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Kent Cricket 2026

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  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,890
    fenaddick said:
    fenaddick said:
    Another new signing. Batting all rounder Dian Forrester joins for the blast. He played with Billings in the PSL recently for the RawalPindi Pindiz

    https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/dian-forrester-joins-kent-spitfires-for-the-2026-vitality-blast/
    Clearly signing for Kent was the springboard Forrester needed. He’s just been signed by CSK in the IPL as a replacement for Jamie Overton. He’ll still come to Kent after his time carrying drinks is over 
    Hopefully he'll play well for CSK but they lose all their remaining matches, so he can leave asap. Their final regular match is Thursday 21st, the day before the Blast starts. Otherwise he'll barely play before there is a long gap to play 2 CC games.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,905
    LenGlover said:
    Grant Stewart must be injured.
    Both Stewart and Quinn were injured in training three or four weeks ago.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,905
    fenaddick said:
    fenaddick said:
    Another new signing. Batting all rounder Dian Forrester joins for the blast. He played with Billings in the PSL recently for the RawalPindi Pindiz

    https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/dian-forrester-joins-kent-spitfires-for-the-2026-vitality-blast/
    Clearly signing for Kent was the springboard Forrester needed. He’s just been signed by CSK in the IPL as a replacement for Jamie Overton. He’ll still come to Kent after his time carrying drinks is over 
    Disappointing but a couple of weeks carrying the drinks in the IPL is probably worth more to him than two months at Kent. And there is the add on of playing for an IPL franchise in the SA20 which is, unfortunately, the way of the cricketing world now. 
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 13,959
    edited May 15
    Gonna be a tough match. Two of their batters are on top form in Gay and Bedingham. Plus Raine will be rainin down the balls on our batters. Oh and of course the likes of Potts and stokes also play for them.. 

    Should be fun.. 

    Kent win the toss and bat first 

    teams.. 
    Ben Dawkins
    Zak Crawley
    Sam Northeast
    Tawanda Muyeye
    Daniel Bell-Drummond (c), Captain
    Chris Benjamin (wk), Wicket Keeper
    Ekansh Singh
    Matt Milnes
    Keith Dudgeon
    James Taylor
    Matt Parkinson

    Durham.. 
    Alex Lees (c), Captain
    Ben McKinney
    Emilio Gay
    David Bedingham
    Ben Stokes
    Graham Clark
    Ollie Robinson (wk), Wicket Keeper
    Kasey Aldridge
    Ben Raine
    Matthew Potts
    Callum Parkinson
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,586
    Is the most Crawley thing imaginable a huge hundred here or a first ball duck?
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,988
    Kent batting 18-0 Crawley 12* Dawkins 6*
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,890
    fenaddick said:
    Is the most Crawley thing imaginable a huge hundred here or a first ball duck?
    Crawley to get a double ton, while Gay gets a pair   :D

    Cohen left out not surprisingly, but also Evison which is more interesting. 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 19,134
    Stream now down  :s
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 19,134
    Shouldn't there be Radio Kent coverage via BBC online ? 
  • Fanny Fanackapan
    Fanny Fanackapan Posts: 19,134
    Is no-one interested in this opening masterclass from Beckenham ...or is everyone there watching ? 

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,586
    Crawley falls for 30 (45) to the Bowling of Stokes. Northeast in and off a duck. 67/1
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,890
    30 is such a Crawley score.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,605
    Kent 97~1 (25).

    Crawley 30
    Dawkins 46*
    Northeast 14*
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,586
    50* for Dawkins off 94. 105/1
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,905
    edited May 15
    killerandflash said:
    fenaddick said:
    Is the most Crawley thing imaginable a huge hundred here or a first ball duck?
    Crawley to get a double ton, while Gay gets a pair   :D

    Cohen left out not surprisingly, but also Evison which is more interesting. 
    I suspect that Ekansh has been preferred because Evison hasn't really done anything with the bat apart from one innings (172 runs at 21.50 average) or ball (9 wickets at 48.44). Ekansh (55 runs at 13.75) has found ways of getting out but with the ball has looked more threatening (5 wickets at 27.80) and is a yard or so already quicker than Evison. 

    Last year, as I said, was a learning curve and this year is a transitional one. The fact that Dawkins and Ekansh, both just 19, are pushing for regular spots in the first team bodes well for the future.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 71,890
    Addick Addict said:
    killerandflash said:
    fenaddick said:
    Is the most Crawley thing imaginable a huge hundred here or a first ball duck?
    Crawley to get a double ton, while Gay gets a pair   :D

    Cohen left out not surprisingly, but also Evison which is more interesting. 
    I suspect that Ekansh has been preferred because Evison hasn't really done anything with the bat apart from one innings (172 runs at 21.50 average) or ball (9 wickets at 48.44). Ekansh (55 runs at 13.75) has found ways of getting out but with the ball has looked more threatening (5 wickets at 27.80) and is a yard or so already quicker than Evison. 

    Last year, as I said, was a learning curve and this year is a transitional one. The fact that Dawkins (20) and Ekansh (19) are pushing for regular spots in the first team bodes well for the future.
    Yes, Ekansh has really come on as a player, whereas his namesake Jas doesn't look like he'll ever be good enough.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,905
    115-1 at lunch

    Dawkins 56* (105)
    Northeast 22* (30)
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,905
    We haven't got another CC match for a month but there's going to be an interesting decision that Hollioake is going to have to make regarding the opening spots. Compton will be fit, Dawkins has just hit his second 50 in three innings and Crawley has a top score of 44 from 11 innings and an average of just 20.45 this season. 

    The issue is that should Kent drop Crawley then the likelihood is that he will be off somewhere else next season but also, could in theory, be sent by the ECB to another county this year. Much could depend on what Crawley does in the second innings in this match because a meaningful contribution could justify any decision to keep him in the side.   
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,605
    Kent 154~1 [38]

    Dawkins 65*
    Northeast 43*
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,605
    161~1

    100 partnership. 

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  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,586
    Northeast 52* (79). 176/1
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 18,586
    Waited until he'd seen off the over but Ben Dawkins is coping fairly well with Stokes. Stokes himself looks in decent shape so it's great experience for Dawkins
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,905
    200-1

    Haven't posted that too many times in the last few seasons. Well I have, actually, but not when we've been batting!
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,605
    edited May 15
    213~1 [52.2].

    150 partnership.

    Dawkins 98*
    Northeast 63*
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,988
    Might get a batting point or two
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,905
    Dawkins reaches his ton. Very well batted!!!

    221-1

    Dawkins 102* (178)
    Northeast 67* (106)
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,605
    Dawkins 1st 1st class century. 

    221~1

    Dawkins 102*
    Northeast 67*
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,988
    Well done Ben!!!!!!
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,988
    edited May 15
    Is that his maiden first class century?

    Pretty sure it is 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 41,905
    LenGlover said:
    Is that his maiden first class century?

    Pretty sure it is 
    It is. He already has a List A ton to his name. 

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