County Cricket Ground

The County Cricket Ground, is a cricket venue in Northampton, England. It is home to Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. It is known to be a venue which favours spinners, and in the last County Championship game of the 2005, Northamptonshire’s two spin bowlers Jason Brown and Monty Panesar took all 20 wickets for Northamptonshire. The first first class match at the ground took place on 5 June 1905, when Northamptonshire drew with Leicestershire in a rain-hit match that only permitted 75 overs of play. It also hosted Northampton Town F.C. home games for 97 years until the move to Sixfields Stadium.

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