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Usman Afzaal reaches 200 for the first time in his first-class career to put Surrey on the brink of an innings victory against Northants.

Afzaal double ton stuns Northants

Afzaal – who moved from Northants to Surrey at the start of last season – picked up where Andre Nel left off amassing an unbeaten 156 – 12 away from his career best score.

Northants reminded of Afzaal’s talent

Usman Afzaal finishes unbeaten on 156 as Surrey secure a 219-run lead over Northants at stumps on day two at Wantage Road.

Afzaal century puts Surrey on top

Northants batsman David Sales will miss the whole season as he undergoes reconstructive surgery on his knee.

Northants ace Sales misses season

Northants Cricket announce that David Sales will undergo reconstructive surgery on his troublesome knee with a view to giving him the best opportunity to join the squad for pre season work in 2010.

Sales’ plans for full recovery for 2010

In front of England’s head selector Geoff Miller, Panesar played some excellent shots before giving Batty his fifth catch of the day off Dernbach for 38, only one short of a career best.

Monty rescues Northants innings

Paceman Andre Nel takes County Championship-best figures of 6-36 as Surrey bowl Northants out for 209 on day one at Northampton.

Nel haul gives Surrey slight edge

David Murphy becomes the 462nd player to appear in the Northants shirt and will don the gloves, as Niall O’Brien is with Ireland and Riki Wessels has fallen ill. northantscricket.com will keep you updated on Riki’s situation.

Northants to take on Surrey

Live scorecard and commentary from the County Championship Division Two game at Northampton.

Live – Northants v Surrey

Team news from the County Championship Division Two game at Northampton, beginning on Thursday.

Northants v Surrey

To encourage as many new members as possible we have discounted membership and season ticket fees AND removed the joining fee which mean that they are even greater value for money

Membership prices cut

Northants cricket are hosting an – ‘Ashes charity Dinner’ with 2 special guest speakers from ashes of yester year – colourful Australian fast bowler Jeff Thompson and England’s Mr reliable Graham Thorpe

‘An Ashes Dinner to Remember’

Northants Steelbacks captain Nicky Boje admits his side may need to rethink their tactics for Twenty20 Cup run chases.

Boje urges Northants T20 rethink

Northamptonshire started with the bat as well as they started with the ball and looked on course for their sixth straight victory when Harvey and Rob White bludgeoned 44 from the first four overs.

Steelbacks stumble against Sabres seamers

Somerset’s Charl Willoughby takes four wickets in his final two overs to condemn Northants to their first Twenty20 Cup defeat of the season.

Willoughby ends Northants streak

Tickets are still available for today’s game against the Somerset Sabres, starting at 5.30pm. Tickets are priced at £15 (adults) or £7.50 (juniors).

Tickets still available for today’s game

Northants retained their 100% record in the Midlands/Wales/West group with a ten-run Twenty20 Cup win over struggling Gloucestershire at Bristol.

Five-star Steelbacks dig deep

After four superb wins in a row, the Steelbacks will be hoping for their fifth victory, when they play the Gladiators, down in Bristol- live on BBC Northampton, 104.2 and 103.6FM – starts at 5.30pm.

Steelbacks march on Bristol

Northants all-rounder Andrew Hall says they are focusing on their own game at the moment rather than worrying about the opposition.

We focus on our own game – Hall

Teenage all-rounder David Willey helped Northamptonshire maintain their unbeaten start in the Twenty20 Cup with a 24-run win over Warwickshire at Edgbaston.

Willey the hero after stunning Bears

Northants stifle Warwickshire to claim a 24-run win at Edgbaston and maintain their 100% record in the Twenty20 Cup.

Northants claim win over Bears

After the brilliant win against the Royals at New Road on Saturday, the Steelbacks travel to Edgbaston to take on the Bears. live on BBC Northampton, 104.2 and 103.6FM

Steelbacks look for four-in-a-row

Northamptonshire captain Nicky Boje believes the Steelbacks have the strength in depth to win the Twenty20 Cup.

Captain Boje plots Twenty20 glory

The Steelbacks registered their third win with an over to spare when they scrambled past the home side’s 140 for five with three sixes and a four from Johan van der Wath in four balls from Gareth Andrew.

Super Steelbacks march on

Johannes van der Wath’s brutal assault destroys Worcestershire as Northants claim a third straight Twenty20 win.

