List of Northamptonshire County Cricket Club seasons
This is a list of seasons played by Northamptonshire County Cricket Club in English cricket , from the club's formation to the most recent completed season. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top run-scorers and wicket-takers for each season.
Seasons
Season
County Championship
National League [A]
RL50 [B]
B&H [C]
T20 [D]
Most runs[E]
Most wickets[E]
Notes
Div[F]
P
W
L
D
Tie
Abdn
Pts
Pos
Div[G]
P
W
L
NR
Tie
Abdn
Pts
Pos
1905
12
2
8
2
0
0
13th
Charles Pool
664
George Thompson
75
[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
1906
16
4
10
4
0
0
12th
731
105
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
1907
20
2
12
6
0
0
15th
708
115
[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
1908
22
3
14
5
0
1
14
15th
Billy Kingston
959
72
[ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
1909
18
9
8
1
0
0
1
7th
Sydney Smith
833
118
[ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
1910
20
7
8
4
0
0
7
9th
1,228
109
[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
1911
18
8
9
0
0
0
40
10th
Robert Haywood
863
96
[ 19] [ 20] [ 21]
1912
18
10
1
6
0
0
60
2nd
Tubby Vials
650
106
[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
1913
22
12
3
4
0
0
110
4th
Robert Haywood
1,433
138
[ 25] [ 26] [ 27]
1914
22
7
6
8
0
1
51
9th
Sydney Smith
1,193
Sydney Smith
99
[ 28] [ 29] [ 30]
No competitive cricket was played between 1915 and 1918 due to the First World War .
1919
12
2
4
6
0
0
2
12th
Robert Haywood
707
Claud Woolley
44
[ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
1920
20
3
16
1
0
0
15
14th
987
John Murdin
72
[ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
1921
24
5
15
3
0
0
27
13th
1,887
77
[ 37] [ 38] [ 39]
1922
22
5
14
2
0
0
25
15th
Claud Woolley
1,221
91
[ 40] [ 41] [ 42]
1923
22
2
16
4
0
0
12
17th
1,331
Albert Thomas
83
[ 43] [ 44] [ 45]
1924
22
2
9
6
0
0
16
16th
Vallance Jupp
801
62
[ 46] [ 47] [ 48]
1925
24
9
12
3
0
0
48
11th
Claud Woolley
1,247
Vallance Jupp
110
[ 49] [ 50] [ 51]
1926
26
3
13
9
0
1
32
16th
Vallance Jupp
1,422
Edward Clark
111
[ 52] [ 53] [ 54]
1927
26
4
12
7
0
1
59
16th
1,146
Vallance Jupp
91
[ 55] [ 56] [ 57]
1928
29
7
13
8
0
0
86
13th
Claud Woolley
1,554
122
[ 58] [ 59] [ 60]
1929
28
7
13
8
0
0
84
13th
Fred Bakewell
1,485
Edward Clark
135
[ 61] [ 62] [ 63]
1930
28
4
12
8
0
2
78
17th
1,617
Vallance Jupp
85
[ 64] [ 65] [ 66]
1931
28
2
13
12
0
0
76
17th
John Timms
1,454
100
[ 67] [ 68] [ 69]
1932
28
3
15
8
0
0
83
16th
Vallance Jupp
1,539
106
[ 70] [ 71] [ 72]
1933
24
5
11
8
0
0
109
13th
Fred Bakewell
1,925
88
[ 73] [ 74] [ 75]
1934
24
2
17
5
0
0
51
17th
John Timms
1,474
Reg Partridge
80
[ 76] [ 77] [ 78]
1935
24
1
16
6
0
0
44
17th
Fred Bakewell
1,693
Edward Clark
75
[ 79] [ 80] [ 81]
1936
24
0
9
14
0
0
61
17th
1,446
Austin Matthews
83
[ 82] [ 83] [ 84]
1937
24
0
16
7
0
0
33
17th
John Timms
1,386
Reg Partridge
76
[ 85] [ 86] [ 87]
1938
24
0
14
10
0
0
16
17th
Dennis Brookes
1,227
88
[ 88] [ 89] [ 90]
1939
24
1
8
13
0
0
36
16th
John Timms
1,348
Bill Merritt
72
[ 91] [ 92] [ 93]
No competitive cricket was played between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War .
