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Kent Cricket 2024
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Can’t see us avoiding relegation this season0
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That's the spirit !MrOneLung said:Can’t see us avoiding relegation this season1 -
You can tell it's the first day of the County Championship season - it's raining!4
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No play before lunch will be taken at 1.00pm0
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At least it's not snowingPedro45 said:You can tell it's the first day of the County Championship season - it's raining!
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Ben Duckett is opening for Notts today, which makes you wonder why Zak isn't playing yet.0
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The reason is that Zak decided that he didn't want to play in the first two matches and he's presumably waiting until the wickets and weather get a bit better. It's down to the players in conjunction with the ECB (and to a very small degree the county) when they play as confirmed on the website whereas Duckett is not to make this opening game one of those he is likely to miss:killerandflash said:Ben Duckett is opening for Notts today, which makes you wonder why Zak isn't playing yet.
Zak Crawley is following ECB advice to not feature any two matches of the first section of Vitality County Championship fixtures this year. The right-hander has therefore decided to miss Kent’s first two matches of the 2024 season, making himself available to play for Kent across all formats until England’s Test Series with West Indies in July, barring any further international call-ups.
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England Under-19 wicket-keeper and former Lancs academy player, Jack Carney, will be given a number of games in our 2nd XI.
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Interesting. Is that a trial for a permanent move? Seems strange that they'd let him go.Addick Addict said:England Under-19 wicket-keeper and former Lancs academy player, Jack Carney, will be given a number of games in our 2nd XI.0 -
He's a triallist. I get the impression that they are keeping all options open but I'm sure if he does well then he will be given a contract. The one thing I don't believe they want is to sign another established keeper on a long term contract - one because it could complicate things not just now but also in the future and two because it's far cheaper to award a rookie contract to someone of a requisite age.killerandflash said:
Interesting. Is that a trial for a permanent move? Seems strange that they'd let him go.Addick Addict said:England Under-19 wicket-keeper and former Lancs academy player, Jack Carney, will be given a number of games in our 2nd XI.1 - Sponsored links:
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Play abandoned for the day. Who would have thought that would be possible on 5th April. It's not as if the month is known for showers is it?2
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I was more confused why Lancs would let a 19 year old go if he's played for England U19s.Addick Addict said:
He's a triallist. I get the impression that they are keeping all options open but I'm sure if he does well then he will be given a contract. The one thing I don't believe they want is to sign another established keeper on a long term contract - one because it could complicate things not just now but also in the future and two because it's far cheaper to award a rookie contract to someone of a requisite age.killerandflash said:
Interesting. Is that a trial for a permanent move? Seems strange that they'd let him go.Addick Addict said:England Under-19 wicket-keeper and former Lancs academy player, Jack Carney, will be given a number of games in our 2nd XI.
Weird for the Kent wicket keeper production line to dry up, but he looks a sensible signing when we've already got Billings for the Blast and Finch, who's "good enough" for everything else.0 -
I imagine the outfield was bad, as there's so far been a full day's play at Lord's and Edgbaston, and it's not raining in Kent.0
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Think Lancs are stacked at keeper with Buttler,Salt and George Bell. So probably not a lot of first team opportunities for Carney.0
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England U19s is a stepping stone to potential success but there are any number that don't make it in county cricket. The so called "pathway" to the U19s is one that is dictated by circumstance and promise and a bit like a 2 year old racehorse some just don't "train on".killerandflash said:
I was more confused why Lancs would let a 19 year old go if he's played for England U19s.Addick Addict said:
He's a triallist. I get the impression that they are keeping all options open but I'm sure if he does well then he will be given a contract. The one thing I don't believe they want is to sign another established keeper on a long term contract - one because it could complicate things not just now but also in the future and two because it's far cheaper to award a rookie contract to someone of a requisite age.killerandflash said:
Interesting. Is that a trial for a permanent move? Seems strange that they'd let him go.Addick Addict said:England Under-19 wicket-keeper and former Lancs academy player, Jack Carney, will be given a number of games in our 2nd XI.
Weird for the Kent wicket keeper production line to dry up, but he looks a sensible signing when we've already got Billings for the Blast and Finch, who's "good enough" for everything else.
The recent Kent keeper production line was very much as a result of the work of Ray Willis (age group and specialist keeping coach) and his son Simon (former 1s keeper and Head Academy Coach), neither of which are heavily involved at Kent any longer but who were big influences on Billings, Robinson and Cox. Equally, Lancashire have Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, George Bell (England U19), George Lavelle and Matthew Hurst (England U19) who all keep so Carney is going to struggle to get a game in their 2nd XI let alone the first team.0 -
It's far too early to start thinking about relegation but I'm not sure that I am comfortable with the fact that Worcestershire, one of the other sides tipped up to go down, are 177-1 against Warwickshire. At least one poster on here will be happy with that!1
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Warwickshire coming at Kashif Ali with water guns. FoolsAddick Addict said:It's far too early to start thinking about relegation but I'm not sure that I am comfortable with the fact that Worcestershire, one of the other sides tipped up to go down, are 177-1 against Warwickshire. At least one poster on here will be happy with that!1 -
It can't be very often that at this time of year Messrs Hannon-Dalby and Rushworth have returned combined figures of 0-98Leuth said:
Warwickshire coming at Kashif Ali with water guns. FoolsAddick Addict said:It's far too early to start thinking about relegation but I'm not sure that I am comfortable with the fact that Worcestershire, one of the other sides tipped up to go down, are 177-1 against Warwickshire. At least one poster on here will be happy with that!0 -
Sam Northeast 154no.
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Jordan Cox 68 not out (127) out of a total of 209-6. Elgar made 80 (156)0
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I have not read a single season’s preview that hasn’t had us in bottom two this season !Addick Addict said:It's far too early to start thinking about relegation but I'm not sure that I am comfortable with the fact that Worcestershire, one of the other sides tipped up to go down, are 177-1 against Warwickshire. At least one poster on here will be happy with that!0 -
Cox out for 84 (150). Essex 244-9 with 18 of those extras so Cox and Elgar each managed to score more than the rest of the team put together.Addick Addict said:Jordan Cox 68 not out (127) out of a total of 209-6. Elgar made 80 (156)0 -
That was with the Kookaburra ball, which made batting easy once 15 overs had passedkillerandflash said:Sam Northeast 154no.
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It’s all fair enough apart from the bit about not picking up a bat until next month.PrincessFiona said:Get in the nets! What are we paying you for?3 -
Parkinson plays. Garrett makes his debut, instead of Singh.Addick Addict said:One suspects that, depending on whether we opt to play a spinner, the team will look like this:
Compton
Muyeye
DBD
Leaning
Denly
Finch
Evison
Agar
Gilchrist
Singh
Parkinson (Garrett/Bhuiyan)
Kent 48-0 after 14 overs.1 -
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Muyeye bowled Gregory 33 (54)1 -
DBD (6 off 9) gone too to Gregory
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We really do need the batsmen to perform because there isn't much hope for our tail wagging when the highest in the order of "9, 10, Jack" has a FC batting average of 6.25 and once achieved the record of six ducks in a row including three goldens!
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First collapse of the season! Woohoo!2
