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Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Seasons
This is a list of seasons played by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in English cricket, from the club's formation to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top run-scorers and wicket-takers for each season. Seasons Key Division shown in bold when it changes due to Promotion and relegation, promotion, relegation or league reorganisation. Top run scorer/wicket taker shown in bold when he was the leading run scorer/wicket taker in the country. Key to league record: Div - division played in P – games played W – games won L – games lost D – games drawn NR – games with no result Abnd – games abandoned Pts – points Pos – final position Key to rounds: PR - preliminary round R1 – first round R2 – second round, etc. QF – quarter-final SF – semi-final Grp – group stage RU - runners-up n/a – not applicable Notes A. The National League competition did not start until the 1969 season, and r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Haywood (cricketer, Born 1887)
Robert Allnutt Haywood (16 September 1887 – 1 June 1942) was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club between 1908 and 1924. He was born in Eltham in Kent, the son of Robert and Elizabeth Haywood. His father had played one first-class match for Kent County Cricket Club in 1878 and his younger brother Archie played Second XI cricket for Kent either side of World War I and later coached at Taunton School.Lewis P (2013) ''For Kent and Country'', pp.200–203. Brighton: Reveille Press. Haywood was for a time engaged with the Kent Nursery, but considering that he would do better with Northamptonshire, he took the necessary steps to qualify for the county. Haywood appeared in 172 first-class cricket matches, primarily as a batsman. He scored 8,373 runs with a highest score of 198, one of 20 centuries, and took 34 wickets with a best performance of 3/73. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Thomas (cricketer)
Albert Edward Thomas (born 7 June 1893) 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. Career (Adapted from the book '100 greats of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club); Thomas bowled over 63,000 balls for Northamptonshire, and opposing batsmen scored off of the Welsh medium-pacer at an average of just under two runs an over. It was his control that was a significant feature of the clubs bowling attack following the First World War. Furthermore, his approach to life mirrored his approach to cricket; sound, level-headed and a calming influence on some of his more temperamental colleagues. Billeted in Northampton during the war years, Thomas had attracted the attention of groundsman Alf Stockwin when he cam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 English Cricket Season
1923 was the 30th season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire won the title for the 12th time. Honours *County Championship - Yorkshire *Minor Counties Championship - Buckinghamshire *Wisden - Arthur Gilligan, Roy Kilner, George Macaulay, Cecil Parkin, Maurice Tate County Championship Leading batsmen Patsy Hendren topped the averages with 3010 runs @ 77.17 Leading bowlers Wilfred Rhodes topped the averages with 134 wickets @ 11.54 References Annual reviews * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description "bible of cricket" was first used in the 1930s by Alec Waugh in a ... 1924 External links CricketArchive – season summary 1923 in English cricket English cricket seasons in the 20th century {{England-cricket-season-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1922 English Cricket Season
1922 was the 29th season of County Championship cricket in England. Yorkshire recovered the title and went on to win it four times in succession. Honours *County Championship – Yorkshire *Minor Counties Championship – Buckinghamshire *Wisden – Arthur Carr, Tich Freeman, Charlie Parker, C. A. G. Russell, Andy Sandham County Championship Leading batsmen Patsy Hendren topped the averages with 2072 runs @ 66.83 Leading bowlers Wilfred Rhodes topped the averages with 119 wickets @ 12.19 Notable matches Warwickshire and Hampshire took part in one of the most remarkable of all County Championship matches, at Edgbaston on 14–16 June. Warwickshire made 223 and then dismissed Hampshire for only 15, Calthorpe taking 4/4 and Howell 6/7. Eight batsmen made ducks. Following on, Hampshire did much better, but still seemed certain to lose at 274 for 8. George Brown with 172, and the captain's valet and wicket-keeper Walter Livsey with 110 not out, took the total to 521. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1921 English Cricket Season
1921 was the 28th season of County Championship cricket in England. Australia emphasised a post-war superiority that it owed in particular to the pace duo of Gregory and McDonald. Having won 5–0 in Australia the previous winter, the Australians won the first three Tests of the 1921 tour and then drew the last two to retain the Ashes. It was the 29th test series between the two sides. The County Championship was won for the second year in succession by Middlesex County Cricket Club. Glamorgan County Cricket Club joined the championship for the first time. Honours *County Championship - Middlesex *Minor Counties Championship - Staffordshire *Wisden - Hubert Ashton, Jack Bryan, Jack Gregory, Charlie Macartney, Ted McDonald Test series County Championship Leading batsmen Phil Mead topped the averages with 3179 runs @ 69.10 Leading bowlers Wilfred Rhodes topped the averages with 141 wickets @ 13.27 Annual reviews * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1922 Further reading * Bill F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Murdin
