Town Ground, Kettering Explained

The Town Ground in Kettering, England was used by Northamptonshire for 65 first-class cricket matches between 1923 and 1971.^[1] It also staged four List A games in the early 1970s,^[2] and has occasionally been used by Northamptonshire's Second XI.^[3]

Records

First-class

• Highest team total: 571/9 declared by Sussex v Northamptonshire, 1928^[4]
• Lowest team total: 27 by Northamptonshire v Yorkshire, 1933^[5]

• George Macaulay took 7-9 for Yorkshire in this innings.^[6]
• Highest individual innings: 232 by George Cox junior for Sussex v Northamptonshire, 1939^[7]
• Best bowling in an innings: 9-66 by Reginald Partridge for Northamptonshire v Warwickshire, 1934^[8]
• Best bowling in a match: 16-35 by Bill Bowes for Yorkshire v Northamptonshire, 1935^[9]

List A

• Highest team total: 157/6 (40 overs) by Sussex v Northamptonshire, 1970^[10]
• Lowest team total: 80 (30.4 overs) by Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire, 1972^[11]
• Highest individual innings: 67 by Peter Willey for Northamptonshire v Sussex, 1970
• Best bowling in an innings: 4-17 by Sarfraz Nawaz for Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1971; and by Bob Cottam for Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire, 1972

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: First-Class Matches played on Town Ground, Kettering . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.
2. Web site: List A Matches played on Town Ground, Kettering . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.
3. Web site: Second XI Championship Matches played on Town Ground, Kettering . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.
4. Web site: Town Ground, Kettering - Highest Team Totals in first-class cricket . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.
5. Web site: Town Ground, Kettering - Lowest Team Totals in first-class cricket . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.
6. Web site: Northamptonshire v Yorkshire in 1933 . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.
7. Web site: Town Ground, Kettering - Centuries in first-class cricket . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.
8. Web site: Town Ground, Kettering - Seven Wickets in an Innings in first-class cricket . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.
9. Web site: Town Ground, Kettering - Most Wickets in a Match in first-class cricket . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.
10. Same match.
11. Web site: Town Ground, Kettering - Lowest Team Totals in one-day matches . 2007-05-13 . CricketArchive.