Cobb and Newton named Northants vice-captains

Northamptonshire have announced that Rob Newton will take on the vice-captaincy role in the Specsavers County Championship for the coming season

Northamptonshire have announced that Rob Newton will take on the vice-captaincy role in the Specsavers County Championship for the coming season.

Josh Cobb will become vice-captain, supporting club captain Alex Wakely in both the Royal London One-Day Cup and Vitality Blast.

Northants head coach David Ripley said it was the correct time to "add another layer" to the club's leadership group.

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"I feel the time is right to formalise the role to add another layer of support for Alex and add to our leadership group," he said.

"Rob Newton captained the red ball side in Alex's absence last season along with Adam Rossington, with both doing a great job, and I'm looking forward to seeing Rob grow into the role.

"It's a natural progression to name Josh Cobb as white ball vice-captain. He has already captained the side on several occasions, has an excellent cricket brain and is an extremely consistent white ball run scorer."