109-601: Robert William Trevor Key (born 12 May 1979) is an English former cricketer and cricket commentator who played international cricket in all formats for England and domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club . He is the current managing director of the England Cricket team . A right-handed opening batsman , Key made appearances at age-group level for Kent from the age of eleven, moving up until he made his first-class debut in 1998. He made eight first-class and four List A appearances for England's youth sides, and
218-534: A boundary off the bowling of Fidel Edwards , and by the end of the first day had reached 167 not out . He continued positively on the second day, and brought up his maiden double century with four through square leg off Pedro Collins . He was eventually dismissed when he "slashed a wide ball to Brian Lara at backward point ", having made 221. In the second innings, he was run out by his captain Michael Vaughan , who went on to score his second century of
327-469: A golden duck taking a "wild swing" at the first ball he received from Makhaya Ntini . Following England's qualification into the final of the tournament, Key was released from the squad "to have some match-practice in the longer form of the game ahead of the Test series" against South Africa. However, Key did not make an appearance in the series. Key returned to the Test match side after an excellent start to
436-482: A perpetual trophy is awarded to the winning team. Perpetual trophies include: One-day series generally last from three to seven matches. T20 series last from one to five matches. Tours may include a multi-team one-day tournament, often referred to as a "triangular" or "quadrangular" tournament. Teams play a round-robin format, often with teams playing each other twice. Points are awarded for wins, ties and no results, and some tournaments also award bonus points based on
545-429: A post town it contains more than 82,000 people as at the 2011 census. Like most towns of its size, Beckenham has several leisure organisations and societies. The local Odeon cinema has six screens and is a grade II listed building. The Beckenham Festival of Music and Dancing takes place every November. Beckenham Theatre puts on amateur productions. The Beckenham Concert Band is a community wind band which has, over
654-476: A whiplash injury. Key took the opportunity, moving toward a maiden Test century with what Wisden described as "powerful driving and pulling". He was dropped twice— Chris Gayle parried an opportunity with Key on 16, while Devon Smith failed to dismiss him when on 58. Key maintained his concentration throughout, even after meeting the Queen in a presentation during the tea interval. He brought up his century with
763-419: A County Championship 2nd Division Championship title in 2010, two Twenty20 Cup Finals Day appearances and a Friends Provident Trophy final. He resigned as Kent captain following the 2012 English cricket season and James Tredwell became club captain. Key only had one season off as captain as Tredwell then himself resigned and Key was named as his replacement, captaining the county for another two years until
872-608: A Kent representative side; an unbeaten 146 against Essex 's second team, and an unbeaten 139 against Glamorgan 's seconds. Following on from those performances, Key joined the England Under-17 squad for the International Youth Tournament, which was being held in Bermuda . Key's growing reputation as a batsman was greatly enhanced by his performances in this tournament, where he finished with
981-547: A call up to England A 's tour of Zimbabwe through January and February. He struggled for runs throughout his five matches on the tour, failing to pass 26 in any innings. In all, Key managed one century in the calendar year, 125 against Somerset , and finished the year with 1,309 runs in all competitions. The 2000 season proved even more disappointing, with just 700 runs at an average of less than 20. The 2001 English cricket season saw Key's form improve, with him scoring four first-class centuries; including one against
1090-710: A duck in the first innings, trapped leg before wicket (lbw) second ball by fast bowler Brett Lee. With England following on , Key made a maiden half-century to ensure Australia had to bat again. He eventually fell just after the new ball was taken, caught at second slip for 52. The final Test, played at the Sydney Cricket Ground , saw England attempting to avoid a series whitewash . Key scored three runs in England's first innings, before falling lbw to an innocuous half-volley from Steve Waugh , playing in his last Ashes Test. He scored 14 in his final innings of
1199-570: A former first-class cricket ground. It has been the breeding ground of England internationals Derek Underwood and Richard Ellison , and most recently Kent County captain Rob Key . From 1886 to 1996, the club also staged the Kent Championships , an international tennis tournament, which featured many of the world's top players because it opened the grass-court season building up to The Championships at Wimbledon . In June 1968,
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#17327901863091308-407: A greater extent than he would have imagined, after Simon Jones ruptured knee ligaments while fielding, and took no further part in the match. Brought back into the side for the second Test for the injured John Crawley , Key made a solitary run in the first innings, batting at number three, before being caught off the bowling of Shane Warne just after the lunch break. Relegated to number five in
1417-471: A near-complete season. He scored his first first-class century against Durham , scoring 101 in an innings victory. He added a second century (115) against Nottinghamshire , before rejoining the England under-19 squad for the series against Pakistan under-19s . He struggled in the one-day series, scoring just 36 runs in three matches, but finished as the top run-scorer in the youth Tests; with 377 at an average of 62.83. The 1999 season began for Key with
1526-458: A partnership of 182 with Andrew Strauss that Wisden described as including "hard-hitting support from Key". He added a further eighteen to his match tally in the second innings, a contribution which helped England to an eventual victory. Key returned single figure scores of one and nine in his two innings in the final Test, being dismissed by Shaun Pollock on both occasions in a rain-affected draw. Key briefly returned to international cricket for
