Kent County Cricket Club in 2011 explained

Club:Kent County Cricket Club
Season:2011
Coach: Paul Farbrace
Captain: Rob Key
Overseas: Wahab Riaz (June–August)
Charl Langeveldt (Twenty20 only)
Overseastitle:Overseas players
Ground:St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
Comp1:County Championship
Comp1 Result:8th, Division Two
Comp2:Clydesdale Bank 40
Comp2 Result:4th, Group A
Comp3:Friends Life t20
Comp3 Result:Quarter-finals
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Most Wickets:

Most Catches:

Most Dismissals:

Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

In 2011, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group A of the 40-over Clydesdale Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Life t20. Kent also hosted a Twenty20 match at the St Lawrence Ground against the touring Indians, and a three-day first-class MCC Universities match against Loughborough MCCU, also at the St Lawrence Ground. It was the second and final season in charge for Director of Cricket Paul Farbrace.[1] The club captain was former England batsman Rob Key who had been club captain since 2006. Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz joined Kent as their overseas player in June,[2] and another fast bowler, South African Charl Langeveldt, signed as Kent's second overseas player for the Friends Life t20 competition only.

Kent finished a very disappointing eighth of nine in Division Two of the County Championship in their first season since relegation from Division One. They won 6 and lost 6 matches in the Clydesdale Bank 40, leaving them in the middle of the final Group A standings (they did not progress to the knock-out stages). Kent did progress to the quarter-final stage of the Friends Life t20 after finishing in 3rd place in the South Group, with the side winning 9 out of 14 completed matches. They lost their quarter final at Grace Road against Leicestershire, in what was a high scoring game, by 3 wickets.[3]

Squad

Fast bowler Amjad Khan left Kent at the end of the 2010 season to join Sussex,[4] having been at the county since 2001. This, coupled with injuries affecting the remaining bowling unit, lead to Kent making several new signings.

Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz joined Kent as their overseas player in June. Another fast bowler, South African Charl Langeveldt, signed as Kent's second overseas player for the Friends Life t20 competition only (two overseas players were permitted in this tournament). Langeveldt also played a single match in the Clydesdale Bank Pro40 competition against the Netherlands immediately after the conclusion of the Twenty20 group stage. Charlie Shreck signed on loan from Nottinghamshire in early April, but was recalled by his county just a few days later after playing in just one County Championship match.[5] [6] Shreck would later sign for Kent on a permanent contract after being released by Nottinghamshire at the end of the season, and would remain at the club for the next two seasons.[7]

South Africa-born Scotland international bowler Dewald Nel left Kent early in the season due to an ongoing back injury.[8] Nel had signed a two-year contract with Kent in March 2010.[9] Former Surrey bowler Neil Saker was on trial with Kent over the winter and played four first-class matches in May due to injuries to several other bowlers. However, he did not win a long-term contract.[10] Kent signed David Balcombe from Hampshire on loan in early July initially for one month, but the player remained at the county until the end of the season.[11]

The squad for 2011 featured a number of young players, including Adam Ball, Sam Billings, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Adam Riley and Ashley Shaw, who all made their first-class debuts during the season.

Fast bowler Robbie Joseph left the club after the end of the season, having debuted for the county in 2004, and would go on to sign for Leicestershire.[12] Joseph would return to the county for a brief spell in 2014.[13]

Kent suffered a double blow at the end of the 2011 season when high-profile players Joe Denly and Martin van Jaarsveld left the county. Van Jaarsveld had initially agreed to join Leicestershire, but later cancelled the deal and instead announced his retirement from county cricket in November 2011, citing fatigue.[14] Denly signed for Middlesex in order to play Division One cricket and enhance his chances of reviving his international career with England.[15] Denly and van Jaarsveld debuted for Kent in 2004 and 2005, respectively.

Squad list

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Left-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed Club captain
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Left-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed Kolpak player, vice-captain
All-rounders
April 8, 2011 Right-handed British citizen
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Left-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
Bowlers
April 8, 2011 Right-handed On loan from Hampshire (9 July to the end of the season)
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed Overseas player (June–July; Twenty20 only)
April 8, 2011 Right-handed Left in May due to injury
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed Trial contract (April–May)
April 8, 2011 Right-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed On loan from Nottinghamshire (April)
April 8, 2011 Left-handed
April 8, 2011 Right-handed Overseas player (June–August)

County Championship

Division Two

Team
Middlesex (C, P) 16 8 2 0 6 0 50 44 0.0 240
Surrey (P) 16 8 4 0 4 0 43 44 0.0 227
16 7 2 0 7 0 48 45 0.0 226
16 6 5 0 5 0 41 47 1.0 198
16 5 6 0 5 0 42 44 0.0 181
16 5 6 0 4 0 44 40 1.0 178
16 4 4 0 8 0 29 44 2.0 159
16 5 9 0 2 0 30 42 9.0 149
16 1 11 0 4 0 24 36 0.0 88

