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Northamptonshire 1986 cricket statistics and records

Northamptonshire in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1986; Tests are excluded.

RJ Bailey leads the displayed batting table with 1,562 runs. RA Harper leads the bowling table with 62 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
24
Recorded players
18
Wins
5
Recorded venues
15

Selected season match starts: 1986-05-01 to 1986-09-13. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

County Championship standings · 1986

League table for 1986. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Single Division

County Championship 1986 Single Division standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Essex241068287
2Gloucestershire249312259
3Surrey248610248
4Nottinghamshire247215247
5Worcestershire247512242
6Hampshire247412235
7Leicestershire245712202
8Kent245712197
9Northamptonshire245316193
10Yorkshire244515193
11Derbyshire245514188
12Middlesex244511176
13Warwickshire244915176
14Sussex244512166
15Lancashire244714156
16Somerset243513152
17Glamorgan242715118

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.

Season leaders · County Championship 1986

Figures earned for Northamptonshire only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Northamptonshire County Championship 1986 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
RJ Bailey241,562
AJ Lamb141,261
G Cook201,057
RJ Boyd-Moss241,033
RA Harper24921

Recorded innings through 1986-09-13. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Northamptonshire County Championship 1986 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
RA Harper2462
NGB Cook2361
DJ Capel2352
NA Mallender2145
A Walker1732

Recorded innings through 1986-09-13. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1986

All recorded players for Northamptonshire in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 18 players

Northamptonshire 1986 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
RJ BaileyNorthamptonshire244271,562224*44.63355.81748713
AJ LambNorthamptonshire142341,261160*66.37195.208412910
G CookNorthamptonshire203431,05718334.10409.6933140
RJ Boyd-MossNorthamptonshire244231,03315526.4914,757.146210
RA HarperNorthamptonshire2442492123424.24291.46213514
DJ CapelNorthamptonshire2442468511118.03796.5122202
W LarkinsNorthamptonshire173136648623.712,766.672024
DJ WildNorthamptonshire112214488521.33—40110
NGB CookNorthamptonshire24423343458.79571.670010
SNV WatertonNorthamptonshire1325431458*14.95—1000
D RipleyNorthamptonshire11173286134*20.43122.7501220
AC StorieNorthamptonshire6901523816.891,688.890000
NA MallenderNorthamptonshire21379116374.14504.350000
A WalkerNorthamptonshire173194713*2.14940.000000
RG WilliamsNorthamptonshire35035187.00—0000
A FordhamNorthamptonshire120221711.00—0000
BJ GriffithsNorthamptonshire91531871.50300.000010
G SmithNorthamptonshire110333.0037.500000

Bowling · 13 players

Northamptonshire 1986 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
RA HarperNorthamptonshire24394,8902751,6706226.9478.872.0515/84
NGB CookNorthamptonshire23394,8432641,7466128.6279.392.1626/72
DJ CapelNorthamptonshire23383,2981081,7745234.1263.423.2327/86
NA MallenderNorthamptonshire21353,5091281,6364536.3677.982.8015/110
A WalkerNorthamptonshire17262,364721,2243238.2573.883.1116/50
BJ GriffithsNorthamptonshire9161,250406661935.0565.793.2004/59
RJ Boyd-MossNorthamptonshire91045318212730.2964.712.8103/39
DJ WildNorthamptonshire9135225329747.0074.573.7802/36
RG WilliamsNorthamptonshire222167111337.0072.003.0802/59
RJ BaileyNorthamptonshire337161226.0035.501.0101/2
G CookNorthamptonshire23102438138.00102.002.2401/28
G SmithNorthamptonshire12138494194.00138.004.0901/61
AJ LambNorthamptonshire1112200——0.0000/0
Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1986. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Northamptonshire 1986 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Northamptonshire24531609,50427135.075039,89130232.75

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1986

Latest 12 of 24 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1986-09-10 to 1986-09-12 · North Marine Road, Scarborough

Yorkshire v Northamptonshire

Yorkshire
352/7d
Northamptonshire
197 & 422/8d

Match drawn

1986-08-27 to 1986-08-29 · County Ground, Northampton

Northamptonshire v Hampshire

Hampshire
338/2d

Hampshire won by 169 runs

1986-08-20 to 1986-08-22 · County Ground, Northampton

Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire

Northamptonshire
179/8d & 49/0
Nottinghamshire
328 & 118/2d

Match drawn

1986-08-16 to 1986-08-19 · Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester

Essex v Northamptonshire

Essex
337 & 44

Northamptonshire won by 102 runs

1986-08-09 to 1986-08-12 · Wellingborough School Ground, Wellingborough

Northamptonshire v Somerset

Northamptonshire
185/5d & 80/2
Somerset
210 & 195/6d

Match drawn

1986-08-06 to 1986-08-08 · County Ground, Northampton

Northamptonshire v Glamorgan

Glamorgan
282 & 138/3

Match drawn

1986-08-02 to 1986-08-05 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood

Middlesex v Northamptonshire

Middlesex won by an innings and 43 runs

1986-07-26 to 1986-07-29 · County Ground, Northampton

Northamptonshire v Middlesex

Northamptonshire
125 & 321/6
Middlesex
216 & 226/2d

Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets

1986-07-19 to 1986-07-22 · St Helen's, Swansea

Glamorgan v Northamptonshire

Glamorgan
340/6d & 196/9
Northamptonshire
489/6d & 114/1d

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Northamptonshire 1986 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
County Ground, Northampton10
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester1
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings1
County Ground, Derby1
Edgbaston, Birmingham1
Grace Road, Leicester1
Kennington Oval, Kennington1
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood1
North Marine Road, Scarborough1
Recreation Ground, Bath1
St Helen's, Swansea1
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury1
Trent Bridge, Nottingham1
Wardown Park, Luton1
Wellingborough School Ground, Wellingborough1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1986 for Northamptonshire, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

County Championship 1986 batting innings records for Northamptonshire
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
RA Harper234Gloucestershire1986-05-07
RJ Bailey224*Glamorgan1986-07-19
RJ Bailey200*Yorkshire1986-06-21
G Cook183Lancashire1986-07-16
AJ Lamb160*Middlesex1986-07-26

Best bowling innings

County Championship 1986 bowling innings records for Northamptonshire
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
DJ Capel7/86Derbyshire1986-09-03
A Walker6/50Lancashire1986-07-16
NGB Cook6/72Worcestershire1986-06-07
NGB Cook5/14Essex1986-08-16
DJ Capel5/61Somerset1986-08-09

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

Competitions and other teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Northamptonshire in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

    Recorded match dates: 1905-05-18 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

    Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

    Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.