1635-502: A period of 10 years. If the cricket boards of two individual countries reach an agreement, they can play more than two series. If a team doesn't want to travel to a particular country for a bilateral series due to security reasons, then, by the mutual agreement of the respective boards, that series can be shifted to a neutral venue or another country with appropriate facilities, such as in the United Arab Emirates . Recently,
1744-467: A place in the squad for the 1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. Batting at the top of the order throughout, Key scored a total of 206 runs as England won the tournament, with his best performance coming in the defeat to India , where Key scored 57. Following a first-class debut against Middlesex at the beginning of the 1998 season, in which Key scored 15, he proceeded to play
1853-797: A qualification system for the World Cup that can be accessed by all associate and affiliate members, and as an opportunity for those sides to play international one-day matches against teams of similar standards. The top division of the WCL was known as the ICC World Cricket League Championship . Since the WCL started in 2007, the final matches in the WCL have formed the ICC World Cup Qualifier competition. This competition dates back to 1979. Beckenham Beckenham ( / ˈ b ɛ k ən ə m / )
1962-640: A semiannual Triangular Tournament was organised at Sharjah , in the United Arab Emirates . However, the tournament has lost its lustre because the overwhelming number of cricket matches has spoiled the pitch. In contrast to the one-dayers, Tests are almost never held in neutral venues. A once-off triangular Test tournament was held in England in 1912, which saw South Africa play Australia in three tests at neutral venues, but otherwise it has only been security risks which have seen Tests played on neutral soil. Most notably, Pakistan has "hosted" Test series in England,
2071-405: A series of Test matches against the host nation, and either a series of One-Day (ODi) and T20 matches against the host nation or a tournament involving the host nation and another touring nation. Tours may include Test, ODI and T20I matches, or just one or two of these formats. Test series can last from two to six matches, but some tours consist of only a single Test. Six-match series were common in
2180-488: A single chance throughout. He reached the thousand run milestone for the season on 2 June, the earliest date the milestone had been reached since 1978, and went on a run that included five centuries in seven innings. He was then recalled to the England squad for the series against the West Indies , and Key played two key innings: 221 at Lord's , and his second innings 93 not out to win the third Test for England. Following
2289-577: A six-team tournament three times on an annual basis. The top team in each group will advance to the Qualifier Play-off , taking place in 2022, which feeds into the 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament. The remaining ten teams will be eliminated from the 2023 World Cup. This allowed teams the chance to play first-class cricket matches against teams of similar skill in a competition environment, and prepared them for eventual promotion to Test cricket status. The ICC WCL (known as
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#17327901863092398-431: A total of 2,267 runs in all competitions, whilst also leading Kent to the finals day of the 2007 Twenty20 Cup , in which Kent defeated Sussex and Gloucestershire to claim the trophy. However, Key was later found guilty of "serious dissent" following his controversial dismissal in the final. He continued his run-scoring into 2008, where he scored an unbeaten 178 against the touring New Zealanders to "lift himself firmly into
2507-758: A tri-series. The Cricket World Cup Challenge League replaced the World Cricket League (WCL) which was previously used as the pathway to the Cricket World Cup . The first fixtures took place in September 2019, with all matches having List A status. The league features the twelve teams ranked from 21st to 32nd place in the WCL following the conclusion of the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia. The twelve teams are split into two groups, with each group playing
2616-465: Is a minor treatment centre and an outstation to Princess Royal Hospital in Farnborough for outpatient services. It has GP, dental and other services available. Beckenham has a non-League football club Beckenham Town F.C. , which plays at Eden Park Avenue, and a Sunday league team, Beckenham Manor Football Club, which plays at Langley Sports Club. Beckenham Cricket Club plays at Foxgrove Road ,
2725-530: Is a town in Greater London , England, within the London Borough of Bromley . Prior to 1965, it was part of Kent . It is situated north of Elmers End and Eden Park , east of Penge , south of Lower Sydenham and Bellingham , and west of Bromley and Shortlands , and 8.4 miles (13.5 km) south-east of Charing Cross . Its population at the 2011 Census was 46,844. Beckenham was, until
2834-538: Is divided by the total number of matches to give a 'rating', and the Test-playing teams are by order of rating (this can be shown in a table). From 2002 to 2019, the top-ranked Test team was awarded with the ICC Test Championship mace and the top team at each 1 April cut-off (until 2019) was also awarded a cash prize, the winners of which are listed below. The mace is now awarded to the winners of
2943-471: Is divided by the total number of matches to give a rating, and all teams are ranked on a table in order of rating. The ranking does not replace the World Cup; the latter still carries much more significance to most cricket fans. The ranking consisted two separate tables until merged into a single table in 2018. The ten ICC Full Members that play Test cricket were automatically listed on the main table while
3052-682: Is first attested in a Saxon charter of 862 as Biohhahema mearc . The settlement is referred to as Bacheham in the Domesday Book of 1086, and in the Textus Roffensis as Becceham . The name is thought to derive from Beohha' s homestead (Beohha + ham in Old English ). The name of the small stream here – the River Beck – is most likely to have been named after the village. Although early written history tells little of
