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Kent CCC 2023
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There might be a place for him if a certain hard hitting batsman, who is only being utilised during an injury crisis, isn't with us as I believe he won't be.moutuakilla said:Bopara being released by Sussex. Wouldn't mind him popping up at Kent next season!0 -
I see that DBD, Klaassen and Muyeye have been picked up as wildcards in The Hundred. As far as I can see the other ones we've lost are Crawley, Billings and Cox (so that's five batsmen and a seamer) which would leave us with this as our squad for the 50 over competition:
Compton
Denly
Leaning
Finch
Blake
O'Riordan
Evison
Linde
Logan
Qadri
Gilchrist
Quinn
Stewart
Singh (Jas)
Bhuiyan
Hogan
Of the 16, Gilchrist and Logan may not be available as they do not even appear to be playing 2nd X! cricket at present. That really does leave us short and I would not be surprised if there isn't a call up one or two club cricketers to supplement the squad.
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Interesting that Leaning has missed out this year, with Denly missing again. Quite damning that Linde wasn't wanted really.
Muyeye's recent form got him the callup you imagine.
The squad doesn't look too bad, maybe 1 or 2 batters short if there are injuries. Plenty of spin options, and a good chance for Singh and Bhuiyan to get some overs.2 -
One thing that I hadn't realised is that players can be released back to counties if they aren't being used by their franchise which is a lot better than the situation we've had previously1
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Is that a change for this year? It wasnt the case last year and something I know Alec Stewart was pushing the powers that be to introduce as we had 3 players in the hundred last year who didnt play a single game and a handful others who only played 1 or 2.Addick Addict said:One thing that I hadn't realised is that players can be released back to counties if they aren't being used by their franchise which is a lot better than the situation we've had previously0 -
We had the likes of Leaning last season not playing a minute in The Hundred last season too but it is my understanding that they can be released this year. Whether that is on a game to game basis or after a period of time following splinter rash as a result of sitting on the bench I'm not awarecantersaddick said:
Is that a change for this year? It wasnt the case last year and something I know Alec Stewart was pushing the powers that be to introduce as we had 3 players in the hundred last year who didnt play a single game and a handful others who only played 1 or 2.Addick Addict said:One thing that I hadn't realised is that players can be released back to counties if they aren't being used by their franchise which is a lot better than the situation we've had previously0 -
I've since discovered that Linde is in the draft for the Caribbean Premier League and that starts on 16th August. Presumably Kent have agreed to this.
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Win-win surely. Don't have to play him or pay him. Result!Addick Addict said:I've since discovered that Linde is in the draft for the Caribbean Premier League and that starts on 16th August. Presumably Kent have agreed to this.2 -
Paul Downton to retire as Director of Cricket at the end of the season
https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/paul-downton-to-retire-after-2023-season/?fbclid=IwAR2O4Oq068w_oNO_vLMZnXfuwnqX2S2G5_F8RoiRciDUy1Az_Zo1ApNLuj0
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I haven't got any information as to what has happened to O'Riordan but he "retired not out" in the first innings. The NV play video, unfortunately, shows the ball before he did so and tells us nothing but he didn't come back to bat and has been removed from the batting list for the second innings. I just hope that this isn't a recurrence of the injury that is preventing him from bowling post operation.0
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13 man squad for CC game against Warwickshire - Agar, DBD, Gilchrist and O'Riordan all injured and Billings once again left out of squad. Jas Singh included following his 8 wickets last week for the 2s as is Finch (averages 64.22 in the 2s Championship) after his ton in the same game
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That same hard hitting batsman is currently playing a three day game (alongside his friend and fellow Hayes CC player, Will McVicar) for Cornwall against Devon, making 102 off 85 balls. A sign of things to come?Addick Addict said:
There might be a place for him if a certain hard hitting batsman, who is only being utilised during an injury crisis, isn't with us as I believe he won't be.moutuakilla said:Bopara being released by Sussex. Wouldn't mind him popping up at Kent next season!
