If they carry on picking key I will personally have a word with someone at the club. Once again a inept performance. This really has to be the worst season I have ever witnessed as a kent fan.
Not really sure were kent go from here, getting rid of a coach would mean a pay off, something which kent can't afford. I will for the time being stop attending games until this changes, fed up of wasting my time watching cricketers who aren't even good enough for my local side.
Can't believe where we are now. In every form of the game we have to be just about the weakest county. Yes finances are a major factor but, of the older brigade, everything rests on Stevens and our so called promising youngsters do not look like they are playing with the confidence of youth.
Best we cam hope for at the moment is a "no result".
Can't believe where we are now. In every form of the game we have to be just about the weakest county. Yes finances are a major factor but, of the older brigade, everything rests on Stevens and our so called promising youngsters do not look like they are playing with the confidence of youth.
Best we cam hope for at the moment is a "no result".
What's the deal with tickets for that Friday night match at The Oval? I was gonna wait and see what the weather's like, maybe book a couple of days in advance.
The boy had the world at his feet a year or so ago now it all seems to have gone well and truly sour.
It's also interesting to see the difference in the last 5 or 6 months since he and Stokes were sent home from Australia in disgrace. Coles seemingly has gone backwards with both the bat and ball whereas Stokes, as well as contributing with the bat, is consistently bowling at 90 mph plus and in the England T20 squad.
Kent return to LV= County Championship action on Wednesday as they take on Gloucestershire in the picturesque setting of Cheltenham College.
The team:
Kent have named a 12-man team for the trip to Cheltenham. Brendan Nash returns from injury while Daniel Bell-Drummond, Calum Haggett and Charlie Shreck are included after not being involved in the first round of Friends Life t20 matches.
Kent (from): Tredwell (c), Key, Northeast, Nash, Stevens, Bell-Drummond, Harmison, Jones (w), Philander, Haggett, Riley, Shreck
Players to watch:
Darren Stevens leads the way for Kent in the longest format of the game. From his ten innings, the all-rounder is averaging 56.20 in Championship cricket. Stevens has scored 562 runs, with a highest score of 136, and has hit two centuries. He has also taken 15 wickets with the ball.
The Gidman brothers are the players to watch in the Gloucestershire side. Alex, the former captain, has scored 543 Championship runs from his 11 innings, at an average of 49.36 - including two hundreds. His highest score of the summer is 113. Younger brother will is the stand out bowler. He has taken 19 Championship wickets, at an impressive average of 20.10. His best bowling in an innings this season is 4-39.
Pre-match chat:
Kent captain James Tredwell is looking forward to returning to the longest form of the game. He said: “We've got Championship cricket now and hope to pick up. It would have been nice to have a bit of preparation time because we are now into the back-to-back scenario of a four-day match. But we've played some decent Championship cricket, at times this season, so it will be nice to get back to that form of the game."
The season so far:
Gloucestershire are currently halfway, having recorded two wins from their eight matches. The side from the South West have beaten Leicestershire and Hampshire to accumulate 83 Championship points for the season.
Kent are currently bottom of the table and are yet to win a Championship match this season. James Tredwell’s side have drawn six of their eight matches in the longest form of the game and have 52 points to their name.
Previous meetings:
Both matches last season, between the two sides, ended in draws. At Canterbury, Kent were grateful for the intervention of rain after the visitors had taken control of proceedings at the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence. The home side made the most of overcast conditions on the first morning to reduce Gloucestershire to 73 for five at lunch – but the visitors then fought back. Firstly Will Gidman and Ed Young posted half-centuries in a total of 255 before Darren Stevens hit a half-century as Kent replied with 150.
Gloucestershire pushed home their advantage on a rain hit third day with captain Alex Gidman (70) and Hamish Marshall (74) in the runs. Three more wickets for Matt Coles took his match haul to seven as Gloucestershire declared on the fourth morning to set Kent a victory target of 363. The home side never looked likely to launch a chase, and, equally, the visitors rarely threatened with the ball as Kent meandered along to 94 for two before the two captains shook hands on a draw.
In the return fixture at Bristol, the game again finished in a draw as only 68 deliveries were sent down across the first three days. The final day was used as batting practice for Kent and Alex Blake, in particular, took full advantage. The left-hander made his highest score of the season (73) in a total of 300 for nine declared. Upon Kent’s declaration, the Gloucestershire openers came out to face one ball before they declared to end proceedings.
In total, there have been 173 matches between the two counties – dating back to 1887. Kent have recorded 72 wins, compared to 50 for Gloucestershire. On away grounds, Kent have recorded 33 wins from the 85 matches played.
Colin Blythe recorded his best bowling analysis (in a match) at Cheltenham. He returned figures of 14-84back in 1911.
Kent’s highest wicket partnerships against Gloucestershire came at Cheltenham, back in 1994, when Trevor Ward (98) and Mark Benson (159) put on 209 for the first wicket. Kent’s highest innings total at Cheltenham is 607-6 declared – achieved back in 1910.
Not a good time to be a Kent fan. We can't even get one of the top bowlers in the world (Philander) to get a wicket at the moment!
