The Town Ground in

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ground which was used by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in First-class matches for 60 years between 1906 and 1966. It is now used predominantly for Northamptonshire Premier League games, serving as the home ground of Peterborough Town CC.

Records

* Lowest team total: 82 by

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, 1946 * Highest individual score: 232 * by JG Langridge for Sussex against Northamptonshire, 1934 * Highest partnership: 361 by V Broderick and N Oldfield for the first wicket in Northamptonshires innings against

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, 1953 :* Northamptonshire declared upon the dismissal of V Broderick. * Best bowling in an innings: 8-26 by RW Clarke for Northamptonshire against

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, 1951 * Best Bowling in a match: 14-211 by AF Wensley for Sussex against Northamptonshire, 1929

References

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