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Darren Stevens

Darren Stevens' 26-year playing career began at Leicestershire in 1997 and finished at Kent in 2022, by which time he had become a cult hero at Canterbury after producing some of his best form well into his 40s.

A wily medium-pacer and explosive batter, 'Stevo' took well over 200 wickets at less than 20 in five seasons between 2017 and 2021, the year in which - aged 44 - he became the oldest Wisden Cricketer of the Year since 1935.

One of his most memorable innings came at Headingley in 2019, when his swashbuckling 237 from 225 balls persuaded Kent to offer him yet another one-year contract.

In all first-class cricket he scored 38 hundreds and took 591 wickets.

A T20 winner with Kent in 2007, Stevens won the 50-over trophy and then the T20 Blast in his final two seasons at the club.

His career began with the powerful Leicestershire side which were twice county champions towards the end of the 90s, and the Foxes won the T20 Cup in Stevens’ last season at Grace Road in 2004.

Since retiring, he has worked as assistant coach at South East Stars - and currently fulfils the same role for Essex Women.

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