3161-625: Is served by Beckenham Junction station , with further stations ( Clock House , New Beckenham , Ravensbourne , Beckenham Hill and Kent House ) serving the surrounding area. Beckenham Junction and Kent House have services into central London every 15 minutes, taking 13 minutes to Brixton and 21 minutes to London Victoria . Beckenham Junction also provides services into London Bridge every 30 minutes, taking 35 minutes, and to Orpington every 15 minutes, taking 7 minutes to Bromley South and 17 minutes to Orpington. Ravensbourne and Beckenham Hill stations provide direct access to central London and
3270-404: Is served by several Transport for London buses that link the town with other areas including Bromley , Catford , Chislehurst , Croydon , Crystal Palace , Eltham , Lewisham , Orpington , Penge , West Wickham and Woolwich . The town has a number of places of worship. St. George's Church is the principal parish church, and is in the centre of Beckenham. It was extensively rebuilt, at
3379-591: Is the home of the wildly snobbish, socially aspirational and insecure sister Victoria; the town is frequently mocked by association. Beckenham is also one of the main locations of the novel The Buddha of Suburbia (1990), by Hanif Kureishi . Numerous prominent personages were born or have lived in Beckenham. In the world of politics and governance, these include the colonial administrator George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784–1849), politician and diplomat William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland (1745–1814), Admiral of
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3488-531: The 2004 season . He reached 1,000 runs for the season by 2 June, the earliest date the milestone had been reached for 16 years, and had a run of five centuries in seven innings. However, his limited-overs form was not as good—he passed fifty only once all season. Despite this, he was called into the squad for the NatWest Series against the West Indies and New Zealand . Key's series began with
3597-599: The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 competition, playing his only Twenty20 International match against the Netherlands during the tournament as a replacement for the injured Kevin Pietersen . He scored 10 not out from eight balls in a match where the Netherlands successfully chased their target from the final ball. Records: Test centuries: Career performances: Career performances: On 17 April 2022, he
3706-520: The Cinema a Christian Science Reading Room existed close to the site occupied by the postal sorting site in the 1980s. The site is now occupied by Kingsway church at 18 Rectory Rd. While the postal office site is now occupied by Citygate Church. Strictly defined to its historic parish area translated to today's modern wards of the United Kingdom , Beckenham covers four such wards, however as
3815-532: The HSBC Sports and Social Club adjacent to New Beckenham railway station . They currently have three men's and three ladies hockey teams and play competitive fixtures in the Kent Hockey League. [1] The training ground for Premier League club Crystal Palace is located on Copers Cope Road. In Simon Brett 's long-running BBC Radio 4 comedy drama, No Commitments (1992–2007), Beckenham
3924-595: The ICC Men's Champions Trophy , the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup . Australia is currently the most successful team overall with 10 ICC trophies, and also the only one to win all tournaments at least once. The following table shows the events won by each team: The main women's international tournaments organized by the ICC are the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup , ICC Women's T20 World Cup and
4033-636: The ICC Women's T20 Champions Trophy . The following table show the events won by each team: The main Under-19 men's international tournament organised by the ICC is the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup . The following table show the events won by each team: The main Under-19 women's international tournaments organized by the ICC is the U-19 T20 World Cup which is only played once so far. The following table show
4142-545: The International Cricket Council (ICC). The main forms are Test matches , One-Day matches and Twenty20 matches . Most games are played as part of "tours" when one nation travels to another for a number of weeks or months and plays a number of matches of various sorts against the host nation. The ICC also organises competitions that are for several countries at once, including the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup & ICC Men's T20 World Cup . There
4251-629: The Marylebone Cricket Club against the Sri Lankans . He scored 77 in a drawn match, and would later that season make his Test match debut against India. However, following his Test debut, he only passed 50 on one further occasion that year. He would maintain his place in the Test side against Zimbabwe the following year, despite only scoring one innings of note—129 against the Cambridge students . However, after being dropped from
4360-857: The Roman Catholic St Edmund of Canterbury Church . Town churches include: St. George's Church ( W. Gibbs Bartleet , 1885–1887), St. Barnabas on Oakhill Road (A. Stenning & H. Hall, 1878 or 1884), Christ Church, Fairfield Road (Blashill & Hayward, 1876), St. Edmund's Catholic Church, Village Way (J. P’Hanlon Hughes, 1937), St. James, St. James’ Avenue (A.R. Stenning, 1879–1898), St. Michael and All Angels, Ravenscroft Road (W. H. Hobday & F. H. Maynard, 1955–1956), St. Paul, Brackley Road (Smith & Williams, 1872), Holy Trinity, Lennard Road (E.F. Clarke, 1878), Baptist Church, Elm Road (Appleton & E. W. Mountford, 1889), Congregational Church, Crescent Road (J. W. & R. F. Beaumont, 1887–8), Methodist Church (James Weir, 1887). Close to
4469-458: The United Arab Emirates were joined by the top four teams ( Namibia , Oman , Papua New Guinea , United States ) from the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament. The top three teams advanced to the 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, with the bottom four teams advancing to the 2022 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off . All matches played as One Day Internationals (ODIs). Each set of fixtures will take part as
