Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks –a reference to the Northamptonshire Regiment 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 Minor Counties Championship during the 1890s. In 1905,the club joined the County Championship and was elevated to first-class status,since when the team have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England.
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.
Niall John O'Brien is a former Irish cricketer and a cricket commentator. He is a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Domestically O'Brien began his professional career with Kent in 2004 before joining Northamptonshire at the start of 2007,spending six seasons there before joining Leicestershire for 2013.
Johannes Jacobus van der Wath is a South African former cricketer who played Limited Over Internationals.
David John Grimwood Sales is an English cricket player who has played for the Northamptonshire,England A and Wellington cricket teams.
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.
Andrew Richard Crook is an Australian cricketer and sports administrator. He played first-class cricket for South Australia,Lancashire and Northamptonshire as an all-rounder,bowling off spin. He is the brother of English county player Steven Crook,who played alongside him at both Lancashire and Northants.
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.
Graeme Geoffrey White is a professional cricketer currently playing for Northamptonshire.
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.
Albert Edward Thomas was a Welsh cricketer who played for Northamptonshire (Northants) from 1919 to 1933 and Wales in 1927. Thomas was a righthanded batsman and bowled right arm fast-medium pace. He took a career total of 817 wickets for Northants making him the club's fifth highest wicket taker. He died on 21 March 1965 in Kidderminster.
Robert Irving Newton is an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He is an aggressive right-handed top order batsman. Newton enjoyed a prolific cricket record while at school and was tipped by The Wisden Cricketer as 'one to watch'. He made his Northamptonshire first-team debut in 2009.
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.
Samuel Alan Sweeney is an English cricketer. Sweeney is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast medium pace. He was born at Preston,Lancashire. He was educated at Parklands High School,Chorley,before attending Myerscough College,Manchester.
James Phillips Kingston was an English cricketer active from 1875 to 1894 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants) and Warwickshire. He was born in Hardingstone,Northamptonshire and died in Naples,Italy.
Richard James Gleeson is an English cricketer,who plays for Lancashire in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in July 2022.
Joseph Potter,also known as Joe Potter,was an English professional cricketer who played between the 1860 and 1890. He played most of his first-class cricket for Surrey County Cricket Club but also represented a variety of other teams.
Justin Broad is a South African-born cricketer who plays for the Germany national team. Born in Cape Town,Broad excelled in school cricket and was selected to play for Western Province in national under-15s and under-17s tournaments. In 2019,Broad moved to England to play club cricket for Bury St Edmunds Cricket Club in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League,finishing as the club's top-scorer in his first season. Broad also represented the Marylebone Cricket Club Young Cricketers,and later joined Esher Cricket Club in 2021 to play in the Surrey Championship. He has also played for the second XI at Surrey County Cricket Club.
