Ben Stokes

Lewis McManus is bowled by Durham's Ben Stokes (Picture: Peter Short)

50 all out - Northants suffer humbling defeat to Durham on morning of mayhem

Luke Procter celebrates after taking the wicket of Ben Stokes

Late wickets keep promotion-chasing Northants in the hunt against Durham

Ricardo Vasconcelos loses his bat trying to pull a Ben Stokes delivery (Picture: Peter Short)

Sales and Zaib hit half-centuries as Northants edge ahead after Durham collapse

Ben Stokes is set to play for Durham at the County Ground this week

Former England skipper Ben Stokes set to take on Northants at County Ground

Durham head coach Ryan Campbell

Campbell pledges Durham 'standards won't slip' ahead of Northants clash

Ben Stokes in action for Durham against Northants

Ben Stokes withdrawn from Durham's Championship clash with Northants

Ricardo Vasconcelos on way to a career-best 187 for Northants against Durham

Sanderson on song as Northants gain upper hand against Stokes-inspired Durham

Ricardo Vasconcelos is congratulated by skipper Luke Procter after reaching three figures at Durham

Vasconcelos overshadows Stokes return with brilliant century for Northants

England Test captain Ben Stokes is set to play for Durham against Northants on Friday

England skipper Ben Stokes in Durham squad for big clash with Northants

Darren Lehmann and his Northants team were able to enjoy Monday's win over Gloucestershire (Picture: Peter Short)

Lehmann challenges Northants ‘to hit repeat’ ahead of Durham challenge

Ben Stokes could be in line to play for Durham against Northants when the teams meet this Friday

Durham coach Campbell hints England skipper Stokes could take on Northants

Former Northants batter Emilio Gay walks out to bat for England at Lord's

McCullum and Stokes impressed as ex-Northants man Gay makes England mark

Northants leg-spinner Calvin Harrison is in Abu Dhabi with the England Lions squad

Harrison part of England Lions squad 'following official advice' in UAE

England captain Ben Stokes was left with plenty to think about after England's first Rest defeat

Northants coach Lehmann expects England to ‘go even harder’ at Aussies in Brisba...

Northants head coach Darren Lehmann will be commentating for ABC on the Ashes series

Lehmann says England have to win first Test for a chance at claiming Ashes glory

Darren Lehmann says captain Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum have 'reinvigorated' English cricket

Lehmann enjoys 'Bazball' but warns Ashes loss could spark 'lots of change'
Northants coach Darren Lehmann believes the upcoming Ashes series could be the last chance saloon for 'Bazball' - and is warning there could be 'lots of change' if England fail to win in Australia this winter.
Jeremy Casey

Darren Lehmann shakes hands with Joe Root at the end of the drawn Test between England and Australia in Melbourne in 2017

Northants coach Lehmann backing Root to join 'all-time greats'

Northants scorer Terry Owen had the honour of scoring for England in the first Test against the West Indies last week (Picture: Andy Kearns/Getty Images)

Northants scorer Owen 'honoured' to play a part in Jimmy Anderson's final Test

David Willey has been named in the England ODI squad for the series against New zealand next month (Picture: Marco Longari via Getty Images)

Willey still in World Cup frame as he gets England call for New Zealand series

Steelbacks batter Saif Zaib has been selected for The Hundred by Northern Superchargers (Picture: David Rogers/Getty Images)

Saif Zaib to miss Steelbacks' One Day Cup campaign after Hundred call-up

Northants head coach John Sadler

Head coach Sadler a fan of 'Bazball' but says Northants have to strike a balance

England head coach Brendon McCullum (left) and captain Ben Stokes

FEATURE: Will England's ‘Bazball’ cross over to county cricket this summer?

Neil Wagner of New Zealand celebrate the wicket of during day five of the Second Test Match between New Zealand and England at Basin Reserve on February 28, 2023 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Ben Foakes almost leads England to dramatic win in New Zealand

New Northants skipper Luke Procter

Northants skipper Luke Procter backs change to Championship points system

Only youth games will be allowed to be played at Colehill Cricket Club now

Cricket club banned from hosting adult matches after complaints

Nominees announced for for BBC Sports personality of the Year 2022

Ben Stokes picked up the wicket of Kane Williamson

England seal vital T20 World Cup win against New Zealand in Brisbane
A win against Sri Lanka on Saturday should see England into the semi finals of the World Cup
Patrick Hollis

Ashes 2023 men’s and women’s fixtures announced - how to watch and get tickets

Ashes 2023: Dates, venues & how to get tickets?

Check out 10 of the best books out this month - including Ben Stokes' On Fire in...

The BT Sport cameras will be in town for the Cobblers versus Derby County FA Cup fourth round tie on January 24

ON THE CASE: Sporting spotlight can prove there's no finer town, super Stokes an...

Ben Duckett is on the comeback trail (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Ripley calls on 'lovely lad' Duckett to become a Northants leader

England fast bowler James Anderson

Anderson says '˜silly' Duckett incident has been '˜blown out of all proportion'

Cricket

Ashes column: Men behaving badly

Rob Keogh has been a key man for Northants in recent times (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Rob has become a key man for Steelbacks in T20

Ben Duckett

Duckett draws praise after dream England debut

GLORY NIGHT - Alex Wakely celebrates a wicket during the Steelbacks' final win over Durham (Pictures: Kirsty Edmonds)

T20 BLAST FINAL: Cobb and Wakely steer Steelbacks to T20 glory

Richard Gleeson helped the Steelbacks to secure a fine win against Durham in the T20 competition last month (picture: Kirsty Edmonds)

Painful memories motivate Northants ahead of Durham clash

Paul Collingwood and Scott Borthwick both scored well as Durham dominated play against Northamptonshire

More tough times for County

Steelbacks captain Kyle Coetzer

The right gameplan is key for Coetzer

Eoin Morgan, pictured with England batting coach Graham Gooch, will captain the England Lions at Northampton this week

Lions name strong side for Australia clash

Northants Steelbacks v Durham Dynamos. County Ground, Wantage Road, Northampton.

Steelbacks are Edgbaston bound as Durham are flogged

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