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Derek Kenway Personal information Full name Derek Anthony Kenway Born 12 June 1978
Fareham, Hampshire, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium Role Occasional wicketkeeper Relations Richard Kenway (brother) Domestic team information Years Team 1997–2005 Hampshire Career statistics Competition FC LA T20 Matches 93 110 10 Runs scored 4,382 2,616 134 Batting average 29.60 26.16 14.88 100s/50s 7/20 2/15 –/– Top score 166 120* 40 Balls bowled 150 17 – Wickets 4 1 – Bowling average 39.75 16.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling 1/5 1/16 – Catches/stumpings 85/1 60/7 4/3 Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2009 Derek Anthony Kenway (born 12 June 1978) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace, who can also play as a wicketkeeper.
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First-class debut and early career
Born in Fareham, Kenway made his first-class debut for home county Hampshire in the 1997 County Championship. The following season he made his List A debut against Glamorgan in the 1998 AXA League. In 1999, he passed 1,000 first-class runs for the season, the only time he would do so in his career, also scoring his maiden first-class century in that season. By 2001, Kenway was firmly established within the Hampshire team, having up to that point had some success as a batsman for the county. Following strong performances in first-class and List A cricket in 2001, Kenway was Hampshire Cricket Society Player of the Year.[1]
His early promise, indeed being touted as a future England player, led to his inclusion in the inaugural academy ECB academy tour to Australia in 2001/02. Included on this tour were future and in some cases current England players such as Andrew Flintoff, Andrew Strauss, Simon Jones and then Hampshire teammate Chris Tremlett. It was during this period that Kenway was considered at his fittest physically, something he was often cited as having little of during his career.[2]
Decline in form and release
Despite the early promise, Kenway's career proceeded to fall away following his academy call-up and tour to Australia. In the proceeding 4 seasons, his first-class average hovered on average around the mid-twenties. His form in List A cricket was slightly more consistent, scoring 533 runs from 17 matches and hitting his maiden one-day century against Somerset,[3] following that up a few matches later with an unbeaten 120 against the touring Zimbabweans.[4]
By the 2002 season he had received fewer call-ups to the side than he had wanted to. This followed a poor season in which he was dropped by Hampshire after scoring just 238 runs at a batting average of 18.30, This was despite being cited at the beginning of the year as a possible England call-up. Kenway cited the poor state of the then new Rose Bowl pitches for his poor form, stating that they made batting difficult. Indeed, by the end of that season Kenway had made a request to leave the club, which director of cricket Tim Tremlett announced the club had "reluctantly" agreed to do so.[5] A number of clubs, including Derbyshire, Sussex and Nottinghamshire were interested in signing him, but no move was forthcoming. In an about turn, he reversed his decision to leave the county and made himself available for the 2003 season.[6]
Over the coming seasons, his performances were inconsistent and his first team opportunities became more limited as Hampshire began to strengthen their squad, with the arrival of players like the South African Nic Pothas. He did make his debut in the new Twenty20 format against Sussex in the 2003 Twenty20 Cup, which was Hampshire's first Twenty20 match. Kenway further struggled for form in this new format, scoring just 134 runs at an average of 14.88 in 10 matches.[7] Come the 2005 season, Kenway played just a single first-class match, but was a member of the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy winning side, playing a single match in the 1st round of the competition against Shropshire.[8]
He was released at the end of the 2005 season along with Lawrence Prittipaul. Then team manager, Paul Terry, stating that "some younger players have overtaken them".[9] By the time of his release, Kenway had scored 4,382 first-class runs at an average of 29.60, with 20 half centuries and 7 centuries, with a high score of 166. In the field he took 85 catches and made a single stumping.[10] In List A cricket, he played 109 matches for the county, scoring 2,597 runs at an average of 26.23, with 15 half centuries and 2 centuries. He took 60 catches, a more frequent keeper in one-day cricket, he made 7 stumpings.[11]
Personal life
As of December 2010, Kenway is employed by his families company, Botley Roofing. Kenway still plays cricket at club level for Totton and Eling Cricket Club in the Southern Premier Cricket League. He is married with one daughter. Kenway's brother, Richard, represented the Hampshire Cricket Board in three List A matches in the 2001 and Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophies, both of which were played in 2001.
References
- ^ Hampshire Player of the Year 2001
- ^ Derek Kenway has no regrets as he reflects on his winter with the class of 2001/02
- ^ Hampshire v Somerset, National League 2003 (Division 2)
- ^ Hampshire v Zimbabweans, Zimbabwe in British Isles 2003
- ^ Kenway leaves Hampshire
- ^ Warne rejoins Hants
- ^ Twenty20 Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Derek Kenway
- ^ Shropshire v Hampshire, Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy 2005
- ^ Hants release Kenway, Prittipaul
- ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Derek Kenway
- ^ List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Derek Kenway
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