Samit Patel, man of the match in the T20 Blast final, has expressed his frustration at not playing a 20-over match for England since February 2013 despite regularly being near the top of the most valuable player rankings. Here, The Times looks at who else has performed across the counties in T20 cricket this year and who could be on England’s radar. Joe Denly, KentDenly has had a stuttering career having moved from Kent to Middlesex and then back again but he is one of those players who, now he’s over 30, has really found his game. He blasted 127 from 66 balls against Essex and finished the tournament as the leading run scorer despite Kent not getting out of the group stages.

Source: The Times September 04, 2017 11:03 UTC