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4578-414: The 1970s and early 1980s, with the last six-match series to date taking place in 1997–98 between the West Indies and England . Ashes Test series in England were six-match affairs between 1981 and 1997 , but Australia reverted to five matches in its home series from 1982 to 1983. The most important series last four or five matches, while the less important ones last two to three matches. Sometimes,
4687-623: The Blackheath Beds which are now included in the Harwich Formation Beckenham was the headquarters to Capita Registrars Limited who provides share registration services for more than half of the UK's quoted companies, they have since moved from Beckenham. Proper Records , the UK's biggest independent music distributor, was originally based in Beckenham but relocated to Surrey Quays in 2017. Beckenham town centre
4796-609: The Burrells and a land exchange in 1793 made the northern parts of the manor John Cator's and the southern parts absorbed into the Burrells Langley and Kelsey estates. What is now Beckenham Place Park is almost entirely parts of Foxgrove manor. Now it is part of the London Borough of Lewisham after boundary changes in the 1990s. The Kelsey Estate, named from a manorial estate, Kelsies, recorded in 1479. The estate
4905-558: The City every 30 minutes - Peckham Rye in 12 minutes, Elephant & Castle in 23 minutes, London Blackfriars in 27 minutes, City Thameslink in 29 minutes, Farringdon in 33 minutes and London St Pancras in 37 minutes. New Beckenham and Clock House have services to London Charing Cross , London Bridge, Waterloo East , London Cannon Street and Hayes . Tramlink serves Beckenham with services from Beckenham Junction and Beckenham Road to Wimbledon via East Croydon . Beckenham
5014-550: The ICC World Test Championship. The ICC Men's ODI Team Rankings were created, and are run, by the ICC for reasons similar to the Test Rankings. The rankings are simply an international ranking scheme overlaid on the regular ODI ( One Day International ) match schedule. After every ODI match, the two teams involved receive points based on a mathematical formula. The total of each team's points total
5123-636: The Pakistan Cricket Team has played many of their home bilateral series on Emirati soil. In addition to tours, nations may organise one-day matches at neutral venues. The Sahara Cup was a one-day series played annually between India and Pakistan in Toronto, until the Indian government ordered the suspension of all cricketing ties with Pakistan because of the countries' hostile diplomatic situation . The BCCI revived ties in 2004. Similarly,
5232-485: The Pepsi ICC World Cricket League for sponsorship reasons) was a series of international one-day cricket tournaments for national teams without Test status, administered by the ICC. All associate and affiliate members of the ICC were eligible to compete in the league system , which featured a promotion and relegation structure between divisions. The league system had two main aims: to provide
5341-1253: The Royal Navy Sir Peircy Brett (1709–1781), Colour Sergeant Frank Bourne of Rorke's Drift (who lived at 16 King's Hall Road, Beckenham and is buried in Beckenham Cemetery), judge Wilfred Greene, 1st Baron Greene (1883–1952 – born at 8 Fox Grove Road) and Fr. Thomas Pelham Dale , an Anglo-Catholic clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s. Former British Prime Minister John Major lived at West Oak in Beckenham with his wife Norma from 1974 to 1978. Writers include Enid Blyton who lived at 95 Chaffinch Road from 1897 to 1903, Walter de la Mare , who lived at 195 Mackenzie Road, and A.L. Barker (1918–2002). Show business people include Bob Monkhouse (1928–2003), Julie Andrews , who lived on Cromwell Road, Floella Benjamin (now Baroness Benjamin of Beckenham), who grew up on Mackenzie Road, Maurice Denham (1909–2002), Simon Ward (1941–2012). and Betty Box (1915–1999) and her brother Sydney (1907–1983), both film producers. Music artist David Bowie (1947–2016) lived at 42 Southend Road from 1969 to 1973. Others from
5450-472: The South East. Beccehamians RFC, a rugby union club founded in 1933, plays competitive rugby at Sparrows Den, near West Wickham . Beckenham Cricket Club is also the home to Bromley and Beckenham Hockey Club . Swimmers from Beckenham Swimming Club, established in 1893, have gained medals in the 21st century at national and international levels. New Beccehamian Hockey Club play their home games at
5559-494: The St. John family until Frederick St. John, 3rd Viscount Bolingbroke sold most of the manor to John Cator the younger in 1773. The manor house and its grounds had been exchanged with Peter Burrell, Lord Gwydir in 1757. Beckenham remained a small village until well into the 19th century. The beginning of its growth began after 1825 when the estates of John Barwell Cator and Lord Gwydir began to be developed. if In 1760 John Cator
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#17327901863095668-590: The Test reckoning". Following Michael Vaughan 's resignation as England captain, Key was touted by the some in the media as a potential candidate for the job. However, the season ended badly for Key, as under his captaincy Kent were relegated to the second tier of the County Championship for the first time, with Key also being fined £ 1,250 for comments he made over an ECB pitch panel decision in August. Key took his first wicket in first-class cricket on
5777-579: The Test-playing nations to play each other in a programme of matches over a period of 10 years known as the ICC Future Tours Programme . This system was set up to encourage some of the better-established countries to play the lesser nations more frequently. Most Test , One-Day and Twenty20 matches take place in the form of "tours". In a tour, one nation travels to another and plays warm-up matches, which may be first-class matches, against domestic teams such as county or state teams,
