Darren Stevens (cricketer)

Darren Ian Stevens (born 30 April 1976 in Leicester) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Career

Stevens made his debut for his home county of Leicestershire in 1997. His first century came in his fourth match, two years later against Sussex. This innings earned him a seal of approval (as well as a painting) from Colin Cowdrey. He remained, however, on the fringes of the side with Aftab Habib and Ben Smith being preferred in the Leicestershire middle-order. After a strong season in 2002, when he scored 850 runs at an average of 32.69, he was called up to England's Academy squad in Australia and was included in their 30-man squad for the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

After two average seasons for Leicestershire, Stevens was released and joined Kent for the 2005 season. 2006 proved to be disappointing by comparison, yet he still averaged 39. His performances in the Pro40 League, however, brought Kent to the verge of promotion.

His highest first-class innings is 208, which he achieved while playing for Kent against Glamorgan in 2005.<ref...
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