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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.
Peter Willey 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 first of the England players' South African rebel tours in 1982. After his playing career ended,he became a Test umpire.
The County Ground is a cricket venue on Wantage Road in the Abington area of Northampton,England. It is home to Northamptonshire County Cricket Club,and was used by Northampton Town F.C. from 1897 to 1994.
Fred Barratt played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club from 1914 to 1931 and represented England in five Test matches,one in the home series against South Africa in 1929 and four on the inaugural Test series against New Zealand in the 1929–30 season. He was born in Annesley,Nottinghamshire and died at Nottingham General Hospital,Nottingham.
Robert John Bailey is an English cricket umpire and former player who appeared in four Tests and four One Day Internationals from 1985 to 1990.
Wardown Park is situated on the River Lea in Luton. The park has various sporting facilities,is home to the Wardown Park Museum and contains formal gardens. The park is located between Old Bedford Road and the A6,New Bedford Road and is within walking distance of the town centre.
George Sharp is an English former first-class cricketer and umpire. He was born at West Hartlepool,County Durham.
The Northamptonshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Northamptonshire.
Terence Freeman was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire. He was born in Finedon,and is cousin of former Northamptonshire cricketer Robert Clarke.
Raymond Swann is a former English cricketer and schoolteacher. Swann was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Stannington,Northumberland.
Campbell Park is a cricket ground in Milton Keynes,Buckinghamshire,located in Campbell Park. The first recorded match on the ground in 1981,when the Northamptonshire Second XI played the Leicestershire Second XI in the Second Eleven Championship.
Richard Terry Bates is a former English cricketer. Bates was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Stamford,Lincolnshire.
Terence Harold Barnes was a former English cricketer. Barnes was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Grantham,Lincolnshire.
Raymond Reginald 'Ray' Bailey is an English former cricketer and footballer. He was born in Bedford,Bedfordshire,where he was educated and proved himself a sporting all rounder by captaining his school rugby team and playing in goal for the Bedfordshire Schools football team.
Andrew Richard Roberts is a former English cricketer. Roberts was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Kettering,Northamptonshire and is the brother of cricketer Timothy Roberts.
Sean Paul Terry is a former Irish cricketer. Terry is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break for Leinster,Northamptonshire and Ireland. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Ireland on 14 July 2016 against Afghanistan. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut against Hong Kong on 5 September 2016. He retired from all forms of professional cricket in July 2018. However he returned to the professional scene in February 2019,being selected to play in the Perth Scorchers final game of the 2018–19 Big Bash League season,after performing well for the Melville Cricket Club in Western Australian Grade Cricket.
Saif Ali Zaib is an English cricketer of Pakistani descent who plays for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. A spin-bowling all-rounder,Zaib is a left-handed batsman,who bowls left-arm orthodox spin. He made his List A debut for the county against the touring New Zealand A cricket team in July 2014,and his first-class debut the following August.
Alicia Demi Presland is an English cricketer who currently plays for Northamptonshire. An all-rounder,she is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She previously played for Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire,Lincolnshire,Lightning and Trent Rockets.
