All-rounder Darren Stevens on life after Kent, coaching, playing for St Lawrence & Highland Court this summer and a move to Sussex which failed to materialise
kentonline.co.ukFor somewhere which had been home for years, Darren Stevens has found it tough to head back to Kent’s Canterbury ground since his departure.
Stevens has found himself without a county contract for the first time since the 1990s this year. The 47-year-old has, instead, got stuck into coaching and playing club cricket.
But with his summer not starting competitively until mid-May, he endured more than a month of watching his old team-mates in action. “I was literally trying to keep myself as busy as possible,” he explained. “I’ve had 27 pre-seasons.
All of a sudden, it comes to a stop - not by your choice, but by somebody else’s. “March came around and I’m usually in with the lads, training and playing.” Kent have endured a slow start to their County Championship Division 1 campaign without him.
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