Darren Peter John Flint (born 14 June 1970) is a former English first-class cricketer and the current lead spin bowling coach at Hampshire County Cricket Club.
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| Full name | Darren Peter John Flint | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 June 1970 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Wiltshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flint was born at Basingstoke in June 1970. He was educated there at Cranbourne School, before attending Queen Mary's College. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Gloucestershire at Bristol in the 1993 County Championship.[1] His debut was met with success, with Flint taking figures of 5 for 32 in Gloucestershire's second innings, and scoring an unbeaten single in Hampshire's second innings to help guide them to a one wicket victory.[2] Following his debut, he made a further nine appearances in the 1993 County Championship. Thereafter, he made just four further first-class appearances, playing twice in the 1994 County Championship and once in the 1995 County Championship.[1] Noted as a promising young slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he took 34 wickets in his fifteen first-class matches at an average of 38.76; his best bowling figures remained those taken on debut.[3] As a lower order batsman, he scored 72 runs with a highest score of 17 not out.[4] Following his release by Hampshire, Flint played minor counties cricket for Wiltshire in 1996, playing eight Minor Counties Championship and three MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[5][6] He later played club cricket for Winchester in the Southern Cricket League,[2] captaining the side in 1997.[7]
Flint is currently a member of the coaching staff at Hampshire, holding the position of lead spin bowling coach, overseeing the development of spin bowling up to and including the professional squad.[8] Amongst those he has coached is the leg spinner Mason Crane.[9] Prior to his appointment at the Rose Bowl, he coached cricket in North Hampshire.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Darren Flint". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "A-Z (F2)". www.hampshirecrickethistory.wordpress.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Darren Flint". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Darren Flint". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Darren Flint". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Darren Flint". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Southern League". New Milton Advertiser. New Milton. 19 July 1997. p. 7. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hampshire Pair to Take Part in Winter Coaching Courses". www.ageasbowl.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Gardner, Alan (24 September 2015). "Crane's emergence invites heady expectations". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2023.