An A to Z of Northamptonshire Cricketers

by Andrew Radd

Player number 243 (f-c debut for Northamptonshire – 16 June 1951) Birthplace Wellington, New Zealand County Cap 1955; Cricket Chairman 1978-93; President 1996-2000 First-Class 167 matches, 7,420 runs @ 26.40; 3 wickets @26.33; 73 catches When Peter Arnold embarked on the long sea voyage from his native New Zealand to England in 1950, at his own expense, he was backing himself to carve out a career in professional cricket at Wantage Road with no guarantee of success. Half-a

Player number 247 (f-c debut for Northamptonshire – 3 June 1953) Also List A #1 (debut 22 May 1963) Birthplace Oldham, Lancashire County Cap 1954; Captain 1962-66; Hall of Fame 2018. First-Class 351 matches, 3,830 runs @ 13.78; 2 wickets @ 15.50; 653 catches, 157 stumpings List A 9 matches, 15 runs @3.75; 6 catches Long-serving physiotherapist Jack Jennings reckoned that ‘if Keith fell out with anyone, he must have been driven to it.’ An equable temperament was combined wi

Player number 258 (f-c debut for Northamptonshire – 23 May 1956) Birthplace Bedford County Cap 1957 First-Class 155 matches, 1,418 runs @ 9.91; 424 wickets @ 21.57; 139 catches An injury to Vince Broderick in May 1956 offered young slow left-armer Mick Allen his golden opportunity. A product of Bedford School (he had turned out for his native Bedfordshire as a 17-year-old) who joined Northamptonshire as a professional, he seized the chance with both hands, scoring 51 on de

Player number 422 (f-c debut for Northamptonshire – 16 April 2004) Also List A #140 (debut 25 April 2004) and T20 #14 (debut 2 July 2004) Birthplace Rawalpindi, Pakistan County Cap 2005 First-Class 59 matches, 4,437 runs @ 49.30; 13 wickets @ 59.30; 27 catches List A 60 matches, 2,032 runs @ 39.07; 6 wickets @ 22.23; 13 catches Twenty20 27 matches, 446 runs @ 23.47; 2 wickets @ 33.00; 5 catches Director of Cricket Kepler Wessels’ need for experienced batsmen to replace Aust