Full name Alexander James Blake
Born January 25, 1989, Farnborough, Kent
Current age 31 years 356 days
Major teams Kent, Kent 2nd XI, Leeds/Bradford MCCU
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 46 | 72 | 6 | 1511 | 105* | 22.89 | 2717 | 55.61 | 1 | 6 | 212 | 13 | 25 | 0 |
List A | 106 | 88 | 18 | 2125 | 116 | 30.35 | 2122 | 100.14 | 1 | 12 | 209 | 65 | 53 | 0 |
T20s | 128 | 110 | 26 | 1772 | 71* | 21.09 | 1310 | 135.26 | 0 | 9 | 127 | 81 | 66 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 46 | 9 | 210 | 138 | 3 | 2/9 | 2/9 | 46.00 | 3.94 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
List A | 106 | 8 | 204 | 223 | 4 | 2/13 | 2/13 | 55.75 | 6.55 | 51.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 128 | 7 | 72 | 89 | 1 | 1/17 | 1/17 | 89.00 | 7.41 | 72.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class debut | Kent v New Zealanders at Canterbury, Apr 28-30, 2008 scorecard |
Last First-class | Hampshire v Kent at Southampton, Jul 13-16, 2019 scorecard |
List A debut | Kent v Surrey at Canterbury, Sep 4, 2007 scorecard |
Last List A | Kent v Middlesex at Canterbury, May 7, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Essex v Kent at Chelmsford, Jun 2, 2010 scorecard |
Last T20s | Surrey v Kent at The Oval, Oct 1, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Kent | v Surrey | The Oval | 1 Oct 2020 | T20 |
1 | Kent | v Surrey | The Oval | 20 Sep 2020 | T20 |
29 | Kent | v Essex | Canterbury | 18 Sep 2020 | T20 |
6 | Kent | v Middlesex | Canterbury | 16 Sep 2020 | T20 |
- | Kent | v Hampshire | Southampton | 14 Sep 2020 | T20 |
3 | Kent | v Sussex | Canterbury | 12 Sep 2020 | T20 |
52*, 0/18 | Kent | v Essex | The Oval | 5 Sep 2020 | T20 |
41, 0/7 | Kent | v Sussex | Hove | 3 Sep 2020 | T20 |
0/10, 4 | Kent | v Surrey | Canterbury | 1 Sep 2020 | T20 |
0/15, 21 | Kent | v Middlesex | Lord's | 29 Aug 2020 | T20 |
There was a sense of deja vu about Alex Blake's 2019 season when his powerful 57 off 38 balls drove Kent to an unlikely two-wicket victory over Hampshire in their T20 Blast match at the Ageas Bowl. Coming in with his side 41 for 4 and needing another 105 runs, he clubbed consecutive sixes off the final over to secure victory with two balls remaining. His knock was reminiscent of the corresponding fixture in 2015, Blake's breakout season in which he slammed 71 off 30 balls with his side 70 for 5 needing 178. It was also a reminder that, despite his best efforts to factor in all three formats, he remains somewhat of a limited-overs specialist.