Kent Cricket 2021

Addick Addict

Time for a new thread and what better place to start then to take a look at our current squad:

Batsman
Joe Denly
Zac Crawley
Daniel Bell-Drummond
Jack Leaning
Heino Kuhn
Alex Blake

Batsman/Keepers
Sam Billings
Ollie Robinson
Jordan Cox

Pace Bowlers
Darren Stevens
Matt Milnes
Harry Podmore
Grant Stewart
Tim Groenewald
Nathan Gilchrist
Fred Klaassen

Spinners
Imran Qayyum
Hamidullah Qadri
Marcus O'Riordan

This is the smallest squad -19 but one less for red ball as Blake holds a white ball only contract - that we have had in living memory. Crawley and Billings will, in all probability, be missing on England duty during the course of the summer and we will lose a minimum of four players (Billings, Crawley, Blake and Denly) for The Hundred with the possibility that Bell-Drummond could get a contract too which would leave us with just Kuhn, Leaning, Robinson and Cox plus O'Riordan from the batting ranks.

Such are the times we find ourselves in and they do, unfortunately, call for us to cut our cloth accordingly.

Miserableoldgit

Pretty good article on CAFC/KCCC players, wasn't sure if its worth starting a thread.....

https://kentcricketheritagetrust.wordpress.com/2021/02/06/footballing-cricketers-the-charlton-connection/

Karim_myBagheri

all Kent home fixtures of the one day cup will be played at Beckenham.
As long as i'm free on those days i can easily get a train over for them. 

https://www.thecricketer.com/topics/fixtures/royal_london_cup_fixtures_2021_Full_schedule_dates.html

wmcf123

Is Kuhn now overseas ?

Callumcafc

I think putting Darren Stevens in the “pace bowlers” category is generous. :-)

killerandflash

Karim_myBagheri said:

all Kent home fixtures of the one day cup will be played at Beckenham.
As long as i'm free on those days i can easily get a train over for them. 

https://www.thecricketer.com/topics/fixtures/royal_london_cup_fixtures_2021_Full_schedule_dates.html

All the Blast matches this season will be at Canterbury. No matches at all at Tunbridge Wells

Addick Addict

Callumcafc said:

I think putting Darren Stevens in the “pace bowlers” category is generous. :-)

Yes but a separate heading of "trundlers" might be insulting!

Addick Addict

wmcf123 said:

Is Kuhn now overseas ?

I believe so. We are allowed two overseas and with the lack of funds it would be unlikely to land more than one other overseas player anyway,

MrOneLung

Callumcafc said:

I think putting Darren Stevens in the “pace bowlers” category is generous. :-)

Better than typing dibbly dobbly wicket taking speed. 

blackpool72

Addick Addict said:

Callumcafc said:

I think putting Darren Stevens in the “pace bowlers” category is generous. :-)

Yes but a separate heading of "trundlers" might be insulting!

The man just keeps going and going. 
Respect 

Addick Addict

Sam Billings has been picked up by the Dehli Capitals for £200K. This will mean him missing the first couple of months of the season as he is unlikely to be available 'til June. He is also involved in the Hundred so will be gone for a month not to mention call ups for the England white ball squads.

Fortunately, we have Ollie Robinson and Jordan Cox but we are already down to 17 for red ball and 18 for white for the majority of the summer and just 15 for the duration of the Hundred.
 

moutuakilla

Would be absolutely over the moon to be able to watch some cricket at the spitfire this summer

Addick Addict

Matt Walker has confirmed that Heino Kuhn will be one of our two overseas players this season and that we will try to get another one, although doing so will be problematic for the reasons given in this article:
https://www.kentsportsnews.com/walker-open-to-second-overseas-signing-03-03-2021/?fbclid=IwAR3MS_82We3K4rRwPnr9pxwGCjsX0ZohCMR8hg6trDYaTTzNo-g9YlWiSUk

cantersaddick

Hi all, looking forward to the season!

Addick Addict

cantersaddick said:

Hi all, looking forward to the season!

Absolutely. Especially The Hundred!!!

blackpool72

Addick Addict said:

cantersaddick said:

Hi all, looking forward to the season!

Absolutely. Except The Hundred!!!

Fixed it for you

cantersaddick

Addick Addict said:

cantersaddick said:

Hi all, looking forward to the season!

Absolutely. Especially The Hundred!!!

Dont start me off

thai malaysia addick

As a lover of the County Championship, it's not going to be a great season. The rush of early season CC games will mean that there is no chance of being able to attend those, then comes the T20 which I'm so-so about. After that, it's the One Day Cup, which runs at the same time as The Hundred. As a Sussex supporter, this will effectively mean that Sussex 2nds will be competing in that as 9 of their side have been scooped up for The Hundred. Finally, it's the "Divisions stage" for the red ball format. Not much to excite me until August (and Sussex will be in Division 3 for those Divisional games). 

Addick Addict

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/56252070#:~:text=County cricket: Kent announce deficit of £217,351 in 2020 accounts,-Last updated on&text=Kent have announced a deficit,because of the coronavirus pandemic.

PemburyAddick

I see that Surrey and Middlesex are selling T20 tickets, but Kent aren't. Does anyone know why, and when Kent might put theirs up for sale?

cantersaddick

Surrey had theirs on early bird sale well before the route map was even announced. 

Addickted2TheReds

Already got tickets for the Kent/Surrey T20 @ The Oval.

Addickted2TheReds

Oh, and piss off @cantersaddick.

cantersaddick

Addickted2TheReds said:

Already got tickets for the Kent/Surrey T20 @ The Oval.

I'm on holiday for this one. But have tickets for 4 other matches at the Oval this year. Can't wait.

cantersaddick

Addickted2TheReds said:

Oh, and piss off @cantersaddick.

First one of the year! excellent!

bolloxbolder

cantersaddick said:

Addickted2TheReds said:

Oh, and piss off @cantersaddick.

First one of the year! excellent!

Just to cheer you up more, fuck off canters. Kent reject. 

cantersaddick

bolloxbolder said:

cantersaddick said:

Addickted2TheReds said:

Oh, and piss off @cantersaddick.

First one of the year! excellent!

Just to cheer you up more, fuck off canters. Kent reject. 

Think you'll find I rejected Kent not the other way round.

Addick Addict

PemburyAddick said:

I see that Surrey and Middlesex are selling T20 tickets, but Kent aren't. Does anyone know why, and when Kent might put theirs up for sale?

Either because they want people to buy packages or, more likely, because of the worry that Covid restrictions that might still be prevalent. At Lords and the Oval they can spread those people that have bought early even if they have to shift them about a bit but if we won't be able to at Canterbury and consequently would have to upset a few people by having to refund them. And they will probably sell out most T20 matches anyway.

Addick Addict

Priority registration for the Vitality Blast:
https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/vitality-blast-priority-window/

Fanny Fanackapan

Addick Addict said:

Priority registration for the Vitality Blast:
https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/vitality-blast-priority-window/

Done.

Addick Addict

Miguel Cummins has joined Kent for the first 8 County Championship matches and will join our pack of fast bowlers. He was with Middlesex last season

https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/kent/kent_sign_miguel_cummins_for_county_championship_stint.html