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Daniel Bell-Drummond
Personal information
Full name
Daniel James Bell-Drummond
Born (1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31)
Lewisham, London
NicknameDBD, Deebs
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–Kent (squad no. 23)
FC debut18 May 2011 Kent v Loughborough MCCU
LA debut31 July 2011 Kent v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 68 35 45
Runs scored 3,824 1,245 1,095
Batting average 37.12 40.16 25.46
100s/50s 9/20 1/10 1/6
Top score 206* 171* 112*
Balls bowled 41 12 –
Wickets 0 0 –
Bowling average – – –
5 wickets in innings – – –
10 wickets in match – n/a n/a
Best bowling – – –
Catches/stumpings 27/0 10/– 11/–
Source: CricInfo, 26 September 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]

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 August 2015 he deputised as an emergency wicket-keeper in Kent's County Championship match at Derby when Sam Billings suffered a finger injury, keeping wicket until Ryan Davies arrived from Second XI duty to act as a substitute.[22]

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.[23]

Bell-Drummond made an excellent start to 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][24] 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.[25][26] Bell-Drummond was selected for England Lions again during the 2016 summer, playing limited overs matches against both Pakistan A and Sri Lanka A. He scored his highest List A cricket score of 171 not out against Sri Lanka A at Canterbury during the series of matches as he combined with Ben Duckett to post the second highest List A partnership on record.[27][28]

Career Best Performances

as of 26 July 2016

Batting
Score Fixture Venue Season
First-class cricket 206 not out Kent v Loughborough MCC University Canterbury 2016
List A cricket 171 not out England Lions v Sri Lanka A Canterbury 2016
Twenty20 cricket 112 not out Kent Spitfires v Surrey Tunbridge Wells 2016

References

  1. ^ "West Indian influence rubbing off on future Kent ace Bell-Drummond". yourcanterbury.co.uk. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. ^ "England Under-19 batsman Bell-Drummond signs for Kent". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Kent contract for Daniel Bell-Drummond". BBC. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Daniel Bell-Drummond named best Academy Scholar". Kentcricket.co.uk. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Kent's Bell-Drummond collects academy gong". Bexley Times. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  6. ^ "England Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s". Cricinfo. 21–24 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  7. ^ "England Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s". Cricinfo. 27–30 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  8. ^ "England Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s". Cricinfo. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
  9. ^ "England Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s 2nd Youth ODI". Cricinfo. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  10. ^ "England Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s 5th Youth ODI". Cricinfo. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  11. ^ "England Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s 7thYouth ODI". Cricinfo. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  12. ^ "Records / South Africa Under-19s in England Youth ODI Series, 2011 / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  13. ^ Daniel Bell-Drummond, boundaries vs. New Zealand U19, April 2012. YouTube. Retrieved 6 May 2012. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  14. ^ "Records / Quadrangular Under-19 Series (Australia), 2012 / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  15. ^ "Kent v Loughborough MCCU". Cricinfo. 18–19 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  16. ^ "Clydesdale Bank 40 – Group A Worcestershire v Kent". Cricinfo. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  17. ^ "Van Jaarsveld leads from the front". ECB. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  18. ^ "Kent teenager hits maiden first-class century". BBC Sport. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  19. ^ a b c Wilson J (2016) Bell-Drummond stays grounded as he pursues the dream, CricInfo, 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
  20. ^ Century against Australia delights Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond, BBC Sport, 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  21. ^ Daniel Bell-Drummond and Sam Billings awarded county caps, Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  22. ^ Hunn hits back after Godleman hundred, CricInfo, 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  23. ^ Malan heroics seal the series after tie, ESPN cricinfo, 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  24. ^ Bell-Drummond handles Foxes after Dickson handles ball, CricInfo, 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  25. ^ Webb N (2016) County Championship: Kent beat Glamorgan by 10 wickets, BBC Wales sport website, 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  26. ^ Bell-Drummond and Latham continue prolific start, CricInfo, 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  27. ^ Duckett double-ton as Lions smash records, CricInfo, 2016-07-25. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  28. ^ Duckett's 'crazy week' showcases depth of batting power, CricInfo, 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
Preceded by Young Wisden Schools Cricketer of the Year
2012 		Succeeded by
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