Daniel Bell-Drummond

Daniel Bell-Drummond

Personal information
Full name	Daniel James Bell-Drummond
Born	4 August 1993 Lewisham, London
Nickname	D.B.D., 'Deebs'
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2011–	Kent (squad no. 23)
FC debut	18 May 2011 Kent v Loughborough MCCU
LA debut	31 July 2011 Kent v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 58 23 36 Runs scored 3,375 661 716 Batting average 36.68 33.05 19.88 100s/50s 9/16 0/6 0/4 Top score 206* 83 77 Balls bowled 41 12 – Wickets 0 0 – Bowling average – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – n/a n/a Best bowling – – – Catches/stumpings 26/– 6/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricInfo, 4 May 2016

Daniel Bell-Drummond (born 4 August 1993 in Lewisham, London) is an English first-class cricketer, who plays for Kent County Cricket Club as an opening batsman. He has represented England at youth level and has played for England Lions at senior level.

Bell-Drummond was spotted at Catford Wanderers CC by Kent as a seven-year-old and progressed through the county system, scoring his first century for the under-10 side aged just seven.^[1] He played for England at under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels and represented Millfield School, before signing a three-contract with Kent County Cricket Club at the age of 17.^[2][3] Prior to signing his professional contract Bell-Drummond received the John Aitken Gray Trophy having been named as Kent Academy Scholar of the year.^[4][5]

England youth cricket

Bell-Drummond played for England under-19s 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 youngster Joe Root.^[6] In the following Test Bell-Drummond helped England level the series with an unbeaten 88 in a six wicket victory.^[7]

In July 2011 Bell-Drummond played in a one-day series against South Africa under-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.^[8] 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.^[9] Bell-Drummond also hit half centuries in the fifth and seventh youth ODI's recording scores of 72 and 54 respectively.^[10][11] He was the leading run scorer for England, scoring 329 runs in seven innings at an average of 47.00 as England lost the series 2–4.^[12]

In April 2012 he played for England under-19s against the Australia, India and New Zealand under-19s in North Queensland. He began with a match-winning 103* against Australia, and topped the 50-over tournament's run-scorers with 287 (off 312 balls) at an average of 95.66.^[13][14]

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 Northeast.^[15] On 31 July, he made his senior 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.^[16][17]

He made his maiden first class century in April 2013 against a Cardiff University side and used the innings to become a regular in the Kent side during the 2013 season.^[18][19] After cementing his place in the Kent side in all forms of cricket and scoring a century against the touring Australian side in June 2015, Bell-Drummond was awarded his county cap in August 2015.^[19][20][21]

In December 2015 Bell-Drummond made his first appearance for England Lions against the United Arab Emirates in a T20 match in Dubai. He scored 5 runs from 5 deliveries opening the batting. Later the same month he played in the final game of the five match T20 series against Pakistan A scoring 17 runs.^[22]

Bell-Drummond made an excellent start to the the 2016 domestic season, hitting his maiden first-class double-hundred against Loughborough MCCU followed by a century in his first innings of the County Championship season against Leicestershire.^[19][23] He and Tom Latham then combined for two first-wicket century partnerships in Kent's opening home match of the Championship against Glamorgan, only the third time this had been achieved in the same Championship match in the County's history.^[24][25]

Career Best Performances

as of 4 May 2016

	Batting
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season
First-class cricket	206 not out	Kent v Loughborough MCC University	Canterbury	2016
List A cricket	83	Kent Spitfires v Sussex Sharks	Canterbury	2014
Twenty20 cricket	77	Kent Spitfires v Somerset	Canterbury	2015

References

1. "West Indian influence rubbing off on future Kent ace Bell-Drummond". yourcanterbury.co.uk. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
2. "England Under-19 batsman Bell-Drummond signs for Kent". Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
3. "Kent contract for Daniel Bell-Drummond". BBC. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
4. "Daniel Bell-Drummond named best Academy Scholar". Kentcricket.co.uk. 9 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
5. "Kent’s Bell-Drummond collects academy gong". Bexley Times. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
6. "England Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s". Cricinfo. 21–24 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
7. "England Under-19s v Sri Lanka Under-19s". Cricinfo. 27–30 July 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
8. "England Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s". Cricinfo. 16 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
9. "England Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s 2nd Youth ODI". Cricinfo. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
10. "England Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s 5th Youth ODI". Cricinfo. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
11. "England Under-19s v South Africa Under-19s 7thYouth ODI". Cricinfo. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
12. "Records / South Africa Under-19s in England Youth ODI Series, 2011 / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
13. Daniel Bell-Drummond, boundaries vs. New Zealand U19, April 2012. YouTube. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
14. "Records / Quadrangular Under-19 Series (Australia), 2012 / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
15. "Kent v Loughborough MCCU". Cricinfo. 18–19 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
16. "Clydesdale Bank 40 – Group A Worcestershire v Kent". Cricinfo. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
17. "Van Jaarsveld leads from the front". ECB. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
18. "Kent teenager hits maiden first-class century". BBC Sport. 11 April 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
19. Wilson J (2016) Bell-Drummond stays grounded as he pursues the dream, CricInfo, 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
20. Century against Australia delights Kent's Daniel Bell-Drummond, BBC Sport, 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
21. Daniel Bell-Drummond and Sam Billings awarded county caps, Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-08-05. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
22. Malan heroics seal the series after tie, ESPN cricinfo, 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
23. Bell-Drummond handles Foxes after Dickson handles ball, CricInfo, 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
24. Webb N (2016) County Championship: Kent beat Glamorgan by 10 wickets, BBC Wales sport website, 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
25. Bell-Drummond and Latham continue prolific start, CricInfo, 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

External links

• Player profile: Daniel Bell-Drummond from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Daniel Bell-Drummond from CricketArchive
• Kent CCC profile