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Darren Stevens: Invincibles at The Oval… or are they?
Ahead of the first game of the season at Northampton, Adam Hollioake, Kent’s new head coach, called a team meeting.
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Club Cricket
/ 7 months agoDarren Stevens: Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy ends regional era
It was a funny old way to bring down the curtain on women’s regional cricket on Saturday at Grace Road in...
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Club Cricket
/ 7 months agoDarren Stevens: Gloucestershire deserving T20 Blast champions
After Gloucestershire’s heroics a week ago, I can’t hide my pleasure at seeing a smaller county triumph on domestic cricket’s biggest...
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Darren Stevens
/ 7 months agoNothing as graceful as a Moeen Ali drive, except for the man himself…
By Darren Stevens After Moeen Ali announced his international retirement last week, I looked up how many times I came up...
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Darren Stevens
/ 8 months agoBlink before you miss it: Finals Day looms for lucky eight
There aren’t many bigger days in the county calendar than the T20 quarter-finals, which take place later this week. I say...
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Darren Stevens
/ 8 months agoRubbing shoulders with Sri Lankan greats
Darren Stevens This Sri Lanka side must be given a chance before they are written off, but it’s fair to say...
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Darren Stevens
/ 8 months agoMy mission statement: Turn England into World Cup winners
It’s two years since Kent released me but the fire still burns and I’m certainly not hanging up my boots just...
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Darren Stevens
/ 8 months agoWhat makes a good captain?
Darren Stevens discusses the role of a captain - and feels Harry Brook has what it takes, but says England need...
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Darren Stevens
/ 9 months agoCARIBBEAN ADVENTURES ACROSS THE SHIRES
DARREN STEVENS I was sorry to see the West Indies succumb so feebly in the first Test, but their arrival on...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 9 months agoGLOVES PASS TO SMITH – BUT ENGLAND ARE SPOILT FOR CHOICE
DARREN STEVENS The last week or so has been quite a time for wicketkeepers. We have to start with that extraordinary...
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Darren Stevens
/ 10 months agoSTARS IN MY EYES
DARREN STEVENS By the time you’re reading this we’ll either be floating on cloud nine or else drowning our sorrows. I’m...
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Darren Stevens
/ 10 months agoBatters: Do your homework then trust your instincts
DARREN STEVENS Last week we spoke about the expanding variety of slower balls employed by fast bowlers in T20 cricket and...
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Darren Stevens
/ 10 months agoThe evolution of the slower ball: A white-knuckle ride
DARREN STEVENS I coach a number of 12-14-year old seamers, and as you might expect the first thing we nail down...
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Darren Stevens
/ 11 months agoAll eyes on the World Cup – But Blast still packs a punch
DARREN STEVENS If Twenty20 is your thing then you’ve got it made over the next few weeks. Between now and the...
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Darren Stevens
/ 11 months agoSlaughtered seamers need not despair
DARREN STEVENS The T20 World Cup begins next Saturday hard on the heels of the Indian Premier League in which arguably...
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Darren Stevens
/ 11 months agoKeeping sane on the country merry-go-round
DARREN STEVENS There will be those who will have rolled their eyes after the PCA released a statement voicing the players’...
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Darren Stevens
/ 11 months agoOne last ride with the Stars before I’m a brown hatter
DARREN STEVENS For women’s domestic cricket this will be the last summer under the current structure, following the ECB’s decision to...
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County Championships
/ 12 months agoWhat is going off out there?
DARREN STEVENS You are forgiven if a glance at the scorecards has left you scratching your head during these first three...
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County Championships
/ 12 months agoLong live the battle of the bridge, and rip deadly
DARREN STEVENS It was great to see my old team Kent hold out for a draw in the Battle of the...
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Darren Stevens
/ 1 year agoWhite pitches, red Kookaburras and rain: A perfect storm for the new season
DARREN STEVENS It wasn’t quite a case of bursting out the blocks, was it? Two of the Championship’s opening nine matches...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoOver and out!
DARREN STEVENS Rob Key, my old Kent captain and a great mate, has been on at me about retiring for a...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoThe 50-over game is in better nick than ever
DARREN STEVENS Last Saturday at Edgbaston I was flicking from one 50-over game to another, the match going on in front...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years ago2022 and all that
DARREN STEVENS It’s hard to believe it’s already that time of year again – the county one-day final. Is it really...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoAfter a taste of Ten10 Texan style, I’m hooked
DARREN STEVENS Exactly one week ago, I walked out to bat in the final of the US Masters T10 in Florida...
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Darren Stevens
/ 2 years agoCould there be a twist in the tale?
DARREN STEVENS After a rush of white-ball cricket over the last month, the domestic schedule now makes space for September’s intriguing...
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