Sam Alexander Northeast (born 16 October 1989) is an English professional

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er who plays for

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. He is a right-handed

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. Northeast made his senior debut in 2007 and until 2017 played for

Kent County Cricket Club Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. A club representing the county was first founded in 1842 but Ke ...

. He captained the Kent First XI for most of the 2015 season before being formally appointed as club captain in 2016. He captained the side in

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before being replaced before the 2018 season after declining to sign a contract extension committing himself to the club in the longer term. After signing for Hampshire in February 2018, Northeast made his debut for the England Lions later in the month against the

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. In July 2022, Northeast scored 410

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in a first-class innings.

Early life

Northeast was born in

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in 1989 and grew up in

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near

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.Schoolboy's amazing run spree
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'', 2003-07-14. Retrieved 2016-10-24. He first came to prominence when as a 13-year-old schoolboy he scored 19 hundreds during 2003, 11 for

Wellesley House School Wellesley House School is an independent day and boarding preparatory school in the coastal town of Broadstairs in the English county of Kent. Founded in 1866, it educates boys and girls aged 3 to 13. History The history of Wellesley House Sch ...

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, more than doubling the record for runs scored in a season for the school which had been set by

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in 1977.Buckley W (2006
Teen Spirit
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'', 2006-05-14. Retrieved 2016-10-24.Pennell M (2006
Rising star: Sam Northeast
2006-07-07. Retrieved 2016-10-24. He went on to

Harrow School Harrow School () is a Public school (United Kingdom), public school (English Independent school (United Kingdom), independent boarding school for boys) in Harrow on the Hill, Greater London, England. The school was founded in 1572 by John Lyon (sc ...

on a sports scholarship,McGlasham A (2 May 2006
Northeast heading in right direction

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. Retrieved 2016-10-24. winning a place in the 1st XI at the age of 14 and becoming one of the youngest players to play in the

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match at Lord's and the youngest for 60 years to do so.Lord's honour for young cricketer
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'', 2004-07-01. Retrieved 2016-10-24.

sent coaches to work with him at school rather than asking him to travel to

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. He was part of the Harrow cricket team which was touring in Sri Lanka when the

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struck, escaping injury by climbing on to the roof of the pavilion at

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.Northeast underlines his class

, 2006-05-03. Retrieved 2016-10-24. In 2005 Northeast won seven national cricket awards, including the BBC

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young cricketer of the year and the

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best schools cricketer awards. He won a Bunbury scholarship and played for England under–15s. An allround sportsman, Northeast was a national schools

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champion, a county

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player and cross-country runner, and was offered county trials in football and rugby union. He turned down trials with the England Independent Schools football team and held Kent age-group records in the 400 metres and long-jump.

Cricket career

Northeast played for

from 2007 to 2017, captaining the club in 2016 and 2017. In 2005 he made his 2nd XI debut against Derbyshire Second XI, scoring 96. In 2006 he was included in a John Paul Getty XI against the touring Sri Lankans, top scoring with 62

against a strong Sri Lankan side containing international bowlers. In July 2007 he scored a hundred for Harrow against

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at Lord's. Northeast made his Kent first team debut in a

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match against a touring Sri Lanka A team in July 2007, although the match was abandoned before he had the chance to bat. He went on to make his

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debut for Kent on 19 September 2007 in their final

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game of the season, against

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at the

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. In July 2009 Northeast showed good form for England Under 19s against Bangladesh. In the 2nd Under-19 Test match at Derby he scored 107 in the first innings and 149 in the second innings. He followed this with scores of 123, 41 and 62 in the

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, top scoring on each occasion. In 2012 Northeast scored 880 runs at an average of 55, despite at times being relegated to the 2nd XI. He was awarded his

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in AugustColes and Northeast honoured with county caps in Canterbury Week presentation

, 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2014-03-03. and was named Kent's Batsman of the Year after scoring over 1400 runs in all competitions. At the end of the season he signed a new contract for a further year. He scored his first limited over century on 20 June 2013, making 115 against the

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, in a world record run chase in a 40 over match.Sam Northeast savours his first one-day century
BBC Sport, 2013-06-20. Retrieved 2013-07-07. Northeast was appointed Kent's vice-captain in 2014 and acted as the on-field captain for the side throughout most of the 2015 season, including in all one-day matches.Harvey R (2015
Sam Northeast rising to the challenge of being Kent captain after Rob Key decided to take a short break
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'', 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-08-29.Kent: Rob Key remains as club captain as Northeast leads side
BBC sport website, 2015-06-02. Retrieved 2015-09-30.

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, 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2015-09-30. He was touted as a future captain by former Kent captain

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Former Kent captain David Fulton says Sam Northeast would do a good job as skipper if Rob Key decided to relinquish the role permanently
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'', 2015-06-19. Retrieved 2015-08-29. and

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.Harvey R (2013
Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens gives backing to Sam Northeast as a future Kent captain
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'', 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2015-08-29. He scored 2,007 runs in all formats and was chosen in the

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Team of 2015.Northeast and Coles in PCA Team of 2015
Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-30. Northeast was appointed as Kent club captain on 30 September 2015.Sam Northeast: Kent appoint batsman as club captain
BBC sport website, 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-30. After leading the county in first-class runs in 2016 he was selected to captain the MCC side for the 2017

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and was selected for the South team in the

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pre-season series in the

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.North v South: England bowlers Mark Wood and Steven Finn receive call-ups

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, 2016-12-17. Retrieved 2017-01-27.Sam Northeast and Matt Coles in MCC Champion County team

, 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-01-27.Haseeb and Duckett named in MCC squad

, 2017-01-27. Retrieved 2017-01-27.Hoad A (2017
Captain Sam Northeast agrees with coach Matt Walker that promotion is their main aim
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'', 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2017-03-09. After the end of the 2017 season Northeast's position as captain at Kent began to be questioned.Northeast and Kent at odds over captaincy future

, 2017-12-24. Retrieved 2018-01-30.Hopes D (2018
Billings captaincy will spark scramble for Northeast signing

, 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-30. The county's Cricket Committee met in January 2018 and opted to replace him as club captain with

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, concerned that Northeast was unwilling to sign a contract extension which would have committed him to the club beyond the end of the 2018 season.Sam Billings: England limited-overs player replaces Sam Northeast as Kent captain

, 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-30. Northeast requested permission to speak to other counties and was allowed to do so.Fordham J (2018
Sam Northeast replaced as Kent captain and allowed to speak to other counties
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'', 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-30. He was not selected for Kent's squad for the

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competition in the West Indies, with the expectation being that he would leave the county before the start of the 2018 season.Fordham J (2018
Hampshire Cricket interested in signing Kent's former captain Sam Northeast
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'', 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-01-30. He joined Hampshire in February 2018.Tennant I (2018
Sam Northeast signs for Hampshire
CricInfo, 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-02-20.Sam Northeast: Hampshire sign Kent batsman on a four-year contract
BBC Sport, 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-20.Fordham J (2018
Sam Northeast signs for Hampshire on four-year contract
''Kent Online'', 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2018-02-20. At the

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final, he was booed by Kent fans. In July 2022, in the

match against Leicestershire, Northeast scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, turning it into his maiden triple century. Northeast finished on 410

to become the first batsman to score 400 runs in a first-class innings since

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made 400 not out for the West Indies against England in April 2004.

References

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