County Ground

Wantage Road,
Northampton, England

The County Ground, Wantage Road, Northampton, NN1 4TJ. (Phone: 01604 32917)

Established 1885
Capacity 6500
Floodlights Yes, Installed for 2010 Season
End names Wantage Road End, Lynn Wilson Centre End
Home team Northamptonshire
Current local time 12:27, Mon Dec 16, 2019 (UTC +0000)

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Records and statistics

First ODI	South Africa v Sri Lanka - May 19, 1999	Scorecard
Last ODI	Bangladesh v Pakistan - May 31, 1999	Scorecard
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Profile

After disputes with their previous landlords at the Racecourse Ground, Northamptonshire bought a ploughed field in 1885 for £2000 on which they built a sports ground - apart from cricket, there was a cycle track 650 yards long, and facilities for lawn tennis, athletics and bowls. From 1897, football was also played. In 1891 the county voted not to allow women to use the cricket pitch; 40 years later it staged the first women's Test between England and Australia.

Surrounded by red-brick terraced houses, this is a ground of character rather than beauty. The north end is known as the Football Ground end as it adjoins the playing ground of Northampton Town Football Club. A new pavilion was constructed in 1979, lying alongside its predecessor, and a stand housing an indoor school. the wicket traditonally favours batsman, no more so than when Percy Fender his a century in 35 minutes here in 1920. Colin Blythe, one of the best wet wicket bowlers, took all 10 Northants wickets in an innings here on his way to the astonishing figures of 17 for 48 in a single day's play in 1907.
Martin Williamson

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Fixtures

2020
Mon Apr 13 - Wed Apr 15 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches Northamptonshire v Leeds/Bradford MCCU
Sat Apr 25 - Tue Apr 28	Specsavers County Championship Division One Northamptonshire v Essex
Fri May 1 - Mon May 4	Specsavers County Championship Division One Northamptonshire v Kent
Fri May 22 - Mon May 25	Specsavers County Championship Division One Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
Fri Jun 5 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Durham
Sun Jun 7 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
Thu Jun 11 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Worcestershire
Wed Jun 24 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Lancashire
Fri Jun 26 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire
Sun Jun 28 - Wed Jul 1	Specsavers County Championship Division One Northamptonshire v Surrey
Fri Jul 3 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
Sun Jul 5 - Wed Jul 8	Specsavers County Championship Division One Northamptonshire v Lancashire
Thu Jul 9 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
Fri Jul 24	The Women's Hundred Manchester Originals Women v Oval Invincibles Women
Tue Jul 28 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
Sun Aug 2 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Northamptonshire v Somerset
Thu Aug 6	The Women's Hundred London Spirit Women v Welsh Fire Women
Sun Aug 9 (50 ovs)	Royal London One-Day Cup Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
Sun Aug 30 - Wed Sep 2	Specsavers County Championship Division One Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire
Mon Sep 14 - Thu Sep 17	Specsavers County Championship Division One Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
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