List of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club players

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This is a list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club (Northants) in top-class matches since 1905 when the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to official first-class status. [1] Northants has been classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963 [2] and as a top-level Twenty20 team since the inauguration of the Twenty20 Cup in 2003. [3]

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The details are the player's name followed by the years in which he played for Northants in first-class, List A, or Twenty20 cricket. Note that many players represented other top-class teams besides Northants and that some played for the club in Minor Counties cricket before 1905. Current players are shown as active to the latest season in which they played for the club. The list excludes Second XI and other players who did not play for the club's first team, and players whose first-team appearances were in minor matches only. [4]

As of 12 November 2025

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Notes

  1. ↑ James played two matches for Northants during June 1906, the only cricket he is known to have played. A bowler, he took two wickets against Warwickshire in his second match, and scored a total of two runs in three innings. Other than an initial, no biographical details are known. [5]
  2. ↑ Born in London in 2008 and educated at Westminster School, Ramesh made his debut for Northants in 2025, playing in two List A and three first-class matches during the season. [6]
  3. ↑ Sharma, who was born at Milton Keynes in 2006, made his debut in 2025, making four List A and four first-class appearances for Northants. Primarily a batter, he had previously played National Counties cricket for Buckinghamshire and age-group and Second XI cricket for Northants. [7]
  4. ↑ Born at Northampton in 1905, Smith made a single first-class appearance for Northants, scoring 11 runs in his only innings and not taking a wicket in a May 1931 County Championship fixture against Nottinghamshire. He also played for the county's Club and Ground side during the same season. Smith died at Northampton in 1993 aged 88. [8] [9]
  5. ↑ Born in South Africa in 2025, van der Merwe made his senior debut in 2025, playing three List A and one first-class match for Northants. Educated at Reed's School, he had previously played age-group and Second XI cricket for Surrey and Second XI matches for Kent and Leicestershire. [10]
  6. ↑ Born in London in 2005, Varma made his senior debut for Northants in 2025, playing in two List A matches. Educated at Eton College, he played twice in Twenty20 matches for Dubai Capitals in the International League T20 during the same year. [11]
  7. ↑ Whitehouse made his senior debut for Northants in 2025, playing in two lIst A and three first-class matches. He was born at Lincoln in 2002 and educated at Loughborough University. [12]

References

  1. ↑ First-class events played by Northamptonshire, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ List A events played by Northamptonshire, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Twenty20 matches played by Northamptonshire, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  4. ↑ Northamptonshire players, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  5. ↑ J James, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  6. ↑ Nirvan Ramesh, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  7. ↑ Aadi Sharma, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  8. ↑ Thomas Smith, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  9. ↑ Thomas Smith, CricInfo. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
  10. ↑ Stuart van der Merwe, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  11. ↑ Aryaman Varma, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
  12. ↑ Ben Whitehouse, CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2025. (subscription required)
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