Kent's injury problems worsen with captain Rob Key and pace bowler Amjad sidelined
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by Alex Hoad
Kent's injury problems reached new heights this week but team
director Paul Farbrace remained bullish.
Skipper Rob Key is set to miss up to a month after breaking a
finger in the dismal defeat at Hampshire in the LV= County
Championship Division 1 on Wednesday.
The game saw pacemen Robbie Joseph and Amjad Khan paired
together in attack for the first time this season but Khan was
forced out of the action with a hamstring injury which will again
sideline him.
Farbrace admitted the injury situation was "far from ideal" but
said the club would continue to fill the void by promoting more
youngsters to the fray in the Friends Provident t20 games against
Essex at The Brit Oval on Friday and against Glamorgan at
Canterbury on Sunday.
Meanwhile, X-rays revealed that Key had suffered a clean break
across the little finger of his right hand after fending off a
delivery from Hampshire’s Dominic Cork.
Farbrace said: "It was tough to take but he knows that an opener
getting hit on the hand comes with the territory.
"He faced another half a dozen balls before he came in. He is a
tough guy and always stays out on the field so when he came off you
knew it was serious."
"It’s a big blow, to lose your captain and someone who leads
from the front. When you’re in the situation that we’re in, we need
as many leaders as we can get."
Martin van Jaarsveld will skipper the side at The Oval, with
Darren Stevens returning after England Lions duty but James
Tredwell is on international duty after being called up for the
one-day series against Bangladesh.
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Thursday, July 08 2010
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