5886-566: The UAE and Sri Lanka in the 21st century. Security implications have also affected tours to Sri Lanka and tours to Zimbabwe in the past. The final of the ICC World Test Championship is played at a neutral venue, and for its first three editions was played in England ( England did not qualify for any of these finals). The main men's international tournaments organized by the ICC are the ICC Men's World Test Championship ,
5995-587: The account based on more recent events and developments of Beckenham. Revisiting the history and collating the historical documentary evidence has revealed a more detailed early history showing how the manors and estates changed hands through families such as Rokele, Bruyn, Bardolf, Langley, Style, Kelshulle, Brograve, Raymond, Leigh, Burrell, Cator and various yeoman property owners like Kempsall, King, Batt etc. Archaeological evidence at nearby Holwood Park, where Stone Age and Bronze Age artefacts have been found, reveals some evidence of early settlers. A Roman camp
6104-644: The area we have the entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 and various records in Court Rolls, Feet of Fines and other historical documents. Thomas Philipott recorded it in his Villare Cantianum in 1659 based on the research of his father John Philipott. Hasted wrote about it in 1778 in his History and Topography of Kent based on Philipott's material. Others like Lysons and Ireland continued to record Beckenham Manor, Foxgrove Manor, Kelsey and Langley estates and Kent House Farm. Several other local historians updated
6213-453: The bat—averaging only 14.30 in the County Championship. He announced his retirement from the game on 18 April 2016, citing his desire to not "hinder younger players [coming through]" and focus on coaching and his role with Sky Sports as a television pundit. Key made his Test match debut in the second Test against India in 2002, as a replacement for Marcus Trescothick , who had broken his thumb. Chairman of selectors David Graveney said Key
6322-416: The club held the world's first "open" grass-court tournament – one month after the sport became open to amateur and professional players – with Australians Fred Stolle and Margaret Court winning the singles titles. Beckenham Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club formed originally in 1894. It fields six senior men's teams a successful women's team, and also has one of the largest youth sections in
6431-436: The coming of the railway in 1857, a small village, with most of its land being rural and private parkland. John Barwell Cator and his family began the leasing and selling of land for the building of villas which led to a rapid increase in population, between 1850 and 1900, from 2,000 to 26,000. Housing and population growth has continued at a lesser pace since 1900. Beckenham has areas of commerce and industry, principally around
6540-533: The county under-elevens, before Alan Ealham , coach of Kent County Cricket Club 's youth sides, became his mentor. Later he attended Colfe's School in Lee , London, and Langley Park School for Boys in Beckenham , where he passed ten GCSEs . Key has often been criticized for his weight, and at one stage early in his career weighed 16 stone before Alec Stewart told him to "buck his ideas up". Key himself said of
6649-439: The curved network of streets featuring its high street, and is served in transport by three main railway stations — nine within the post town — plus towards its western periphery two Tramlink stations. In common with the rest of Bromley , the largest borough of London by area, Beckenham has several pockets of recreational land which are a mixture of sports grounds, fishing ponds and parks. The place-name 'Beckenham'
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#17327901863096758-766: The eastern side of the town, towards its confluence with the River Thames forming an eastern boundary with Bromley. A small stream, the River Beck (sometimes referred to as the Hawkesbrook), passes through the town before joining the Ravensbourne via the Pool River further north near Catfod. The area is part of an outcrop of London Clay which were the basis for several brickworks during the development period with areas of Harwich Formation and consists of many small hills. Several gravel pits extracted parts of
6867-405: The end of the 19th century, but an earlier building dates back to 1100. It has a 13th-century lych gate that is thought to be one of the oldest in England . The almshouses next to the church go back to 1694. There are also three other Anglican churches in the town: All Saints Church; Holy Trinity Church; and St James at Elmers End. In addition, there are Methodist and Baptist churches; and
6976-593: The end of the 2015 season. In April 2016, Key announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Key was a regular commentator on Sky Sports ' TV coverage of county cricket while still a player at Kent, and after retiring he worked as a pundit and commentator for a variety of media outlets, including GTV and SEN . On 17 April 2022, he was appointed as the managing director of the England men's cricket team, stepping down from all of his media commitments. Born in East Dulwich , London, to parents Trevor and Lynn, Key
7085-478: The end of the season: "His commitment to the team has probably impacted on his own form". Nonetheless, he was given the captaincy of the England A team in their fixture against Pakistan, and led Kent to fifth place in the top tier of the County Championship . The following season saw Key lead Kent to silverware, whilst returning to some of his best form. He struck a total of eight centuries, and amassed
7194-456: The events won by each team: The following table show the events won by each team: The following table show the events won by each team: The following table show the events won by each team: The following table show the events won by each team: The following table show the events won by each team: In essence, after every Test series, the two teams involved receive points based on a mathematical formula. The total of each team's points total
7303-676: The events won by each team: The main men's international tournaments organised by the ACC is the Asia Cup and earlier the Asian Test Championship which is now defunct. The main women's international tournaments organised by the ACC is the Asia Cup . The main u-19 men's international tournaments organized by the ACC is the U-19 Asia Cup . The following table show the events won by each team: The following table show
