Chris Dent

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Chris Dent
Personal information
Full name Christopher David James Dent
Born (1991-01-20) 20 January 1991
Bristol, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009–present Gloucestershire (squad no. 15)
FC debut 15 April 2010 Gloucestershire v Northamptonshire
LA debut 27 September 2009 Gloucestershire v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 52 24 18
Runs scored 2,926 509 351
Batting average 34.02 39.94 21.93
100s/50s 4/16 1/1 0/2
Top score 153 151* 63*
Balls bowled 259 276 72
Wickets 1 9 2
Bowling average 143.00 27.22 49.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/12 4/43 1/16
Catches/stumpings 72/– 7/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2013

Christopher David James Dent (born 20 January 1991) is an English cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman who plays for Gloucestershire. He was born in Bristol.

Dent played for Gloucestershire at Under-15 and Under-17 level as a member of their academy squad, while playing club cricket for Thornbury in the West of England Premier League. Dent played for the Gloucestershire Second XI from 2007, before signing his first professional contract with the club in August 2009.[1]

Dent made his List A début in September 2009, against Nottinghamshire. He did not bat or bowl in the match, as Gloucestershire reached their winning target of 58 runs with nine wickets to spare.

In 2009 Dent was selected for the England Under-19 tour of Bangladesh, and in January 2010 was a member of the England squad at the Under 19 Cricket World Cup.

Dent played in nearly all of Gloucestershire's games for 2013, averaging 45.12 with the bat scoring a total of 1,128 runs, the first time he had scored 1000 runs in a season.

Career Best Performances

as of 1 October 2013

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 153 Gloucestershire v Kent Cheltenham 2013 1-12 Gloucestershire v Hampshire Bristol 2013
LA 151* Gloucestershire Gladiators v Glamorgan Cardiff 2013 4-43 Gloucestershire Gladiators v Leicestershire Foxes Bristol 2012
T20 63* Gloucestershire v Glamorgan Cheltenham 2013 1-16 Gloucestershire v Worcestershire Worcester 2013

References

  1. ↑ "Gloucestershire sign academy pair". Cricinfo. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 

External links

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club – current squad
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