Kent County Cricket Club in 2011

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CoachEngland Paul Farbrace
CaptainEngland Rob Key
Overseas playersPakistan Wahab Riaz (June–August)
South Africa Charl Langeveldt (Twenty20 only)
Ground(s)St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
Kent County Cricket Club
2011 season
CoachEngland Paul Farbrace
CaptainEngland Rob Key
Overseas playersPakistan Wahab Riaz (June–August)
South Africa Charl Langeveldt (Twenty20 only)
Ground(s)St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
County Championship8th, Division Two
Clydesdale Bank 404th, Group A
Friends Life t20Quarter-finals
Most runsFC: JL Denly (1,024)
LA: M van Jaarsveld (538)
T20: Azhar Mahmood (485)
Most wicketsFC: JC Tredwell (42)
LA: Azhar Mahmood (18)
T20: Wahab Riaz (20)
Most catchesFC: M van Jaarsveld (24)
LA: M van Jaarsveld (7)
T20: AJ Ball (9)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsFC: GO Jones (61)
LA: GO Jones (11)
T20: GO Jones (9)
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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 list

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.[2] 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.[1] 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.

  • Ages given as of the first day of the County Championship season, 8 April 2011.
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Daniel Bell-Drummond England3 August 1993 (aged 17)Right-handedRight arm medium
Alex Blake England25 January 1989 (aged 22)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
Joe Denly England16 March 1986 (aged 25)Right-handedRight arm leg break
James Goodman England19 November 1990 (aged 20)Right-handedRight arm medium
Rob Key England12 May 1979 (aged 31)Right-handedRight arm off breakClub captain
Sam Northeast England16 October 1989 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm off break
Chris Piesley England12 February 1992 (aged 19)Left-handedRight arm off break
Martin van Jaarsveld South Africa18 June 1974 (aged 36)Right-handedRight arm medium / Right arm off breakKolpak player, vice-captain
All-rounders
Azhar Mahmood Pakistan28 February 1975 (aged 36)Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumBritish citizen
Adam Ball England1 March 1993 (aged 18)Right-handedLeft arm fast-medium
Matt Coles England26 May 1990 (aged 20)Left-handedRight arm fast-medium
Darren Stevens England30 April 1976 (aged 34)Right-handedRight arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Sam Billings England15 June 1991 (aged 19)Right-handed—
Geraint Jones England14 July 1979 (aged 31)Right-handed—
Bowlers
David Balcombe England24 December 1984 (aged 26)Right-handedRight arm medium-fastOn loan from Hampshire (9 July to the end of the season)
Simon Cook England15 January 1977 (aged 34)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Robbie Joseph England20 January 1982 (aged 29)Right-handedRight arm fast
Charl Langeveldt South Africa17 December 1974 (aged 36)Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumOverseas player (June–July; Twenty20 only)
Dewald Nel Scotland6 June 1980 (aged 30)Right-handedRight arm medium-fastLeft in May due to injury[8]
Adam Riley England23 March 1992 (aged 19)Right-handedRight arm off break
Neil Saker England20 September 1984 (aged 26)Right-handedLeft arm mediumTrial contract (April–May)
Ashley Shaw England15 April 1991 (aged 19)Right-handedLeft arm fast-medium
Charlie Shreck England6 January 1978 (aged 33)Right-handedRight arm fast-mediumOn loan from Nottinghamshire (April)
James Tredwell England27 February 1982 (aged 29)Left-handedRight arm off break
Wahab Riaz Pakistan28 June 1985 (aged 25)Right-handedLeft arm fastOverseas player (June–August)

County Championship

Division Two

TeamPldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Middlesex (C, P)168206050440.0240
Surrey (P)168404043440.0227
Northamptonshire167207048450.0226
Gloucestershire166505041471.0198
Derbyshire165605042440.0181
Glamorgan165604044401.0178
Essex164408029442.0159
Kent165902030429.0149
Leicestershire1611104024360.088

Matches

8–11 April
v
(H) Essex
Kent won by 57 runs
  
 
247 (70 overs)
SA Northeast 112 (170)
Maurice Chambers 3/51 (18 overs)
201 (76 overs)
JS Foster 88* (161)
DI Stevens 6/60 (27 overs)
238 (74.4 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 63 (113)
RJW Topley 5/46 (17.4 overs)
227 (70.1 overs)
BA Godleman 58 (97)
RH Joseph 4/25 (13.1 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 4, Kent 20
14–16 April
v
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 159 runs
  
