Jaydn Denly

Jaydn Kennick Denly (born 5 January 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm off-break bowler. He made his List A cricket debut for Kent on 11 August 2023, against Surrey. He is the nephew of Joe Denly.

Jaydn Denly
Personal information
Full name
Jaydn Kennick Denly
Born (2006-01-06) 6 January 2006
Margate, Kent
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsJoe Denly (uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023Kent (squad no. 42)
LA debut11 August 2023 Kent v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 5
Runs scored 78
Batting average 26.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 37
Balls bowled 153
Wickets 4
Bowling average 33.75
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/20
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: CricInfo, 22 August 2023

Early life

Denly attended school at The Canterbury Academy in Kent.[1] He began playing for the Kent Second XI in 2022, at 16 years-of-age.[2]

Career

Denly joined the Kent first team squad in August 2023 as a 17 year-old.[3] He made his debut in List-A cricket against Surrey on 11 August 2023, and took a wicket with his third ball, clean bowling Cameron Steel in a wicket maiden.[4]

He played in the same side as his uncle Joe Denly for the first time on 20 August 2023, against Essex, a match in which he took a wicket, a catch, enacted a run out, and scored 37 with the bat. They became the first uncle and nephew to appear in the same Kent side since Fuller Pilch and William Pilch in the nineteenth century.[5]

Personal life

The son of football manager Sam Denly, he is the nephew of former England cricketer Joe Denly.[6][7]

References
  1. "Canterbury Academy defend The Cricketer Schools 100 title". The Cricketer. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  2. "Watch: Joe Denly's nephew gloriously cover drives Michael Atherton's son for four in county second XI clash". Wisden.com. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  3. Reeves, Thomas (10 August 2023). "Teenage all-rounder Jaydn Denly – nephew of Kent Spitfires 50-over skipper Joe Denly and son of Sam Denly – joins Kent's first-team squad". Kent online. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  4. "SURREY FALL SHORT AGAINST SPITFIRES AT THE KIA OVAL". Kia Oval. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  5. Atkins, Fred (20 August 2023). "Denly junior stars as Spitfires win". Kent Sport News. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. Friend, Nick (11 August 2023). "Jaydn Denly gives Kent teamsheet familiar feel, even in times of change". The Cricketer.
  7. Green, Mike (31 July 2019). "Denly proud of younger brother". Kent Sports News. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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