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Kent CCC 2019

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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Signing to be announced at 12...

    Stevo or one of the new players mentioned above?
    Let's hope it's Stevo....
  • Just heard two players set to be announced once the season finishes. One an experienced bowler (gronawald?) And a top promising spinner from another county. Dom Bess ?? 
    Hamidullah Qadri is the spinner, 3 year deal from Derbyshire


  • It seems that Kent have benefitted as a result of Min Patel coaching the lad with the England U19s.  
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Denly and Crawley in the test squad. When was the last time two Kent players were in the same squad?
    April 

    https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/denly-and-billings-named-in-england-squads/
  • seems like potential more than anything else
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    Just heard two players set to be announced once the season finishes. One an experienced bowler (gronawald?) And a top promising spinner from another county. Dom Bess ?? 
    Hamidullah Qadri is the spinner, 3 year deal from Derbyshire


    Will he become the first person born this century to play for Kent? 
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    Chizz said:
    Just heard two players set to be announced once the season finishes. One an experienced bowler (gronawald?) And a top promising spinner from another county. Dom Bess ?? 
    Hamidullah Qadri is the spinner, 3 year deal from Derbyshire


    Will he become the first person born this century to play for Kent? 
    I'd have put you in the New Labour camp of thinking the new millennium  century started in 2000. Jordan Cox would be the first if so.
  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,651
    LenGlover said:
    Start delayed.

    It has rained pretty much continuously in my part of Kent, 20 miles or so from Canterbury, since around 5:30 pm yesterday.

    I'll be amazed if there is any play before lunch and it is not beyond the realms that there will be no play today at all!

    You've still got it @Fanny Fanackapan !
    No play Tuesday because of rain.
  • We need to play as only a win gets us third
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Stevens signs one year deal.

    Qadri is a great talent, very good signing.
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  • LenGlover said:
    Start delayed.

    It has rained pretty much continuously in my part of Kent, 20 miles or so from Canterbury, since around 5:30 pm yesterday.

    I'll be amazed if there is any play before lunch and it is not beyond the realms that there will be no play today at all!

    You've still got it @Fanny Fanackapan !
      Lol ! 

    Think I overdid the dancing.....

    But great news re Stevo ! 

    Onwards & upwards !!
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,667
    Stevens signs one year deal.

    Qadri is a great talent, very good signing.
    Yeah  but am I jealous. 






    Yes I am.

    Congratulations on a great season as well my Kentish cousins 
  • Chizz said:
    Denly and Crawley in the test squad. When was the last time two Kent players were in the same squad?
    April 

    https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/denly-and-billings-named-in-england-squads/
    That answers my question. How about test squads
  • Stevens could be Qadri's dad.
    Well, maybe not.
  • Stevens could be Qadri's dad.
    Well, maybe not.
    @kentaddick

    You can take over from here... :-)
  • With Tresco retiring, Stevo must be well ahead in the oldest players in England table

    I'm guessing Gareth Batty is next. 42 in October, so a mere juvenile!
  • AshBurton
    AshBurton Posts: 1,142
    It was disappointing (though predictable) not to see any cricket yesterday on my first visit to Canterbury for well over 35 years. It's certainly changed a bit since the halcyon days of Knott and Underwood, my childhood heroes!

    I spent large swathes of my school holidays there in the late 70s/early 80s so it's odd I haven't been back since - mainly due to living away for most of that time, but I've now been back for 5 years so have no real excuse. Anyway, seeing the ground again (albeit with more action from the seagulls than the players) has made me want to go more regularly, so I'll definitely be heading down there more often next season.

    The reason I went was to attend the club's annual "Volunteers" presentation, as a senior member of my cricket club was deservedly being honoured for his long service to grass roots cricket. I was also pleasantly surprised to hear that a Charlton legend had won the same award - Colin Powell. Alas, the great man was not in attendance as meeting him would have made my day. 

    Here's the link for those interested: https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/news/volunteers-honoured-at-spitfire-ground/
     
  • SoundAsa£
    SoundAsa£ Posts: 22,474
    The usual unpredictable September weather once again playing havoc with some very important games....a typical anti climax to the season.
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  • The usual unpredictable September weather once again playing havoc with some very important games....a typical anti climax to the season.
    A real shame that could have been a really exciting week has been ruined
  • Game drawn, highest finish since 2006.
    That’ll do me.
    Well done Kent!
  • Game drawn, highest finish since 2006.
    That’ll do me.
    Well done Kent!
    Thankfully most of the players have achieved any personal milestones already (50 wickets for the season etc). DBD could have got 1000 run but would have needed a good second innings score

    Lancs, Gloucs and Northants promoted to Div 1
  • The usual unpredictable September weather once again playing havoc with some very important games....a typical anti climax to the season.
    I think you'll find that up until about a week ago, the September weather, as usual, has been fairly good.
    I really don't get the September weather bashing, fifth test bathed in sun,and beginning of month very good too.
    Rather cricket in September than April.
  • The usual unpredictable September weather once again playing havoc with some very important games....a typical anti climax to the season.
    I think you'll find that up until about a week ago, the September weather, as usual, has been fairly good.
    I really don't get the September weather bashing, fifth test bathed in sun,and beginning of month very good too.
    Rather cricket in September than April.
    Both are problematic months, where you are in the lap of the weather gods!
  • The_President
    The_President Posts: 14,280
    edited September 2019
    The usual unpredictable September weather once again playing havoc with some very important games....a typical anti climax to the season.
    I think you'll find that up until about a week ago, the September weather, as usual, has been fairly good.
    I really don't get the September weather bashing, fifth test bathed in sun,and beginning of month very good too.
    Rather cricket in September than April.
    Both are problematic months, where you are in the lap of the weather gods!
    But, KAF, September this year?
    I don't have the stats, but I think youàll find  Sept is normally a dry month and far better than April.
  • Looking at the table, Kent amazingly have the most batting points (36) TEN more than Essex, and only 2 fewer bowling points

    As we got the most bonus points, I think we should be awarded the title  :)

    Still a great turnaround from last season when we only seemed to score runs in the second innings!
  • Looking at the table, Kent amazingly have the most batting points (36) TEN more than Essex, and only 2 fewer bowling points

    As we got the most bonus points, I think we should be awarded the title  :)

    Still a great turnaround from last season when we only seemed to score runs in the second innings!
    Long may it last !
  • Just heard two players set to be announced once the season finishes. One an experienced bowler (gronawald?) And a top promising spinner from another county. Dom Bess ?? 
    Your info was bang on! Groenewald has just been confirmed!


  • I might have to stop buying The Times after reading what they have said about our neighbour's achievements this season:

    Season to forget award Surrey

    While Nottinghamshire had an appalling championship season, finishing bottom of the table without a victory, they did, at least, get to T20 finals day. Surrey, last year’s county champions, endured a forgettable season across all three formats, finishing sixth in the championship, bottom of the group in the one-day cup and second from bottom in the Blast. It is, though, one of the reasons we love county cricket — it is gloriously unpredictable. Champions one year, nowhere the next to prove silverware isn’t necessarily linked to wealth.

    It's just not cricket!