1946
26
2
9
13
0
0
64
16th
Dennis Brookes
1,932
Edward Clark
64
[ 94] [ 95] [ 96]
1947
26
2
14
8
1
0
54
17th
1,657
Bertie Clarke
83
[ 97] [ 98] [ 99]
1948
26
3
8
15
0
0
52
17th
1,717
Vincent Broderick
92
[ 100] [ 101] [ 102]
1949
26
10
5
11
0
0
140
6th
Buddy Oldfield
2,114
Freddie Brown
93
[ 103] [ 104] [ 105]
1950
28
6
4
15
0
0
104
10th
Jock Livingston
1,805
Gordon Garlick
84
[ 106] [ 107] [ 108]
1951
28
4
4
17
0
0
80
13th
Frederick Jakeman
1,819
Albert Nutter
86
[ 109] [ 110] [ 111]
1952
28
7
8
12
0
0
128
8th
Dennis Brookes
1,991
George Tribe
116
[ 112] [ 113] [ 114]
1953
28
6
3
15
1
0
114
11th
Jock Livingston
1,564
Robert Clarke
92
[ 115] [ 116] [ 117]
1954
28
9
9
9
0
0
136
8th
1,912
George Tribe
133
[ 118] [ 119] [ 120]
1955
28
9
10
9
0
0
148
7th
1,957
169
[ 121] [ 122] [ 123]
1956
28
8
5
15
0
0
148
4th
1,846
122
[ 124] [ 125] [ 126]
1957
28
15
2
10
0
0
218
2nd
Dennis Brookes
1,428
124
[ 127] [ 128] [ 129]
1958
28
11
6
6
0
0
160
4th
Raman Subba Row
1,482
107
[ 130] [ 131] [ 132]
1959
28
8
10
10
0
0
146
11th
1,656
116
[ 133] [ 134] [ 135]
1960
28
8
6
13
0
0
126
9th
Michael Norman
1,606
Michael Allen
83
[ 136] [ 137] [ 138]
1961
28
5
13
10
0
0
82
16th
1,563
David Larter
70
[ 139] [ 140] [ 141]
1962
28
7
5
16
0
0
128
8th
Albert Lightfoot
1,764
84
[ 142] [ 143] [ 144]
1963
28
9
8
11
0
0
105
7th
SF
Michael Norman
1,740
110
[ 145] [ 146] [ 147]
1964
28
12
4
11
0
0
130
3rd
QF
Roger Prideaux
1,637
Malcolm Scott
104
[ 148] [ 149] [ 150]
1965
28
13
4
9
0
0
140
2nd
QF
Jim Watts
1,166
Brian Crump
112
[ 151] [ 152] [ 153]
1966
28
10
9
9
0
0
130
5th
R1
Roger Prideaux
1,670
Haydn Sully
97
[ 154] [ 155] [ 156]
1967
28
7
8
11
0
0
118
9th
QF
Colin Milburn
1,368
76
[ 157] [ 158] [ 159]
1968
28
5
6
17
0
0
170
13th
QF
Roger Prideaux
1,679
Brian Crump
74
[ 160] [ 161] [ 162]
1969
24
5
7
12
0
0
163
9th
16
5
9
1
0
1
22
14th
R1
M. Mohammad
1,487
M. Mohammad
68
[ 163] [ 164] [ 165]
1970
24
4
6
14
0
0
174
14th
16
6
10
0
0
0
24
13th
R2
Roger Prideaux
1,641
Dennis Breakwell
64
[ 166] [ 167] [ 168]
1971
24
4
8
12
0
0
159
14th
16
6
10
0
0
0
24
14th
R1
David Steele
1,444
Peter Lee
46
[ 169] [ 170] [ 171]
1972
20
7
3
10
0
0
181
4th
16
5
8
0
1
2
24
14th
R1
Grp
M. Mohammad
1,743
John Dye
75
[ 172] [ 173] [ 174]
1973
20
8
4
8
0
0
208
3rd
16
4
9
1
