, Panesar made his Test cricket debut in 2006 against India in Nagpur and One Day International debut for England in 2007. In ...
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Roger Prideaux Roger Malcolm Prideaux (born 31 July 1939) is an English former cricketer, who played in three Tests for England from 1968 to 1969. Life and career Prideaux was educated at Tonbridge School and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. A talented, st ...
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David Ripley David Ripley (born 13 September 1966, Leeds, Yorkshire) is an England cricket coach and former cricketer who played for Northamptonshire in county cricket from 1984-2001. He took 678 catches and 85 stumpings. In his 307 first-class games he sco ...
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David Sales David John Grimwood Sales (born 3 December 1977) is an English cricket player who has played for the Northamptonshire, England A and Wellington cricket teams. Domestic career Sales was educated at Caterham School, an independent school in Cat ...
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Sydney Smith Sydney Smith (3 June 1771 – 22 February 1845) was an English wit, writer, and Anglican cleric. Besides his energetic parochial work, he was known for his writing and philosophy, founding the ''Edinburgh Review'', lecturing at the Royal Inst ...
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Raman Subba Row Raman Subba Row (29 January 1932 – 17 April 2024) was an English cricketer who played for the national team, Cambridge University, Surrey and Northamptonshire. Life and career Born in Streatham, Surrey, England on 29 January 1932, to an I ...
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Haydn Sully Haydn Sully (1 November 1939 – 14 December 2006) was a first-class cricketer who played for Somerset and Northamptonshire from 1959 to 1969. A left-handed tail-end batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler, Sully played for Somerset occas ...
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Graeme Swann Graeme Peter Swann (born 24 March 1979) is an English former cricketer who played all three formats of the game. Born in Northampton, he attended Sponne School in Towcester, Northamptonshire. He was primarily a right-arm off-spinner, and also ...
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John Timms John Edward Timms (3 November 1906 – 18 March 1980) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was a right-handed middle order batsman and a part time right arm medium pace bowler. Timms made his first-class debu ...
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Frank Tyson Frank Holmes Tyson (6 June 1930 – 27 September 2015) was an England international cricketer of the 1950s, who also worked as a schoolmaster, journalist, cricket coach and cricket commentator after emigrating to Australia in 1960. Nicknamed " ...
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Roy Virgin Roy Thomas Virgin (born 26 August 1939) is a former English cricketer who played for Somerset and Northamptonshire County Cricket Clubs. A right-handed opening batsman, Virgin had a mostly solid but unspectacular career in first-class cricket, ...
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Peter Willey Peter Willey (born 6 December 1949) is a former English cricketer, who played as a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. In and out of the England team, he interrupted his international career for three years by taking part in the ...
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Claud Woolley Claud Neville Woolley (5 May 1886 – 3 November 1962) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire. He also served as a first-class umpire and stood in one Test during the 1948 Ashes series. ...
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Ian Harvey Ian Joseph Harvey (born 10 April 1972) is a former Australian cricketer. He was an all-rounder who played 73 One Day Internationals for Australia and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2004 for his performances i ...
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Matthew Hayden Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971) is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer. His career spanned fifteen years. Hayden was a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman who, along with opening partners Ju ...
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Mike Hussey Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former international cricketer, who played all forms of the game. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname 'Mr Cricket'. Hussey was a relative la ...
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Phil Jaques Philip Anthony Jaques (; born 3 May 1979) is a former Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed opening batsman who has played first-class cricket for New South Wales, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire and Worcestershire, as well as international cr ...
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Dennis Lillee Dennis Keith Lillee, (born 18 July 1949) is a retired Australian cricketer rated as the "outstanding fast bowler of his generation".
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Jock Livingston Leonard "Jock" Livingston (3 May 1920 – 16 January 1998) was an Australian cricketer who played most of his first-class cricket in England. Cricket career Livingston was a hard-hitting left-handed batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper. He pl ...
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Martin Love Martin Lloyd Love (born 30 March 1974) is a former Australian cricketer who played in five Test matches from 2002 to 2003. He was a right-handed batsman. Early life Love was educated at Mundubbera State School and Toowoomba Grammar School. He ...
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Chris Lynn Christopher Austin Lynn (born 10 April 1990) is an Australian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who plays for Queensland and the Adelaide Strikers in Australian domestic cricket. Lynn was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and attended St Jos ...
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George Tribe George Edward Tribe (4 October 1920 – 5 April 2009) was an Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1946 to 1947, as well as an Australian rules footballer with the Footscray Football Club in the VFL. Cricket career Tri ...
