KENT AND THE WORLD CUP

KENT AND THE WORLD CUP

The ICC World Cup is going on all around us (or at least, in those parts of the country not being flooded out by the glorious June weather), but there are no Kent players involved, unless you count Matt Henry with New Zealand, who has, after all, got his Kent cap. Joe...
KENT AND THE WORLD CUP

KENT’S WOMEN ARE WINNERS

A couple of weeks ago I was at the Polo Farm ground near Canterbury to watch the start of the Women’s county season, as Kent took on Nottinghamshire. To be perfectly honest, the thing that drew me there most was the fact that my granddaughter was among the Kent...
KENT AND THE WORLD CUP

THE OLD BOYS CLUB

M.E. Trescothick, lbw b Stevens 5. Marcus Trescothick                                  Darren Stevens When this dismissal happened, on Sunday 7th April at Taunton, the oldest player on the county circuit had to trudge back to the pavilion while the second oldest...
KENT AND THE WORLD CUP

TWO DOUBLE HUNDREDS

In February this year, the 28 year old Sri Lankan batsman Angelo Perera, captaining the Nondescripts against the Sinhalese Sports Club in a first-class Premier League domestic game, scored 201 in the first innings and 231 in the second innings, to become only the...
KENT AND THE WORLD CUP

A GREAT COACH

I was recently at the annual dinner of the Kent League, a very enjoyable occasion which celebrated the successes of the leagues and the clubs in 2018. Among the prizewinners was 17 year old Jordan Cox, a wicket-keeper batsman who has just signed his first professional...
KENT AND THE WORLD CUP

WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR, FATHER?

Two different stories grabbed my attention this week, and then combined in the shape of one Kent cricketer. The first story began with Joe Denly being chosen for the T20 international against Sri Lanka, and opening the bowling – with great success it must be added....