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2 year extension for Stewart confirmed
https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/grant-stewart-extends-kent-contract/
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Glad he's staying, though strange why it's taken so long1
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Good news about Stewart . Is Zak’s contract up ?0
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Yes but there are all sorts of uncertainties surrounding him specifically in relation to central contracts, availability, form and whether he's staying or not.walshiesleftfoot said:Good news about Stewart . Is Zak’s contract up ?1 -
As is his right, he might have been waiting to see if any other counties were forthcoming. What is stranger is the fact that there's been no announcement of a county cap. It's over eight years since he made his debut for us and the irony is that we've just signed two players from other counties who already have Kent caps - Northeast and Milnes who was only with us originally for four years.killerandflash said:Glad he's staying, though strange why it's taken so long2 -
From The Times
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That must be the game where Brad Friedel scored for them right at the end, and then Claus Jensen got the winner. The sort of game to convert anyone from the dark side
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Crawley goes on to talk about the Gill incident this summer and his Millwall supporting uncle:
Crawley enjoyed the contretemps with Gill, the opportunity to show defiance. “I texted my uncle because I knew he’d love it, they’re always talking about Millwall and growing up in inner London, and they’re great stories,” Crawley says. “And with Gill, I thought it was funny. It wasn’t premeditated, but I was genuinely annoyed. You don’t get many chances like that to stand up against 11 men and I loved it, really."
That’s why it helps in those moments to be proper Millwall. To stick that chest out and say: if no one likes us, we don’t care. But Zak Crawley can’t help caring, just a little bit; because he’s Charlton, really.3 -
John Emburey is the only notable cricketer I can think of who supported Millwall. Millwall don't seem to have many cricket connections.0
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Very rare principally because the Laws of the game are a bit complicated for them and hooliganism isn't part of the culture.killerandflash said:John Emburey is the only notable cricketer I can think of who supported Millwall. Millwall don't seem to have many cricket connections.
That said, Ali Orr, formerly of Sussex and now Hampshire is. Who knew the Millwall squad is multi-lingual?This affinity came about when he was a boy. Orr’s parents took him on holiday to Portugal, to a resort where the Millwall squad were training and the manager, Ian Holloway, invited him to join in. “I learnt a whole lot of words I didn’t know before,” he says. His ambition is to watch matches at all 92 Football League grounds. Hampshire’s rained-off fixture in Durham last month allowed him to visit Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. “It takes my mind off cricket,” he says.
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That's pretty funny. Good cricketer too when he's not finding the most ridiculous ways to get out I think I've ever seen. Was ran out twice in a season backing up at the non strikers end for Sussex.Addick Addict said:
Very rare principally because the Laws of the game are a bit complicated for them and hooliganism isn't part of the culture.killerandflash said:John Emburey is the only notable cricketer I can think of who supported Millwall. Millwall don't seem to have many cricket connections.
That said, Ali Orr, formerly of Sussex and now Hampshire is. Who knew the Millwall squad is multi-lingual?This affinity came about when he was a boy. Orr’s parents took him on holiday to Portugal, to a resort where the Millwall squad were training and the manager, Ian Holloway, invited him to join in. “I learnt a whole lot of words I didn’t know before,” he says. His ambition is to watch matches at all 92 Football League grounds. Hampshire’s rained-off fixture in Durham last month allowed him to visit Sunderland’s Stadium of Light. “It takes my mind off cricket,” he says.
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Cricket, gentleman’s game with decorum and etiquette.killerandflash said:John Emburey is the only notable cricketer I can think of who supported Millwall. Millwall don't seem to have many cricket connections.
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The experts on married at first sight would not match these.0 -
Contract extension for Jas Singh
https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/jas-singh-signs-kent-contract-extension/3 -
Addick Addict said:According to another forum, Hollioake had indicated that Stewart, DBD and Jas have signed contract extensions.
Just one more of those, DBD, to be confirmed. That still leaves the futures of Billings, Crawley, Joe Denly, Quinn, Klaassen and Cohen to be resolved/announced.1 -
Darren Stevens returns and 2 new coaches appointed
https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/kent-men-coaching-setup-confirmed-for-the-2026-season/
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Alan Brown ex Kent and England fast bowler 90 today. One of my favourites as a youngster.
