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 00:56, Thu Feb 21, 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

2019
Sun Mar 31 - Tue Apr 2 12:00 local \| 11:00 GMT 07:00 EDT \| 06:00 CDT \| 04:00 PDT	Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches Northamptonshire v Durham MCCU
Fri Apr 5 - Mon Apr 8 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Northamptonshire v Middlesex
Sun Apr 21 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Northamptonshire v Warwickshire
Fri Apr 26 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Northamptonshire v Worcestershire
Mon Apr 29 (50 ovs) 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Northamptonshire v Pakistan
Wed May 1 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
Mon May 6 (50 ovs) 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	One-Day Cup North Group - Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire
Mon May 20 - Thu May 23 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Northamptonshire v Sussex
Mon Jun 3 - Thu Jun 6 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Northamptonshire v Glamorgan
Tue Jun 18 (20 ovs)	1st T20I - England Women v West Indies Women
Thu Jun 20 (50 ovs) 13:30 local \| 12:30 GMT 08:30 EDT \| 07:30 CDT \| 05:30 PDT	Northamptonshire v Australia A
Fri Jun 21 (20 ovs)	2nd T20I - England Women v West Indies Women
Mon Jun 24 - Thu Jun 27 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
Sun Jul 7 - Wed Jul 10 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Northamptonshire v Lancashire
Fri Jul 26 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Birmingham Bears
Sun Jul 28 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Yorkshire
Fri Aug 2 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire
Wed Aug 7 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Durham
Wed Aug 14 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Lancashire
Fri Aug 16 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Leicestershire
Sun Aug 18 - Wed Aug 21 11:00 local \| 10:00 GMT 06:00 EDT \| 05:00 CDT \| 03:00 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Northamptonshire v Worcestershire
Fri Aug 30 (20 ovs)	Vitality Blast North Group - Northamptonshire v Worcestershire
Mon Sep 16 - Thu Sep 19 10:30 local \| 09:30 GMT 05:30 EDT \| 04:30 CDT \| 02:30 PDT	Specsavers County Championship Division Two Northamptonshire v Durham
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