[ICC09] The Seasons of Kent

[blake]

First of all, this isn't a story as such, that's why I've instead posted it in the ICC forum.. basically, I've started a new save as Kent on Normal difficulty and I'll just be doing some season reports... also using this to keep track of progress, and signings, etc. I'll be following a traditional FM format for updates, for anybody who has played that.

Kent - Season 2009
County Championship: Division 2
Challenge Trophy: Group B
Twenty Over Cup: South
Pro League: Division 2

Summary
A strong season for Kent saw us finishing first in the Second Division of the County Championship to secure promotion for the top division next season, largely thanks to Azhar Mahmood who proved to be our main strike bowler as well as a very handy lower order batsman, contributing runs frequently. We performed well in the Challenge Trophy before losing to eventual champions Durham in the semi-finals, and we held on through some close finishes in the Pro League to finish first in the Second Division, earning promotion for next season. The only blemish on our season proved to be our Twenty20 performances, in which we were well and truly flogged, winning just one match. However, I hardly cared about this tournament and it was no big deal. Frederik Klokker proved to be a very handy signing, as he scored over 1000 first class runs for the season at an average of 51.

Squad
First Class
One Day

County Championship (4 day)

Position: 1st in Divison 2 (10th)

League Table

Career Overview

Season     Position    Notes

2009       10th        Promoted

Challenge League (50 overs)

Position: 1st in South, Eliminated in Semi-Final

League Table

Career Overview

Season     Position    Notes

2009       SF          1st in Group B

20 Over Cup

Position: 6th in South

League Table

Career Overview

Season     Position    Notes

2009       6th        None

Pro League (40 overs)

Position: 1st in Division 2 (10th)

League Table

Career Overview

Season     Position    Notes

2009       10th        Promoted

Transfers

In: Frederik Klokker, George Aston, Jeff Wakeham, Henry Roth, Alan Dyson, Dimitri Mascarenhas, Sameera Vithana

Out: Martin Saggers, James Goodman, Alex Blake, Paul Dixey, Amjad Khan, James Tredwell, Simon Cook, Warren Lee, Wayne Parnell, Robert Ferley, Phillip Edwards

Aims for Next Season:
Top 3 finish in County Championship
Top 4 finish in Pro League
Make Challenge Trophy Final

Kent Awards
Best FC Batsman: Martin van Jaarsveld (1229 runs @ 47.27, 5 100s, 3 50s)
Best OD Batsman: Martin van Jaarsveld (867 runs @ 66.69, 2 100s, 3 50s)
Best FC Bowler: Azhar Mahmood (84 wickets @ 21.58, BB 7/76)
Best OD Bowler: Justin Kemp (29 wickets @ 15.65, BB 5/21)

FC Player of the Season: Azhar Mahmood (495 runs @ 35.36, 84 wickets @ 21.58)
OD Player of the Season: Martin van Jaarsveld (867 runs @ 66.69)

Overseas Player: Wayne Parnell (South Africa)

Top Performers
Highest Score: J Denly (Kent, 212)
Most Runs: C Spearman (Gloucestershire, 1441)
Best Bowling: C Silverwood (Middlesex, 10/58)
Most Wickets: I Tahir (Hampshire, 109)

County Championship: Nottinghamshire
Pro League: Worcestershire
Challenge Trophy: Durham
Twenty Over Cup: Surrey

Test Championship:
Australia (30)
South Africa (28)
India (24)
Sri Lanka (22)
England (20)
Pakistan (20)
New Zealand (13)
West Indies (13)
Zimbabwe (6)
Bangladesh (2)

ODI Championship:
Australia (28)
South Africa (26)
India (25)
New Zealand (23)
Pakistan (19)
England (18)
Sri Lanka (18)
West Indies (16)
Bangladesh (3)
Zimbabwe (3)

Test Batsmen:
1. Andrew Strauss
2. Alastair Cook
3. Michael Clarke
4. Kevin Pietersen
5. Kumar Sangakkara
6. Paul Collingwood
7. Ricky Ponting
8. Matt Prior
9. Brad Haddin
10. Michael Hussey

Test Bowlers:
1. Ajantha Mendis
2. James Anderson
3. Peter Siddle
4. Ryan Sidebottom
5. Stuart Clark
6. Daniel Vettori
7. Graeme Swann
8. Jerome Taylor
9. Stuart Broad
10. Andrew Flintoff

ODI Batsmen:
1. Michael Hussey
2. Kumar Sangakkara
3. Phillip Hughes
4. Ravi Bopara
5. Angelo Mathews
6. Ricky Ponting
7. Michael Clarke
8. JP Duminy
9. Kevin Pietersen
10. Gautam Gambhir

ODI Bowlers:
1. Nathan Bracken
2. Peter Siddle
3. Shane Watson
4. Muttiah Muralitharan
5. James Anderson
6. Ajantha Mendis
7. Stuart Broad
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Dale Steyn
10. Zaheer Khan

Series:
Australia 3-2 South Africa (5 ODIs)
England 2-0 West Indies (2 Tests)
England 3-0 West Indies (3 ODIs)
Sri Lanka def. Australia (T20 World Cup Final)
India 3-1 West Indies (4 ODIs)
England 3-2 Australia (Ashes)
Sri Lanka 3-0 New Zealand (3 Tests)
Sri Lanka 4-1 New Zealand (5 ODIs)
Australia 4-3 England (7 ODIs)

 

[hedger_14]

Lot of information there. A fair few transfers as well. Klokker does pretty well I reckon in the game.

 

[Dondogz]

Disappointed you let Amjad Khan go. Looks good though. Keep it up.

 

[mattfb]

Wow. You let Saggers and Cook go. Then you let Lee go. Bad decision.

 

[Jakester1288]

Wow. You let Saggers and Cook go. Then you let Lee go. Bad decision.

Saggers retired, but yeah, Cooks a gun, and Lee becomes a gun in 2019.

 

[drainpipe32]

Super stuff. I'll be following this.