Will Young

Luke Procter will captain Northants in the County Championship in 2023

Northants coach Sadler excited to work with new skipper and ‘leader’ Procter

Luke Procter celebrates one of the four centuries he hit last summer

Northamptonshire coach Sadler says skipper Procter will 'lead by example'

Luke Procter has been named the new captain of Northamptonshire's first-class team, taking over from Will Young

Luke Procter named Northamptonshire's four-day skipper

Somerset's Craig Overton celebrates the crucial wicket of Northants skipper Will Young

Smith setting small targets as Northants battle back from top order collapse

Northants skipper Will Young in action for Northants at Somerset

Northants up against it at Somerset as England man Overton strikes

Northants and Surrey players and officials pay their respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II during a minute's silence ahead of play in the LV= Insurance County Championship Division One match at the County Ground (Picture: Andy Kearns/Getty Images)

Gay shows his quality as century frustrates title hopefuls Surrey at County Grou...

Lewis McManus will miss Northants' final three matches of the season

McManus to miss rest of Northants' season with a broken thumb

Northants skipper Will Young

Young says Northants 'will keep fighting' against high-flying Hampshire

Emilio Gay

Emilio excels at start of second innings but Northants up against it at Hampshir...

Lewis McManus hit a century for Northants Steelbacks but ended up on the losing side

'Deja vu' for skipper Young as Steelbacks bowlers struggle again

Emilio Gay scored a brilliant 131 in Friday's defeat to Lancashire

Northants wrap up One Day Cup campaign with Derby date

Ricardo Vasconcelos

Steelbacks suffer more disappointment as Ali leads Rapids to victory

Darius Campbell Danesh found dead in US apartment

Saif Zaib

Super Zaib helps Steelbacks to chase down Eagles

Lewis McManus hit 82 in the Steelbacks' loss at Yorkshire on Tuesday

McManus admits Steelbacks were off the pace in One Day Cup defeat at Yorkshire

Yorkshire batsman Will Fraine hammered 143 from just 107 balls against the Steelbacks

Weakened Yorkshire still too strong for Steelbacks in One Day Cup opener
Northants Steelbacks got their Royal London One Day Cup off to a disappointing start as they went down by 33 runs to a weakened Yorkshire Vikings on Tuesday.

Will Young will skipper the Steelbacks in this season's Royal London One Day Cup

Young to skipper Steelbacks as they head north for Royal London One Day Cup open...

Ryan Rickelton hit a quickire half-century to set Northants on their way to victory at Gloucestershire

Rickelton fireworks set up thrilling two-wicket win for Northamptonshire

Zafar Gohar claimed four wickets for Gloucestershire

It's advantage Northants, but Rickelton knows there is still a lot of work to do

Will Young captains Northants for the second time this week

Northants named unchanged squad for crunch clash at Gloucestershire

Northants head coach John Sadler

Sadler proud of Northants players but rues second innings batting collapse

Jack White took the only Lancashire wicket to fall on the final day as Northants lost by four wickets

Sundar steers Lancashire to four-wicket win over frustrated Northants

Northants skipper Will Young compared conditions at the County Ground on Tuesday to playing cricket in Dubai

Skipper Young believes honours even against Lancashire after day one

Will Young will captain Northamptonshire for the remainder of the season

Will Young 'the right man' for Northamptonshire captaincy

Ricardo Vasconcelos has stepped down as captain of Northamptonshire

Vasconcelos steps down as Northamptonshire skipper

Ryan Rickelton will play in the next two Championship matches for Northamptonshire

Batter Rickelton extends Northamptonshire stay

Will Young hits out on his way to his century for Northants against Warwickshire last week

Opener Young misses out but Sanderson and Taylor return for Kent clash
Northants will be without in-form opener Will Young for Thursday's crucial LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Kent.

Luke Procter became the third Northants player to score a century in their record-breaking innings against Warwickshire

Record-breaking Northamptonshire in control against champions Warwickshire

Ricardo Vasconcelos of Northamptonshire celebrates after scoring his century against Warwickshire

Vasconcelos delighted as the runs flow against champions Warwickshire

Ricardo Vasconcelos is all smiles as he celebrates reaching his century with batting partner Will Young

Vasconcelos and Young hit tons on dream day for Northants at Edgbaston

Northamptonshire skipper Ricardo Vasconcelos has struggled for runs so far this season

Sadler knows 'the runs will flow' for skipper Vasconcelos

Rob Keogh hits out on his way to 22 for Northants at Chelmsford (Picture: Peter Short)

Ton-up Keogh happy as Northants put horror show behind them

Luke Procter hits out on his way to a half century for Northants against Essex (Picture: Peter Short)

Northants dig in to frustrate Essex on opening day

Northants head coach John Sadler

Sadler says Northants in good shape as they start Championship road trip

Will Young scored a match-saving 96 for Northants against Yorkshire

Batting star Young hails Northants' 'character and fight' as they battle for dra...

Will Young's 96 from 241 balls helped Northants to a draw against Yorkshire at the County Ground on Sunday

Young digs in to steer Northants to share of the spoils against Yorkshire

Will Young will resume his innings on Sunday on 24 not out

Batting coach Smith backing Northants to rise to the challenge against Yorkshire

New Northants signing Will Young

BIG INTERVIEW: Will Young aims to maintain upward career curve with Northamptons...

Northants got their season off to a solid start with an opening draw against Gloucestershire at the County Ground

Northants squad ready for 'intense' spell as cricket season kicks into gear

Northants head coach John Sadler

Head coach Sadler says Northants ready for Yorkshire test

New Zealand batsman Will Young is set to make his Northants debut against Yorkshire on Thursday

Northamptonshire new boys Young and Kelly ready to take on Yorkshire

New Zealand international batsman Will Young will miss the County's first game of the season

Absence of overseas stars hands others the chance to impress

Matt Kelly pictured in Sheffield Shield action for Wester Australia last week

Northamptonshire's overseas pair set to miss County Championship opener

Lewis McManus

McManus makes Northamptonshire bow on rain-affected day at Wantage Road

Emilio Gay in action for Northants against Leicestershire on Wednesday (Picture: Peter Short)

Northamptonshire's Emilio Gay raring to take on 'the best of the best'

Ricardo Vasconcelos in action for the Steelbacks in the Vitality T20 Blast

Northamptonshire's Vasconcelos relishing heavy workload

Northants batsman Rob Keogh

Batsman Keogh relishing competition for places at Northamptonshire

Matt Kelly has signed for the first six red-ball matches of Northamptonshire's season

Liddle believes pace-ace Kelly can be a bowling hero for Northamptonshire

Jimmy Neesham will play for the Steelbacks in the Vitality T20 Blast in 2022

Northamptonshire targeting third overseas signing for 2022 campaign

New Zealand Test batsman Will Young has been signed to play for Northamptonshire in the 2022 season

Head coach Sadler excited by the quality 'high performer' Young will bring to No...

Mohammad Nabi was one of the Steelbacks' overseas signings for the Vitality T20 Blast last summer

Steelbacks have 'a couple of irons in the fire' as they close in on overseas T20...

Will Young departs after being dismissed for 69 against Bangladesh

Northamptonshire overseas signing Will Young in the runs for New Zealand

Simon Kerrigan (centre) is mobbed after claiming a wicket for Northants against Yorkshire last season

Kerrigan aims to 'repay the faith' shown in him as he signs new County deal

Will Young has signed for Northants for the 2022 season

Northamptonshire coach Sadler delighted to land 'world class' batsman Young

Will Young has made five Test appearances for New Zealand

Northamptonshire sign New Zealand top order batsman Will Young for 2022 season