Interestingly Essex have borrowed keeper Harry Duke from Yorkshire for 2 weeks due to injuries. I hadn't realised that Cox's finger injury from last season was still an issue.
Duke joins Essex alongside existing wicketkeepers Michael Pepper and Adam Rossington both currently receiving treatment for finger injuries.
Meanwhile, Jordan Cox is currently unable to keep wicket following his rehabilitation from a finger injury sustained during The Hundred last season.
Interestingly Essex have borrowed keeper Harry Duke from Yorkshire for 2 weeks due to injuries. I hadn't realised that Cox's finger injury from last season was still an issue.
Duke joins Essex alongside existing wicketkeepers Michael Pepper and Adam Rossington both currently receiving treatment for finger injuries.
Meanwhile, Jordan Cox is currently unable to keep wicket following his rehabilitation from a finger injury sustained during The Hundred last season.
Seb is sharing keeping duties for Bickley this season primarily because he has missed doing so during the course of the last couple of years. Watch this space for news of yet another broken thumb!!!
Interestingly Essex have borrowed keeper Harry Duke from Yorkshire for 2 weeks due to injuries. I hadn't realised that Cox's finger injury from last season was still an issue.
Duke joins Essex alongside existing wicketkeepers Michael Pepper and Adam Rossington both currently receiving treatment for finger injuries.
Meanwhile, Jordan Cox is currently unable to keep wicket following his rehabilitation from a finger injury sustained during The Hundred last season.
Seb is sharing keeping duties for Bickley this season primarily because he has missed doing so during the course of the last couple of years. Watch this space for news of yet another broken thumb!!!
Sending our best wishes & support to Seb for a successful summer .
Interestingly Essex have borrowed keeper Harry Duke from Yorkshire for 2 weeks due to injuries. I hadn't realised that Cox's finger injury from last season was still an issue.
Duke joins Essex alongside existing wicketkeepers Michael Pepper and Adam Rossington both currently receiving treatment for finger injuries.
Meanwhile, Jordan Cox is currently unable to keep wicket following his rehabilitation from a finger injury sustained during The Hundred last season.
Seb is sharing keeping duties for Bickley this season primarily because he has missed doing so during the course of the last couple of years. Watch this space for news of yet another broken thumb!!!
Sending our best wishes & support to Seb for a successful summer .
98 players have batted four or more times this season. Only one has reached 50 four times. In his case he has only batted on four occasions too. He averages 78.00 in Division 1 and has a strike rate of 87.31. Last season he hit three hundreds and five fifties from 18 innings and averaged 58.18 with a strike rate of 88.16. No player in the country had that high an average with that level of strike rate. He's also one of the best keepers in the country. His name is Ollie Robinson (and he's not the current Sussex version).
Three seasons ago I warned us that we were backing the wrong horse in welcoming Billings back from the IPL and from carrying the drinks for England without any evidence whatsoever that he is improving the side (averaged 28.66, 29.80, 23.83 and 9.20 for 2020-23 inclusive) and that this would have repercussions. Ultimately, Billings made the decision that he didn't want to play red ball anymore. However, the damage was done.
That said, both Robinson and Cox (average 73.75) have seemingly benefitted from getting away from Kent. Whether that is a coincidence I honestly do not know but I do recognise that a fresh start in a side where a player is, more or less, guaranteed their place is infinitely better than constantly looking over your shoulder with the pressure of knowing that even if you do get runs you will be dropped for the returning international whether that person improves the side or not. Why wouldn't they improve the side? Well, one reason might be because, having been playing for England, they struggle to raise their game upon their return to county level principally I expect because it isn't as important and the counties aren't their "employers" anyway - for example, those that have played county cricket this season from our top six in India and their averages are Duckett (24.50), Crawley (4.50), Pope (11.00) and Root (22.50). I'm not for one minute suggesting that this is a conscious thing either. Another reason is that their return can actually de-stabilise the dressing room unity. Not necessarily in an overt way but being dropped from a cricket team isn't like being being left out of the starting XI in an 18 man match day PL squad and there aren't many that are going to be happy carrying the drinks especially if they have been doing a decent job prior to the return of an international.
Robinson has the gloves at Durham and is their number 5. Cox is Essex's number 4. They are 25 and 23 respectively whereas five of our current top six are either side of 30 or in the case of Joe Denly, 38. One hope is that the likes of Jaydn and Ekansh (and more) will come through but, if they do prove themselves to be the future (and I do not mean throwing them in when they aren't ready), we have to look after them. Because we simply cannot afford not to.
90 off 86 balls against Essex's attack to make it five innings this season and five 50s. Averages 81.00 with a strike rate of 91.52. Has Bazball written all over him.
There is a ground delay (who would have thought!) at Polo Farm for our 2nd XI game against Middlesex but they are looking to start at 1.00pm. Teams have yet to be announced.
