Sam Northeast

Sam Northeast

Northeast in 2016 whilst captaining Kent at Beckenham
Personal information
Full name	Sam Alexander Northeast
Born	(1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 34) Ashford, Kent, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–2017	Kent (squad no. 17)
2018–2021	Hampshire (squad no. 17)
2021	→ Yorkshire (on loan) (squad no. 2)
2021	→ Nottinghamshire (on loan) (squad no. 30)
2022–	Glamorgan
FC debut	19 September 2007 Kent v Durham
LA debut	16 July 2007 Kent v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 223 124 162 Runs scored 13,678 3,786 4,007 Batting average 39.99 37.11 30.58 100s/50s 32/65 6/22 1/28 Top score 410* 177* 114 Balls bowled 230 – – Wickets 1 – – Bowling average 181.00 – – 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 10 wickets in match 0 – – Best bowling 1/60 – – Catches/stumpings 114/– 44/– 48/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 September 2024

Sam Alexander Northeast (born 16 October 1989) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman. Northeast made his senior debut in 2007 and until 2017 played for Kent County Cricket Club. He captained the Kent First XI for most of the 2015 season before being formally appointed as club captain in 2016. He captained the side in 2017 before being replaced before the 2018 season after declining to sign a contract extension committing himself to the club in the longer term.

After signing for Hampshire in February 2018, Northeast made his debut for the England Lions later in the month against the West Indies A in Antigua. In July 2022, Northeast scored 410 not out in a first-class innings.^[1][2]