https://cornwallccc.play-cricket.com/website/results/5618066
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Worst overseas player ever .cantersaddick said:
Win-win surely. Don't have to play him or pay him. Result!Addick Addict said:I've since discovered that Linde is in the draft for the Caribbean Premier League and that starts on 16th August. Presumably Kent have agreed to this.0 -
No one is ever likely to take that accolade from Miguel Cummins - in the County Championship his record in 2021 was 162.2-19-622-6. That's 6 wickets at 103.66 and an economy rate of 3.83wmcf123 said:
Worst overseas player ever .cantersaddick said:
Win-win surely. Don't have to play him or pay him. Result!Addick Addict said:I've since discovered that Linde is in the draft for the Caribbean Premier League and that starts on 16th August. Presumably Kent have agreed to this.
Unfortunately, that stint with us appears to have ruined the lad. Since then he has played just two professional matches - both for Barbados in 20221 -
That was a short term deal though. We signed Linde for TWO seasons!Addick Addict said:
No one is ever likely to take that accolade from Miguel Cummins - in the County Championship his record in 2021 was 162.2-19-622-6. That's 6 wickets at 103.66 and an economy rate of 3.83wmcf123 said:
Worst overseas player ever .cantersaddick said:
Win-win surely. Don't have to play him or pay him. Result!Addick Addict said:I've since discovered that Linde is in the draft for the Caribbean Premier League and that starts on 16th August. Presumably Kent have agreed to this.
Unfortunately, that stint with us appears to have ruined the lad. Since then he has played just two professional matches - both for Barbados in 20220 -
More than half a season wasn't "short term" enough for Cummins!!!killerandflash said:
That was a short term deal though. We signed Linde for TWO seasons!Addick Addict said:
No one is ever likely to take that accolade from Miguel Cummins - in the County Championship his record in 2021 was 162.2-19-622-6. That's 6 wickets at 103.66 and an economy rate of 3.83wmcf123 said:
Worst overseas player ever .cantersaddick said:
Win-win surely. Don't have to play him or pay him. Result!Addick Addict said:I've since discovered that Linde is in the draft for the Caribbean Premier League and that starts on 16th August. Presumably Kent have agreed to this.
Unfortunately, that stint with us appears to have ruined the lad. Since then he has played just two professional matches - both for Barbados in 2022
As for Linde, he has been awful in the CC but, if you look at his overall Blast averages, he isn't the worst:
Batting - 22.84 average with a strike rate of 150.94
Bowling - 26 wickets at 29.07 with an economy rate of 8.21
For comparison purposes, if we took someone like Qais Ahmed who was a success in my opinion, for example:
Batting - 7.36 average with a strike rate of 122.72
Bowling - 24 wickets at 29.00 with an economy rate of 7.10
So Linde and Qais have the same bowling average, albeit that Qais saves a run an over but there is absolutely no comparison between their batting. Linde in the side means that we can have that extra bowler whereas Qais never offered us that0 -
Kent have won the toss and elected to bat:
- TS Muyeye
- BG Compton
- JL Denly
- HZ Finch
- JA Leaning*
- JM Cox†
- JDM Evison
- G Stewart
- Hamidullah Qadri
- MR Quinn
- Arshdeep Singh
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Linde has been decent this season in the Blast, but he wasn't just signed to play in the Blast, which meant we ended up with a wasted overseas spot and wage in the CC.Addick Addict said:
More than half a season wasn't "short term" enough for Cummins!!!killerandflash said:
That was a short term deal though. We signed Linde for TWO seasons!Addick Addict said:
No one is ever likely to take that accolade from Miguel Cummins - in the County Championship his record in 2021 was 162.2-19-622-6. That's 6 wickets at 103.66 and an economy rate of 3.83wmcf123 said:
Worst overseas player ever .cantersaddick said:
Win-win surely. Don't have to play him or pay him. Result!Addick Addict said:I've since discovered that Linde is in the draft for the Caribbean Premier League and that starts on 16th August. Presumably Kent have agreed to this.