7412-471: The fifth match of the tournament; against the West Indies at Headingley . With England chasing 160 to win, Key came in at 55 for one, but scored just six before being bowled by Dwayne Bravo . His only other appearance came against New Zealand towards the end of the group stage—Key scored 18 and was playing well before being caught behind. His place in the Test side was ensured after Mark Butcher pulled out, having been hit from behind in his car and sustaining
7521-537: The final Test. Key's performances in the series and his domestic form earned him recognition—he was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 2005 edition. Following on from his performances during the series against the West Indies, Key was taken on England's tour of South Africa over the English close-season. However, with Mark Butcher returning to the side following injury, Key lost his place. This
7630-425: The final day of Kent's draw with Northamptonshire at the start of the 2009 season. He went on to score 1,209 runs that season, with four centuries including a career-best 270*, at 50.37 runs per innings. It was the sixth time he had passed one thousand runs in a season. He came close to beating this score the following season when, on 17 May 2010, he scored 261 against Durham . He had, until that match, struggled with
7739-439: The first innings, Key came to the crease for his second innings with England requiring another 216 runs to take a 3–0 lead in the series. Initially batting with Michael Vaughan, and then with Andrew Flintoff , Key scored an unbeaten 93 to guide England to their target, which was a record fourth innings total to win an Old Trafford Test. His series came to an end when he scored ten runs, in England's ten-wicket victory in
7848-438: The five Wisden Cricketers of the Year . Key's last Test matches came during England's tour of South Africa during 2004–05, where he managed to score 152 runs without being consistent, and despite a one-match return during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 , he has remained on the fringes of selection. Key became Kent captain following the 2006 English cricket season , following David Fulton 's resignation. He led Kent to
7957-413: The following NatWest Series against Zimbabwe and South Africa owed more to the lack of available players than his own form; he had only passed 40 on one occasion going into the series. Key made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in the opening match of the tournament; he scored 11 before falling to the left-arm spin of Ray Price . Key only played one more match in the series; against South Africa he fell for
8066-573: The growth of Beckenham in less than fifty years. Prior to 1965, Beckenham was part of the administrative county of Kent. In 1965, as part of the creation of the Greater London Council , the Borough council was disbanded and Beckenham came under control of the newly constituted London Borough of Bromley . Councillors represent various parts of the Borough of Beckenham. Beckenham Town Centre Management coordinates business interests in
8175-603: The innings. He then caught Brett Lee at third man in Australia's only innings, before offering Hussain "stout support" in making 23 second time around. England lost the Test match by an innings and 48 runs, a result that ensured that Australia retained the Ashes . Following a break for the first part of the VB Series of One Day Internationals, England moved to Melbourne for the fourth Test. Unfortunately for Key, he fell for
8284-476: The last 35 years, raised thousands of pounds for local and national charities. It caters for amateur wind and brass musicians and performs locally during the winter months and across London and the South East during the summer. The South East London Green Chain , a long-distance footpath , crosses through Beckenham. Both Cator Park and Beckenham Place Park form part of the Chain. There are other open spaces in
8393-621: The margin of victory. There may be a final match played between the two teams with the most points from the round-robin stage. International cricket by seasons In 2001 the ICC decided to create a plan designed to make all ICC full member countries play each other for Test cricket over a period of ten years (known as the ICC Ten Year Plan). This was approved in February 2001 by the ICC member countries. Starting from 2002 and running until 2011, it ensured that each Test country played
8502-428: The match. The second Test saw Key struggling in the corridor of uncertainty , a characteristic highlighted by Collins, who beat the bat on several occasions before finding the edge to dismiss him. His second innings lasted just seven balls before Key "chipped a simple catch to mid-on ", having scored just four. Key's most valuable innings, according to Wisden , came in the third Test. Despite only scoring six runs in
8611-419: The matter: "I'll never be the most athletic-looking bloke, but I'm a hell of a lot fitter than I was at 19 or 20." Key is married to Fleur, with whom he has two children. Key played his first matches for Kent's second eleven in 1995, at the age of sixteen. He remained a regular in the second team throughout the 1996 season and first half of the 1997 season, by which time he had hit his first two centuries for
8720-568: The new station. Wide roads and large gardens epitomised these properties, often built by developers who acquired land from the Cators. Lord Gwydir died in 1820 and his estates were split up, sold and developed. The manor of Foxgrove was owned by the Leigh family for some generations but purchased into the ownership of Lancelot Tolson circa 1716, his heirs divided it and it was acquired in part by John Cator and Jones Raymond. Raymond's part passed on to
8829-426: The other nine home and away over a period of ten years, in addition to any matches the individual cricket boards organised on their own. Thus, India and Pakistan played 12 ODIs and 6 Tests against each other in their respective countries (not including neutral ground ODI tournaments such as the Asia Cup ) from 2004 to April 2005, and played a further series of 3 Tests and 5 ODIs in the winter of 2006. However, because of
