There is absolutely no consistency with any of these players we have is there, leaning either goes big or gets absolutely nothing.
He's not unique sadly and is top of our averages (not including the once out Jaydn) this season with 35.77. In fact, Compton, Crawley, Denly, Evison, Muyeye, DBD and Muyeye are all between 32.03 and 35.77
I've said previously that those averages for this season are in keeping with that of their careers. For arguments sake, any six from those averaging say 34 in a match when added to the other five batters plus extras should get us about 650 runs in a match especially if someone like a Stevens is batting at 7.
In fact, in 2018 we finished runners up in Division 2 of the CC and our batsman actually performed even worse than they have this season. The top 10 in the averages were Denly (34.40), Kuhn (33.91), Crawley (31.45), Billings (30.83), Dickson (28.40), Stewart (25.87), Henry (21.64), DBD (19.81), Stevens (19.37) and Podmore (19.00).
The difference was the bowling - Henry (75), Podmore (43) and Stevens (42) took 160 wickets between them at just 18.51 per wicket. This season, our top three bowlers are Parkinson (30), Garrett (21) and Evison (18) - that's 69 wickets at 43.67 per wicket. Therein lies our biggest issue. Injuries to Cohen, Quinn, Gilchrist and Agar, amongst others, hasn't helped at all but the difference between the bowling attack of 2018 and 2024 is absolutely massive.
I was speaking to “Kent Management staff” earlier in the season at Canterbury and I said then that I was a tad worried this year. The reply was that we have been unlucky with injuries to bowlers….
As Addick Addict says, our batting weaknesses have in the past been slightly hidden by more successful bowlers. Now that our bowlers are sh*t, it shows how our batting is also sh*t. On their day, we have batsmen who can get a big score but there is no consistency whatsoever. Sh*t all round.
Just want the season to end. Draw a line, hoping for a large clear out (contracts permitting). We won’t bounce back anytime soon with the current lot.
The club needs a big clear out both on and off the field.
Walks, as we know, is leaving and I suspect half a dozen or so players will be going too. It's a question of who we can attract for the money we have to offer and in Division 2 given we are a non Hundred/Test hosting county too.
Will be interesting to see what happens next year. So many questionable decisions have been made by this management and getting agar back already for next year makes no sense to me either, another bowler who seems to not be able to play many matches in a row before breaking down. Handing out denly a long contract, not having competition for finch are one of many issues for me
Just throwing someone out there as a suggestion, I wonder if Kent might have a look at Ari Karvelas? Could be a solid seam option in all formats - doesn't seem to be fancied by Farbrace behind Robinson, the 3 overseas seamers we've had , Henry Crocombe and Sean Hunt.
Just throwing someone out there as a suggestion, I wonder if Kent might have a look at Ari Karvelas? Could be a solid seam option in all formats - doesn't seem to be fancied by Farbrace behind Robinson, the 3 overseas seamers we've had , Henry Crocombe and Sean Hunt.
He used to play for Tunbridge Wells in the Kent Prem. He's certainly not the worst suggestion and the sort of member of the pool we're fishing in
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In fact, in 2018 we finished runners up in Division 2 of the CC and our batsman actually performed even worse than they have this season. The top 10 in the averages were Denly (34.40), Kuhn (33.91), Crawley (31.45), Billings (30.83), Dickson (28.40), Stewart (25.87), Henry (21.64), DBD (19.81), Stevens (19.37) and Podmore (19.00).
The difference was the bowling - Henry (75), Podmore (43) and Stevens (42) took 160 wickets between them at just 18.51 per wicket. This season, our top three bowlers are Parkinson (30), Garrett (21) and Evison (18) - that's 69 wickets at 43.67 per wicket. Therein lies our biggest issue. Injuries to Cohen, Quinn, Gilchrist and Agar, amongst others, hasn't helped at all but the difference between the bowling attack of 2018 and 2024 is absolutely massive.
As Addick Addict says, our batting weaknesses have in the past been slightly hidden by more successful bowlers. Now that our bowlers are sh*t, it shows how our batting is also sh*t. On their day, we have batsmen who can get a big score but there is no consistency whatsoever. Sh*t all round.
Woeful this season absolutely woeful.
The club needs a big clear out both on and off the field.
Notts bowled out for 15.
Ogborne and Dickson - ones of our own!
Edit: Northeast makes it three with 50* (39)