Ground History
As with all county cricket clubs, Northamptonshire CCC represents the historic county and not any modern or current administrative unit. In Northamptonshire's case, this means the county of Northamptonshire and the Town of Northampton, although the club have in the past played some home matches outside the historic borders such as in Peterborough, Luton and Milton Keynes.
Northamptonshire first played at the county ground in Northampton in 1905, and continue to do so till this day even though Northampton Town F.C. shared the ground up until 1994 when The Cobblers moved to Sixfields Stadium. After the football club moved, the ground at the Abington Avenue was demolished and replaced by a new indoor school which includes seating looking on to the ground. In 2009, Northants cricket announced plans to improve the ground by building two new stands on the scoreboard side of the ground, there will also be a permanent commentary box with a view to have a ' mini Lords ' style media centre.
This following table gives details of every venue at which Northamptonshire have hosted a first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket match:
| Name of ground | Location | Year | FC matches |
LA matches |
T20 matches |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Ground | Northampton | 1905–present | 969 | 341 | 17 | 1327 |
| Town Ground | Kettering | 1923–1973 | 65 | 4 | - | 69 |
| School Ground | Wellingborough | 1946–1991 | 43 | 17 | - | 60 |
| Town Ground | Peterborough | 1906–1966 | 46 | - | - | 46 |
| Wardown Park | Luton | 1973–2004 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 36 |
| Town Ground | Rushden | 1924–1963 | 22 | - | - | 22 |
| Tring Park | Tring | 1974–1991 | - | 16 | - | 16 |
| Manor Fields | Bletchley | 1976–1987 | 3 | 7 | - | 10 |
| Baker Perkins | Peterborough | 1967–1974 | 3 | 5 | - | 8 |
| Campbell Park | Milton Keynes | 1997–present | - | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Buckingham Road | Brackley | 1971–1975 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| Dolben Ground | Finedon | 1986–1989 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Bedford School | Bedford | 1971–1982 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Horton House | Horton | 1976–1977 | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Ideal Clothiers Ground | Wellingborough | 1929 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Stowe School | Stowe | 2005 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
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