North and Corbisiero start for Saints at Leinster
Lions stars George North and Alex Corbisiero will make their first starts for Saints in tonight’s (Fri) final pre-season friendly against Leinster in Dublin (ko 7pm).There is also a full debut for...
View ArticlePeters grateful for batting depth
Northamptonshire captain Stephen Peters had words of praise for his side’s lower middle order after they established a commanding position on day two of the LV= County Championship clash with...
View ArticleSaints skipper Hartley set to auction off unused Lions kit
Saints skipper Dylan Hartley is considering auctioning his British and Irish Lions kit for charity after missing the summer tour to Australia through suspension.Hartley was sent off and banned for 11...
View ArticleCobblers sign former Sheffield United midfielder Harriott
The Cobblers have signed former Sheffield United midfielder Matty Harriott until the end of the season.The 20-year-old, who trained with the Cobblers in pre-season, will go straight into the squad for...
View ArticleCobblers striker Platt tells team-mates they have to turn up the volume
Clive Platt believes the Cobblers players have to start getting more vocal on the pitch if they are to turn around their poor form in Sky Bet League Two.Town travel to Bristol Rovers tomorrow (Sat)...
View ArticleDay of Champions at Silverstone raises more than £216,000 for...
An annual Day of Champions event at Silverstone raised an impressive six-figure sum for a Pitsford charity’s lifesaving work in Africa.The event at Silverstone yesterday raised £216,249 for Riders for...
View ArticleVIEW FROM THE BLUES: ‘Hollywood’ heroics not enough to send Steelbacks through
As fabulous and cathartic as the Twenty20 win was, it was a bit bold to organise an open top bus tour a month from now to celebrate. Only the Northants members really felt the true impact of that...
View ArticleTwo men arrested in Northampton on suspicion of abducting girl
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of child abduction after a 10-year-old girl went missing in the Spring Boroughs area of Northampton yesterday afternoon.Police were called at about 5pm on...
View ArticleRovers manager Ward keen to get one over his old boss Boothroyd
Bristol Rovers boss John Ward is aiming to get one over on his old pal and boss Aidy Boothroyd when the Cobblers turn up at the Memorial Stadium tomorrow (ko 3pm).Ward was assistant to Boothroyd at...
View ArticleBoothroyd: ‘I would be worried if we were top of league two now’
Aidy Boothroyd says he would be worried if the Cobblers were top of Sky Bet League Two.Town currently sit third from bottom after three defeats from their first four league games.And while the fact...
View ArticleCobblers boss Boothroyd targeting his first win at Memorial Stadium
Aidy Boothroyd is aiming to break his Memorial Stadium duck when he takes his Cobblers side to the south west this afternoon.The Town boss has never managed a winning side at the home of Bristol...
View ArticleCobblers striker Platt targeting more success at Rovers
The Memorial Stadium has proved a happy hunting ground over the years for Northampton Town front man Clive Platt.And the big striker is hoping the trend continues when the Cobblers take on Bristol...
View ArticleWhite on board for Championship run-in
Graeme White will be available for Northamptonshire’s final three LV= County Championship games.The Nottinghamshire left-arm spinner, who played three Friends Life t20 and one Championship game during...
View ArticleClinical County crush woeful Welsh
Glamorgan, for the second time in three days, served up a sub-standard performance with the bat as they were hammered by an innings and 25 runs at the County Ground.Needing a determined rearguard if...
View ArticleNorthamptonshire County Council ‘confident’ it can provide 999 response if...
The Northamptonshire Fire & rescue service has said it is “confident” that it will be able to provide an emergency response service to people in the county if a planned firefighter strike goes...
View ArticleCopeland lauds County’s perseverance
Trent Copeland said that sticking to their plans was the key for Northamptonshire as they crushed Glamorgan by an innings and 25 runs with four sessions to spare at the County Ground.The Australian...
View ArticlePost-mortem carried out on teen who died in Northampton after leaving Reading...
A post-mortem into the death of a teenage girl who died at Northampton General Hospital after attending the Reading Festival has proved to be “inconclusive”.Esme Blore, aged 17, died in Northampton on...
View ArticleExpensive jewellery stolen from house in Wootton area of Northampton
Two burglars broke into a house in Northampton and stole a number of expensive items including jewellery and an iPad.Two men are believed to have broken into the property in Martlet Close, Wootton,...
View ArticlePossession pays off as Saints hit back to beat Leinster
Saints landed an early shot across the bows of Heineken Cup opponents Leinster with a dogged 21-13 win at Donnybrook Stadium on Friday night.But the margin of victory could have been far greater as Jim...
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