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Ekansh Singh
Personal information
Born (2006-07-16) July 16, 2006 (age 18)
Bromley, Greater London
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
BattingRight Handed
BowlingRight-arm Fast Medium
RoleTop Order Batting All Rounder
International information
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2024-Kent (squad no. 5)
2024-England U19
Career statistics
Competition List A England U19
Matches 5 2
Runs scored 54 74
Batting average 10.80 37
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 16 39
Balls bowled 0 12
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average 0 0
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 0 0/27
Catches/stumpings 0/0 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 16 Sept 2024

'Ekansh Singh[1]' (born 16 July 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club.[2] He made his first-team debut for Kent County Cricket Club in a warm up match against Hertfordshire[3] on 30 July 2023 but didn't bat due to rain. He signed his first professional rookie contract with Kent County Cricket Club[4] on 19 July 2024 and played his first match as contracted player on 23 July 2024[5] against Bedfordshire as a opener.

Ekansh made his List A debut[6] for Kent County Cricket Club in the 2024 One Day Cup against Somerset at Taunton on 26 July 2024.[7] He batted at Number 3 and scored 16 runs which includes a huge six over mid wicket. He made his international England U19 debut[8] against Ireland U19 on 16th September 2024.

Early life and Education

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Ekansh was born in Orpington and was educated at Tubbenden Primary School in Orpington and The Judd School, Tonbridge. Ekansh has represented Kent County Cricket Club from under-11 level onwards, is a graduate of the Kent Cricket Academy and played club cricket for Orpington Cricket Club,[9] Dartford Cricket Club. He made his Second XI debut for the Kent County in 2022 against Essex aged 15 and scored his first hundred[10] for the Kent County second team in 2024 against Essex aged 17.[11][12][13][14]

Cricket career

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Ekansh made his senior debut[6] for Kent in the 2024 One Day Cup against Somerset at Taunton on 26 July 2024.[7] Ekansh made his international England U19 debut[8] against Ireland U19 on 16th September 2024.

References

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  1. ^ "Ekansh Singh Profile - Cricket Player England | Stats, Records, Video".
  2. ^ Knight, Liam (2024-04-12). "JAYDN DENLY & EKANSH SINGH SCORE UNBEATEN SECOND XI HUNDREDS". Kent Cricket. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  3. ^ "Hertfordshire v Kent - Cricket". BBC Sport.
  4. ^ Knight, Liam (July 19, 2024). "EKANSH SINGH SIGNS ROOKIE DEAL AND JOINS METRO BANK ONE DAY CUP SQUAD".
  5. ^ "Bedfordshire v Kent - Cricket". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ a b "SOM vs KENT Cricket Scorecard, Group A at Taunton, July 26, 2024". ESPNcricinfo.
  7. ^ a b singh, ekansh. "Andrew Umeed 114* leads Somerset to narrow victory". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
  8. ^ a b "ENG19 vs IRE19 Cricket Scorecard, 4th Match at Loughborough, September 16, 2024". ESPNcricinfo.
  9. ^ https://orpingtoncc.co.uk/
  10. ^ "Ke2XI vs ES2XI Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Match at Beckenham, April 08 - 11, 2024". ESPNcricinfo.
  11. ^ "England captain Jos Buttler buoyed by return of 'superstar' Jofra Archer". The Times of India. 2024-05-17. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  12. ^ "Jofra Archer takes wicket ahead of England comeback on second-team return | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  13. ^ "Ekansh Singh". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
  14. ^ "Ekansh Singh". Kent Cricket. Retrieved 2024-07-09.