Jaydn Denly Explained

Jaydn Denly
Fullname:Jaydn Kennick Denly
Birth Date:5 January 2006
Birth Place:Margate, Kent
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Role:All-rounder
Family:Joe Denly (uncle)
Club1:Kent
Year1:2023–
Clubnumber1:42
Type1:LA
Debutdate1:11 August
Debutyear1:2023
Debutfor1:Kent
Debutagainst1:Surrey
Type2:FC
Debutdate2:12 April
Debutyear2:2024
Debutfor2:Kent
Debutagainst2:Essex
Columns:2
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:41
Bat Avg1:41.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:41
Deliveries1:71
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:63.00
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/52
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Column2:List A
Matches2:8
Runs2:147
Bat Avg2:24.50
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:37
Deliveries2:159
Wickets2:4
Bowl Avg2:36.75
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:1/20
Catches/Stumpings2:5/–
Date:31 July
Year:2024
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jaydn-denly-1319834 CricInfo

Jaydn Kennick Denly (born 5 January 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm off-break bowler. He made his List A cricket debut for Kent on 11 August 2023, against Surrey. He is the nephew of Joe Denly.

Early life

Denly attended school at The Canterbury Academy in Kent.[1] He began playing for the Kent Second XI in 2022, at 16 years-of-age.[2]

Career

Denly joined the Kent first team squad in August 2023 as a 17 year-old.[3] He made his debut in List-A cricket against Surrey on 11 August 2023, and took a wicket with his third ball, clean bowling Cameron Steel in a wicket maiden.[4]

He played in the same side as his uncle Joe Denly for the first time on 20 August 2023, against Essex, a match in which he took a wicket, a catch, enacted a run out, and scored 37 with the bat. They became the first uncle and nephew to appear in the same Kent side since Fuller Pilch and William Pilch in the nineteenth century.[5]

On 1 November 2023 Denly signed his first professional contract with Kent.[6] He made his first-class debut on 12 April 2024, playing against Essex in the 2024 County Championship.[7]

International career

In 2023, Denly opened the batting for the England national under-19 cricket team in two under-19 test matches against Australia U19 scoring two half-centuries.[8]

Personal life

The son of football manager Sam Denly, he is the nephew of current Kent and former England cricketer Joe Denly.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canterbury Academy defend The Cricketer Schools 100 title. The Cricketer. 22 August 2023. 11 April 2023.
  2. Web site: 22 August 2023. Wisden.com. Watch: Joe Denly’s nephew gloriously cover drives Michael Atherton’s son for four in county second XI clash. 8 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Teenage all-rounder Jaydn Denly – nephew of Kent Spitfires 50-over skipper Joe Denly and son of Sam Denly – joins Kent’s first-team squad. Kent online. 22 August 2023. 10 August 2023. Thomas. Reeves.
  4. Web site: SURREY FALL SHORT AGAINST SPITFIRES AT THE KIA OVAL. Kia Oval. 22 August 2023. August 11, 2023.
  5. Web site: Kent Sport News. Denly junior stars as Spitfires win. 22 August 2023. Fred. Atkins. 20 August 2023.
  6. Web site: BBC Sport. Jaydn Denly: Kent hand teenage all-rounder first senior contract. 1 November 2023. 1 November 2023.
  7. Web site: 6th Match, Chelmsford, April 12 - 15, 2024, County Championship Division One . 13 April 2024 . ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: Kent youngster Jaydn Denly signs rookie deal. The Cricketer. 1 November 2023. 1 November 2023. Phil. Campbell.
  9. Web site: Jaydn Denly gives Kent teamsheet familiar feel, even in times of change. The Cricketer. Nick. Friend. 11 August 2023.
  10. Web site: Denly proud of younger brother. Kent Sports News. 22 August 2023. Mike. Green. 31 July 2019.