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Cameron White Cameron Leon White (born 18 August 1983) is an Australian former Australia national cricket team, international cricketer who captained the national side in Twenty20 Internationals. A powerful middle order batsman and right-arm leg-spin Bowler ...
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Hylton Ackerman Hylton Michael Ackerman (28 April 1947 – 2 September 2009) was a South African first-class cricketer. He attended Dale College Boys' High School, where he was head boy. A hard-hitting left-hander who usually opened the batting, he made his ...
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Nicky Boje Nico Boje ( ; born 20 March 1973) is a South African former cricketer who played in 43 Tests, 115 One Day Internationals and single Twenty20 International for South Africa. Boje was a member of the South Africa team that won the 1998 ICC KnockO ...
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Andrew Hall Andrew James Hall (born 31 July 1975) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played from 1999 until 2011. He played as an all-rounder who bowled fast-medium pace and has been used as both an opening batsman and in the lower order. ...
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Richard Levi Richard Ernst Levi (born 14 January 1988) is an English-South African cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He currently plays for Western Province, Cape Cobras and Northamptonshire. He attended Wynberg Boys' High ...
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Johann Louw Johann Louw (born 12 April 1979) is a South African cricketer. Louw was born in Cape Town, Cape Province. He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler who has represented Griqualand West, Eastern Province, Northamptonshire, Dolphins, Eagles and Middles ...
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Rory Kleinveldt Rory Keith Kleinveldt (born 15 March 1983) is a South African former cricketer. He made his international debut in a Twenty20 International against Bangladesh in Johannesburg on 5 November 2008. In January 2019, Kleinveldt announced his retiremen ...
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Lance Klusener Lance Klusener (born 4 September 1971) is an international cricket coach and former cricketer of South Africa. He was known for his aggressive batting and fast-medium swing bowling. Klusener was one of the best all-rounders in the world during ...
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André Nel André Nel (born 15 July 1977) is a South African former cricketer who played all formats as a fast bowler. He retired from international cricket on 25 March 2009. Domestic career In February 2001 he hit the headlines after bursting into tear ...
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Johan van der Wath Johannes Jacobus van der Wath (born 10 January 1978) is a South African former cricketer who played Limited Over Internationals. Playing style Van der Wath is an attacking right-handed batsman who usually bats in the lower middle order coming i ...
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Martin van Jaarsveld Martin van Jaarsveld (born 18 June 1974) is a former South African cricketer who played nine Tests and eleven One Day Internationals for South Africa between 2002 and 2004. Van Jaarsveld is a specialist middle-order batsman, though he has two w ...
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Bishan Bedi Bishan Singh Bedi (25 September 1946 – 23 October 2023) was an Indian cricketer who was primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979 and formed part of the famous Indian spin quartet. He played ...
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Kapil Dev Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, əpil deːʋborn 6 January 1959) is an Indian former cricket team captain. He is regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of cricket, he was a Fast bowling, ...
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Sourav Ganguly Sourav Chandidas Ganguly (; natively spelled as Gangopadhyay; born 8 July 1972), also known as Dada (meaning ''"elder brother"'' in Bengali language, Bengali), is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He is popularly called the ...
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Prithvi Shaw Prithvi Pankaj Shaw (; born 9 November 1999) is an Indian cricketer who has played for the Indian cricket team in all formats. In domestic cricket, he plays for Mumbai and has previously represented Delhi Capitals and Northamptonshire. Under hi ...
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Anil Kumble Anil Kumble (; born 17 October 1970) is a former Indian cricketer, captain, coach and commentator who played Test cricket, Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. A right-arm leg sp ...
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Shahid Afridi Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (, ; born 1 March 197is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. An all-rounder, Afridi was a right-handed leg spinner and a right-handed batsman. Afridi made ...
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Mushtaq Mohammad Mushtaq Mohammad PP (Urdu: مشتاق محمد‎; born 22 November 1943) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the mo ...
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Sarfraz Nawaz Sarfraz Nawaz Malik ( Punjabi, ) (born 1 December 1948) is a former Pakistani Test cricketer and politician, who was instrumental in Pakistan's first Test series victories over India and England. Between 1969 and 1984, he played 55 Tests and 4 ...
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Curtly Ambrose Sir Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose KCN (born 21 September 1963) is an Antiguan former cricketer who played 98 Test matches for the West Indies. Widely acknowledged as one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time, he took 405 Test wickets at ...