Van der Wath wins it at Worcester

Nathan Hawkes and Graeme White shared a match-winning partnership as Northamptonshire scored a four-wicket victory over Hampshire in Friday’s Second Eleven Trophy match at the Rose Bowl.

Hawkes and White set up Trophy win

Tickets are still available for today’s Twenty20 match against Glamorgan Dragons. The match starts at 5.30pm today.

Bumper crowd to enjoy perfect weather

Northamptonshire are hoping to attract their biggest ever crowd when they host Glamorgan in the Twenty20 Cup at the County Ground on Friday evening.

Northants aiming to make history

The Steelbacks’ second Twenty20 game of the 2009 season will take place this Friday, 29th May, at 5.30pm.

Steelbacks vs. Glamorgan Dragons.

Australian veteran Ian Harvey made an instant impact on his debut with a four-wicket haul to help Northamptonshire defeat Warwickshire by 17 runs in their Twenty20 Cup clash at the County Ground.

White and Harvey give Steelbacks perfect start

Aussie all-rounder Ian Harvey takes 4-18 to help Northants to a 17-run Twenty20 Cup win over Warwickshire.

Harvey turns game for Northants

There are still tickets available for the game, and match day prices are £7.50 for juniors and £15 for adults.

Twenty20 begins today

The excitement of Twenty20 brings increased demand for tickets and Northants Cricket will open the ticket office on Sunday 24th May, between 10.30am and 4pm.

Ticket office open on Sunday

Northants Cricket is delighted to announce that they have signed experienced all-rounder Ian Harvey. The 37-year-old Australian has been signed for the Twenty20 Cup exclusively

Ian Harvey becomes a Steelback

Northants sign Australian all-rounder Ian Harvey for this season’s Twenty20 Cup campaign.

Northants snap up Harvey for T20

This bank holiday Monday sees the return of Twenty20 to the County Ground, when the Steelbacks duel with the Bears of Warwickshire, starting at 2.30pm.

Twenty20 excitement returns to the County Ground

Former Northamptonshire and England star Allan Lamb urges modern coaches to stop ‘mollycoddling’ players.

Stop pampering players, says Lamb

The Steelbacks’ final Friends Provident match of 2009 was rained off.

Steelbacks quest rained off

The Steelbacks have travelled across to St Helens, Swansea to face the Dragons in their final Friends Provident match of the 2009 season.

Steelbacks quest to the Dragons’ lair

Yet after repeated rain stoppages, Essex could not complete their 5 overs needed for a result and the game was declared a No Result. Each side earned one point foor their efforts.

Steelbacks vs. Eagles- No Result

The match will resume at 4.15pm and has been further reduced to 20 overs per side

Steelbacks vs. Eagles update

Former Northamptonshire all-rounder Peter Willey backs the county’s home-grown players to shine in the future.

Willey backs Northants youngsters

Northamptonshire collapsed to a 120-run defeat in their Second Eleven Championship match against Gloucestershire at the County Ground – after looking comfortable at 100-1 chasing 299 to win.

Seconds collapse to defeat

Steelbacks batsman David Sales will miss the Twenty20 Cup campaign due to injury as the injuries mount for Northamptonshire.

Sales to miss Twenty20 campaign

Northamptonshire’s last pair – Aaron Onyon and ‘Bud’ Bailey – set the tail wagging on day two of the Second Eleven Championship match against Gloucestershire at the County Ground.

Onyon and Bailey set seconds’ tail wagging

Market Harborough’s Kimeshin Chetty picked up two wickets as Gloucestershire claimed the first-day honours in the Second Eleven Championship match against Northamptonshire at the County Ground.

Seconds toil as Gloucestershire pile on the runs

Northamptonshire did well to recover from 97 for five in the 26th over and 129 for seven in the 32nd to post a respectable 211 for nine.

Boje can’t stop the Lightning

Trialists Andrew Onyon and Paul Harrison played key roles as Northamptonshire beat Gloucestershire by five wickets at Rugby School to open their account in the Second Eleven Trophy.

Trialists help seconds home in Trophy

To celebrate our fantastic summer of cricket, Northants Cricket has launched a special ticket promotion called the Postcode Lottery

Northants Cricket postcode lottery launched