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So Jadyn has taken a wicket for the first team, Ekansh scored a century in the first innings against India U19 and Ben Dawkins is currently 112 not out in the second innings. Let's hope that, like buses, we have these three all come through at the same time and become fixtures in the first XI eventually.3
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Scheduled final ball, or did they just not bother finishing the over ?Addick Addict said:Ingram out caught at slip by DBD off Jaydn's bowling in the final ball before lunch. Whether it hit the foot holes and Ingram hit the ground is open to debate.
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Last ball of the 74th over. I suspect that this wasn't the last over but that there wouldn't have been enough time to start another over before the clock struck 1.00pm.MrOneLung said:
Scheduled final ball, or did they just not bother finishing the over ?Addick Addict said:Ingram out caught at slip by DBD off Jaydn's bowling in the final ball before lunch. Whether it hit the foot holes and Ingram hit the ground is open to debate.
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Team have gone backwards.
What does Holyoaks bring, not much so far.1 -
Wicket to Parkinson - caught by Compton in the covers
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He has the same issue as Walker. The players just aren't consistently good enough.sillav nitram said:Team have gone backwards.
What does Holyoaks bring, not much so far.2 -
Did we recruit during the close season, or was the assumption that the team could compete in Division 2?Addick Addict said:
He has the same issue as Walker. The players just aren't consistently good enough.sillav nitram said:Team have gone backwards.
What does Holyoaks bring, not much so far.0 -
Another to Parkinson
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Beyond the overseas recruits, the only real signing was Chris Benjamin. Our issue, in terms of recruitment, is attracting quality players who want to play in Div 2, being able to afford to pay them what they might demand plus having the majority of the squad still under contract thus limiting turnover.sillav nitram said:
Did we recruit during the close season, or was the assumption that the team could compete in Division 2?Addick Addict said:
He has the same issue as Walker. The players just aren't consistently good enough.sillav nitram said:Team have gone backwards.
What does Holyoaks bring, not much so far.
With contracts expiring, we should see some changes next season albeit I wouldn't say that they are likely to be wholesale in nature.
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A caught and bowled to Parkinson to give him his third wicket
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Dawkins was eventually out for 136 off 184 ballsAddick Addict said:So Jadyn has taken a wicket for the first team, Ekansh scored a century in the first innings against India U19 and Ben Dawkins is currently 112 not out in the second innings. Let's hope that, like buses, we have these three all come through at the same time and become fixtures in the first XI eventually.2 -
Big Wes cleans up one
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Final wicket to Parkinson
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Followed by Ekansh who hit 3 of the 6 balls he faced over the ropes before England declared!Addick Addict said:
Dawkins was eventually out for 136 off 184 ballsAddick Addict said:So Jadyn has taken a wicket for the first team, Ekansh scored a century in the first innings against India U19 and Ben Dawkins is currently 112 not out in the second innings. Let's hope that, like buses, we have these three all come through at the same time and become fixtures in the first XI eventually.1 -
In our yoof, we trust
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The lack of players coming through is the biggest issue, as Kent have always relied on a homegrown core.Addick Addict said:
Beyond the overseas recruits, the only real signing was Chris Benjamin. Our issue, in terms of recruitment, is attracting quality players who want to play in Div 2, being able to afford to pay them what they might demand plus having the majority of the squad still under contract thus limiting turnover.sillav nitram said:
Did we recruit during the close season, or was the assumption that the team could compete in Division 2?Addick Addict said:
He has the same issue as Walker. The players just aren't consistently good enough.sillav nitram said:Team have gone backwards.
What does Holyoaks bring, not much so far.
With contracts expiring, we should see some changes next season albeit I wouldn't say that they are likely to be wholesale in nature.
Losing Cox and Robinson was a blow, but where are the homegrown bowlers? Even if genuine quicks like Dilley are rare, what about the medium pacers like Fleming or Ellison. Or spinners?0 -
14-0 at tea1
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52 opening partnership
Jaydn 34* (43)
Compton 18* (48)1 -
Jaydn out playing a rather rash shot that went straight up for 38 (57). One for him to learn from.
