Daniel Bell-Drummond
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Daniel Bell-Drummond is an English
first-class cricket
er, who plays for Kent County Cricket Club
and England Under-19 cricket team.
Bell-Drummond was spotted by Kent as a seven year old and has since progressed through the county system, scoring his first century for the under-10 side aged just seven. Bell-Drummond has played for England at youth levels U-15, U-17 and U-19. Bell-Drummond had represented Millfield School, that had nurtured such players as Craig Kieswetter
and James Hildreth
, before signing a three-contract with Kent County Cricket Club
at the age of 17. Prior to signing his professional contract Bell-Drummond received the 'John Aitken Gray Trophy' having been named as Kent Academy Scholar of the year.
. In the following test Bell-Drummond helped England level the test series with an unbeaten 88 in a six wicket victory.
In July 2011 Bell-Drummond played in a one-day series against South Afica U-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. 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. Bell-Drummond also hit half centuries in the fifth and seventh youth ODI's recording scores of 72 and 54 respectively. England lost the series against South Africa U-19s 2–4. Bell-Drummond was the leading run scorer for England scoring 329 runs in seven innings at an average of 47.00.
. On 31 July, Bell-Drummond made his 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
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who plays for Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
and England Under-19 cricket team.
Bell-Drummond was spotted by Kent as a seven year old and has since progressed through the county system, scoring his first century for the under-10 side aged just seven. Bell-Drummond has played for England at youth levels U-15, U-17 and U-19. Bell-Drummond had represented Millfield School, that had nurtured such players as Craig Kieswetter
Craig Kieswetter
Craig Kieswetter is an England cricketer of South African and Scottish heritage. He is a wicket-keeper batsman. An aggressive batsman, he began his career with the South Africa Under-19s, before stating that he wished to play international cricket for England. He began playing county cricket for...
and James Hildreth
James Hildreth
James Charles Hildreth is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He attended Millfield School, Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler. Hildreth represented England at all youth levels including the 2003-04 Under-19 World cup...
, before signing a three-contract with Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
at the age of 17. Prior to signing his professional contract Bell-Drummond received the 'John Aitken Gray Trophy' having been named as Kent Academy Scholar of the year.
England youth cricket
Bell-Drummond played for England U-19 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 CCC youngster Joe RootJoe Root
Joseph Edward Root is an English first-class cricketer, who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is a classically elegant, right-handed opening batsman and useful occasional off-spinner, much in the mould of former England captain Michael Vaughan...
. In the following test Bell-Drummond helped England level the test series with an unbeaten 88 in a six wicket victory.
In July 2011 Bell-Drummond played in a one-day series against South Afica U-19s. He top scored with 86 in the first match at Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own district committee. The constituency includes the smaller Edgbaston ward and the wards of Bartley Green, Harborne and Quinton....
with 11 boundaries including 1 six, however it was not enough to avoid defeat. 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. Bell-Drummond also hit half centuries in the fifth and seventh youth ODI's recording scores of 72 and 54 respectively. England lost the series against South Africa U-19s 2–4. Bell-Drummond was the leading run scorer for England scoring 329 runs in seven innings at an average of 47.00.
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 NortheastSam Northeast
Sam Alexander Northeast is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spinner. He is currently contracted by Kent.-Career:...
. On 31 July, Bell-Drummond made his one-day debut in a victorious Clydesdale Bank 40
Clydesdale Bank 40
The ECB40, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank 40 for sponsorship reasons, is a forty-over limited overs cricket competition for the English first-class counties. It began in the 2010 English cricket season as a replacement for the Pro40 and Friends Provident Trophy competitions...
match against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
. He made an aggressive 42 from 30 balls including 7 boundaries and 2 sixes before falling to Saeed Ajmal
Saeed Ajmal
Saeed Ajmal ; born 14 October 1977) is a Pakistani cricketer. He is a right-arm off-spin bowler who also uses the Doosra to good effect.-Early life and domestic cricket:...
.