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Kent Cricket 2025
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Uncle Joe is injured I thinkAddick Addict said:Interesting that Jaydn keeps his uncle out of the side and has been promoted to open. Here's a question - when was the last time that Kent had two left handers opening the batting?0 -
Managing a groin injury apparentlyfenaddick said:
Uncle Joe is injured I thinkAddick Addict said:Interesting that Jaydn keeps his uncle out of the side and has been promoted to open. Here's a question - when was the last time that Kent had two left handers opening the batting?0 -
213/3 at stumps. Compton 86* and Leaning 4*4
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Well batted Jaydn. Decent opening partnership by Kent standards this season.2
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Anderson gets Leaning almost immediately
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What did Jack leaning do to warrant a call back into the four day team? Horrendous decision once again from the management0
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Soft dismissal for Evison for a dozen ball duck as he chips one to short midwicket off Anderson
219-5
Compton 92* (167)1 -
Compton still there against England's greatest ever bowler prompts me to have a word about someone who was, by all accounts, close to leaving us this season. Compton joined us in 2022 as very much an unknown quantity. These have been his returns in the CC:
2022 (Div 1) 1,193 runs @ 54.22
2023 (Div 1) 833 runs @ 32.03
2024 (Div 1) 735 runs @ 30.62
2025 (Div 2) 774 runs @ 59.53
So, overall, 3,535 runs @ 41.59. The one criticism, at times, has been that he has been too slow but every side needs a player that is the glue. In fact, his strike rate of 52.12 this season is, by no means, dreadful especially when one considers that the more aggressive types of batsmen such as DBD (SR 55.70 and average of 27.00) and Crawley (SR 58.40 and average of 31.28) have only scored marginally quicker but with a much inferior average.
Compton has a desire to play white ball as well as red. One can understand the need to leave him out of the T20 but we should, perhaps, give him that opening berth in the 50 over comp and see how things go. His experience with Jaydn or Ekansh at the other end could be invaluable. That might persuade him to sign another contract because he is a free agent come the end of the season. If he does go, who is going to replace him? It's not as if openers are "growing on trees" in the CC as evidenced by the current England situation. Yes Crawley might be back soon enough but I would trust Compton to consistently score more runs anyway. Jaydn at 5 instead of Leaning would be a less pressurised way to integrate him in the side too.4 -
100* (201) for Compton
230-5 (70.3)4 -
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We have a batting point!!
Presently 258-5 Compton 116* Finch 15*3 -
Woooohooooo !LenGlover said:We have a batting point!!
Presently 258-5 Compton 116* Finch 15*
Thanks for the heads up, Len !1 -
279-5 (91) at lunch
Compton 124* (259)
Finch 28* (89)1 -
Kent 303-5 so another batting point3
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2 batting points!Addick Addict said:Kent 303-5 so another batting point
In the same innings!
Lancs won the toss and the old man captain chose to bowl! snigger1 -
Finch out for 52 (133)
314-61 -
Compton out for 135 (296)
316-71 -
Oops! commentator's curseBilly_Mix said:
2 batting points!Addick Addict said:Kent 303-5 so another batting point
In the same innings!
Lancs won the toss and the old man captain chose to bowl! snigger
320 odd is at least a competitive total0 -
Stewart gone for 2 (15)
324-81 -
Kent will finish on 2 batting points as they were 324-8 after the qualifying 110 overs to score bonus points for both batting and bowling.0
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Parkinson out for 11 (42)
352-9 (121.1)
Agar 21* (39)2 -
"How sh*t must you be, we've got 2 batting points."5
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That Anderson chap is stealing a livingkillerandflash said:"How sh*t must you be, we've got 2 batting points."1 -
374 all out (123.2) at tea. Big Wes using plenty of the long handle late on but eventually out for 41 (48)
Kashif Ali 2* (10)3 -
Harry Fulton is playing for the seconds (son of Dave) one would assume this is his first game? Not seen his name appear before, do wonder if he is anything like his old man!0
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Plays for Whistable (as does Dave on occasions). In Kent Academy and has been playing for Kent U18s. Middle order bat who bowls a bit of spin too though not so far today).000__Jaaaaay__000 said:Harry Fulton is playing for the seconds (son of Dave) one would assume this is his first game? Not seen his name appear before, do wonder if he is anything like his old man!0 -
Wicket, at last. Evison has Jennings LBW
119-14 -
120-1 (38) at close and Lancashire trail by 2542
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162-1 (52)1
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Wicket to Evison
167-2 (52.5)3