0
2
19
17th
R1
Grp
David Steele
1,213
Bishan Bedi
86
[ 175] [ 176] [ 177]
1974
20
9
2
9
0
0
203
3rd
16
10
6
0
0
0
40
5th
R2
Grp
Roy Virgin
1,845
John Dye
67
[ 178] [ 179] [ 180]
1975
20
7
9
4
0
0
182
8th
16
5
11
0
0
0
20
16th
R2
Grp
M. Mohammad
1,338
Sarfraz Nawaz
94
[ 181] [ 182] [ 183]
1976
20
9
3
8
0
0
218
2nd
16
7
9
0
0
0
28
14th
W
Grp
1,574
82
[ 184] [ 185] [ 186]
1977
22
6
6
8
0
2
183
9th
16
4
10
1
0
1
20
17th
QF
SF
1,432
73
[ 187] [ 188] [ 189]
1978
22
2
6
12
0
2
121
17th
16
5
8
1
0
2
26
13th
R2
Grp
Wayne Larkins
1,343
Jim Griffiths
49
[ 190] <[ 191] [ 192]
1979
22
3
6
12
0
1
153
11th
16
5
9
1
0
1
24
13th
RU
Grp
Allan Lamb
1,614
Peter Willey
46
[ 193] [ 194] [ 195]
1980
22
5
4
13
0
0
148
12th
16
8
7
0
0
1
34
7th
R1
W
1,720
Tim Lamb
53
[ 196] [ 197] [ 198]
1981
22
3
6
12
0
1
166
15th
16
4
11
0
0
1
18
17th
RU
Grp
1,962
Jim Griffiths
64
[ 199] [ 200] [ 201]
1982
22
5
3
14
0
0
195
9th
16
8
7
1
0
0
34
8th
R2
Grp
Wayne Larkins
1,728
David Steele
67
[ 202] [ 203] [ 204]
1983
24
7
4
13
0
0
252
6th
16
5
10
0
0
1
22
15th
QF
QF
1,739
66
[ 205] [ 206] [ 207]
1984
24
5
9
9
0
1
202
11th
16
6
9
1
0
0
26
12th
SF
Grp
1,601
60
[ 208] [ 209] [ 210]
1985
24
5
4
15
0
0
183
10th
16
7
4
2
1
2
38
5th
R2
QF
1,490
Roger Harper
56
[ 211] [ 212] [ 213]
1986
24
5
3
16
0
0
193
9th
16
9
5
1
0
1
40
5th
R1
QF
Rob Bailey
1,562
62
[ 214] [ 215] [ 216]
1987
24
7
4
13
0
0
224
7th
16
4
6
2
0
4
28
11th
RU
RU
Wayne Larkins
1,363
Winston Davis
70
[ 217] [ 218] [ 219]
1988
22
5
7
10
0
0
199
12th
16
4
9
1
0
2
22
15th
R1
Grp
Rob Bailey
1,203
73
[ 220] [ 221] [ 222]
1989
22
7
8
7
0
0
222
5th
16
8
6
1
0
1
36
7th
QF
QF
Wayne Larkins
1,419
Greg Thomas
66
[ 223] [ 224] [ 225]
1990
22
4
9
9
0
0
185
11th
16
3
12
1
0
0
14
17th
RU
Grp
Rob Bailey
1,965
Curtly Ambrose
58
[ 226] [ 227] [ 228]
1991
22
5
6
11
0
0
189
10th
16
10
4
1
0
1
44
3rd
SF
QF
Alan Fordham
1,725
Eldine Baptiste
49
[ 229] [ 230] [ 231]
1992
22
8
4
10
0
0
248
3rd
17
7
9
1
0
0
30
14th
W
Grp
1,693
Paul Taylor
68
[ 232] [ 233] [ 234]
1993
17
8
4
5
0
0
222
4th
17
9
5
2
1
0
42
5th
QF
SF
Rob Bailey
1,191
Kevin Curran
67
[ 235] [ 236] [ 237]
1994
17
8
4
5
0
0
209
5th
17
6
9
1
1
0
28
13th
QF
PR
1,168
Curtly Ambrose
77
[ 238] [ 239] [ 240]
1995
17
12
2
3
0
0
290
3rd
17
6
8
2
1
0
30
13th
RU
Grp
Allan Lamb
