Kent all-rounder Grant Stewart is today aiming to make his debut appearance at Trent Bridge a memorable one. Stewart, 28, has been with Kent for five years but he is yet to play at the Nottingham venue ahead of the Spitfires’ Royal London One-Day Cup final there against Lancashire.
He revealed: “There’s only a couple of grounds that I haven’t played at [in the UK] - and that’s one of them. “It’ll be quite nice to play there for the first time and a good occasion to do it as well. “Hopefully, I can come away with one win from one game at Trent Bridge!” Kent are in fine form in the competition having won five of their last six games this season after an indifferent start. “We had a couple of rough games in the middle but, at the start of the competition, we actually played some decent cricket and just probably didn’t get on the right side of results,” said Australian-born Stewart who has played for Italy, qualifying through his Italian mother. “We have managed to string a nice run of games together and the last five games or so have been do-or-die kind of stuff.
It’s been a nice build into the final.” Stewart’s dramatic last-ball six against Yorkshire was arguably their turning point in the competition as it seemingly kicked Kent into life.
But a modest Stewart said: “I don’t know. I didn’t play the game before against Northampton and then we had a wash-out against Derbyshire. “It really forced our hand, knowing we had to win every game.