Matches

Other first-class match

MCCU match

Clydesdale Bank 40

Group A

width=200Teamwidth=20Pldwidth=20Wwidth=20Lwidth=20Twidth=20N/Rwidth=20Ptswidth=60Net R/R
Sussex Sharks12 8 4 0 0 16 +1.070
Middlesex Panthers12 8 4 0 0 16 +0.213
Derbyshire Falcons12 6 5 1 0 13 −0.079
Kent Spitfires12 6 6 0 0 12 −0.017
Netherlands12 5 5 1 1 12 −0.361
Yorkshire Carnegie12 5 7 0 0 10 −0.147
Worcestershire Royals12 2 9 0 1 5 −0.710

Matches

Friends Life t20

Quarter-finals

Statistics

Batting

First-class (County Championship and MCCU match)!Player!Matches!Innings!!Runs!!!!!!!!
Joe Denly142811,02419937.9261.872511483
Rob Key1224289516240.6853.432531043
Sam Northeast1733088017626.6655.452451137
Darren Stevens1631081914326.4170.661441226
Martin van Jaarsveld142837559530.2051.46061974
Geraint Jones163116997923.3049.57044912
Azhar Mahmood71335219752.1063.22053634
James Tredwell122223624718.1047.82001461
Alex Blake91703459620.2960.52032542
Matt Coles1016424250*20.1666.85012363
Simon Cook71422375119.7552.66011273
Adam Ball91511844613.1435.24002232
Daniel Bell-Drummond4701478021.0060.99010212
James Goodman4701215617.2841.86012160
Wahab Riaz591853410.6256.66001111
Ashley Shaw4535022*25.0071.42001110
Robbie Joseph71264219*7.0021.9800360
David Balcombe58240126.6645.9700170
Neil Saker45029185.8023.0100040
Chris Piesley23026228.6641.9300120
Sam Billings110191919.0051.3500030
Adam Riley6841754.2537.7700220
Charlie Shreck121444.0023.5200010
Dewald Nel12122*2.0022.2200100
Source: Cricinfo[16]
List A (Clydesdale Bank 40)!Player!Matches!Innings!!Runs!!!!!!!!
Martin van Jaarsveld1212053812444.83105.07142538
Darren Stevens121213867035.09103.480303410
Sam Northeast1212230863*30.8074.75030181
Azhar Mahmood10902466827.3391.44021262
Geraint Jones10901593917.6682.38000110
Rob Key5501265925.2069.23010121
Joe Denly6601234620.5075.4600093
James Tredwell121021213715.1298.37000113
Daniel Bell-Drummond5501114222.2098.23000152
Alex Blake760721912.0080.0000180
Matt Coles550704714.00109.3700071
Adam Ball986621931.0093.9300060
Sam Billings330542618.00100.0000081
Wahab Riaz3212212*22.00110.0000020
Simon Cook42297*-90.0000010
Ashley Shaw65384*4.0088.8800210
David Balcombe320663.0035.2900100
Chris Piesley110444.0040.0000000
Adam Riley61133*-42.8500000
Charl Langeveldt11100*-0.0000000
Source:Cricinfo[17]
Twenty20 (Friends Life t20 and Tour match)!Player!Matches!Innings!!Runs!!!!!!!!
Azhar Mahmood15142485106*40.41143.911315012
Joe Denly1616142010028.00113.82132389
Darren Stevens161686756846.87143.120202522
Rob Key151502697517.93114.46011302
Martin van Jaarsveld98421563*53.75148.27020263
Sam Northeast159411539*23.00121.05000111
Geraint Jones16727930*15.8092.9400062
Wahab Riaz13527832*26.00173.3300065
James Tredwell15546134*61.00112.9600132
Adam Ball133022157.3395.6500111
Charl Langeveldt15212013*20.00105.2600030
Daniel Bell-Drummond110111111.00183.3300011
Matt Coles310555.00166.6600010
Alex Blake630551.6645.4500200
Simon Cook21144*-80.0000000
Sam Billings420321.50101.8800000
David Balcombe10----------
Adam Riley10----------
Source: Cricinfo[18]

