Kent head coach Matt Walker led the praise for teenage debutant Jaydn Denly after their County Championship draw at Essex on Monday. Coming in on the back of a golden duck in the first innings, and with his team on the brink of defeat at 65-5, Denly put on a half-century partnership with Uncle Joe. He went on to bat for nearly two hours, guiding Kent to relatively safe waters with a defiant 41 not out from 128 balls. “Someone said it in the dressing room, that would have been a fantastic innings in your 100th game, let alone your first,” enthused Walker. “I kept hearing a lot about Jaydn from …