8938-469: The rigorous schedule of the Ten Year Plan, there was hardly any time left over to schedule other series, and there were voices criticising the amount of international cricket that is played, with the risk of injury and player burnout as reasons for why this amount should be reduced. The ICC defended their policy, citing the number of international players in English county cricket as a sign that there
9047-505: The season, he kept his place in the Test side for the visit of the touring Zimbabweans . Batting at number five in both Tests, Key failed to make much of an impact, scoring 18 runs in the first match and four in the second. He had reason to feel aggrieved at his first Test dismissal—umpire Steve Bucknor gave him out caught behind, despite Key not hitting the ball. His inclusion in the One Day International (ODI) squad for
9156-439: The second highest batting average of anyone at the tournament, scoring 184 runs at an average of 48. Key's performances helped England win the tournament by a single point from Ireland's Under-17s. Key returned to England for two matches with Kent's second team, before joining up with England's Under-19s for a youth Test series against Zimbabwe's under-19s . In the three Test series, Key made two half-centuries, earning himself
9265-512: The second innings, with Mark Butcher and Nasser Hussain batting ahead of him, he again made just one before being caught off Andy Bichel . Key fared better in the third match, played at the WACA Ground in Perth . On a pitch with "exceptional bounce and pace", Key was the only English batsman to keep his wicket intact for a prolonged period, batting passively for 47, the highest score of
9374-413: The second of which he shared a county third-wicket record partnership of 323 with Martin van Jaarsveld . At the end of the season, Key was named the new county captain following the resignation of David Fulton , a role he took on in order to help his chances of regaining a place in the England side. His first season as captain saw his form slide, as Kent's chairman of cricket Graham Johnson related at
9483-424: The series Key returned to the domestic scene, and finished the season with two further tons; 131 against both Northamptonshire and Middlesex . Following the winter international series in South Africa, Key returned to domestic action with Kent. While not having as successful a season as in the previous year, he still scored over 1,500 runs. This included two centuries in the same match against Surrey , during
9592-461: The side, Key's form seemed to improve: he scored 140 against Nottinghamshire to set up a Kent victory, and consistently scored around 40 runs per innings for the remainder of the season. The 2004 English cricket season saw Key hit top form for the first time, scoring a total of 2,486 runs in all competitions. This total included a "majestic" unbeaten 118 in the opening game of the season against Gloucestershire, during which Key did not offer
9701-407: The six Associate Members with One Day International status were listed on a secondary table, but are eligible for promotion to the main table by meeting certain criteria. As with the Test and ODI Rankings, the ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings are an international Twenty20 ranking system run by the ICC. It is simply a ranking scheme overlaid on the regular T20I match schedule. After every T20I match,
9810-538: The tour, before being caught at midwicket, however England had nearly 350 runs on the board by that stage and were on track to complete a consolatory victory. The 2004 edition of the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack recorded that Key had "justified his selection ahead of an older player, like Mark Ramprakash , but did not cement his place". Despite a low-scoring start to the 2003 English cricket season , in which he passed 40 only once in his first seven innings of
9919-578: The touring Pakistanis . His highest score of the season and career to date would come in the final game—he scored 132 in a rain-affected match against Lancashire . His scoring throughout the season persuaded the national selectors to include him in the National Academy, which went on a winter tour of Australia, where he showed his ability with an innings of 177 against the side's Australian counterparts. He continued his good form into 2002 , where his run-scoring earned him an invitation to play for
10028-599: The town centre along Bromley Road, south along Croydon Road, and west along Beckenham Road around Clock House station, where the town's library can be found. To the north lies the New Beckenham area, essentially a residential suburb of Beckenham proper. The Municipal Borough of Beckenham came into being in 1935. It took over from what had been, since 1894, Beckenham Urban District Council and included parts of Hayes and West Wickham , previously part of Bromley Rural District Council . The new Borough status reflected
10137-611: The town, including Croydon Road Recreation Ground and Kelsey Park . There is also a walk starting in Cator Park, going down the High Street, through Kelsey Park, then Croydon Road Recreation Ground and back to Cator Park. Beckenham Green, in the town centre, hosts regular markets and activities throughout the year. The principal secondary schools in Beckenham are Harris Academy Beckenham (formerly Kelsey Park Sports College), Harris Academy Bromley (formerly Cator Park School),
10246-507: The town. Beckenham lies 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Bromley and 3.8 miles (6.1 km) north-east of Croydon . The original village of Beckenham was a cluster of development surrounded by the lands of a series of manorial estates: Beckenham, Foxgrove, Kelsey, Langley and Kent House Farm with their mansions, halls and Parks. The parish boundary has changed over time but extended from Crystal Palace Park to Bromley and Lewisham to West Wickham. The River Ravensbourne flows northwards at
10355-491: The two Grade II listed lodge cottages at the entrance, which are over 200 years old. In 1876 Beckenham Cemetery opened (originally Crystal Palace District Cemetery), located south of the town in Elmers End. Today Beckenham is an outer London suburb, though it has maintained its own identity and forms a town in its own right. It is centred on its non-pedestrianised curving high street. Further rows of shops run east from