62-1 (20.1)
Van der Gugten has injured himself so Glamorgan are a bowler down and have just the four frontline bowlers as a result.1 -
102-1 (30)1
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106-1 (35) at close and still trail by 66
Compton 38* (109)
Benjamin 22* (46)3 -
I agree about the quicks , but perhaps Stevo playing as long as he did bedblocked anyone taking over that role. I am thinking about maybe Ball , went out the NZ with England U19s when he was 16 , in the same team as Root , Vince , Buttler , Stokes etc but at least two years younger than that cohort.killerandflash said:
The lack of players coming through is the biggest issue, as Kent have always relied on a homegrown core.Addick Addict said:
Beyond the overseas recruits, the only real signing was Chris Benjamin. Our issue, in terms of recruitment, is attracting quality players who want to play in Div 2, being able to afford to pay them what they might demand plus having the majority of the squad still under contract thus limiting turnover.sillav nitram said:
Did we recruit during the close season, or was the assumption that the team could compete in Division 2?Addick Addict said:
He has the same issue as Walker. The players just aren't consistently good enough.sillav nitram said:Team have gone backwards.
What does Holyoaks bring, not much so far.
With contracts expiring, we should see some changes next season albeit I wouldn't say that they are likely to be wholesale in nature.
Losing Cox and Robinson was a blow, but where are the homegrown bowlers? Even if genuine quicks like Dilley are rare, what about the medium pacers like Fleming or Ellison. Or spinners?https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-under-19-world-cup-2009-10-418157/new-zealand-under-19s-vs-england-under-19s-40th-match-7th-place-play-off-432033/full-scorecard
Played quite a bit of white ball stuff but didn’t kick on in the 4 day game..0 -
Saw Adam Ball yesterday. Still looks fit as a butchers dog!billysboots said:
I agree about the quicks , but perhaps Stevo playing as long as he did bedblocked anyone taking over that role. I am thinking about maybe Ball , went out the NZ with England U19s when he was 16 , in the same team as Root , Vince , Buttler , Stokes etc but at least two years younger than that cohort.killerandflash said:
The lack of players coming through is the biggest issue, as Kent have always relied on a homegrown core.Addick Addict said:
Beyond the overseas recruits, the only real signing was Chris Benjamin. Our issue, in terms of recruitment, is attracting quality players who want to play in Div 2, being able to afford to pay them what they might demand plus having the majority of the squad still under contract thus limiting turnover.sillav nitram said:
Did we recruit during the close season, or was the assumption that the team could compete in Division 2?Addick Addict said:
He has the same issue as Walker. The players just aren't consistently good enough.sillav nitram said:Team have gone backwards.
What does Holyoaks bring, not much so far.
With contracts expiring, we should see some changes next season albeit I wouldn't say that they are likely to be wholesale in nature.
Losing Cox and Robinson was a blow, but where are the homegrown bowlers? Even if genuine quicks like Dilley are rare, what about the medium pacers like Fleming or Ellison. Or spinners?https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/icc-under-19-world-cup-2009-10-418157/new-zealand-under-19s-vs-england-under-19s-40th-match-7th-place-play-off-432033/full-scorecard
Played quite a bit of white ball stuff but didn’t kick on in the 4 day game..1 -
175-3 (63) at lunch for a lead of 3 runs
Compton 48 (147)
DBD 22 (44)
Benjamin 43* (121)
Evison 7* (12)
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200-4 (but almost certainly 5 given Joe Denly's injury)
Lead of 28
Benjamin last man out for 46 (133)1 -
272-5 and a lead of exactly 100
Evison is the latest to go, for 49 (92)
A coach (and I suspect ours will) should be going absolutely mad with those out to date - it's one thing to be dismissed before you've got the pace of the wicket but to reach 22, 38, 46, 48 & 49 respectively and then give it up is rather unforgiveable.4 -
50 for Finch1
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300/51
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One minute we're cruising along, the next we're 360 all out.0
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Kent’s Achilles heels 2025:
1) inability to bat well for two innings in the same match. First innings efforts have been lamentable all summer;
2) poor contributions by the tail-enders;
3) the bowling.2
