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Kent CCC 2023
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And talking about "inspired signings" they don't get much better than Compton who reaches his 5th ton in just 26 innings for us to go with his six 50s in that time.
213-3 and just 14 required2 -
Partnership of 153 to date between Compton and Leaning0
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Compton has scored centuries on successive Easter Sundays0
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Kent win by 7 wickets. Excellent performance.
Compton 114* (197)
Leaning 67* (122)
Undefeated partnership between the two of 167
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I think it would be rude not to.
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Lmfao @ Yorkshire3
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Great start to the new season !
Well done lads !1 -
Imagine being Leeds and Yorkshire today ahaha1
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The only thing that could spoil today is if I think of the 💯………1
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Great start 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻2
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A great match that, Leicestershire chasing down 392. A decent pitch too, seeing that Bess the offie got 5 wickets, a rarity for early April.Leuth said:Lmfao @ Yorkshire
Just one wicket for Milnes today though.0 -
Ben Compton, as he did last season, played First Class cricket in Zimbabwe before coming to us. His recent scores, including in this last CC match, have been:
114*
25
105
131
17
217
45
154
37
I watched him, at close quarters, score another ton in a club game. His game is so simple - keep out the good balls, hit the bad balls. It's what an opener in the longer form of the game should be doing. Very rarely would he hit the ball in front of square preferring to use the pace of the ball in playing in a very tight and methodical manner.
The question is this. What does Compton have to do to get to the next level? His county opening partner, Crawley, is in situ based on potential rather than actual achievement. Crawley's First Class average is 30.21 at a strike rate of 57.71 and his Test average is 27.60 at a S/R of 58.04. Compton's First Class average is 58.28 at a S/R of 46.96. If, to be fair, we accept that the Zimbabwe matches are not of a comparable standard to the English game, then his average for Kent is 57.91 at a S/R of 40.21 (1332 runs from 27 innings with five 100s and six 50s).
So Compton averages virtually double the runs of Crawley but scores at a rate of 40 runs per 100 balls as opposed to Crawley's 58 per 100 balls. But Crawley isn't actually in for 100 balls that often - he has seven lifetime tons from 166 innings. Apart from the SR the issue is that Compton isn't proven over a matter of seasons (but that didn't stop Crawley from being selected).
Undoubtedly, the reason that Compton did not secure himself a permanent opening slot elsewhere is because he wasn't deemed "sexy" enough in the sense that he is unlikely to ever be a success in T20. It just so happened that we were looking for someone to be the cement and as we didn't possess a left hander in the squad he ticked both boxes. Let's not forget that he played 2nd XI cricket for us several seasons before we signed him and he was very successful at that level. Being Kent though and our finances as they are, we are not prone to taking too many chances hence the lapse in time before offering him a contract.
Don't get me wrong, as a Kent supporter, I really wouldn't be gutted if he opened for the next decade for us doing what he does. But I have to ask that question. If an opening batsman who averages 58 opening at the top level of County Cricket can't get a look in at a time when the English game is so void of such players, should the door be closed on him because he doesn't just go out there and smack the ball? We have players who can up the run rate at a drop of the hat but would our England side not favour a batsman who provides the glue? I suspect that the upcoming Ashes series might just answer that question.4 -
From a Kent pov, it's better for us to have Compton playing for Kent and Zak playing for England...1
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There is a 2nd XI game starting today against Sussex. We have put out a very strong side including the likes of Gilchrist, Klaassen, Muyeye, Denly, Finch, O'Riordan, Qadri and Blake. We also have on trial Alex Evans, a 22 year old seamer who was at one time at Leicestershire but who played for Bedfordshire last season.
Link to the scorecard (can't see that there is a stream)
https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/#c9d74e6e7-d220-46d5-b109-e58c1a3c5433_md44e28ed-eef4-4d7e-b723-bd8a95ad6a1b_~summary
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https://www.youtube.com/live/xkCTK2C4EeA?feature=share
Stream link for the 2XI game
Fairly strong Sussex side with Hudson-Prentice,Ward,Rawlins,Lenham,Currie and Ibrahim all featuring.1 -
Hudson-Prentice as well as Ali Orr, Sean Hunt and the Aussie Nathan McAndrew from the team that beat Durham all played in the South Australia Premier League during the winter with varying degrees of success.MarcusH26 said:https://www.youtube.com/live/xkCTK2C4EeA?feature=share
Stream link for the 2XI game
Fairly strong Sussex side with Hudson-Prentice,Ward,Rawlins,Lenham,Currie and Ibrahim all featuring.0 -
Confusing to see Evans? bowling in a shirt with Billings on his back!
Does Denly playing in this match mean he's been left out of the next county match?0 -
killerandflash said:Confusing to see Evans? bowling in a shirt with Billings on his back!
Does Denly playing in this match mean he's been left out of the next county match?
I would presume he would just leave this game Wednesday and be replaced by someone else, one would assume the same will happen with klassenn and Gilchrist0 -
As Sussex are batting today, will he even get time to bat before heading up to Birmingham?000__Jaaaaay__000 said:killerandflash said:Confusing to see Evans? bowling in a shirt with Billings on his back!
Does Denly playing in this match mean he's been left out of the next county match?
I would presume he would just leave this game Wednesday and be replaced by someone else, one would assume the same will happen with klassenn and Gilchrist0 - Sponsored links:
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Not necessarily. This is a friendly and players will come in and out. I suspect that he's playing to try and find some runs because he only has 5 runs to his name from 3 innings. We might well keep the same side (especially as Denly offers us a spin option) and just bring in Gilchrist, assuming he's fit, for Stewart (if he's injured) or Hogan if he isn't.killerandflash said:Confusing to see Evans? bowling in a shirt with Billings on his back!
Does Denly playing in this match mean he's been left out of the next county match?0 -
107-0 off 18 overs
The bowling might not have been that great but the pitch looks like an absolute road0 -
You can tell the time of year it is when the 2nd XI are forced to play three front line spinners and six in total in the side just to get them some overs0
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Not sure how reliable the info is but heard mckerr has returned to the club for the next two games1
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000__Jaaaaay__000 said:Not sure how reliable the info is but heard mckerr has returned to the club for the next two games
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Very strange, have had a look on twitter but no sign of that post anywhere.0
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It appears to have been deleted.000__Jaaaaay__000 said:Very strange, have had a look on twitter but no sign of that post anywhere.0 -
Addick Addict said:107-0 off 18 overs
The bowling might not have been that great but the pitch looks like an absolute road
Hove over the past 2 seasons has become more and more of a road unfortunately.0 -
It isn't Joe Denly, it is Jayden Denly.killerandflash said:Confusing to see Evans? bowling in a shirt with Billings on his back!
Does Denly playing in this match mean he's been left out of the next county match?3 -
Good point!DubaiCAFC said:
It isn't Joe Denly, it is Jayden Denly.killerandflash said:Confusing to see Evans? bowling in a shirt with Billings on his back!
Does Denly playing in this match mean he's been left out of the next county match?0
