Northamptonshire Cricket Club some called as Northants Steelbacks is one of the major club among the 18 first class county cricket club of England which is affiliated to England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and participates in all domestic cricket tournaments like, Natwest T20 Blast, Royal London tournament. They have won the inaugural season of Natwest T20 Blast and in the 2015 became the runner-up of the tournament. On 31 July 1878 the club was founded and in 1905 they have played their first class match against Hampshire. The Rt Hon the Lord Naseby is the current President of the club where Gavin Warren is the Chairman. The home ground of the club is County Ground located in Northampton.
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Squad:
Currently club team is playing in Royal London 2016 ODI tournament and Natwest T20 Blast 2016 and the players which are announced for the tournament are :-
- Alex Wakely (Captain)
- Josh Cobb
- Steven Crook
- Ben Duckett (Wicket Keeper)
- Richard Glesson
- Rob Keogh
- Rory Kleinveldt
- Rechard Levi
- David Murphy
- Rob Newton
- Adam Rossington
- Ben Sanderson
- Olly Stone
- Muhammad Azharullah
- Graeme White
- Saif Zaib
- Seekkuge Prasanna
- Monty Panesar
We will update all the squad if changes are made for the different tournaments.
About the Cricket Club :
- Foundation : 1878
- First Match : 1905
- Current Coach: David Ripley
- Current Captain : Alex Wakely
- Current Bowling Coach & Academy Director: Phil Rowe
- Home Ground: County Ground, Northampton