Northants appoint David Smith as the club’s new chief executive.

Smith handed Northants position

Northants sign last season’s second XI seam bowler Sam Sweeney on a two-year deal.

Sweeney signs Northants contract

Northants fast bowler Lee Daggett believes his best is still to come after signing a new contract with the club.

Best is still to come – Daggett

Northants opener Stephen Peters hails the team spirit at the club after agreeing a new deal.

Peters relishes Northants spirit

Northants hand all-rounder James Middlebrook a two-year contract extension, keeping him at Wantage Road until 2013.

Middlebrook seals Northants deal

Northants opening batsman Stephen Peters and seamer Lee Daggett sign contract extensions until the end of the 2013 season.

Northants pair agree 2013 deals

Seamer Gavin Baker and left-arm spinner Tom Brett are released by Northants.

Brett and Baker leave Northants

Live Northants commentary from BBC local radio

Northants live

Mark Tagg is to leave his role as chief executive at Northants at the end of October.

Northants chief Tagg leaves post

On-loan batsman Kyle Coetzer sets his sights set on a full contract with Northants.

Coetzer hopes for Northants deal

India’s pace bowler Zaheer Khan will miss the rest of the England tour with ankle and hamstring injuries.

Zaheer ruled out as India draw with Northants

Northants captain Andrew Hall vows that their tour match against India will not be easy for the visitors.

Hall wants to ‘keep India down’

Northants all-rounder David Willey signs a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2013.

Willey agrees new Northants deal

Northants bowler Jack Brooks has agreed a two-year deal to stay at the County Ground until 2013.

Brooks agrees two-year contract

Northamptonshire’s Rob White says that their batsmen have had discussions about their responsibilities to the team.

Top batsmen must weigh in – White

Paul Collingwood takes a hat-trick as Durham boost their chances of qualifying for the FL t20 quarter-final with a 97-run victory over Northants.

Collingwood boosts Durham hopes

Heavy rain at Wantage Road causes the T20 match between Northants and North Group leaders Nottinghamshire to be abandoned without a ball being bowled.

Northants versus Notts rained off

Saeed Ajmal claims a triple-wicket maiden to help Worcestershire ease to a siix-wicket FL t20 win over Northants at Milton Keynes.

Worcs ease to win over Northants

Derbyshire’s veteran fast bowler Steffan Jones is to retire at the end of the season to take up a career in teaching.

Ex-Northants paceman Jones retires

Spinner Tom Craddock takes 4-70 on his Championship debut as Essex beat Northants by 171 runs.

Craddock spins Essex to victory

Adam Wheater and James Foster share a new Essex record stand for the sixth wicket to give their side control after two days against Northants.

Record stand gives Essex control

Chaminda Vaas and David Masters share the bowling honours as 17 wickets fall on day one of Essex’s clash with Northants.

Vaas & Masters share the honours

Seamer David Lucas believes Northamptonshire have real depth in their bowling attack this season.

Lucas hails Northants seam attack

Alex Wakely’s half-century is in vain as Notts beat Northants by 23 runs to stretch their lead at the top of the North Group to four points.

Wakely knock in vain as Notts win

Northants sign batsman Bilal Shafayat on a game-by-game basis.

Northants sign batsman Shafayat

Live commentary and scorecard as Northants host Warwickshire in the FL t20.

Live – Northants v Warwickshire

Northants pair Jack Brooks and David Willey reflect on their record equalling Twenty20 partnership.

Northants pair reflect on record

All-rounder Johan Botha claims four wickets as Warwickshire are skittled out for 110 to give Northants a 40-run victory at Edgbaston.

Botha stint helps Northants win

Northants captain Andrew Hall targets a home quarter-final as the club’s FL t20 campaign gets underway.

Hall targets home quarter-final

Northants head coach David Capel says South Africa Twenty20 captain Johan Botha is a “world class” signing.

Capel heralds ‘world class’ Botha

Wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien says he is not surprised by Northants’ strong start to the season.

Northants form no shock – O’Brien

Northants seamer Lee Daggett targets more Twenty20 success this season following the team’s excellent start in the CB40 competition.

Daggett targets more T20 success

Northants skipper Andrew Hall says aggressive bowling with the new ball will be the key to success this season.

Hall calls for more early wickets

Spinner James Middlebrook is relishing his key role at Northants this season.

Middlebrook relishing vital role

Surrey’s attempt to force victory at The Oval fails to come off as they settle for a draw against Northants.

Surrey and Northants in Oval draw

James Middlebrook hits a century on his debut for Northants to set up a potential winning platform against Surrey at The Oval.

Surrey pained by Middlebrook ton

Northants pair Andrew Hall and James Middlebrook hold up Surrey with an unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 120 on day two at The Oval.

Hall & Middlebrook hold up Surrey

Rory Hamilton-Brown and Gareth Batty hit fifties as Surrey are bowled out for 322 by Northants on day one at The Oval.

Duo give Surrey edge on Northants

Alex Wakely hits 81 but Northants slip to a seven-run defeat by Middlesex in a pre-season friendly at Wantage Road.

Northants slip to Middlesex loss

Northants skipper Andrew Hall says the club’s pre-season tour to South Africa should boost their chances of success this summer

Tour will boost Northants – Hall

Northants end their pre-season tour to South Africa with an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of an Eastern Province XI.

Northants end SA tour with defeat

Northants are dismissed for just 103 on the opening day of their three-day tour match against an Eastern Province XI.

Northants struggle in tour match

Northants lose by 14 runs to Warriors on their pre-season tour despite a brave knock from wicketkeeper David Murphy.

Northants lose after Murphy knock

Northamptonshire suffer an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of national T20 finalists Warriors on their pre-season tour to South Africa

Northants lose T20 match on tour

Seamer David Lucas claims four wickets to help Northants beat an Eastern Province side by 16 runs on their pre-season tour to South Africa

Lucas inspires Northants victory

Northants Cricket announce a loss of £27,439 in its accounts for the last financial year.

Northants announce small deficit

Northants confirm they will stage a Friends Provident t20 match in Milton Keynes this summer.

Northants plan Milton Keynes game

Northants head coach David Capel says that a fortnight at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai will aid bowler Jack Brooks.

Capel predicts Brooks improvement

South Africa spinner Johan Botha is named Northants’ second overseas player for the 2011 T20 campaign.

Botha makes Northants T20 move

Northants wicketkeeper Niall O’Brien is hopeful Ireland can again be giant-killers at the forthcoming World Cup.

O’Brien targets World Cup upsets