I didn't think he looked that interested when he bowled today. Tidy but hardly threatening.
Lack of motivation maybe? See that was the same problem I found with them in the field against Essex last week. We lacked energy and motivation, seems bizarre with a squad that is majority fielded with youngsters.
Comments
65/18.
Awful...another comprehensive defeat. Not looking forward to the Oval in a few weeks. #ShittyKent
A few added observations:
-Why is Northeast opening the batting, when Billings did it last year and did a pretty sterling job of it?
-Each game (except the first one, which in itself was an embarrassment) have been comprehensive defeats.
Not really sure were kent go from here, getting rid of a coach would mean a pay off, something which kent can't afford. I will for the time being stop attending games until this changes, fed up of wasting my time watching cricketers who aren't even good enough for my local side.
Best we cam hope for at the moment is a "no result".
The boy had the world at his feet a year or so ago now it all seems to have gone well and truly sour.
Next stop change of county for Coles?
The only way is not Essex for hapless Kent Spitfires http://bit.ly/15aQ6fF
LV= County Championship Division Two
10th to 13th July – 11.00am start
College Ground, Cheltenham
Kent return to LV= County Championship action on Wednesday as they take on Gloucestershire in the picturesque setting of Cheltenham College.
The team:
Kent have named a 12-man team for the trip to Cheltenham. Brendan Nash returns from injury while Daniel Bell-Drummond, Calum Haggett and Charlie Shreck are included after not being involved in the first round of Friends Life t20 matches.
Kent (from): Tredwell (c), Key, Northeast, Nash, Stevens, Bell-Drummond, Harmison, Jones (w), Philander, Haggett, Riley, Shreck
Players to watch:
Darren Stevens leads the way for Kent in the longest format of the game. From his ten innings, the all-rounder is averaging 56.20 in Championship cricket. Stevens has scored 562 runs, with a highest score of 136, and has hit two centuries. He has also taken 15 wickets with the ball.
The Gidman brothers are the players to watch in the Gloucestershire side. Alex, the former captain, has scored 543 Championship runs from his 11 innings, at an average of 49.36 - including two hundreds. His highest score of the summer is 113. Younger brother will is the stand out bowler. He has taken 19 Championship wickets, at an impressive average of 20.10. His best bowling in an innings this season is 4-39.
Pre-match chat:
Kent captain James Tredwell is looking forward to returning to the longest form of the game. He said: “We've got Championship cricket now and hope to pick up. It would have been nice to have a bit of preparation time because we are now into the back-to-back scenario of a four-day match. But we've played some decent Championship cricket, at times this season, so it will be nice to get back to that form of the game."
The season so far:
Gloucestershire are currently halfway, having recorded two wins from their eight matches. The side from the South West have beaten Leicestershire and Hampshire to accumulate 83 Championship points for the season.
Kent are currently bottom of the table and are yet to win a Championship match this season. James Tredwell’s side have drawn six of their eight matches in the longest form of the game and have 52 points to their name.
Previous meetings:
Both matches last season, between the two sides, ended in draws. At Canterbury, Kent were grateful for the intervention of rain after the visitors had taken control of proceedings at the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence. The home side made the most of overcast conditions on the first morning to reduce Gloucestershire to 73 for five at lunch – but the visitors then fought back. Firstly Will Gidman and Ed Young posted half-centuries in a total of 255 before Darren Stevens hit a half-century as Kent replied with 150.
Gloucestershire pushed home their advantage on a rain hit third day with captain Alex Gidman (70) and Hamish Marshall (74) in the runs. Three more wickets for Matt Coles took his match haul to seven as Gloucestershire declared on the fourth morning to set Kent a victory target of 363. The home side never looked likely to launch a chase, and, equally, the visitors rarely threatened with the ball as Kent meandered along to 94 for two before the two captains shook hands on a draw.
In the return fixture at Bristol, the game again finished in a draw as only 68 deliveries were sent down across the first three days. The final day was used as batting practice for Kent and Alex Blake, in particular, took full advantage. The left-hander made his highest score of the season (73) in a total of 300 for nine declared. Upon Kent’s declaration, the Gloucestershire openers came out to face one ball before they declared to end proceedings.
In total, there have been 173 matches between the two counties – dating back to 1887. Kent have recorded 72 wins, compared to 50 for Gloucestershire. On away grounds, Kent have recorded 33 wins from the 85 matches played.
Colin Blythe recorded his best bowling analysis (in a match) at Cheltenham. He returned figures of 14-84back in 1911.
Kent’s highest wicket partnerships against Gloucestershire came at Cheltenham, back in 1994, when Trevor Ward (98) and Mark Benson (159) put on 209 for the first wicket. Kent’s highest innings total at Cheltenham is 607-6 declared – achieved back in 1910.
Gloucestershire 341-2 after 91.4 overs!!
348-3 at the close.
Declare at lunch and then embark on bowling us out twice.
All over by lunch tomorrow I reckon.
If he is I hope the beer's good. The cricket must be totally depressing for a Kent fan.