Joe Denly

Joe Denly
Denly playing for Kent at Beckenham in 2016
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Liam Denly
Born (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 38)
Canterbury, Kent, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg spin
RoleTop-order batter
RelationsJaydn Denly (nephew)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 690)31 January 2019 v West Indies
Last Test8 July 2020 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 209)27 August 2009 v Ireland
Last ODI9 February 2020 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 47)30 August 2009 v Australia
Last T20I8 September 2020 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004–2011Kent
2011–2014Middlesex
2013Barisal Burners
2014Brothers Union
2015–Kent (squad no. 6)
2017Dhaka Dynamites
2017/18–2018/19Sydney Sixers (squad no. 24)
2018Karachi Kings (squad no. 6)
2019Kolkata Knight Riders
2020/21Brisbane Heat (squad no. 16)
2021Lahore Qalandars
2022/23Sharjah Warriors
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 15 16 247 168
Runs scored 827 446 14,157 5,220
Batting average 29.53 34.30 35.57 36.50
100s/50s 0/6 0/4 32/72 8/29
Top score 94 87 227 150*
Balls bowled 390 102 6,683 1,688
Wickets 2 1 83 55
Bowling average 109.50 101.00 44.48 26.18
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/42 1/24 4/36 4/35
Catches/stumpings 7/– 7/– 96/– 58/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 30 September 2024

Joseph Liam Denly (born 16 March 1986) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is 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 has 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 between 2009 and 2010 before falling out of favour with the national selectors. He was called back into the England Test match and one-day squads in 2018 following two seasons of good performances for Kent, making his Test debut for England in January 2019.