Joe Denly

Joseph Liam Denly (born 16 March 1986) is an English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman and occasional leg break bowler who plays as a top-order batsman. Denly played age-group cricket for Kent and began his professional career with the county before moving to Middlesex for three seasons between 2012 and 2014. He won the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year award in 2018 and was named the season's Most Valuable Player. Denly represented England in Test, One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. He played age-group cricket for England and made 14 one-day appearances for the international team in 2009 and 2010 before falling out of favour with national selectors. He was called back into the England Test and ODI squads in 2018 following two seasons of good performances for Kent, making his Test debut for England in January 2019.