Meanwhile, in the Warwickshire 2s v Sussex, it's no surprise to see, following his 8 wicket haul, that Tom Davis has been given another game for Warwickshire. George Ealham (Kent/Surrey/Kent/Surrey/Kent/Sussex) is in the Sussex XI. I would suggest that Tom is the one that has the potential to make it because he has pace whereas George is an average batsman who bowls a medium pace rather like his Dad, Mark, used to but without the same level of wicket taking ability. George averaged 24.47 with the bat and took 13 wickets at 37.92 with an economy rate of 5.15 with the ball for his club in the Surrey Championship last season. His younger brother, Tommy, is contracted to Surrey and is a promising spinner .
A very strong 2nd XI turning out for us with clearly the intention to give some of those that have struggled to put runs together and take wickets another chance in the middle:
Muyeye Leaning Finch Stewart Gilchrist Qadri Arafat Jas Jaydn Ekansh Dawkins Carney
For Middx, Sam Robson plays. Kent won the toss and elected to bowl
Surrey beat Hants by an innings and 11 runs. The leading wicket taker in the country, Cameron Steel, bowled just four overs in the match taking one wicket. Of more note is the fact that Pope took six catches in Hants second innings (eight in the match) and he wasn't keeping either.
Surrey beat Hants by an innings and 11 runs. The leading wicket taker in the country, Cameron Steel, bowled just four overs in the match taking one wicket. Of more note is the fact that Pope took six catches in Hants second innings (eight in the match) and he wasn't keeping either.
That result puts our defeat last week into better perspective. No Hants player made a 50 in the match.
Surrey beat Hants by an innings and 11 runs. The leading wicket taker in the country, Cameron Steel, bowled just four overs in the match taking one wicket. Of more note is the fact that Pope took six catches in Hants second innings (eight in the match) and he wasn't keeping either.
That result puts our defeat last week into better perspective. No Hants player made a 50 in the match.
Get what you are saying but They also managed to bowl Surrey out and would have probably done so a lot cheaper, if it weren’t for the hundred from Clark at 9
Surrey beat Hants by an innings and 11 runs. The leading wicket taker in the country, Cameron Steel, bowled just four overs in the match taking one wicket. Of more note is the fact that Pope took six catches in Hants second innings (eight in the match) and he wasn't keeping either.
That result puts our defeat last week into better perspective. No Hants player made a 50 in the match.
Get what you are saying but They also managed to bowl Surrey out and would have probably done so a lot cheaper, if it weren’t for the hundred from Clark at 9
But we would also have bowled them out a lot cheaper if you removed some of their batsmen's score
Surrey beat Hants by an innings and 11 runs. The leading wicket taker in the country, Cameron Steel, bowled just four overs in the match taking one wicket. Of more note is the fact that Pope took six catches in Hants second innings (eight in the match) and he wasn't keeping either.
That result puts our defeat last week into better perspective. No Hants player made a 50 in the match.
Get what you are saying but They also managed to bowl Surrey out and would have probably done so a lot cheaper, if it weren’t for the hundred from Clark at 9
But we would also have bowled them out a lot cheaper if you removed some of their batsmen's score
Some ? I suggest you have a look at the scorecard again mate
Surrey beat Hants by an innings and 11 runs. The leading wicket taker in the country, Cameron Steel, bowled just four overs in the match taking one wicket. Of more note is the fact that Pope took six catches in Hants second innings (eight in the match) and he wasn't keeping either.
That result puts our defeat last week into better perspective. No Hants player made a 50 in the match.
Get what you are saying but They also managed to bowl Surrey out and would have probably done so a lot cheaper, if it weren’t for the hundred from Clark at 9
We were missing several bowlers, so had a very weak attack when compared to the one we should be able to use for the next match.
And Hants came 3rd last season, so would be expected to give Surrey a much harder game than us.
34 games played so far this season which equates to more than 25% of the CC fixtures and 27 of them have resulted in draws. Well done the ECB for the introduction of the Kookaburra ball and having four rounds of matches before the end of April for spectators to "enjoy" in the freezing cold!
Middx 2s finished on 263-5 thanks in the main to 109 from Robson. Our bowling figures including an extremely miserly return from Qadri, notable for the fact that not only did he only go for 15 runs in 17 overs but he also never conceded more than a single off any of his 102 balls:
Surrey beat Hants by an innings and 11 runs. The leading wicket taker in the country, Cameron Steel, bowled just four overs in the match taking one wicket. Of more note is the fact that Pope took six catches in Hants second innings (eight in the match) and he wasn't keeping either.
That result puts our defeat last week into better perspective. No Hants player made a 50 in the match.
Get what you are saying but They also managed to bowl Surrey out and would have probably done so a lot cheaper, if it weren’t for the hundred from Clark at 9
He may be batting at 9 but Clark is a proper allrounder. Its his 3rd ton for us and he had 4 or 5 before joining us. It's not unusual he gets runs down the order. We are just stacked will allrounders.