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Winston Davis Winston Walter Davis (born 18 September 1958) is a West Indian former cricketer. He was a part of the West Indian squad which finished as runners-up at the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Domestic career Davis gradually established himself as a bowler ...
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Roger Harper Roger Andrew Harper (born 17 March 1963) is a Guyanese former cricketer turned coach, who played both Test and One Day International cricket for the West Indies cricket team. His international career lasted 13 years, from 1983 to 1996, and he ...
New Zealand * Peter Arnold * Ken James *
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Lou Vincent Lou Vincent (born 11 November 1978) is a former New Zealand cricketer and opening batsman. He has represented New Zealand in Test match, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket as well as playing for Auckland in New Zealand do ...
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Will Young William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is an English singer, songwriter and actor. He came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the ITV talent contest '' Pop Idol'', making him the first winner of the worldwide '' Ido ...
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Elton Chigumbura Elton Chigumbura (born 14 March 1986) is a Zimbabwean former cricketer, who played for the Zimbabwe national cricket team, national cricket team between 2004 and 2020. He was educated at Churchill School (Harare) and made his debut at the age ...
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Blessing Muzarabani Blessing Muzarabani (born 2 October 1996) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Rising Stars in the 2017–18 Logan Cup on 4 October 2017. Early life Blessing was born in Murewa, a small town in Zimbabwe. Later his famil ...
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Seekkuge Prasanna Seekkuge Prasanna (; born 27 June 1985) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer, who played limited overs cricket. He is a warrant officer in the Sri Lankan Army. Prasanna is known for aggressive batting at the late overs in ODIs, and a useful leg-spi ...
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Chaminda Vaas Deshabandu Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (born 27 January 1974) is a former Sri Lankan international cricketer who represented the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is a fast medium pace bowler and regarded as one ...
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County captains

A complete list of officially appointed Northamptonshire captains can be found here: List of Northamptonshire cricket captains. Notable captains: * Freddie Brown (1949–1953) *
Dennis Brookes Dennis Brookes (29 October 1915 – 9 March 2006) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire between 1934 and 1959 (and as captain between 1954 and 1957). He also played in one Test match for England against West Indies in 1948. ...
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Raman Subba Row Raman Subba Row (29 January 1932 – 17 April 2024) was an English cricketer who played for the national team, Cambridge University, Surrey and Northamptonshire. Life and career Born in Streatham, Surrey, England on 29 January 1932, to an I ...
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Keith Andrew Keith Vincent Andrew (15 December 1929 – 27 December 2010) was an English cricketer who played in two Tests, in 1954–55 and in 1963. Life and career Born in Greenacres, Oldham, Lancashire, Andrew was a fine wicketkeeper who might have pl ...
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Mushtaq Mohammad Mushtaq Mohammad PP (Urdu: مشتاق محمد‎; born 22 November 1943) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the mo ...
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Allan Lamb Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954) is a South African-born former English cricketer, who played for the first-class teams of Western Province and Northamptonshire. Making his Test debut in 1982, he was a fixture in the Test and One-Day Inter ...
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Matthew Hayden Matthew Lawrence Hayden (born 29 October 1971) is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer. His career spanned fifteen years. Hayden was a powerful and aggressive left-handed opening batsman who, along with opening partners Ju ...
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Mike Hussey Michael Edward Killeen Hussey (born 27 May 1975) is an Australian cricket coach, commentator and former international cricketer, who played all forms of the game. Hussey is also widely known by his nickname 'Mr Cricket'. Hussey was a relative la ...
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Will Young William Robert Young (born 20 January 1979) is an English singer, songwriter and actor. He came to prominence after winning the 2002 inaugural series of the ITV talent contest '' Pop Idol'', making him the first winner of the worldwide '' Ido ...
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County caps

Northamptonshire do not automatically award caps to players on their first appearance; instead, they have to be 'earned' through good performances. In recent times, cricketers who are awarded a county cap are given a new cap with yellow stripes on the maroon instead of a plain maroon cap. The following players have received caps: *1946: W Barron, P.E Murray-Willis *1947: V Broderick, A.W Childs-Clarke, C.B Clarke, K Fiddling,
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*1948: A.E Nutter, N Oldfield *1949: F.R Brown, R.W Clarke, R.G Garlick *1950: L Livingston *1951: F Jakeman *1952: D.W Barrick, G.E Tribe *1953: E Davis *1954: K.V Andrew, S Starkie, F.H Tyson *1955: A.P Arnold, R Subba Row *1956: J.S Manning, B.L Reynolds *1957: M.H.J Allen *1960: L.A Johnson, M.E.J.C Norman *1961: J.D.F Larter, A Lightfoot *1962: B.S Crump, R.M Prideaux, P.D Watts, P.J Watts *1963: C Milburn *1964: M.E Scott *1965: D.S Steele *1966: H Sully *1967:
Mushtaq Mohammad Mushtaq Mohammad PP (Urdu: مشتاق محمد‎; born 22 November 1943) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the mo ...
