▁have ▁star red ▁for ▁the ▁club , ▁which ▁was ▁particularly ▁form id able ▁as ▁a ▁one - day ▁batt ing ▁out fit ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁More ▁recently , ▁L ance ▁Kl us ener ▁and ▁Mont y ▁Pan esar ▁have ▁been ▁notable ▁players . ▁ ▁North ants ▁have ▁recently ▁been ▁critic ised ▁for ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁Kol p ak ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁team , ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁season ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁three ▁in ▁Andrew ▁Hall , ▁Johan ▁van ▁der ▁W ath ▁and ▁Nick y ▁Bo je , ▁and ▁only ▁one ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Gr ound ▁history ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁all ▁county ▁cr icket ▁clubs , ▁North am pt ons hire ▁C CC ▁represents ▁the ▁historic ▁county ▁and ▁not ▁any ▁modern ▁or ▁current ▁administrative ▁unit . ▁In ▁North am pt ons hire ' s ▁case , ▁this ▁means ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁North am pt ons hire ▁and ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁North am pton , ▁although ▁the ▁club ▁have ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁played ▁some ▁home ▁matches ▁outside ▁the ▁historic ▁borders ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁L ut on ▁and ▁Mil ton ▁Ke yn es . ▁ ▁North am pt ons hire ▁first ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁county ▁ground ▁in ▁North am pton ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁and ▁continue ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁till ▁this ▁day ▁even ▁though ▁North am pton ▁Town ▁F . C . ▁shared ▁the ▁ground ▁up ▁until