1,237
Anil Kumble
105
[ 241] [ 242] [ 243]
1996
17
3
8
6
0
0
159
16th
17
10
6
1
0
0
42
6th
R2
RU
Kevin Curran
1,242
Paul Taylor
64
[ 244] [ 245] [ 246]
1997
17
3
5
9
0
0
156
15th
17
8
6
0
0
3
38
9th
R2
SF
1,032
54
[ 247] [ 248] [ 249]
1998
17
4
5
8
0
0
146
15th
17
6
7
1
1
2
32
13th
R1
Grp
Mal Loye
1,184
54
[ 250] [ 251] [ 252]
1999
17
4
7
6
0
0
171
13th
Div 2
16
9
5
0
0
2
40
3rd
QF
n/a[H]
David Sales
1,156
Devon Malcolm
60
[ 253] [ 254] [ 255]
2000
โ Div 2 โ
16
7
4
5
0
0
188
1st
Div 1
16
9
7
0
0
0
36
3rd
QF
Grp
Matthew Hayden
1,270
Darren Cousins
67
[ 256] [ 257] [ 258]
2001
โ Div 1 โ
16
2
5
9
0
0
148
7th
Div 1
16
3
12
0
0
1
14
9th
R4
Grp
Mike Hussey
2,055
36
[ 259] [ 260] [ 261]
2002
Div 2
16
5
7
4
0
0
162.5
7th
Div 2
16
7
8
0
0
1
30
6th
R4
Grp
1,379
Carl Greenidge
49
[ 262] [ 263] [ 264]
2003
โ Div 2 โ
16
10
2
4
0
0
237
2nd
Div 2
18
12
5
1
0
0
50
2nd
R3
Grp
1,697
Jason Brown
65
[ 265] [ 266] [ 267]
2004
โ Div 1 โ
16
1
4
11
0
0
134
9th
Div 1
16
8
8
0
0
0
32
4th
QF
Grp
Usman Afzaal
1,365
Johann Louw
60
[ 268] [ 269] [ 270]
2005
Div 2
16
5
3
8
0
0
193
4th
Div 1
16
7
7
2
0
0
32
3rd
QF
QF
Martin Love
1,345
Jason Brown
55
[ 271] [ 272] [ 273]
2006
Div 2
16
3
5
8
0
0
163
6th
Div 1
8
5
2
0
0
1
11
2nd
Grp
QF
Chris Rogers
1,352
Matthew Nicholson
46
[ 274] [ 275] [ 276]
2007
Div 2
16
5
5
6
0
0
176
5th
Div 1
8
2
4
0
1
0
6
7th
Grp
Grp
David Sales
1,384
Lance Klusener
33
[ 277] [ 278] [ 279]
2008
Div 2
16
3
3
10
0
0
169
4th
Div 2
8
0
0
6
0
2
2
9th
Grp
QF
1,120
JJ van der Wath
43
[ 280] [ 281] [ 282]
2009
Div 2
16
6
4
6
0
0
193
3rd
Div 2
8
3
1
2
1
1
9
4th
Grp
SF
Andrew Hall
1,161
David Lucas
58
[ 283] [ 284] [ 285]
2010
Div 2
16
6
7
3
0
0
167
6th
Grp
QF
Stephen Peters
1,296
Jack Brooks
34
[ 286] [ 287] [ 288]
2011
Div 2
16
7
2
7
0
0
226
3rd
Grp
Grp
Andrew Hall
960
Chaminda Vaas
70
[ 289] [ 290] [ 291]
2012
Div 2
16
2
5
9
0
0
130
8th
Grp
Grp
Stephen Peters
763
David Willey
43
[ 292] [ 293] [ 294]
2013
โ Div 2 โ
16
5
3
8
0
0
202
2nd
Grp
W
Andrew Hall
936
Trent Copeland
45
[ 295] [ 296] [ 297]
2014
โ Div 1 โ
16
0
12
4
0
0
79
9th
Grp
Grp
James Middlebrook
825
M. Azharullah
46
[ 298] [ 299] [ 300]
2015
Div 2
16
3
3
10
0
0
180
5th
Grp
RU
Alex Wakely
853
Rory Kleinveldt
57
[ 301] [ 302] [ 303]
2016
Div 2
16
4
3
8
0
1
184
5th
QF
W
Ben Duckett
