Christopher Kent (cricketer)
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Christopher 'Topa' Kent is a Papua New Guinean cricket
er. Kent is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break
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Kent was a part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three
, featuring in 6 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
. 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, which came against Hong Kong
.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Kent is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break
Leg break
A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
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Kent was a part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2011 World Cricket League Division Three
2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three
The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Three is a cricket tournament that took place between 22–29 January 2011. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League...
, featuring in 6 matches and helping them earn promotion to the 2011 World Cricket League Division Two
2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two
The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Two is a cricket tournament that took place between 8–15 April 2011. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. The United Arab Emirates hosted the event...
. 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
Hong Kong cricket team
The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969....
. In his 5 matches in the competition, he scored 101 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 20.20, with a single half century score of 59, which came against Hong Kong
Hong Kong cricket team
The Hong Kong cricket team represents Hong Kong in international cricket. It played its first match in 1866 and has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1969....
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External links
- Christopher Kent at ESPNcricinfo
- Christopher Kent at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...