Adams sticks with same 13 for Glamorgan match
Head Coach Jimmy Adams has stuck with the same 13 man squad who tied with Surrey last night, in dramatic style, at the Kia Oval for tonight’s Royal London One-Day Cup fixture against Glamorgan. The Kent Spitfires have a fast turnaround as they head back Canterbury, with Adams happy to show faith in this men. ‘It was quite a match with over 600 runs scored. It looked like the lads were going to make it, then not and then two great balls at the end to get the tie. It’s a short competition so we just need to keep performing,’ stated Adams.
The tie was the second between Kent and Surrey in their 68 List A match history, and keeps the Spitfires well in the hunt for quarter-final contention. They are on equal top points with Somerset and Notts, five, but listed third on run rate, with a game in hand on Somerset, having played three, won two and the Surrey tie. Glamorgan are directly below them on the table having played three, for two wins and a single loss.
The two Counties have faced each other 50 times in limited over matches and yes, there has been a tie – one. Kent lead the way with 35 victories to the Welsh sides, 13, one no result and the single tie.
The match begins 2.00pm, Wednesday 6 August, at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury.
The full squad is:
· Sam Northeast (c)
· Daniel Bell-Drummond
· Sam Billings (w)
· Alex Blake
· Doug Bollinger
· Mitch Claydon
· Fabian Cowdrey
· Calum Haggett
· Ben Harmison
· Brendan Nash
· Adam Riley
· Darren Stevens
· James Tredwell
Please note this match is part of the Royal London One-Day Cup promotion, which includes all under 16s having free entry.
In the interval the victorious Kent Women’s Cricket Squad will be presented with the Royal London One-Day Cup, having won, what was formerly referred to as the Championship, it for the sixth time in the last 11 years.
Injury Update:
Rob Key , recovering from hamstring tweak,
Mark Davies, out for the season,
David Griffiths, making good progress on hamstring injury