1,338
Ben Sanderson
55
[ 304] [ 305]
2017
Div 2
14
9
3
2
0
0
217
3rd
Grp
Grp
Rob Newton
894
Rory Kleinveldt
50
[ 306] [ 307]
2018
Div 2
14
4
8
1
0
1
110
9th
Grp
Grp
Ricardo Vasconcelos
608
Ben Sanderson
60
[ 308] [ 309]
2019
โ Div 2 โ
14
5
2
7
0
0
188
2nd
Grp
Grp
Adam Rossington
787
60
[ 310] [ 311]
2020
BWT [ 312]
5
1
2
2
0
0
49
12th=
QF
Charlie Thurston
357
Jack White
13
[ 313] [ 314]
2021
Grp 3/Div 2
14
4
5
5
0
0
165.5
10th
Grp
Grp
Ricardo Vasconcelos
845
Ben Sanderson
43
[ 315] [ 316]
2022
Div 1
14
2
5
7
0
0
154
6th
Grp
Grp
Luke Procter
961
41
[ 317] [ 318]
2023
โ Div 1 โ
14
2
8
4
0
0
96
10th
Grp
Grp
Rob Keogh
780
Jack White
50
[ 319] [ 320]
Key
Division shown in bold when it changes due to promotion, relegation or league reorganisation. Top run scorer/wicket taker shown in bold when he was the leading run scorer/wicket taker in the country.
Key to league record:
Div - division played in
P โ games played
W โ games won
L โ games lost
D โ games drawn
NR โ games with no result
Abnd โ games abandoned
Pts โ points
Pos โ final position
Key to rounds:
PR - preliminary round
R1 โ first round
R2 โ second round, etc.
QF โ quarter-final
SF โ semi-final
Grp โ group stage
RU - runners-up
n/a โ not applicable
Notes
A. ^ The National League competition did not start until the 1969 season, and ran until 2010. It was replaced, along with the Friends Provident Trophy, by the group format Clydesdale Bank 40.
B. ^ The Friends Provident Trophy competition did not start until the 1963 season, and for the 2010 was replaced by a group format named the Clydesdale Bank 40.
C. ^ The Benson & Hedges Cup competition did not start until the 1972 season, and ran until 2002.
D. ^ The Twenty20 Cup competition did not start until the 2003 season, and for the 2010 season changed to the FP T20.
E. ^ In County Championship matches only.
F. ^ The County Championship was split into two divisions in 2000.
G. ^ The National League was split into two divisions in 1999.
H. ^ Owing to the 1999 Cricket World Cup , the Benson & Hedges Cup was replaced by the Benson & Hedges Super Cup, which featured the top eight teams from the 1998 County Championship. Northamptonshire, finishing 15, did not qualify.
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