 
202 (55.1 overs)
RWT Key 46 (120)
WPUJC Vaas 3/70 (19 overs)
480 (157.4 overs)
AJ Hall 146 (297)
SJ Cook 3/72 (29.4 overs)
119 (36.2 overs)
JC Tredwell 35 (59)
JA Brooks 4/36 (13 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Northamptonshire 22, Kent 3
26–29 April
v
(H) Kent
Gloucestershire won by 45 runs
  
 
292 (97.3 overs)
HJH Marshall 72 (131)
SJ Cook 3/40 (14.3 overs)
208 (68.1 overs)
AJ Ball 46 (104)
J Lewis 3/33 (15.1 overs)
206 (85.3 overs)
ID Saxelby 34* (81)
Azhar Mahmood 4/56 (25.3 overs)
245 (79.3 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 70 (119)
WRS Gidman 3/37 (13.3 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 4, Gloucestershire 21
    AJ Ball made his first-class debut
4–7 May
Kent (H)
v
Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets
  
 
280 (89.5 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 67 (111)
JD Middlebrook 3/42 (12 overs)
493 (133.1 overs)
AJ Hall 100 (232)
AEN Riley 4/145 (34 overs)
320 (81.2 overs)
DI Stevens 143 (137)
JA Brooks 3/56 (17.2 overs)
108/5 (24.4 overs)
RA White 40 (34)
JC Tredwell 3/41 (9.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 4, Northamptonshire 24
    Adam Riley made his first-class debut
    Neil Saker made his first appearance for Kent
10–12 May
v
Glamorgan won by an innings and 8 runs
  
 
242 (66.1 overs)
DI Stevens 66 (81)
WT Owen 3/37 (13.1 overs)
434 (117.3 overs)
MA Wallace 107 (187)
NC Saker 5/112 (38 overs)
184 (42.3 overs)
AJ Blake 51 (62)
WT Owen 3/24 (7 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Glamorgan 24, Kent 3
24–27 May
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
  
 
460 (127.1 overs)
WL Madsen 140 (251)
SA Shaw 5/118 (26.1 overs)
352 (95.5 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 95 (140)
TD Groenewald 4/64 (27 overs)
256/4d (56.5 overs)
WL Madsen 71 (111)
NC Saker 1/28 (7 overs)
94/2 (25.5 overs)
RWT Key 59* (78)
AP Palladino 1/17 (5 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 9, Derbyshire 11
29 May – 1 June
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 5 wickets
  
 
459 (118.4 overs)
JL Denly 143 (247)
WA White 4/66 (19.4 overs)
251 (77.5 overs)
WI Jefferson 77 (101)
JC Tredwell 5/55 (24 overs)
157/5 (43.1 overs)
JL Denly 74 (102)
CW Henderson 4/61 (14 overs)
362 (100.1 overs) (f/o)
JWA Taylor 96 (145)
RH Joseph 4/74 (17 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 24, Leicestershire 3
19–21 June
v
Middlesex won by 9 wickets
  
 
87 (31.4 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 32 (41)
TJ Murtagh 5/27 (9 overs)
153 (44.3 overs)
SD Robson 40 (65)
Azhar Mahmood 6/36 (16.3 overs)
232 (63.4 overs)
SJ Cook 51 (90)
TJ Murtagh 4/83 (18 overs)
168/1 (37.4 overs)
SD Robson 94* (121)
JL Denly 1/34 (5 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Kent 3
10–13 July
Surrey (H)
v
Surrey won by 21 runs
  
 
387 (83 overs)
Z de Bruyn 179 (200)
JL Denly 3/71 (19 overs)
250 (66.4 overs)
AJ Blake 96 (126)
TE Linley 3/52 (15 overs)
184 (58.3 overs)
SM Davies 39 (44)
DJ Balcombe 5/63 (21.3 overs)
300 (98.2 overs)
RWT Key 162 (289)
TE Linley 4/48 (23 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 23, Kent 5
20–22 July
v
Gloucestershire won by an innings and 142 runs
  
