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Corey Flintoff, the eldest son of former England captain and Ashes 2005 talisman Andrew, has signed a two-year rookie contract with Kent.
Flintoff is a quick bowling all-rounder similar to his well-known father and the 19-year-old placing pen to paper with Kent means he’s set to affix youthful brother Rocky on the county cricket circuit this 12 months.
The deal Flintoff has signed makes him eligible to characteristic for Kent below the tutelage of head coach Adam Hollioake in addition to juggle his research at college for at the very least the subsequent couple of seasons.
Corey Flintoff
“I’m delighted to be becoming a member of Kent to proceed my growth as a participant below Adam Hollioake and the wonderful teaching employees right here,” mentioned Flintoff, who has been coaching with Kent in the previous couple of days.
“The lads within the dressing room have been so welcoming to me this week and there’s a fantastic ambiance right here.
“I’m excited for what’s subsequent for me and I do know that Kent is the proper place for me to make the step as much as first-team cricket.”
Flintoff progressed by the age teams at Lancashire, the place 16-year-old Rocky is making a reputation for himself, and featured for the Purple Rose’s Second XI on a number of events final summer time.
Having linked up with Kent within the final week, he despatched down 4 tidy overs of their two-day warm-up in opposition to Essex on Friday at Canterbury forward of the start of the Rothesay County Championship.
“Corey is an especially thrilling younger participant and has nice all-round capability to attain runs and take wickets,” mentioned Simon Prepare dinner, Kent’s director of cricket.
“He’s a really exhausting employee and I do know that he’s extraordinarily decided to make a reputation for himself in skilled cricket. We’re delighted that he feels that he can do that as a Kent cricketer.”
Andrew Flintoff made greater than 200 appearances for England between 1998 and 2009 and is broadly considered considered one of their greatest ever all-rounders, whereas he has up to now couple of years turned his hand to teaching.
He has most not too long ago overseen England Lions, the place Rocky, having signed his first skilled cope with Lancashire final 12 months after a breakout summer time, broke his dad’s file by changing into the workforce’s youngest-ever centurion in opposition to a Cricket Australia XI in Brisbane in January.