Middx 2s ended up 369 all out off 120 overs. No one can say that Qadri didn't do his bit with the ball with 3-41 off 31 over but no rest for the wicked because he's opening the batting with Ekansh. I suspect that's not so much as reward for his stint bowling but because he didn't get a bat in the last 2s game.
None of our seamers proved particularly effective but I have to feel a bit sorry for Grant Stewart who, although not giving many freebies, in what is his sixth match, has yet to take a wicket this season with overall figures of 58-16-187-0
Interestingly Essex have borrowed keeper Harry Duke from Yorkshire for 2 weeks due to injuries. I hadn't realised that Cox's finger injury from last season was still an issue.
Duke joins Essex alongside existing wicketkeepers Michael Pepper and Adam Rossington both currently receiving treatment for finger injuries.
Meanwhile, Jordan Cox is currently unable to keep wicket following his rehabilitation from a finger injury sustained during The Hundred last season.
Seb is sharing keeping duties for Bickley this season primarily because he has missed doing so during the course of the last couple of years. Watch this space for news of yet another broken thumb!!!
Interestingly Essex have borrowed keeper Harry Duke from Yorkshire for 2 weeks due to injuries. I hadn't realised that Cox's finger injury from last season was still an issue.
Duke joins Essex alongside existing wicketkeepers Michael Pepper and Adam Rossington both currently receiving treatment for finger injuries.
Meanwhile, Jordan Cox is currently unable to keep wicket following his rehabilitation from a finger injury sustained during The Hundred last season.
Seb is sharing keeping duties for Bickley this season primarily because he has missed doing so during the course of the last couple of years. Watch this space for news of yet another broken thumb!!!
Leaning (10*) and Finch (0*) have both been retired on their overnight scores presumably so they can go and train with the rest of the first team. Jaydn made 21 and Muyeye is 22*. He has been joined by Savin Perera who wasn't in the original 12 and who scored 30 and 50 in the 2s game against Notts.
Kent Cricket is delighted to announce the signing of Charlie Stobo for the majority of the rest of the 2024 season, from 20 May – 16 September, subject to regulatory approval.
Fellow Australians Wes Agar (until end of July) & Xavier Bartlett (first eight Vitality Blast matches) will also be available for Kent during Stobo’s time at the county. Beyers Swanepoel, the fast-bowling all-rounder from South Africa, will also be joining Kent from 7 May until the end of the season.
ECB Playing Regulations allow for Counties to have four overseas players registered at any one point, with two permitted in a Playing XI. Both Stobo & Swanepoel will therefore be eligible to play for the Kent Spitfires in the 2024 Metro Bank One Day Cup, as well as any potential knockout matches in any format.
That is seamer number 14 in a squad of 25. He is a real left field signing - he made his debut in FC cricket in 2016 but it is in the last couple of years that he has come to the fore hence only having 18 FC matches to his name at the age of 29.
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Interestingly Essex have borrowed keeper Harry Duke from Yorkshire for 2 weeks due to injuries. I hadn't realised that Cox's finger injury from last season was still an issue.
Ekansh 8
O'Riordan 59
Stewart 14
Jaydn 4
Carney 29
Qadri DNB
currently 68 off of 61 against Essex
Meanwhile, in the Warwickshire 2s v Sussex, it's no surprise to see, following his 8 wicket haul, that Tom Davis has been given another game for Warwickshire. George Ealham (Kent/Surrey/Kent/Surrey/Kent/Sussex) is in the Sussex XI. I would suggest that Tom is the one that has the potential to make it because he has pace whereas George is an average batsman who bowls a medium pace rather like his Dad, Mark, used to but without the same level of wicket taking ability. George averaged 24.47 with the bat and took 13 wickets at 37.92 with an economy rate of 5.15 with the ball for his club in the Surrey Championship last season. His younger brother, Tommy, is contracted to Surrey and is a promising spinner .
Muyeye
Leaning
Finch
Stewart
Gilchrist
Qadri
Arafat
Jas
Jaydn
Ekansh
Dawkins
Carney
For Middx, Sam Robson plays. Kent won the toss and elected to bowl
Get what you are saying but They also managed to bowl Surrey out and would have probably done so a lot cheaper, if it weren’t for the hundred from Clark at 9
And Hants came 3rd last season, so would be expected to give Surrey a much harder game than us.
None of our seamers proved particularly effective but I have to feel a bit sorry for Grant Stewart who, although not giving many freebies, in what is his sixth match, has yet to take a wicket this season with overall figures of 58-16-187-0
Qadri (45 off 51) and Ekansh (42 off 91) are the two out
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Kent Cricket is delighted to announce the signing of Charlie Stobo for the majority of the rest of the 2024 season, from 20 May – 16 September, subject to regulatory approval.