Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in 2005 are playing their cricket in Division Two of the County Championship and Division One of the totesport League. They started the season at 12–1 to win the Division Two title. During the off season 9 players left.
The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom.
Malachy Bernard Loye,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 against fast bowlers. Deep into a long career,he also finally made his One Day International debut against Australia on 19 January 2007 aged 34 years 113 days.
Jason Fred Brown is a cricketer who has previously played for Northamptonshire,Nottinghamshire,England A and Staffordshire.
Mattheus Hendrik"Riki" Wessels is an Australian-English cricketer who most recently played for Worcestershire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper,Wessels has played for Marylebone Cricket Club,Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire,and also for the Mid West Rhinos in Zimbabwe and the Sydney Sixers in Australia. He is the son of former South African captain Kepler Wessels,who also played 24 Test matches for Australia.
Stephen David Peters is an English former cricketer. In a professional career spanning nearly twenty years,he played for Essex,Worcestershire and Northamptonshire county cricket clubs.
Steven Paul Crook is a former Australian cricketer who played for Northamptonshire in English county cricket. He is an all-rounder,batting right-handed and bowling right-arm fast medium pace. In September 2018,he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Sir Alastair Cook described Steven as the worst bowler he had faced during the recent Tailenders Live show at the Palace Theatre Manchester #Tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover
Alex George Wakely 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 May 2021,Wakely announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
David Murphy is a former English cricketer. who played for Northamptonshire and Scotland and is primarily a wicket-keeper.
Alec James Swann is a former English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and Lancashire in county cricket. A right handed batsman,he scored 3,305 first-class runs including eight centuries. He is the older brother of Graeme Swann.
Alistair Duncan Brown,commonly known as Ali Brown,is a former English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club,before moving to Nottinghamshire for the 2009 season. He was nicknamed "Lordy",in allusion to Ted Dexter because of his aggressively big-hitting,confident batting style. He was a right-hand bat and occasional right-arm off-break bowler,who made 16 One Day International appearances for England between 1996 and 2001,with a best of 118.
Brett Alan Hutton is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire. He is a right-handed batsman and bowls right-arm medium pace.
Andrew Carter is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-hand medium pace bowler,he began his county career with Nottinghamshire,making his first-class debut for them in June 2009. He also played on loan for Essex in 2010 and Glamorgan in 2015 while with Nottinghamshire. Carter joined Derbyshire prior to the 2016 season,but left the club later in the year. He represented England Lions in 2011.
Robert Ian Keogh is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire. Keogh is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break.
Adam Matthew Rossington is an English professional cricketer who plays for Essex County Cricket Club. Rossington is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Edgware,Middlesex,and was educated at Mill Hill School.
The 2020 Bob Willis Trophy was a first-class cricket tournament held in the 2020 English cricket season,and the inaugural edition of the Bob Willis Trophy. It was separate from the County Championship,which was not held in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The eighteen county cricket teams were split into three regional groups of six,with the two group winners with the most points advancing to a final held at Lord's. The maximum number of overs bowled in a day was reduced from 96 to 90,and the team's first innings could be no longer than 120 overs.
The 2021 County Championship was the 121st cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. For the first phase of the tournament,the teams were split into three groups of six,with each side playing ten matches. The top two teams from each group progressed into Division One for the second phase of the competition,with the other teams progressing to Divisions Two and Three. The team that finished top of Division One became the county champions;and the top two teams from Division One contested a five-day match at Lord's for the Bob Willis Trophy. On 17 December 2020,the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed all the fixtures for the tournament. After completion of the group stage on 14 July 2021,the ECB confirmed the fixtures for the division stage on 22 July 2021.
The 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2021 English cricket season in England and Wales. Matches were contested over 50 overs per side,having List A cricket status,with all eighteen first-class counties competing in the tournament. The tournament started on 22 July 2021,with the final taking place on 19 August 2021 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Somerset were the defending champions winning the 2019 tournament,with no tournament taking place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 County Championship was the 122nd cricket County Championship season in England and Wales. The season began on 7 April and ended on 29 September 2022. Warwickshire were the defending champions.
The 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup tournament was a limited overs cricket competition that formed part of the 2022 domestic cricket season in England and Wales. Matches were contested over 50 overs per side,having List A cricket status,with all eighteen first-class counties competing in the tournament. The tournament began on 2 August 2022,with the final taking place on 17 September 2022 at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Glamorgan were the defending champions,having won the 2021 tournament. Kent won the tournament,beating Lancashire by 21 runs in the final.
