Kent Cricket 2026

fenaddick said:

Addick Addict said:

fenaddick said:

Just seen the Crawley LBW. The idea that this is hitting leg is farcical. He’s been poor this season no doubt but that’s two games in a row he’s got a dodgy decision. His reputation is preceding him 

Trouble is he keeps missing the ball (four times LBW and twice bowled this season). Look where that head is in relation to his hands and the ball - that is the technical issue that keeps getting him in trouble. 

Luck is a cyclical thing but, equally, in the last two games he's been dropped off sitters before being dismissed. If and when he turns his form around he'll probably find that he gets more of the rub of the green.

Sure but you don’t deserve to be given out for bad technique, if that was a law there’d be no club cricket! 

But there is no DRS and no official gets every decision correct. Crawley and every other batter would have been the beneficiary of not being given out when they were LBW or when they've hit the ball and not been dismissed caught behind. And he's not a club cricketer any more than the umpires are club umpires.

Crawley is the England opener and missed straight balls in six out of ten innings this season when it's mattered and numerous other occasions when he hasn't been given out too. It's too easy to blame officials and if he sorted out his technique in the first place he would be taking such decisions out of their hands. But he hasn't and doesn't and that is why he has a lifetime average of just 31.68.     

For all the criticism that Hollioake has received, I mentioned previously that his most successful decision of the season in bringing in Benjamin for Finch However, he did something else in this game that has undoubtedly benefitted us. Effectively, he gave Ekansh a "free hit" at six and pushed Evison down to eight.

To a degree, that sent a message to Evison that his place isn't guaranteed and that he needs to do something meaningful to retain it. Which he has now done. No doubt, if Stewart were available for the next game then Ekansh would miss out and Evison and Benjamin will revert to batting at six and seven albeit not necessarily in that order. All we need now is for the top five to find some runs consistently! 

Peter_G said:

Addick Addict said:

For all the criticism that Hollioake has received, I mentioned previously that his most successful decision of the season in bringing in Benjamin for Finch However, he did something else in this game that has undoubtedly benefitted us. Effectively, he gave Ekansh a "free hit" at six and pushed Evison down to eight.

To a degree, that sent a message to Evison that his place isn't guaranteed and that he needs to do something meaningful to retain it. Which he has now done. No doubt, if Stewart were available for the next game then Ekansh would miss out and Evison and Benjamin will revert to batting at six and seven albeit not necessarily in that order. All we need now is for the top five to find some runs consistently! 

Yes, but don’t you think Finch could come back in just as a batsman? Hopefully Compton will be back for Dawkins. Jas Singh was very expensive in Derbys first innings so maybe Stewart should replace him.

Compton will be back for Dawkins if fit. Stewart might well replace Jas in which case either Ekansh will retain his place as the fifth seamer or Parkinson will come in as the sole spinner. Finch hasn't done enough to justify a position as a batter alone in red ball (averaged 25.66 last season and has a lifetime average of 27.56) and bringing him in for would leave us with just four bowlers.  

Benjamin out for a fantastic 123

Haydon, playing just his third FC game, has taken 10-163 in the match.