Christopher Kent (cricketer)

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Christopher Kent
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Kent
Born (1991-11-25) 25 November 1991 (age 27)
BattingRight-handed
Bowling Leg break
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches5
Runs scored101
Batting average –
100s/50s–/1
Top score59
Balls bowled6
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match–
Best bowling–
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 May 2011

Christopher 'Topa' Kent (born 25 November 1991) is a Papua New Guinean cricketer. Kent is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break. He attended Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia and played his senior cricket at Norths Cricket Club in Brisbane.

Cricket Team sport played with bats and balls

Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a 20-metre (22-yard) pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at the wicket with the bat, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this and dismiss each player. Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground. When ten players have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee in international matches. They communicate with two off-field scorers who record the match's statistical information.

Leg break Type of spin bowling in cricket

A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is a delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler.

Kent was a part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three, featuring in six matches and helping them earn promotion to the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two. It was in this tournament that he made his List A debut against Bermuda. He played a further 4 List A matches in the competition, the last coming against Hong Kong. [1] In his 5 matches in the competition, he scored 101 runs at a batting average of 20.20, with a single half century score of 59, [2] which came against Hong Kong. [3] He was the leading run-scorer at the 2011 under-19 cricket World Cup qualifier. He finished with 474 runs for the tournament and a high score of 166 not out against Canada. He was also the captain of the PNG u-19 side for the 2011 u-19 cricket world cup qualifiers. Kent was also selected for the PNG men's senior side to compete in the global 20/20 qualifiers in March 2012. He played three matches and scored 42 runs at an average of 42.00.

The Papua New Guinea national cricket team, nicknamed the Barramundis, is the team that represents the country of Papua New Guinea in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket PNG, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1973. Papua New Guinea previously had One Day International (ODI) status, which it gained by finishing fourth in 2014 World Cup Qualifier. Papua New Guinea lost both their ODI and T20I status in March 2018 after losing a playoff match against Nepal during the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, a result that earned ODI and T20I status for their opponents. On 26 April 2019, at the final World Cricket League 2 fixture; PNG defeated Oman to finish at the fourth position and reclaim their ODI status.

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References

  1. ↑ "List A Matches played by Christopher Kent". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Christopher Kent". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "Hong Kong v Papua New Guinea, 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
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