Daniel Bell-Drummond
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Full name | Daniel James Bell-Drummond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lewisham, London |
4 August 1993 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | DBD, Deebs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011– | Kent (squad no. 23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 18 May 2011 Kent v Loughborough MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 31 July 2011 Kent v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 1 June 2016 |
Daniel Bell-Drummond (born 4 August 1993 in Lewisham, London) is an English first-class cricketer, who plays for Kent County Cricket Club as an opening batsman. He has represented England at youth level and has played for England Lions at senior level.
Bell-Drummond was spotted at Catford Wanderers CC by Kent as a seven-year-old and progressed through the county system, scoring his first century for the under-10 side aged just seven.[1] He played for England at under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels and represented Millfield School, before signing a three-contract with Kent County Cricket Club at the age of 17.[2][3] Prior to signing his professional contract Bell-Drummond received the John Aitken Gray Trophy having been named as Kent Academy Scholar of the year.[4][5]
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England youth cricket
Bell-Drummond played for England under-19s in a series against Sri Lanka in 2010 and made his youth Test debut on 21 July 2010 in a 199 run defeat against Sri Lanka at the County Ground, Northampton. He made 32 and 1 opening the batting with Yorkshire youngster Joe Root.[6] In the following Test Bell-Drummond helped England level the series with an unbeaten 88 in a six wicket victory.[7]
In July 2011 Bell-Drummond played in a one-day series against South Africa under-19s. He top scored with 86 in the first match at Edgbaston with 11 boundaries including 1 six, however it was not enough to avoid defeat.[8] In the second game of the series he again top scored with another half century, recording a score of 68, which levelled the series at 1–1.[9] Bell-Drummond also hit half centuries in the fifth and seventh youth ODI's recording scores of 72 and 54 respectively.[10][11] He was the leading run scorer for England, scoring 329 runs in seven innings at an average of 47.00 as England lost the series 2–4.[12]
In April 2012 he played for England under-19s against the Australia, India and New Zealand under-19s in North Queensland. He began with a match-winning 103* against Australia, and topped the 50-over tournament's run-scorers with 287 (off 312 balls) at an average of 95.66.[13][14]
First-class cricket
Bell-Drummond made his first-class debut for Kent at the age of 17 in a University match against Loughborough MCCU and made a fluent 80 from 103 balls, an innings which included 11 fours and two sixes. He also shared a stand of 116 with team mate Sam Northeast.[15] On 31 July, he made his senior one-day debut in a victorious Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Worcestershire. He made an aggressive 42 from 30 balls including 7 boundaries and 2 sixes before falling to Saeed Ajmal.[16][17]
He made his maiden first class century in April 2013 against a Cardiff University side and used the innings to become a regular in the Kent side during the 2013 season.[18][19] After cementing his place in the Kent side in all forms of cricket and scoring a century against the touring Australian side in June 2015, Bell-Drummond was awarded his county cap in August 2015.[19][20][21]
In December 2015 Bell-Drummond made his first appearance for England Lions against the United Arab Emirates in a T20 match in Dubai. He scored 5 runs from 5 deliveries opening the batting. Later the same month he played in the final game of the five match T20 series against Pakistan A scoring 17 runs.[22]
Bell-Drummond made an excellent start to the the 2016 domestic season, hitting his maiden first-class double-hundred against Loughborough MCCU followed by a century in his first innings of the County Championship season against Leicestershire.[19][23] He and Tom Latham then combined for two first-wicket century partnerships in Kent's opening home match of the Championship against Glamorgan, only the third time this had been achieved in the same Championship match in the County's history.[24][25]
Career Best Performances
as of 4 May 2016
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Score | Fixture | Venue | Season | |
First-class cricket | 206 not out | Kent v Loughborough MCC University | Canterbury | 2016 |
List A cricket | 83 | Kent Spitfires v Sussex Sharks | Canterbury | 2014 |
Twenty20 cricket | 83 not out | Kent Spitfires v Somerset | Canterbury | 2016 |
References
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- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Wilson J (2016) Bell-Drummond stays grounded as he pursues the dream, CricInfo, 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ↑ Century against Australia delights Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond, BBC Sport, 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
- ↑ Daniel Bell-Drummond and Sam Billings awarded county caps, Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ↑ Malan heroics seal the series after tie, ESPN cricinfo, 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ Bell-Drummond handles Foxes after Dickson handles ball, CricInfo, 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ Webb N (2016) County Championship: Kent beat Glamorgan by 10 wickets, BBC Wales sport website, 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ Bell-Drummond and Latham continue prolific start, CricInfo, 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
External links
- Player profile: Daniel Bell-Drummond from ESPNcricinfo
- Player profile: Daniel Bell-Drummond from CricketArchive
- Kent CCC profile
Preceded by | Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year 2012 |
Succeeded by Tom Abell |