10464-574: The two Langley Park schools, for boys and for girls , and Eden Park High School. There are also a large number of schools catering for primary education, including the independent Roman Catholic school, Bishop Challoner , St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Marian Vian Primary School, Balgowan Primary School, Worsley Bridge Primary School, Harris Primary Academy Beckenham (formerly Bromley Road Infants School), Clare House Primary School and Churchfields Primary School. Beckenham Hospital, now called Beckenham Beacon, following redevelopment in 2009,
10573-490: The two teams involved receive points based on a mathematical formula. The total of each team's points total is divided by the total number of matches to give a rating, and all teams are ranked on a table in order of rating. This ranking does not replace the ICC World Twenty20 competition. Competitions for member nations of the ICC with Associate status include: It featured seven teams: Scotland , Nepal and
10682-416: The younger built Beckenham Place and became lord of the manor in 1773 after purchasing the manor of Beckenham from Frederick St. John, Viscount Bolingbroke. After Cator died in 1806, his heirs under his nephew John Barwell Cator became aware that an area in such relative close proximity to London was ripe for development, especially once the railway had arrived in 1857, and large villas began to be built around
10791-461: Was a member of the side that won the 1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup . Following a season of heavy run-scoring, Key was called up to the England A side in 1999. Following an injury to Marcus Trescothick , Key made his Test debut against India in 2002. He toured Australia during the 2002–03 Ashes series , where he justified his selection ahead of a more experienced player. His One Day International debut came in 2003, against Zimbabwe , however he
10900-465: Was appointed as the managing director of the England men's cricket team, stepping down from all of his media commitments. He appointed Brendon McCullum as the coach of the Test Team, who instigated a more attacking form of play coined by the media as " Bazball ". International cricket International cricket matches are played between the teams representing their nations , organised by
11009-464: Was despite him scoring 87 in a warm-up game against a Nicky Oppenheimer XI , a match in which Butcher had scored just six. Returning to the side for the third Test after Butcher had sustained a wrist injury, Key made a duck in the first innings, before "defending resolutely" in accumulating 41 before being stumped charging Nicky Boje . The fourth Test, played at the Wanderers , saw Key hit 83, in
11118-402: Was dropped from both squads shortly after. Injury to Mark Butcher allowed Key back into the England side for the series against the West Indies in 2004. He scored his maiden Test hundred in the first match of the series, which later became his maiden first-class double century as he scored 221. This performance, coupled with the 93 he scored in the third Test, earned him recognition as one of
11227-454: Was dropped from the fourth and final Test, with Trescothick replacing him having been rushed back from injury. After success in domestic cricket and promise shown in his Test appearances previously, Key was selected as part of the squad to play Australia. Despite playing well in a limited overs match against an ACB Chairman's XI ; hitting 68, he was not selected to play in the first Test, instead acting as twelfth man . He ended up fielding to
11336-501: Was granted to William Kelshulle in 1408. Peter Burrell the first bought Kelsey in 1688 and a house which had belonged to John Brograve was on the site. In the mid 18th Century a mansion was built overlooking the lake in Kelsey Park. This was later rebuilt, extended or altered circa 1835 to replace an earlier structure, though it was itself demolished in 1921 and the grounds turned into Kelsey Park . The only surviving buildings are
11445-536: Was no formal structure for international cricket until the early 20th century. It had long been traditional for countries, without any intervention from a body such as the ICC, to organise for themselves the various cricket matches. The first international match was contested in 1844 between teams representing the United States and Canada , at St George's Cricket Club in New York . The ICC later committed
11554-407: Was not too much cricket for the players. Despite criticism of its original Ten Year Plan, the ICC created an ICC Future Tours Programme (or FTP for short). In the same way as for the Ten Year Plan, this is a schedule of international cricket tours which structure the programme of cricket for ICC full members, with an objective of each team playing each other at least once at home and once away over
11663-567: Was raised in a particularly sporting family: his mother played for Kent's ladies cricket side, his father played club cricket in Derby and his sister Elizabeth played for her junior school side, where she once took a hat-trick . Key himself was a keen all-round sportsman; he also played tennis for Kent. He attended Worsley Bridge Primary School where the school won both the Bromley area and Kent cricket Cups. His performances led to his inclusion in
11772-420: Was selected because of his "outstanding form for Kent after attending the National Academy" over the winter. Opening the batting with Michael Vaughan , Key made 17 runs in his only innings before being bowled by Ashish Nehra . Retained in the side for the third Test, Key managed scores of 30 and 34 as England succumbed to an innings defeat. However, his performance was marred by him dropping three catches. Key
11881-664: Was sited here, and a Roman road , the London to Lewes Way passed through the district. By the time of the arrival of the Normans , the manor of Beckenham encompassed much of what is modern Beckenham, with other areas covered by the estates of Foxgrove Manor, Kelsey and Langley. Although William the Conqueror's half brother, Bishop Odo, was overlord of all of Kent the manor of Beckenham was held or enfeoffed to Anschil of Rochester. The manor became divided but eventually rejoined under
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