Kevin Darlington
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Kevin Godfrey Darlington (born 26 April 1972) is a Guyanese
born American
cricket
er. Darlington is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium
. Darlington currently represents the United States national cricket team.
debut for Guyana
in 1995 against Barbados
and his List-A debut in the same season against the Leeward Islands
. From 1995 to 2002 Darlington represented Guyana in 30 first-class matches, with his final appearance for the side coming against the Leeward Islands. In List-A cricket he represented Guyana in 22 matches from 1995 to 2000, with his final match coming against Bermuda.
In his 30 first-class matches for Guyana he took 79 wickets at a bowling average
of 28.79, with three five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/25 against Trinidad and Tobago in 2001. In List-A cricket he took 18 wickets at an average of 25.27, with best figures of 2/14.
. In 2010 he made his debut for the United States against the UAE in a pre-tournament warm up match for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
. During the tournament Darlington made his full Twenty20
deubt against Scotland, where he took 2 wickets as the USA went onto win by 6 wickets. He followed this up by playing matches against Ireland and Afghanistan, both of which the United States lost.
Later in February 2010, Darlington represented the United States in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
, where he ended the tournament as the leading wicket taker with 14 wickets as the United States gained promotion to the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
in Italy
.
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
born American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
cricket
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. Darlington is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. Darlington currently represents the United States national cricket team.
Career with Guyana
Darlington made his first-classFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Guyana
Guyana national cricket team
The Guyana cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Guyana.It does not take part in any international competitions, but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Carib Beer Cup and the KFC Cup, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies...
in 1995 against Barbados
Barbados national cricket team
The Barbadian cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Barbados.It does not take part in any international competitions , but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup, and the best players may be...
and his List-A debut in the same season against the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands cricket team
The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. Contrary to the normal English definition of the Leeward Islands, Dominica is not...
. From 1995 to 2002 Darlington represented Guyana in 30 first-class matches, with his final appearance for the side coming against the Leeward Islands. In List-A cricket he represented Guyana in 22 matches from 1995 to 2000, with his final match coming against Bermuda.
In his 30 first-class matches for Guyana he took 79 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 28.79, with three five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/25 against Trinidad and Tobago in 2001. In List-A cricket he took 18 wickets at an average of 25.27, with best figures of 2/14.
Move to America
Following the end of his first-class career with Guyana, Darlington moved to the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In 2010 he made his debut for the United States against the UAE in a pre-tournament warm up match for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
The 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier was played from February 9–13, 2010 in the United Arab Emirates and a part of ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier series...
. During the tournament Darlington made his full Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
deubt against Scotland, where he took 2 wickets as the USA went onto win by 6 wickets. He followed this up by playing matches against Ireland and Afghanistan, both of which the United States lost.
Later in February 2010, Darlington represented the United States in the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament that took place in February, 2010 in Nepal. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket...
, where he ended the tournament as the leading wicket taker with 14 wickets as the United States gained promotion to the 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Four is a cricket tournament that took place in August 2010 in Italy. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
External links
- Kevin Darlington at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Kevin Darlington 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...