 
205 (63.3 overs)
DI Stevens 67 (138)
WRS Gidman 5/38 (14 overs)
515 (118.2 overs)
CG Taylor 196 (248)
DJ Balcombe 5/103 (29.2 overs)
168 (42.5 overs)
SJ Cook 46* (39)
DA Payne 4/60 (11.5 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 24, Kent 3
2–5 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
257 (77.4 overs)
CW Henderson 54 (84)
Wahab Riaz 4/94 (19 overs)
219 (59.4 overs)
DI Stevens 67 (85)
JKH Naik 5/34 (10.2)
289/9d (90.1 overs)
TJ New 76 (101)
Azhar Mahmood 4/42 (17.1 overs)
255/6 (67 overs)
RWT Key 98 (153)
WA White 2/26 (6 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Leicestershire 8, Kent 7
10–12 August
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 265 runs
  
 
266 (81.1 overs)
JL Denly 49 (73)
Yasir Arafat 3/62 (22 overs)
127 (43.1 overs)
RJ Hamilton-Brown 34 (44)
DI Stevens 7/21 (15.1 overs)
230 (72.5 overs)
RWT Key 110* (202)
TE Linley 4/48 (18 overs)
104 (28.2 overs)
RJ Hamilton-Brown 40 (61)
JC Tredwell 5/35 (9.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 21, Surrey 3
17–20 August
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 69 runs
  
 
242 (64.2 overs)
JL Denly 55 (93)
CD Collymore 4/69 (20 overs)
303 (89.3 overs)
SD Robson 95 (167)
Wahab Riaz 3/33 (10.3 overs)
332 (93.1 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 92* (140)
ST Finn 5/113 (30 overs)
202 (66.4 overs)
JWM Dalrymple 108* (168)
DI Stevens 4/52 (18 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 20, Middlesex 6
31 August – 2 September
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by 6 wickets
  
 
144 (53.4 overs)
JS Foster 38 (75)
DJ Balcombe 6/51 (15.4 overs)
260 (76.2 overs)
JL Denly 55 (53)
DD Masters 6/78 (22 overs)
185 (61.2 overs)
JS Foster 49* (99)
DJ Balcombe 4/51 (16.2 overs)
72/4 (14.3 overs)
GO Jones 28* (14)
GR Napier 3/42 (7 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 13, Essex 3 (Kent were deducted 8 points after the pitch was rated as 'poor')[16]
7–10 September
v
Derbyshire won by 101 runs
  
 
535 (114.5 overs)
RA Whiteley 130* (162)
DJ Balcombe 6/128 (32 overs)
419 (108.2 overs)
JL Denly 199 (307)
AD Palladino 5/84 (24 overs)
181 (43.1 overs)
WL Madsen 73 (122)
DI Stevens 3/17 (4.1 overs)
196 (46.4 overs)
JL Denly 68 (73)
JL Clare 4/36 (11 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 24, Kent 7
    JL Denly's 189 in the second innings was his highest score in first-class cricket
12–15 September
Kent (H)
v
Glamorgan won by 8 wickets
  
 
237 (88.1 overs)
JL Denly 69 (130)
JC Glover 4/49 (18 overs)
423/9d (135 overs)
SJ Walters 147 (257)
Azhar Mahmood 2/39 (21 overs)
312 (102.5 overs)
GO Jones 79 (168)
DA Cosker 4/106 (40 overs)
129/2 (20 overs)
AN Peterson 70* (54)
AJ Ball 1/28 (5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 3, Glamorgan 22

Other first-class match

MCCU match

18–19 May (three-day match)
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by an innings ad 70 runs
  
 
450/7d (93.3 overs)
SA Northeast 176 (198)
O Wilkin 2/63 (15 overs)
127 (37.5 overs)
WA Tavaré 53 (101)
MT Coles 5/29 (14.5 overs)
253 (63.1 overs)
WA Tavaré 59 (90)
AEN Riley 5/76 (20.1 overs)

Clydesdale Bank 40

Group A

Team Pld W L T N/R Pts Net R/R
Sussex Sharks 12840016+1.070
Middlesex Panthers 12840016+0.213
Derbyshire Falcons 12651013−0.079
Kent Spitfires 12660012−0.017
Netherlands 12551112−0.361
Yorkshire Carnegie 12570010−0.147
Worcestershire Royals 1229015−0.710

