Kent's cricketers are to head to the Caribbean for a pre-season trip
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Kent's cricketers will prepare for
the new season in the Caribbean, the club have revealed.
The team and new coach, former West
Indian international Jimmy Adams, will fly to Antigua on March 7
for a 10-day training camp.
Captain Rob Key (pictred) said the
early start to the club's LV= County Championship Division 2
campaign was behind the warm-weather camp.
He said: "With our first
championship match very early in April, against Yorkshire at
Headingly, we needed to guarantee that we could get uninterrupted
pre-season training, on good wickets.
"Sadly this can’t be taken for
granted in England and amongst the various options available to us,
Antigua ticked the most boxes."
The party will include 14 players
and four support staff but not some of the county's younger players
who are committed to University studies or on England under-19
duty, and wicketkeeper Geraint Jones, who will be representing
Papua New Guinea in a T20 World Cup qualifying tournament.
Chief executive Jamie Clifford
reavealed the trip had been financially supported by the Antiguan
Tourist Board and Prestige Caribbean Tours.
He said: "We have received
wonderful support from the Antiguan Tourist people in putting the
pre-season programme together. This has included them covering the
cost of a reconnaissance trip by a player and staff member before
committing to the location.”
On their return to the UK, Kent
will play three pre-season games, hosting Middlesex in a one-day
match at Beckenham on Friday, March 23, Glamorgan in a one-day
fixture at the St Lawrence Ground on March 27 and a two-day fixture
against the same opponents in Canterbury over the following two
days.
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idea for Kent's squad to head for warmer climes
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Thursday, January 26 2012
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