Matthew Dennington

Matthew John Dennington (born 16 October 1982) is a South African born former professional cricketer. He was born in Durban but holds a European passport.[1] He was educated at Northwood School in Durban, Varsity College and the University of South Africa. He played for Durban Cricket Club and KwaZulu-Natal B and was a member of the Shell SA Academy in 2002 before leaving South Africa to play cricket in England.[1][2]

Matthew Dennington
Personal information
Full name
Matthew John Dennington
Born (1982-10-16) 16 October 1982
Durban, South Africa
NicknameDenzel
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2003–2006Kent
FC debut28 April 2003 Kent v Oxford UCCE
Last FC17 May 2006 Kent v Cambridge UCCE
LA debut7 May 2003 Kent Cricket Board v Derbyshire
Last LA23 April 2006 Kent v Somerset
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 12 17 8
Runs scored 271 99 22
Batting average 19.35 12.37 7.33
100s/50s 0/3 0/0 0/0
Top score 55 26* 12
Balls bowled 1,087 600 144
Wickets 19 7 9
Bowling average 32.84 90.57 24.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/23 3/53 4/28
Catches/stumpings 5/– 3/– 2/–
Source: CricInfo, 1 June 2017

Dennington played for Orpington in the Kent Cricket League in 2002 and appeared for Kent County Cricket Club's Second XI during the season.[3][4] He made a List A cricket appearance for the Kent Cricket Board in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy before being contracted by Kent and playing for the county side in the National League and Twenty20 Cup the same year.[1][4]

Playing as an all-rounder, he went on to make his first-class cricket debut for Kent in April 2004 against Oxford University at The University Parks.[4] After appearing in seven first-class and 10 List A matches for Kent in 2004 he was retained for the 2005 season. His appearances for the county reduced in 2005 and in 2006 he played in only one first-class and one List A match and at the end of the season he was released by Kent.[1][4][5]

In the Kent Cricket League Dennington played for St Lawrence and Highland Court during his time with Kent. He then moved to Bromley Cricket Club and played there until the end of the 2012 season. During 2012 he also played in the Leinster Senior League for Dublin University Cricket Club.[4]

References

  1. Matthew Dennington, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  2. Pollock L (2001) Shell Academy Annual Awards Evening, CricInfo, 2001-12-07. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  3. Overseas Players, Orpington Cricket Club. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  4. Matthew Dennington, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-06-01.
  5. Key continues as Kent captain, CricInfo, 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2017-06-01.

Matthew Dennington at ESPNcricinfo

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