Matches

1 May
Kent (H)
232/8 (40 overs)
v
Worcestershire
233/4 (39.3 overs)
Worcestershire won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: MA Gough and SJ O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: AN Kervezee (Worcestershire)
M van Jaarsveld 81 (81)
GM Andrew 3/41 (8 overs)
AN Kervezee 69 (84)
AEN Riley 2/37 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Worcestershire 2
    AEN Riley and SA Shaw made their List A debuts
2 May
Middlesex (H)
176/9 (40 overs)
v
Kent
178/2 (31 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
  
 
SA Newman 49 (73)
SA Shaw 3/26 (7 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 85 (73)
TJ Murtagh 1/27 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 0, Kent 2
8 May
Yorkshire
254/7 (40 overs)
v
(H) Kent
161 (31.4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 93 runs
  
 
AW Gale 112 (114)
AJ Ball 2/33 (5 overs)
DI Stevens 39 (46)
AU Rashid 3/30 (8 overs)
  • Yorkshire win the toss and elected ro bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Yorkshire 2
15 May
Yorkshire (H)
230/7 (40 overs)
v
Kent
232/8 (39.4 overs)
Kent won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
  
 
A Shahzad 59* (34)
AJ Blake 2/13 (2 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 74 (65)
SA Patterson 3/45 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 0, Kent 2
22 May
Sussex
249 (40 overs)
v
(H) Kent
230/9 (40 overs)
Sussex won by 19 runs
  
 
CD Nash 124* (119)
Azhar Mahmood 3/52 (8 overs)
RWT Key 59 (81)
MS Panesar 2/28 (6 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Sussex 2
17 July
Netherlands (H)
206/8 (37 overs)
v
Kent
165 (34.5 overs)
Netherlands won by 40 runs (D/L method)
  
 
PW Borren 71* (33)
JL Denly 3/42 (7 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 61 (52)
SM Mott 3/27 (6.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • After two early rain delays, and with Netherlands 3/1 from 2 overs, the match was reduced to 37 overs per side
  • Points: Netherlands 2, Kent 0
    SW Billings and CD Piesley made their List A debuts
24 July
Derbyshire (H)
249/9 (40 overs)
v
Kent
218 (34.1 overs)
Derbyshire won by 31 runs
  
 
MJ Guptill 102 (109)
Azhar Mahmood 4/57 (8 overs)
DI Stevens 65 (52)
JL Clare 3/61 (7.1 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 2, Kent 0
31 July
Kent
291/7 (40 overs)
v
(H) Worcestershire
205 (34.3 overs)
Kent won by 86 runs
  
 
M van Jaarsveld 124 (97)
Saeed Ajmal 3/42 (8 overs)
MM Ali 55 (35)
DJ Balcombe 4/38 (5.3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 0, Kent 2
    DJ Bell-Drummond made his List A debut
14 August
Netherlands
199/6 (40 overs)
v
(H) Kent
200/6 (35.5 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
  
 
Mudassar Bukhari 78* (62)
AJ Ball 2/32 (7 overs)
DI Stevens 70 (67)
SM Mott 3/50 (8 overs)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Netherlands 0
16 August
Middlesex
263 (39.3 overs)
v
(H) Kent
264/8 (39.3 overs)
Kent won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: RJ Bailey and G Sharp
Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Kent)
DJ Malan 107 (1130
Wahab Riaz 5/46 (6.3 overs)
DI Stevens 65 (54)
TS Roland-Jones 3/51 (8 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Middlesex 0
23 August
Kent
216 (40 overs)
v
(H) Sussex
202 (39 overs)
Kent won by 14 runs
  
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: RJ Bailey and PJ Hartley
Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Kent)
Azhar Mahmood 58 (53)
WD Parnell 3/31 (8 overs)
CD Nash 49 (34)
AJ Ball 2/31 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 0, Kent 2
29 August
Kent (H)
208/9 (40 overs)
v
Derbyshire
211/7 (39.3 overs)
Derbyshire won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
  
 
Azhar Mahmood 68 (93)
AP Palladino 4/32 (7 overs)
WL Madsen 64 (69)
JC Tredwell 2/35 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Derbyshire 2

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