Alex Blake (cricketer)

Alex Blake
Personal information
Full name Alexander James Blake
Born (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989
Farnborough, Kent, England
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–present Kent (squad no. 10)
FC debut 28 April 2008 Kent v New Zealanders
LA debut 4 September 2007 Kent v Surrey
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 31 52 64
Runs scored 1,036 835 922
Batting average 22.04 25.30 21.44
100s/50s 1/4 0/5 0/5
Top score 105* 89 71*
Balls bowled 204 84
Wickets 3 3
Bowling average 43.00 24.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 2/9 2/13
Catches/stumpings 19/– 27/– 31/–
Source: CricInfo, 29 April 2016

Alexander James Blake (born 25 January 1989) is an English cricketer. He currently plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.[1] Blake was born in Farnborough.

A student of the Kent Academy,[2] Blake was called up to make his one-day debut against Surrey in September 2007. Batting at number 9, he made 11 not out out of a total of 159.[3] He also made four Under-19 ODI appearances for England, averaging 12.75.[4]

Blake made his first-class debut in Kent's tour match against the touring New Zealanders in April 2008.[5]

He played for Beckenham in the Kent League.[2]

References

  1. "Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Alex Blake". Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  2. 1 2 "Kent Cricket Academy Scholars". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  3. "Cricinfo - Kent v Surrey at Canterbury, Sep 4, 2007". Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  4. CricketArchive. "Alex Blake player profile". Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  5. "Cricinfo - Kent v New Zealand at Canterbury, April 28–30, 2008". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-28.

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