The Town Ground in Kettering, England was used by Northamptonshire for 65 first-class cricket matches between 1923 and 1971. It also staged four

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games in the early 1970s, and has occasionally been used by Northamptonshire's Second XI.

Records

First-class

* Highest team total: 571/9

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v Northamptonshire, 1928 * Lowest team total: 27 by Northamptonshire v Yorkshire, 1933 :* George Macaulay took 7-9 for Yorkshire in this innings. * Highest individual innings: 232 by

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for

v Northamptonshire, 1939 * Best bowling in an innings: 9-66 by

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for Northamptonshire v Warwickshire, 1934 * Best bowling in a match: 16-35 by Bill Bowes for Yorkshire v Northamptonshire, 1935

List A

* Highest team total: 157/6 (40 overs) by

v Northamptonshire, 1970Same match. * Lowest team total: 80 (30.4 overs) by Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, 1972 * Highest individual innings: 67 by Peter Willey for Northamptonshire v

, 1970 * Best bowling in an innings: 4-17 by Sarfraz Nawaz for Northamptonshire v

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, 1971; and by Bob Cottam for Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire, 1972

References

Buildings and structures in Kettering Sports venues in Northamptonshire {{England-sports-venue-stub