Northamptonshire Twenty20 XI of the 2010s
1. 
Ben Duckett
1,587 runs @ 30.51, SR 134.03 (best 96) in 71 matches (2012-2018)
A highly destructive top-order batsman, Ben Duckett has since moved on to Nottinghamshire. With Northants though, he could always be relied upon to set a positive tone at the top of the order, and since he has left our batting has lacked the same sort of star quality.
2. David Willey
1,060 runs @ 23.04, SR 138.74 (best 100) and
73 wickets @ 19.45, econ. 7.42 (best 4/9) in 83 matches (2009-2015)
England all-rounders don't often wear Northants kit. Nor do Finals Day heroes. And yet David Willey was both: a brutal presence at the top of the order, and a very clever new-ball bowler, he was the best home-grown player we've had since Graeme Swann. So now he's at Yorkshire.
3. Richard Levi
2,161 runs @ 30.87, SR 147.10 (best 110*) in 78 matches (2013-present)
Along with Rory Kleinveldt, Richard Levi really did contribute to Northants' reputation for being a team of players who might not quite meet the fitness standards set by other clubs. Despite his frame though, he's a devastating batsman and more than capable fielder - just don't rely on him to chase something down before it gets to the boundary.
4. Josh Cobb
1,710 runs @ 31.66, SR 134.11 (best 103) and
16 wickets @ 46.43, econ. 8.06 (best 2/21) in 62 matches (2015-present)
Right at the end of the decade, Cobb worked out exactly how T20 batting worked and went some way to filling the void of the departed Duckett and the declining Levi. He also rediscovered that non-turning off-spin in the powerplay is actually really useful and should use his bowling a bit more now he's captain.
5. Adam Rossington
1,114 runs @ 24.21, SR 146.38 (best 85) and
31 dismissals (22 caught, 9 stumped) in 53 matches (2014-present)
An aggressive batsman and a highlight-reel keeper, Rossington is the sort of team man who'll play through broken digits if it's what the team needs. Sometimes that means he doesn't always have the stats that he deserves, but in full cry he can take down almost any bowler.
6. Alex Wakely
2,506 runs @ 24.94, SR 119.39 (best 64) in 125 matches (2009-present)
He might not be the greatest T20 batsman we've ever had, but there's no doubt that Alex Wakely bleeds claret and blue. And he has also skippered us to two T20 titles in three years, pretty much the closest thing we'll ever have to a dynasty. He does all this while being a genuinely top bloke as well.
7. Rob Keogh
525 runs @ 21.87, SR 113.14 (best 59*) and
16 wickets @ 24.81, econ. 7.94 (best 3/30) in 57 matches (2011-present)
His batting stats aren't outstanding - but they don't fully show his value in being a whippet between the wickets and maximising runs for his partner too. His bowling stats are similarly easy to overlook, but for a bowler only turned to when the situation is grim, they are remarkable. And he's also the best fielder in England.
8. Chaminda Vaas
462 runs @ 21.00, SR 115.12 (best 73) and
32 wickets @ 18.21, econ. 6.21 (best 3/16) in 28 matches (2010-2012)
He played for us at the end of his career and at the start of the decade, but sometimes there's just no substitute for pure class. I very nearly picked Shahid Afridi here, but ultimately decided that Vaas was "more Northants" than the globetrotting leggie, and therefore he made the team. He also has the best average and economy of any seamer for us all decade.
9. Andrew Hall
705 runs @ 26.11, SR 112.08 (best 66*) and
64 wickets @ 19.71, econ. 7.75 (best 6/21) in 53 matches (2008-2013)
He's here as one of our two death bowlers and slotting in all the way down at number nine, but can and did bat much higher. Although some of his stats do fall outside the period in question, they still speak of a high-quality campaigner. His non-overseas Kolpak status was an extra bonus as we seek to balance the side.
10. Johan Botha
245 runs @ 20.41, SR 99.59 (best 54*) and
12 wickets @ 23.50, econ. 5.64 (best 4/16) in 13 matches (2011)
If I'm going to pick a spinner who only played one season for us then you'd expect Shahid Afridi again, but Johan Botha was every bit the consummate professional that he always is. He was also a fantastic firefighter with the bat - able to bat far higher than ten in case of a collapse - and the best containing spinner we've ever had in Twenty20 cricket.
11. Mohammad Azharullah
70 wickets @ 22.42, econ. 8.54 (best 4/14) in 56 matches (2013-2017)
A cricketing Jamie Vardy - we plucked him out of league cricket to be our death bowler, and for a little while he was the best in the country, hitting yorkers both at will and at pace. He was already in his 30s though, and that too in Pakistan years, so it's no surprise that he slowed up towards the end of his career. I hope that he returns to the club in a coaching role in the future.
