Zak Crawley
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| Full name | Zak Crawley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 February 1998 Bromley, Greater London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Kent (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 6 August 2017 Kent v West Indians | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 17 May 2017 Kent v Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 26 September 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Zak Crawley (born 3 February 1998) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born in Bromley and was educated at Tonbridge School.[1]
Crawley represented Kent from under-13 level onwards and is a graduate of the Kent Cricket Academy. He played club cricket for Holmesdale Cricket Club and Sevenoaks Vine.[2] He made his Second XI debut for the county in 2013 aged 15[3][4] and signed his first professional contract with the club at the end of the 2015 season during which he had become a regular Second XI player and was selected for the England Elite Player Development for London programme.[5][6][7] During the 2016–17 English winter Crawley played Western Australian Grade Cricket for Wembley Districts.[8]
Crawley made his senior debut for Kent in the 2017 Royal London Cup against Essex at Canterbury on 17 May 2017.[9] He made his first-class debut for Kent against the touring West Indians on 6 August 2017 during the 166th Canterbury Cricket Week, scoring 62 runs in his debut first-class innings before going on to make his County Championship debut for the county at the end of the same month.[10][11] After playing in four Championship matches for the county during the tail-end of the season he signed a contract extension with Kent in October 2017.[2][12][13]
Crawley was part of Kent squad for the 2017–18 Regional Super50 competition in the West Indies in early 2018. He scored his maiden List A cricket half century in Kent's opening match of the competition against Guyana, scoring 60 runs as an opening batsman,[14][15] before going on to score 99 not out against the Leeward Islands in the county's third match of the tournament.[16] The match ended in controversial circumstances with the opposing Leeward Islands bowling wide balls in what was seen by some as an attempt to deny Crawley the opportunity to reach his century.[17]
During the 2018 season Crawley became a regular in the Kent side, playing in all of the team's first-class matches as well as occasional limited overs games. After twice being dismissed in the nineties he scored his maiden first-class century in the final home match of the season, making 168 against Glamorgan at Canterbury in September.[18][19]
References
- ^ Zak Crawley, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ a b Kent Cricket hand young batsman Zak Crawley long-term contract extension, Kent Online, 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ^ Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017, p.26, Kent County Cricket Club, 2017.
- ^ Reigate Priory have a number of new faces on show in Sevenoaks friendly, Surrey Mirror, 2014-04-22. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Zak Crawley signs first professional contract with Kent, Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Sealey L (2015) Bromley-born batsman Zak Crawley signs first professional contract with Kent, News Shopper, 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Teenage batsman Zak Crawley signs first professional contract, Kent News, 2015-10-28. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Zak Crawley scores 4th fifty in Australia, Kent County Cricket Club, 2017-01-28. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ^ Essex top group to secure semi-final berth, CricInfo, 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-18.
- ^ Dickson dominates before West Indies hit back late, CricInfo, 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Radford hails workout for batsmen, CricInfo, 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Zak Crawley: Teenage Kent batsman signs contract extension, BBC Sport. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
- ^ Pyman T (2017) Promising batsman Zak Crawley signs contract extension at Kent, Kent News, 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ Claydon takes career-best haul in tour opener, Kent County Cricket Club, 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Crawley relishing Tour chance, Kent County Cricket Club, 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
- ^ Hurricanes go down to Kent by nine wickets, Guyana Chronicle, 2018-02-06. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
- ^ Crawley left on 99* in controversial finish as Kent ease to victory, CricInfo, 2018-02-08. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
- ^ Zak Crawley overcomes his 90s nerves with maiden century, CricInfo, 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
- ^ County Championship: Zak Crawley pushes Kent to promotion brink, BBC Sport, 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.