Dear old Chirpy wouldn't have allowed it on the celebrity thread so posting here instead.5 -
I would like to think that, as a massive Kent supporter, Chirpy might have made Alan Brown an exception. And told anyone who sought to question that decision where to go!LenGlover said:Alan Brown ex Kent and England fast bowler 90 today. One of my favourites as a youngster.
Dear old Chirpy wouldn't have allowed it on the celebrity thread so posting here instead.0 -
P'raps as Curbs would say but I think not.Addick Addict said:
I would like to think that, as a massive Kent supporter, Chirpy might have made Alan Brown an exception. And told anyone who sought to question that decision where to go!LenGlover said:Alan Brown ex Kent and England fast bowler 90 today. One of my favourites as a youngster.
Dear old Chirpy wouldn't have allowed it on the celebrity thread so posting here instead.1 -
New contract for Joe Denly. All format deal but will mainly just be playing in the Blast
https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/joe-denly-returns-for-20th-season-as-kent-cricketer/
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And with a coaching role too.3
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I've always felt that, for a player of his talent, Joe has left me feeling with him having just a bit more to offer. One can't take away being 20 years as a pro because not many do that.fenaddick said:New contract for Joe Denly. All format deal but will mainly just be playing in the Blast
https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/joe-denly-returns-for-20th-season-as-kent-cricketer/
I think that we'll only see him in the CC if and when there is a real need for him. Potentially, we have, assuming Finch and Evison are fixtures, ten batters, namely Crawley, Compton, DBD, Northeast, Muyeye, Leaning, Benjamin, Dawkins, Jaydn and Ekansh all competing for just five spots in the side. Similarly, those not getting many games in the CC will fill the 50 over side.
This still leaves the futures of Crawley (no news on central contracts yet), Billings, Quinn, Cohen and Klaassen to be resolved.0 -
That's an interesting one because I get the impression that Joe and Dave Fulton were lending a hand with the first team batting coaching and also the pathway. This is probably because it appears that, despite Toby Radford being appointed as "batting consultant", he wasn't actually used last season. Radford has been at pains to point out, because Kent CCC and Kent Online mentioned his departure when appointing Jaahid Ali a couple of weeks ago, using social media that he didn't actually work with Kent in 2025.killerandflash said:And with a coaching role too.0 -
Comments seem to allude we will be throwing the 50 over cup again?0
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I think we have to bear in mind that the lads who played this year will be a year older and that, hopefully, the bowling will have a bit more depth to it. At the end of the day, it is a competition where the team that wins it is, invariably, one that is least hit by absences due to a combination of injuries and not losing players to that other thing that is going on at the same time. Last season we lost, for part or all of it, the likes of Billings, DBD, Muyeye, Dudgeon, Quinn, Jas, Joe and Stewart.IR94 said:Comments seem to allude we will be throwing the 50 over cup again?1 -
The Metro Bank is a difficult one. For most counties it's fringe players and developing youth. At Sussex we don't even bother with playing our overseas in it.
Until it's moved away from that competition it's always going to be a bit second rate1 -
Ekansh has signed a three-year contract to replace his existing Rookie contract. Great news.2
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https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/ekansh-singh-signs-three-year-kent-contract/Addick Addict said:Ekansh has signed a three-year contract to replace his existing Rookie contract. Great news.
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Excellent. We need Dawkins signed up on a proper and longer contract too, he's too good to be on a rookie contract.0
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Kent work on the basis that, on average, they will produce two players from their Academy every three years.
That isn't a perfect science and we have done slightly better than that but, hopefully, the likes of the three 19-year-olds will prove to be the start of the next large cohort of Academy products similar to the one that produced those nine players spanning a five year period:
Joe Denly (39)
Sam Northeast (36)
Alex Blake (36)
Matt Coles (35)
Ivan Thomas (34)
Sam Billings (34)
Adam Riley (33)
Adam Ball (32)
Fabian Cowdrey (32)
Daniel Bell-Drummond (32)
Ryan Davies (28)
Marcus O'Riordan (27)
Zak Crawley (27)
Ollie Robinson (26)
Jordan Cox (25)
Jas Singh (23)
Jaydn Denly (19)
Ekansh Singh (19)
Ben Dawkins (19)
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