Bowling

First-class (County Championship and MCCU match)!Player!Matches!Innings!Overs!Maidens!Runs!Wickets!!!!!!!
James Tredwell1221394.5781,175425/356/14127.972.9756.420
Darren Stevens1620288.274862417/2111/7021.022.9842.121
David Balcombe59174.540588336/5110/10217.813.3631.741
Matt Coles1018284.3511,020325/297/14931.873.5853.320
Azhar Mahmood713210.163546236/367/10823.732.5954.810
Robbie Joseph711145.130552204/256/5227.603.8043.500
Adam Ball916143.025560153/363/4537.333.9157.200
Adam Riley610131.214547145/765/7639.074.1656.210
Neil Saker47111.018392135/1125/11230.153.5351.210
Wahab Riaz510121.424436134/944/5833.533.5856.100
Ashley Shaw4881.15400115/1186/17536.364.9244.210
Simon Cook710144.128448113/405/8340.723.1078.600
Joe Denly141592.01030573/436/11443.573.3178.800
Martin van Jaarsveld14514.006022/332/4130.004.2842.000
Dewald Nel1115.016011/601/6060.004.0090.000
Rob Key1210.4080---12.00-00
James Goodman437.50210---2.68-00
Alex Blake936.00270---4.50-00
Charlie Shreck1225.08690---2.76-00
Source: Cricinfo[19]
List A (Clydesdale Bank 40)!Player!Matches!Innings!Overs!Maidens!Runs!Wickets!!!!!!
Azhar Mahmood101073.32437184/5224.275.9424.520
Adam Ball9952.32283122/3123.585.3926.200
James Tredwell121288.01383112/2734.814.3548.000
Wahab Riaz3322.3012095/4613.335.3315.001
Darren Stevens121161.0233682/2742.005.5045.700
David Balcombe3316.318664/3814.335.2116.510
Simon Cook4425.0115553/4031.006.2030.000
Ashley Shaw6627.0118453/2636.806.8132.400
Adam Riley6636.0019752/3239.405.4743.200
Matt Coles5529.0021852/3743.607.5134.800
Joe Denly6415.038733/4229.005.8030.000
Alex Blake712.011322/136.506.506.000
Charl Langeveldt118.00330--4.12-00
Martin van Jaarsveld12413.00770--5.92-00
Source:Cricinfo[20]
Twenty20 (Friends Life t20 and Tour match)!Player!Matches!Innings!Overs!Maidens!Runs!Wickets!!!!!!
Wahab Riaz131346.21397205/1719.858.5613.901
Charl Langeveldt151550.00463153/3730.869.2620.000
Azhar Mahmood151552.20414143/1429.577.9122.400
Adam Ball131338.00280102/2828.007.3622.800
James Tredwell151553.00352102/1437.206.6431.800
Darren Stevens16519.0013184/2116.376.8914.210
Martin van Jaarsveld914.002033/206.665.008.000
David Balcombe113.002311/2323.007.6618.000
Adam Riley113.003411/3434.0011.3318.000
Joe Denly1645.00440--8.80-00
Simon Cook223.00550--18.33-00
Matt Coles338.00600--7.50-00
Source: Cricinfo[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/kent/9598318.stm Joe Denly, Martin van Jaarsveld and coach Paul Farbrace leave Kent
  2. http://kentcricket.co.uk/news/kent-cricket-to-sign-wahab-riaz Kent Cricket to sign Wahab Riaz
  3. http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/526196.html Leicestershire reach finals day with stunning chase
  4. http://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/8390807.Amjad_Khan_to_join_Sussex/ Amjad Khan to join Sussex
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/13005754 Kent sign Nottinghamshire's Charlie Shreck on loan
  6. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/13065920 Shreck recalled to Nottinghamshire from Kent loan
  7. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/14812025 Charlie Shreck leaves Nottinghamshire to join Kent
  8. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/dewald-nel-leaves-kent-county-cr-a74628/ Dewald Nel leaves Kent County Cricket Club
  9. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kent-county-cricket-club-sign-sc-a86639/ Kent County Cricket Club sign Scotland bowler Dewald Nel
  10. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/neil-saker-in-line-to-start-for--a75949/ Neil Saker in line to start for Kent County Cricket Club against Essex in opening LV= County Championship match
  11. http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/hampshire-bowler-david-balcombe--a73582 Hampshire bowler David Balcombe joins Kent on one-month loan deal
  12. http://kentcricket.co.uk/news/kent-county-cricket-club-confirms-robbie-joseph-is-to-leave-the-club Kent County Cricket Club confirms Robbie Joseph is to leave the club
  13. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/26957542 Robbie Joseph: Kent re-sign Antigua-born fast bowler
  14. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/15797624 Martin van Jaarsveld cancels Leicestershire deal and retires
  15. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403005235/http://www.middlesexccc.com/news-detail.asp?NewsID=2426 Joe Denly has signed for Middlesex
  16. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/kent/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=4;id=2011;team=1149;type=season Season 2011 – Kent / Records / First-class matches / Most runs
  17. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/kent/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=5;id=2011;team=1149;type=season Season 2011 – Kent / Records / List A matches / Most runs
  18. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/kent/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=6;id=2011;team=1149;type=season Season 2011 – Kent / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs
  19. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/kent/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=4;id=2011;team=1149;type=season Season 2011 – Kent / Records / First-class matches / Most wickets
  20. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/kent/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=5;id=2011;team=1149;type=season Season 2011 – Kent / Records / List A matches / Most wickets
  21. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/kent/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=6;id=2011;team=1149;type=season Season 2011 – Kent / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most wickets