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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Former Kent batter stepping down after eight seasons at helm in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/346600/346617.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450069.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1450069.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/matt-walker-leaves-kent-head-coach-matthew-mott-1450069 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:24:28 GMT Australian had a huge impact on the game in England, and the teams he played with there https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/263700/263709.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1315184.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1315184.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/andrew-symonds-in-county-cricket-and-that-t20-knock-a-force-of-nature-1315184 Mon, 16 May 2022 15:38:29 GMT 'Opportunity must outweigh the threat', warns chief executive, as Matt Walker bids for Hundred coaching role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/286800/286818.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178328.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1178328.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1178328 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Walker has withdrawn from England's tri-series against Australia and New Zealand due to his commitments with Kent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/213500/213561.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1117164.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1117164.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1117164 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Walker, the Kent coach, is to join the England management team for the T20 tri-series involving Australia and New Zealand in February https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267100/267131.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1117056.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/1117056.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1117056 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Walker, the batsman who enjoyed a 19-year career in county cricket, is returning to his old club Kent as part of their new coaching setup for 2014. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119000/119027.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/714181.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/714181.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-714181 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Graham Gooch, the former England batsman, has stepped down as Essex batting coach to focus on his England role https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/128700/128763.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/543909.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/543909.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-543909 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex condemned Unicorns to their sixth Clydesdale Bank 40 defeat in as many matches as they coasted to an eight-wicket victory in today's Group C match at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516296.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/516296.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516296 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/133000/133096.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515711.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/515711.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-515711 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Foster and Matt Walker put together a thrilling unbeaten century stand to carry Essex to a superb seven-wicket victory over Nottinghamshire in their Clydesdale Bank 40 clash at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/513307.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-513307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbeaten century from Ravi Bopara, who shared in a partnership of 217 with Matt Walker, carried Essex to a superb six-wicket triumph over Glamorgan at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-512951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's Matt Walker and Mark Pettini both struck unbeaten half-centuries as Essex secured a draw on the final day of their Second Division clash with Northamptonshire at Wantage Road https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512371.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2011/content/story/512371.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-512371 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex put themselves in a strong position to bid farewell to Division One on a winning note as they dominated the third day's play against Durham at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/476351.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/476351.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-476351 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex batting heroes Mark Pettini and Matthew Walker shared the Man-of- the-Match honours after a stunning second-wicket partnership worth 147 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119900/119900.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/469330.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/469330.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-469330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Maurice Chambers returned career-best figures to inspire a fine fightback by Essex against County Championship title-chasing Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/119000/119039.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/466384.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/466384.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-466384 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex moved into the top four of the Friends Provident t20 South Division with a comprehensive 66-run victory over Gloucestershire at Bristol https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/464436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-464436 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's Matt Walker was left one run short of his first century of the season as Hampshire took a slender advantage going into day four of the County Championship Division One match at The Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118000/118012.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462246.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462246.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462246 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Tomlinson took three wickets as Hampshire seized the upper hand in their County Championship Division One clash with Essex at the Rose Bowl https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462113.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/462113.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-462113 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex's bid for a second County Championship win of the season was hampered by rain at Old Trafford today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/461005.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/461005.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-461005 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex beat Holland by just one run as the hosts came close to causing a huge Clydesdale Bank 40 upset in Amstelveen https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/460494.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2010/content/story/460494.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-460494 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For a day at least the focus on England's middle order didn't include Lord's as Essex fought back from a potential follow-on situation to have a chance of a final-day victory https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419388.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/419388.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-419388 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest Friends Provident Matches to decide the quarter-final places https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405232.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/405232.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-405232 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches as Ryan Sidebottom makes his return from injury and Middlesex piles on the runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102900/102940.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402184.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/402184.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-402184 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A round-up from the latest Championship matches as Nottinghamshire take strides towards victory and Essex wrap up a two-and-a-half day win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102600/102671.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/401115.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/401115.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-401115 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:05 GMT A round-up from the opening day of Friends Provident Trophy action as a number of England players try to nudge the selectors https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/102500/102533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400488.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2009/content/story/400488.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-400488 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex kept their cool in testing conditions at the Sheik Zayed Stadium on Wednesday night to add the Pro ARCH Trophy to their Friends Provident Trophy success of last season after beating Middlesex in an evenly contested final https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/396706.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/396706.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396706 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Essex were pushed to their limits by a team of amateur players representing the Pro Arch Trophy sponsors, Emirates Airline, but survived a double injury scare to go on and post a six-wicket win on a steamy evening in Dubai https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/93200/93239.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/395582.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/395582.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395582 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Walker, the Kent batsman, will leave the county after serving them for 16 years https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369783.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/content/story/369783.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-369783 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309051.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/309051.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-309051 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matt Walker held Kent together on the opening day against Lancashire with an unbeaten 139 to frustrate the title challengers https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/308769.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/308769.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-308769 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the latest Friends Provident matches as semi-final places are chased https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/297562.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/297562.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-297562 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the first day of the final round of County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/260120.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/260120.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-260120 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up of the latest County Championship matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/253928.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/253928.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-253928 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A round-up from the foruth day of the latest round of County Championship matches as Lancashire and Kent complete wins https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/245739.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/245739.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-245739 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Walker hit a gritty century and Martin van Jaarsveld a valuable fifty to save Kent's blushes on the second day against Middlesex at Lord's https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/245634.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/countycricket/content/story/245634.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-245634 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:17 GMT Min Patel took 6 for 53 to demolish Warwickshire at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/211381.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/211381.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-211381 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Darren Stevens and Matthew Walker each struck centuries to launch Kent into a strong position against Warwickshire on day three at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/211324.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/211324.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-211324 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Walker top-scored with an unbeaten 151, and the nightwatchman Martin Saggers scored his second first-class century, as an inspired Kent chased 429 to overwhelm Worcestershire at Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/134673.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/134673.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-134673 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glamorgan 238 for 8 beat Yorkshire 237 by one run at Colwyn Bay Scorecard Matthew Hoggard's comeback match ended in disappointment, as Glamorgan snuck to a thrilling last-ball victory at Colwyn Bay https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125121.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/125121.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-125121 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lancashire 130 for 2 trail Kent 602 for 6 by 472 runs Scorecard Carl Hooper was Lancashire's only source of hope as his former county Kent took absolute control on the second day at Blackpool https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128904.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/128904.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-128904 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pakistan were given a stiff work-out ahead of Thursday's First Test at Lord's as Kent dominated day one of this Vodafone Challenge clash in Canterbury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/106116.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/106116.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-106116 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mark Ramprakash was quick to make his mark for his new county, hitting an unbeaten half-century from sixty balls https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/95444.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com//content/story/95444.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-95444 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT