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4 days ago
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Northants head coach Lehmann signs deal until 2027
Northamptonshire head coach Darren Lehmann has signed a one-year contract extension with the county until 55-year-old former Australia batter and head coach agreed a deal to the end of 2026 when he was announced as John Sadler's replacement in October his first season in charge, Lehmann has guided the Steelbacks to a T20 Blast quarter-final against Surrey next hopes of promotion from Division Two of the County Championship look very slim with Northants 42 points behind second-placed Glamorgan with three matches to chief executive Ray Payne said Lehmann had made an "exceptional impact" at Wantage Road. "He's brought a really positive culture to the club, with players and staff all working as hard as they can to be a team that Northamptonshire fans can be proud of," Payne said., external"We're so pleased that he's committed until at least the end of 2027, and that he believes in the direction we're heading in." Lehmann, who has also coached in the Indian Premier League, Big Bash League and The Hundred, said he had "absolutely loved" his time with Northants."I'm really excited to have committed for an extra year," he said."The support has been unbelievable. We've been good in patches and not so good in others, but they're always behind us which I love."Lehmann's decision to stay comes on the same day opening batter Ricardo Vasconcelos agreed a new two-year contract.
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4 days ago
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Vasconcelos signs new two-year Northants deal
Long-serving Northamptonshire opening batter Ricardo Vasconcelos has signed a new two-year contract with the 27-year-old South-African born left-hander made his debut for Northants in 2018 and has scored more than 7,000 runs across all formats in nearly 200 season he has scored 418 runs in the second division of the County Championship with one century - against Kent in Canterbury at the end of June - and one has also hit more than 300 runs in this years T20 Blast, helping the Steelbacks qualify for the quarter-finals, where they will play Surrey on 3 new deal keeps him at Wantage Road until 2027. "I'm really happy for Vasco and the club as he's been here for a long time," Northants head coach Darren Lehmann said., external"We're very happy that he wants to stay here and he wants to keep getting better."We know that he would like more runs but we're going to keep working hard together so that he can achieve that."
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03-07-2025
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Seamer Sanderson extends Northants deal to 2027
Seam bowler Ben Sanderson has extended his contract with Northamptonshire to remain at Wantage Road until the end of the 2027 season. The 36-year-old plays across all formats for the club and has taken 584 wickets in 245 appearances. Advertisement "He's been an outstanding player for Northamptonshire for a long period of time and is so important for us," head coach Darren Lehmann told the club website. "The knowledge that he's able to pass on to the younger players around the dressing room is invaluable." Sanderson began his career at Yorkshire but, after being released, developed his game in National Counties cricket before Northants gave him a second chance as a professional in 2015. He helped Northants win the T20 Blast in 2016 and is currently the leading wicket taker in this season's competition with 21, helping his county top the North Group. Advertisement Altogether, over his career, Sanderson has taken 416 first-class wickets at an average of only 22. "We've got a great group here, everyone's eager to learn and there's a real hunger to succeed among the lads," Sanderson said. "I've loved my time here, it's a great place for me to play my cricket and I'll continue to enjoy it over the next couple of years."
BBC News
03-07-2025
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Seamer Sanderson extends Northants deal to 2027
Seam bowler Ben Sanderson has extended his contract with Northamptonshire to remain at Wantage Road until the end of the 2027 36-year-old plays across all formats for the club and has taken 584 wickets in 245 appearances."He's been an outstanding player for Northamptonshire for a long period of time and is so important for us," head coach Darren Lehmann told the club website, external."The knowledge that he's able to pass on to the younger players around the dressing room is invaluable." Sanderson began his career at Yorkshire but, after being released, developed his game in National Counties cricket before Northants gave him a second chance as a professional in helped Northants win the T20 Blast in 2016 and is currently the leading wicket taker in this season's competition with 21, helping his county top the North over his career, Sanderson has taken 416 first-class wickets at an average of only 22."We've got a great group here, everyone's eager to learn and there's a real hunger to succeed among the lads," Sanderson said."I've loved my time here, it's a great place for me to play my cricket and I'll continue to enjoy it over the next couple of years."
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22-06-2025
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Kookaburra season in England has left one Aussie rapt
The Kookaburra cricket ball has been brought out to play in England's county cricket season - and one Australian quick bowler couldn't be happier. Liam Guthrie hadn't had the best of times with Northamptonshire so far this campaign, having not taken more than three wickets in any innings for Darren Lehmann's division two outfit all season. But that all changed at Northampton on Sunday when the Australian Kookaburra ball was introduced for the next few county games in place of the familiar English-produced Dukes ball - and Guthrie produced a six-wicket display against Middlesex, easily his best performance so far. 85.4 | Edged and gone. 🤝Guthrie collects his sixth as Zafar Gohar edges to Vasconcelos in the 344/ live 👉 — Northamptonshire CCC (@NorthantsCCC) June 22, 2025 Taking advantage of his expertise with the cherry he's more familiar with using, the 28-year-old ripped through the visitors' top-order taking three quick wickets to reduce Middlesex to 3-33. He also struck later in the day, getting rid of half-centurion Luke Hollman and ended with figures of 6-87 off 19 probing overs, with the battling unbeaten century from wicketkeeper-batter Joe Cracknell providing the main rearguard action as Middlesex battled back to finish on 8-397. "I play a fair bit with the Kook back home in Australia. It is a different skill to the Dukes. Guys who play with the Dukes over here obviously have skills that are different to what Australian seamers would have when they come over," said West Australian Guthrie, who has a UK passport and isn't considered an overseas player. "It's just about being clear with your plans and sort of hitting the deck hard, not sort of floating it when the Kookaburra's a bit softer." One more wicket tomorrow and Guthrie will go past his career-best first-class figures of 6-60 for Queensland against Victoria a couple of years ago. Elsewhere in the resumed county championship program, a couple of Aussie batters also seemed perfectly at home with the introduction of the Kookaburra, which is part of the English game's continued bid to give home players wider international experience. There were half-centuries for Gloucestershire captain Cameron Bancroft, who top-scored with 58 off 127 balls as they were skittled for 187 by Derbyshire at Bristol, and Sussex's Tasmanian opener Daniel Hughes, who made 60 off 110 balls against Durham at Chester-le-Street in their 9-322. Special words to welcome two new first-class debutants to the Red Rose this morning. ❤️🗣️@jimmy9 x Mitch Stanley 🤝@chrisgreen_93 x Ashton Turner 🇦🇺🌹 #RedRoseTogether — Lancashire Cricket (@lancscricket) June 22, 2025 It was a big day for debutant Ashton Turner at Blackpool as he was handed his Lancashire cap by his Australian teammate Chris Green, who took a wicket (1-63) on a rain-interrupted day as Kent finished the opening day on 3-213. Lancashire's captain for the first time in a county match was 42-year-old James Anderson, who was also the subject of a special presentation of his own as he received a bottle of champagne to mark his 300th first-class match. Anderson, who couldn't mark the latest landmark with a wicket (0-36), stepped in as skipper because Lancashire's Australian skipper Marcus Harris, the top-scorer in the county championship this season (825 runs), had flown home to attend the birth of his second child.
