Mark Pennell

Gracious captain; Kent legend

With a strong work ethic and a moral compass that many a modern-day player would do well to follow, Mike Denness helped build and maintain the glory days of Kent cricket

20-Apr-2013•Mark Pennell

Harmison a willing convert to Kent

Kent's winter recruit Ben Harmison has arrived to put down roots in the garden of England and prove a point to his former paymasters at Durham

28-Apr-2012•Mark Pennell at Canterbury

Glamorgan end with a flourish

15-Sep-2011•Mark Pennell at Canterbury

Walters sets up Glamorgan for victory

Glamorgan will aim to finish the County Championship campaign on a high by securing only their second win on the road this season after reducing fellow Division Two strugglers Kent to 148 for 5

14-Sep-2011•Mark Pennell at Canterbury

Glamorgan bed in on cold evening

Barely 100 hardy souls witnessed the closing overs of the second day of Kent's experimental championship clash against Glamorgan

13-Sep-2011•Mark Pennell at Canterbury

Few spectators to witness pink ball experiment

History was made in Canterbury as floodlit championship cricket with a pink ball came to the St Lawrence ground for the first time

12-Sep-2011•Mark Pennell at Canterbury

Essex draw despite stumble

Surrey's County Championship clash with second division rivals Essex petered out into a draw in Croydon, but not before Essex had flirted with the cricketing equivalent of hara-kiri

21-May-2011•Mark Pennell at Whitgift School

Surrey's batsmen cash in as match meanders

A game that produced 1,000 runs inside eight sessions appears destined to finish as a tame, high-scoring draw after the captains of Surrey and Essex failed to reach any form of run-chase deal in Croydon

20-May-2011•Mark Pennell at Whitgift School

Hamilton-Brown responds to Napier onslaught

The Surrey and Essex faithful came to Croydon to watch England star Kevin Pietersen bat, but left for home marvelling over Graham Napier's astonishing display of pyrotechnics

19-May-2011•Mark Pennell at Whitgift School

Tremlett and Cook make their mark

18-May-2011•Mark Pennell at Whitgift School

Mahmood five seals Kent victory

While Pakistan were being humbled at Trent Bridge, one of their former one-day stars Azhar Mahmood continued to roll back the years with a match-winning performance for Kent over Essex

01-Aug-2010•Mark Pennell

Carter's five cut through Kent

It was a day of notable role reversal for Kent old-boys David Masters and Matthew Walker, who marked their return to the St Lawrence ground with performances that nigh-on broke Kentish hearts

31-Jul-2010•Mark Pennell

Mark Pettini stands firm to keep Essex fighting

Former Essex captain Mark Pettini revealed a more tenacious side to his game in a ding-dong battle at the St Lawrence ground where the visitors edged to within 77 of avoiding the follow-on against Kent

30-Jul-2010•Mark Pennell

Jones and van Jaarsveld make Essex pay

Injuries to Ravi Bopara and Maurice Chambers gave Kent a slightly unfair advantage on the opening day in Canterbury where the hosts closed on 360 for 6

29-Jul-2010•Mark Pennell

Pettini and Walker script Essex victory

Essex batting heroes Mark Pettini and Matthew Walker shared the Man-of- the-Match honours after a stunning second-wicket partnership worth 147

27-Jul-2010•Mark Pennell at Chelmsford

Driving under the influence

When Botham asked for spikes of a different kind

30-May-2010•Mark Pennell

Tiny Tim turns tyrant opener

How a wannabe medium-pacer was turned into a keeper by a priest

16-May-2010•Mark Pennell

Self-belief has revived campaign - Fraser

Belief is the vital if intangible ingredient that, according to Middlesex director of cricket Angus Fraser, has helped turn around the club's disastrous start to the County Championship campaign

13-May-2010•Mark Pennell

Afzaal lights up dour draw

The opening game of the Bangladeshi tour of England petered out into a chilly and predictable draw in SE11 where helicopter traffic over No10 Downing Street captured the attention as much as the cricket

11-May-2010•Mark Pennell at The Oval

Jahurul and Ashraful find form for Bangladesh

When it comes to their respective heights, about a foot or so separates Bangladeshi batsmen Mohammad Ashraful and Jahurul Islam, yet in terms of Test experience the two stylish right-handers remain poles apart

10-May-2010•Mark Pennell

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