Marcus O’Riordan’s impact in Kent Spitfires’ early T20 Blast games has been praised by head coach Matt Walker. O’Riordan has been handed a big role with bat and ball in the absence of injured vice-captain Jack Leaning. The 26-year-old hit 28 from just 11 balls during a 66-run stand alongside Daniel Bell-Drummond in Sunday’s four-wicket home defeat to Middlesex while he has taken three wickets in nine overs. Walker said: “Marcus has sort of been a revelation, really, with bat, ball and in the field. “We know he’s a pretty talented young man. He’s not had the opportunities that he would have lik…
