Joe Denly might be a reluctant Kent Spitfires captain but he’s a winning one now - after guiding the county to victory in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
Denly returned from injury during the group stages to guide Kent to the knock-out stages and his calm presence and clear thinking has been a key component of Spitfires’ stunning turnaround in form.
It culminated in Kent claiming a deserved 21-run win over Lancashire in Saturday’s final at Trent Bridge and Denly certainly enjoyed the experience. “It’s never been at the top of my list of things to do but I’ve certainly enjoyed it this year with our big boys being away at The Hundred,” admitted Denly. “With experience and the amount of cricket that I’ve played it does help.
I hope the lads enjoyed playing under my captaincy. “As a captain I try and remain as calm as I can and hopefully that rubs off on the bowlers and takes a bit of pressure off them.