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.
Season | County Championship | National League[A] | RL50[B] | B&H[C] | T20[D] | Most runs[E] | Most wickets[E] | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Div 2 ↑ | 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 | Div 1 ↓ | 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 | Div 2 ↑ | 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 | Div 1 ↓ | 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 | Div 2 ↑ | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 2nd | Grp | W | Andrew Hall | 936 | Trent Copeland | 45 | [295][296][297] | ||||||||||
2014 | Div 1 ↓ | 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 | Div 2 ↑ | 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 | Div 1 ↓ | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 10th | Grp | Grp | Rob Keogh | 780 | Jack White | 50 | [319][320] |
Winners | Runners up | Semi-finals | Promoted | Relegated |
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.
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