*1969: H.M Ackerman *1971: P Willey *1972: B.S Bedi, R.M.H Cottam, J.C.J Dye *1973: G Sharp *1974: R.T Virgin *1975: G Cook,
Sarfraz Nawaz Sarfraz Nawaz Malik ( Punjabi, ) (born 1 December 1948) is a former Pakistani Test cricketer and politician, who was instrumental in Pakistan's first Test series victories over India and England. Between 1969 and 1984, he played 55 Tests and 4 ...
*1976:
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, W Larkins *1978: B.J Griffiths, A.J Lamb, T.M Lamb, T.J Yardley *1979: R.G Williams *1984: R.J Boyd-Moss, N.A Mallender *1985: R.J Bailey *1986: D.J Capel, R.A Harper, D.J Wild *1987: N.G.B Cook, W.W Davis, D Ripley, A Walker *1990: C.E.L Ambrose, N.A Felton, A Fordham, M.A Robinson *1991: J.G Thomas *1992: K.M Curran, J.P Taylor *1994: M.B Loye, A.L Penberthy *1995: A Kumble, R.R Montgomerie, R.J Warren *1999: M.L Hayden, D.E Malcolm, D.J.G Sales, G.P Swann *2000: J.F Brown, D.M Cousins *2001: M.E.K Hussey *2003: T.M.B Bailey, J.W Cook, P.A Jaques, A Nel *2005: U Afzaal, B.J Phillips *2006: L Klusener, M.S Panesar *2007: S.D Peters *2008: R.A White, N Boje *2009: J.J van der Wath, A.J Hall, D.S Lucas *2011: J.D Middlebrook, N.J O'Brien, W.P.J.U.C Vaas *2012: J.A Brooks, A.G Wakely *2013: K.J Coetzer, S.P Crook, D.J Willey *2015: M Azharullah *2016: R.K Kleinveldt, B.M Duckett *2017: R.I Newton, R.E Levi, D Murphy *2018: J.J Cobb, B.W Sanderson *2019: R.I Keogh, A.M Rossington *2020: L.A Procter *2021: R.S Vasconcelos


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References


Bibliography

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Further reading

* H S Altham, ''A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)'', George Allen & Unwin, 1962 *
Derek Birley Sir Derek Sydney Birley (31 May 1926 – 14 May 2002) was a distinguished English educationalist and a prize-winning writer on the social history of sport, particularly cricket. Life and career Born in a mining community in West Yorkshire, Birl ...
, ''A Social History of English Cricket'', Aurum, 1999 *
Rowland Bowen Rowland Francis Bowen (27 February 1916 – 4 September 1978) was a British Army officer and a cricket researcher, historian and writer. Educated at Westminster School, Bowen received an emergency commission in April 1942 into the Indian A ...
, ''Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development'', Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970 *
Matthew Engel Matthew Lewis Engel (born 11 June 1951) is a British writer, journalist and editor. Early life and education Engel was born in Northampton, son of solicitor Max David Engel (1912-2005) and Betty Ruth (née Lesser). His grandfather had escaped anti ...
and Andrew Radd, ''The History of Northamptonshire CCC (County Cricket History)'', Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd, 1993, *
H T Waghorn Henry Thomas Waghorn (11 April 1842 – 30 January 1930), was a cricket statistician and historian. He is best known for his two classic researches into cricket's early history: ''The Dawn of Cricket'' and Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730 - 1773 ...
, ''Cricket Scores, Notes, etc. (1730–1773)'', Blackwood, 1899 *
Roy Webber Roy Webber (died 14 November 1962 aged 48) was a British cricket scorer and statistician. After World War II, in which he served with the Royal Air Force, he decided to turn what had been his hobby into his profession. He had the necessary prof ...
, ''The Playfair Book of Cricket Records'', Playfair Books, 1951 *''
Playfair Cricket Annual ''Playfair Cricket Annual'' is a compact annual about cricket that is published in the United Kingdom each April, just before the English cricket season is due to begin. It has been published every year since 1948. Its main purposes are to revie ...
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Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description "Bible of cricket" (or variations thereof) has been applied to ''Wi ...
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