Birmingham Bears are a T20 cricket team located in Birmingham, their current captain is which former New Zealand cricketer, who played all formats of the game?
Birmingham Bears T20 Cricket Club Birmingham Bears are a T20 cricket team located in Birmingham. They are formally known as the Warwickshire Bears and are a part of Warwickshire County Cricket Club. They currently play at Edgbaston in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham. They have won one Natwest T20 Blast, beating Lancashire Lightning in the final at Edgbaston. Their current captain is former New Zealand international Grant Elliott. International players include Jeetan Patel (New Zealand), Brendon McCullum (New Zealand), Colin de Grandhomme (New Zealand), Ian Bell (England), Chris Woakes (England), William Porterfield (Ireland), Boyd Rankin (Ireland), Rikki Clarke (England) and Tim Ambrose (England).
Kent County Cricket Club in 2014 In 2014, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group B of the 50-over Royal London One-Day Cup and the South Group of the NatWest t20 Blast. Kent also hosted a first-class match at the St Lawrence Ground against Loughborough MCCU at the start of the season. It was the third season in charge for head coach Jimmy Adams. The club captain was former England batsmen Rob Key, who resumed the captaincy after James Tredwell had spent one season in the role. Australia bowler Doug Bollinger signed for the club for the 2014 season. Other new additions to the squad included fast bowlers Mitchell Claydon – who had a load spell with Kent in 2013 – from Durham, David Griffiths from Hampshire and former Kent player Robbie Joseph.