Kent CCC 2019
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Nearly 500 in a day is astonishing, I can't imagine Kent have scored many more in a single day?0
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And never from 39-5killerandflash said:Nearly 500 in a day is astonishing, I can't imagine Kent have scored many more in a single day?1 -
482-8 at the close.0
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The last time an over 40 year old hit a first class double hundred was in 1949 by Walter Keeton arise Sir Stevo2
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And in the first innings as well!killerandflash said:Nearly 500 in a day is astonishing, I can't imagine Kent have scored many more in a single day?
We normally settle for a maximum of one batting point (if we're incredibly lucky) and get all our runs at the second attempt.0 -
Day One report ...
BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/49709186Darren Stevens scored a career-best 237 against Yorkshire in what could be his penultimate match for Kent as records fell on day one at Headingley.
After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, the visitors were reduced to 39-5, but Stevens shared a Kent record sixth-wicket stand of 346 with Sam Billings, who made 138.
Stevens, 43, is set to be released at the end of the season.
But he smashed nine sixes and 28 fours as Kent reached the close on 482-8.
The visitors looked in serious trouble after South African Duanne Oliver (5-108) and Matt Fisher (2-79) removed Zak Crawley, Ollie Robinson, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Faf du Plessis and Heino Kuhn inside the first 11 overs.But in an amazing turnaround, Stevens and Billings took the home attack apart as they eclipsed Kent's previous sixth-wicket record of 315 by Aravinda de Silva and Mark Ealham against Notts at Trent Bridge in 1995.
All-rounder Stevens is due to leave Canterbury after 15 years following next week's game against Hampshire but has been offered hope of a change of heart by head coach Matt Walker.
Following his 88 in the first innings of Kent's game against Nottinghamshire last week, and match figures of 10-92, Walker told BBC Radio Kent last week: "We're never afraid to put our hands up and say maybe we got this wrong.
"We are allowed to change our minds and we want to reward performance and at the moment Darren's performances are right up there."
Stevens is the oldest man to hit a double century - the fourth of his career - in the Championship since 1949 and it was also the highest score for Kent against Yorkshire, beating his own previous best of 208 set against both Glamorgan in 2005 and Middlesex in 2009.
Having been dropped by Olivier on 149 and by Tim Bresnan on 156, he was eventually caught at deep mid-wicket off New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel (1-119) by 17-year-old Matthew Revis - a Yorkshire debutant who had not been born when Stevens made his first Championship appearance in 1997.
England international Billings, meanwhile, helped himself to his second hundred in successive games and Ollie Rayner (40) and Matt Milnes (14) were not out at the close with Kent heading towards a score in excess of 500.
Lol.
Can't see anything on Cricinfo yet - they're probably waiting for God himself to provide a write up of the day's proceedings: the Gospel according to Lord God Stevens ...
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This season we've actually turned that around. Indeed we're near the top when it comes to batting bonus points!Briston_Addick said:
And in the first innings as well!killerandflash said:Nearly 500 in a day is astonishing, I can't imagine Kent have scored many more in a single day?
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According to Cricinfo we are set to sign Tim Gronewald from Somerset. He is 35 and his contract is just about to expire - was he lined up to replace Claydon or Stevens?
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A wicket for God!
Yorkshire 17-1 Lyth gone. We declared at our overnight score of 482-82 -
Make that 17-2! God has the snail.3
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We declared on the overnight 482-8 and Stevens has already taken the wicket of Lyth (caught by FDP)2
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Stevo get Ballance as well!1
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Should have batted on. Lot of time left in the game.0
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not sure what i make of that ! seems as though hes probably mitch claydons replacement ?Addick Addict said:According to Cricinfo we are set to sign Tim Gronewald from Somerset. He is 35 and his contract is just about to expire - was he lined up to replace Claydon or Stevens?
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45-3 Milnes joins the party with the wicket of Revis caught behind by Robinson0
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Lunch 80-30
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I'm not saying he should be picked, he's way too over the hill for it, but surely Stevens is one of the best players to have never played for england?4
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95-4 Milnes takes his 50th wicket of the season!1
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106-5. A 3rd wicket for Milnes.2
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guess they thought the ball was moving in the morning yesterday, hence declaration and they may miss this period otherwise !cantersaddick said:Should have batted on. Lot of time left in the game.1 -
And it deprived Yorkshire of a bowling bonus point although you correctly identify the main reason in my opinion too.barstool said:
guess they thought the ball was moving in the morning yesterday, hence declaration and they may miss this period otherwise !cantersaddick said:Should have batted on. Lot of time left in the game.1 -
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Crikey, the poor old boy can't even lift up his own arms, he needs help!killerandflash said:
That makes his achievements even more remarkable.6 -
An excellent return for somebody who was hardly a stellar signing when he arrived. I don't know who was responsible for signing Podmore and Milnes (Donald?) but both have been brilliant signings, young hungry bowlers, and probably on a fairly low wage too.LenGlover said:95-4 Milnes takes his 50th wicket of the season!6 -
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