Beyond the Boundary: Kent star Darren Stevens writes exclusively for the KM Group
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We've seen some great batting performances in the past
week, but unfortunately not all of them by our players.
When we got to Gloucester on Sunday we went out and saw the
ground was the size of a postage stamp. The lads were getting
giddy. We decided 200 would be the par score and we got excited,
working out how to hit it over the top, confidence was flying.
We got off to a good start through Keysie and Joe Denly and
every time we’ve got off to a good start we have gone on to get a
big total. It takes the pressure off the rest of the order so we
can play some shots.
I missed out, only getting two, but if we keep winning even if
I’m not playing well, I’ll take that.
A couple of days earlier we were done by one player. Adam
Gilchrist showed just how smart he is, almost all his runs came
from the same end. We didn’t bowl as well as we’d like but he was
incredible that night.
It was a shame there weren’t many people there to see it.
Tunbridge Wells earlier in the week was packed – just how Twenty20
should be.
The crowd at Canterbury was disappointing, I’ve not seen
anything like that down here before. Maybe it was to do with the
ticket prices. People have told me how expensive it is. I had four
friends who came the other day and for a car and four people that
was £110 just to get through the gates. By the time you’ve had a
bit of food and some beers then you’re looking at £200 for a
night.
Hopefully the fans will be out in force at Beckenham this week.
It will be like a home game for Surrey on Wednesday so it’s
important we have as many fans as possible there.
It is massively important that we establish ourselves in the
group. We have been one of the strongest sides for the past few
years so even though we have lost a couple of matches, people will
still fear us.
Surrey are not in such great form, it is important that we get
on a roll. We want to keep moving up the leaderboard and get as
high as we can.
We have been there and done it before. We have beaten all these
teams before, at home and away. We need to start a run.
It was a nice change to have some time off this week. I went to
the gym a couple of times and played some golf. I play off a four
handicap and really enjoy it. Infact I was asked to take part in a
pro-am in Saint Omer, France, this week. I’ll let you know how I
get on.
I’ve enjoyed watching the World Cup this week. I support my
country whether it is cricket, football, rugby or whatever. I was
cheering them on on Saturday and hopefully we’ll be able to watch
the game on the big screen at The Brit Oval on Friday night.
Thursday, June 17 2010
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