John Vernon Murdin (16 August 1891 – 11 April 1971) was a professional cricketer who spent his entire career at Northamptonshire. Although he was predominantly a bowler, the highlight of his 14-year playing career was his county record last wicket partnership with fellow Wollaston-born player Ben Bellamy of 148. John Murdin died in 1971 in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. Career Murdin was a regular bowler for Northamptonshire either side of World War I, taking over 450 wickets for his home county including the 28 occasions he took 5 wickets in an innings. Murdin - often referred to by his middle name, Vernon - made his debut in 1913, taking David Denton of Yorkshire as his first victim. In 1920, Murdin achieved a hat-trick against Kent at the County Ground. Despite it being Northamptonshire's heaviest first-class defeat, in 1921 when Australia visited Northamptonshire, Murdin bowled Edgar Mayne on the first ball of the match and finished with figures of 5–157, with the d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1920 English Cricket Season
1920 was the 27th season of County Championship cricket in England. There was no Test cricket as the post-war recovery continued. Middlesex rose from 13th in 1919 to win the championship as the first of two back-to-back titles. Worcestershire returned to the championship after opting out in 1919. Honours *County Championship - Middlesex * Minor Counties Championship - ''no competition'' *Wisden - Plum Warner County Championship Leading batsmen Patsy Hendren topped the averages with 2520 runs @ 61.46, just ahead of Jack Hobbs who scored 2827 @ 58.89. Leading bowlers Jack Hobbs topped the bowling averages taking 17 wickets. The leading full-time bowler was Wilfred Rhodes with 161 wickets @ 13.18. References Annual reviews * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description "bible of cricket" was first used in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claud Woolley
Claud Neville Woolley (5 May 1886 – 3 November 1962) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire. He also served as a first-class umpire and stood in one Test during the 1948 Ashes series. A right-handed batsman and right-arm slow-medium bowler, he was the older brother of Frank who had a more successful playing career, including representing England in 64 Tests. Born in Tonbridge, Woolley began his cricket career with Kent however he failed to break into the first team, making 18 second XI appearances between 1906 and 1908. He joined Gloucestershire but once again failed to establish himself, making just one first-class appearance in two seasons with the club, the appearance came in 1909 against the touring Australians, he opened the bowling but took no wickets in eight overs, he batted at number seven and scored 22. He joined Northamptonshire in 1911, making his debut for the club against the Indian tourists, he scored 1 n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1919 English Cricket Season
1919 was the 26th season of County Championship cricket in England and the first since 1914. The authorities had doubted if cricket would remain popular after a four-year break and the strain of war. It was decided that County Championship matches should be reduced from three days' duration to two, but cricket had not lost its popularity and the two-day experiment was a failure. Yorkshire finished the season as champions, topping the table by four percentage points. No Test cricket was played but an Australian Imperial Forces team toured England, playing matches from mid-May until mid-September. Andy Ducat, Patsy Hendren, Percy Holmes, Herbert Sutcliffe and Ernest Tyldesley were named in the 1920 edition of ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' as the Five Cricketers of the Year for their 1919 performances. Honours *County Championship – YorkshireWebber, pp. 55–56. *Wisden (''Five Batsmen of the Year'') – Andy Ducat, Patsy Hendren, Percy Holmes, Herbert Sutcliffe, Ernest Tylde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 English Cricket Season
1914 was the 25th season of County Championship cricket in England. It was terminated at the end of August following the outbreak of the First World War. The last four matches to be played all finished on 2 September and the remaining five scheduled fixtures were cancelled. Honours *County Championship - Surrey *Minor Counties Championship - ''not determined'' *Wisden - Johnny Douglas, Percy Fender, Wally Hardinge, Donald Knight, Sydney Smith County Championship Leading batsmen J W Hearne topped the averages with 2116 runs @ 60.45 Leading bowlers Colin Blythe topped the averages with 170 wickets @ 15.19 Annual reviews * Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1915 See also * Cricket in the Great War Cricket in World War I was severely curtailed in all nations where first-class cricket was then played except India. In England, South Africa and the West Indies, first-class cricket was entirely abandoned for the whole of the war, whilst in Aust ... External links CricketArchive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