Unfortunately, that stint with us appears to have ruined the lad. Since then he has played just two professional matches - both for Barbados in 2022
As for Linde, he has been awful in the CC but, if you look at his overall Blast averages, he isn't the worst:
Batting - 22.84 average with a strike rate of 150.94
Bowling - 26 wickets at 29.07 with an economy rate of 8.21
For comparison purposes, if we took someone like Qais Ahmed who was a success in my opinion, for example:
Batting - 7.36 average with a strike rate of 122.72
Bowling - 24 wickets at 29.00 with an economy rate of 7.10
So Linde and Qais have the same bowling average, albeit that Qais saves a run an over but there is absolutely no comparison between their batting. Linde in the side means that we can have that extra bowler whereas Qais never offered us that1 -
I agree though the financial implications of that contract hasn't prevented us from signing two other overseas at times for the CC. Linde's contract would, undoubtedly, be more because he was signed for all codes but he certainly wouldn't cost us twice as much due to that factor. In fact, I would love to see what someone like Matt Henry is commanding to play either CC or Blast alone let alone both.killerandflash said:
Linde has been decent this season in the Blast, but he wasn't just signed to play in the Blast, which meant we ended up with a wasted overseas spot and wage in the CC.Addick Addict said:
More than half a season wasn't "short term" enough for Cummins!!!killerandflash said:
That was a short term deal though. We signed Linde for TWO seasons!Addick Addict said:
No one is ever likely to take that accolade from Miguel Cummins - in the County Championship his record in 2021 was 162.2-19-622-6. That's 6 wickets at 103.66 and an economy rate of 3.83wmcf123 said:
Worst overseas player ever .cantersaddick said:
Win-win surely. Don't have to play him or pay him. Result!Addick Addict said:I've since discovered that Linde is in the draft for the Caribbean Premier League and that starts on 16th August. Presumably Kent have agreed to this.
Unfortunately, that stint with us appears to have ruined the lad. Since then he has played just two professional matches - both for Barbados in 2022
As for Linde, he has been awful in the CC but, if you look at his overall Blast averages, he isn't the worst:
Batting - 22.84 average with a strike rate of 150.94
Bowling - 26 wickets at 29.07 with an economy rate of 8.21
For comparison purposes, if we took someone like Qais Ahmed who was a success in my opinion, for example:
Batting - 7.36 average with a strike rate of 122.72
Bowling - 24 wickets at 29.00 with an economy rate of 7.10
So Linde and Qais have the same bowling average, albeit that Qais saves a run an over but there is absolutely no comparison between their batting. Linde in the side means that we can have that extra bowler whereas Qais never offered us that0 -
Compton caught behind for 9
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Denly LBW for 1. That's 32 runs in 8 innings in the CC this season
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It's all going pear shape! Finch out for a duck
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Muyeye 19*0 -
Every time you post, it's another wicket
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What’s Ben Compton averaging this season ? Doesn’t feel anywhere near as good as before0
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FFS !!!
But it can only improve....now 30 -3
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It's a gift. There you go, no wicket!killerandflash said:Every time you post, it's another wicket2 -
He hasn't but his average of 33.92 is still a lot better than Cox (27.91), Leaning (24.41), Billings (9.19) and Denly (4.00). In fact, Compton has 475 runs from 15 innings whereas Billings and Denly have between them 124 runs from 18 innings.000__Jaaaaay__000 said:What’s Ben Compton averaging this season ? Doesn’t feel anywhere near as good as before0 -
Apologies but there has been another wicket. Muyeye has sold Leaning down the river and run his captain outAddick Addict said:
It's a gift. There you go, no wicket!killerandflash said:Every time you post, it's another wicket
40-4
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It DOESN'T get better !
Now 40-4 !0 -
This is not based on any evidence rather than my memory but doesn't cox generally score more runs as the season progresses.Addick Addict said:
He hasn't but his average of 33.92 is still a lot better than Cox (27.91), Leaning (24.41), Billings (9.19) and Denly (4.00). In fact, Compton has 475 runs from 15 innings whereas Billings and Denly have between them 124 runs from 18 innings.000__Jaaaaay__000 said:What’s Ben Compton averaging this season ? Doesn’t feel anywhere near as good as before
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