Steven Crook

Warwickshire and Northamptonshire were both eyeing up a precious Specsavers County Championship victory after swapping blows for two gripping days at Edgbaston

When the visitors, having chosen to bat, plummeted to 102 for 7, it appeared that Division Two leaders Warwickshire were heading for total command

Their stunning rise from no-hopers to county cricket's most formidable T20 outfit has been a tale of teamwork, statistics and shrewd signings

Northamptonshire tailender Chad Barrett completed a maiden century to mark his Specsavers County Championship debut on a record-breaking day against Worcestershire at New Road

Rob Keogh's first century of the season in the Specsavers County Championship, backed up in a partnership of 159 with Steven Crook, put Northamptonshire in control on the first day against Worcestershire at New Road

Rob Newton and Steven Crook hit centuries to bat Northamptonshire to a draw on the final day of the County Championship match with Gloucestershire at Bristol

With another English season approaching, George Dobell sat down with five stalwarts of the professional scene to chat about the latest changes in the county game

Wayne White responded to the challenge presented by an injury-hit Leicestershire attack by taking five wickets on his debut to give bottom-of-the-table Foxes poised for victory if the rain holds off at Wantage Road

Steven Crook followed his exploits against the Australian tourists with four wickets against Gloucestershire to keep alive Northants' hopes of reaching the Royal London quarter-finals

Former South Australia U-19 Steven Crook made an unbeaten 142 against his countrymen as Northamptonshire racked up 396 after put in to bat

Olly Stone and Steven Crook led a superb Northamptonshire bowling display as they got off the mark at the third attempt in the Royal London Cup

Ahead of the start of the Royal London One-Day Cup campaign, a panel of county cricketers - Steven Crook, Lewis Gregory and Ravi Patel - plus England selector, and Middlesex director of cricket, Angus Fraser discuss how the 50-over game is evolving

Northamptonshire wrested control of their Championship Division Two clash with Lancashire after an entertaining third day at Old Trafford which saw 15 wickets fall

Strong winds at Wantage Road may prove to be the abiding memory as Northamptonshire's Championship match with Lancashire drifted into stalemate

ESPNcricinfo previews Northamptonshire's prospects for 2015

For those spectators that were feeling somewhat short-changed from a match that lasted just ten sessions, they ought to have stuck around for the afternoon session - after all, the games of Kwik-Cricket were more of a contest

Middlesex could not quell memories of declarations that went wrong as they set bottom-of-the-table Northants a target designed to ensure a dreary draw

Steven Crook thumped his way to a maiden first-class hundred as Northamptonshire avoided the follow on and gave themselves a chance of saving the game

Vithushan Ehantharajah picks the bones out of England's ODI series defeat to Australia and suggests how they can move forward towards the 2015 World Cup