Chief Executive Jamie Clifford believes it is only right that James Tredwell is given time to consider his position at Kent Cricket.

Tredwell took the mantle of leading the side last November after Rob Key stood down after seven years in charge of the team, but England call ups throughout the summer have seen the 31 year old away from Canterbury for large periods of time.

The off spinner is now spending some time considering as to whether it is right for him and the side that he steps down from leading Kent with an announcement expected about Tredwell’s future as Kent captain expected in the coming weeks.

One of the key issues for Tredwell is the amount of time he was away from the side over this past season, preventing him from being able to carry out the job to the best of his ability and it would come as no real surprise if he allows someone else to take over, although KSN understands he’d be keen to take it on at another stage.

At the end of every season there is a stage of reviewing how the past six months have gone and Chief Executive Jamie Cliiford told KSN how he feels Tredwell should be allowed to look at what is right for both parties:

“The captain is right to review where he is at. He’s got some hefty England commitments we hope on the horizon and all os uf have got to consider how that all fits together.”

“Yes we have got to look closely at that and we need to make sure we have the leadership, day in, day out, to take us forward, so that has to be reviewed.”

Another potential issue that Kent face this winter is that they could lose all-rounder Darren Stevens to an ICC ban, but Clifford is looking to making the side stronger, whatever happens on that front:

“Darren’s position, that will run its’ course and we will see where that comes out in the fullness of time.”

“In the winter we will be making sure that we remain as competitive as possible and more importantly work out ways that we can win consistantly.”

“I hope to see over the next six months, progress on both on field and off field matters.”

For Kent, the season ended on a high with Stevens guiding the side to an unlikely two wicket win over Lancashire at Canterbury, a result that Clifford was not only happy to have seen, but was thrilled to have seen more than once throughout the season:

“It was the third extreme positive result of the season with the 40 over chase which was remarkable and a world record.”

“Brendan’s (Nash) 199 at Cheltenham chasing down what I think was the 12th highest Championship run chase of all time and then this one, which was even better really with Darren (Stevens) going to a double hundred.”

“It was a huge chase and what with Stevo’s 44 ball hundred in the YB40, it’s been a pretty remarkable few days of cricket this year and it was so nice to end with a win.”

With the club now looking back at the past summer and assessing where it went well and how they can improve, Jamie Clifford is looking for better things next year:

“I think it is a season of what might have beens. There were a number of games where we were robbed by the weather and we were just the one wicket short of beating Gloucestershire.”

“That’s the second season running where we have thought that one or two things going our way or seizing opportunities might have seen things be different.”

“There’s always that feeling at the end of the season unless you have walked away with silverware.”

“The message is very clear for us, we’ve got to be utterly ruthless in the way we go about our cricket and that’s probably the one takeaway from this season.”

One of the highlights this past summer has been the emergence of some of the club’s younger players breaking into the side on a regular basis and Clifford is glad to see so many pushing for positions, but no longer sees them as just players with potential:

“I’ve stopped calling them young now as I think of them as professional cricketers and making their way into the side. They are regular parts now of how we have gone about our cricket.”

“Ben Harmison coming in and cementing down his spot, Sam Northeast and Daniel Bell-Drummond, Adam Riley and Calum Haggett, they’re guys that are coming in and deserving their spots in the first team.”

“With Fabian Cowdrey having come into the Twenty 20 team it bodes well. Adam Ball has had a frustrating year, but these are guys that are taking key roles in games and the hope is we can continue their development to them being regularly and consistently successful for the side and in turn that should lead to long term success.”

This weekend Jamie Clifford and the Kent Cricket Board will welcome hundreds of people involved in the game to the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence for the second One Day, One Game Conference.

It gives people from all spheres of cricket throughout Kent to come together, learn new skills and share ideas and Clifford is hoping that it is a positive experience for all involved:

“It’s the second One Day, One Game and we did one back in the spring, in the snow and we’ve got this one that’s going to be Ashes themed.”

“The focus is very much on making sure that we can play our part in future Ashes success, which is riding a bit of a bandwagon, but why not?”

“It is important that people realise that their part in developing the game, developing a young player, can lead to future success for England.”

“For many people it’s not about playing for England, it’s about playing for their team and their club, so it’s a really exciting programme to be a part of and from my personal perspective, I never lose sight of everything we see at a professional level, it really is about people getting involved with their local clubs and doing something to enhance their local community.”

You can find out more about One Day, One Game at www.kentcricketboard.co.uk

Fabian Cowdrey & Darren Stevens pictures supplied by www.sarahansellphotography.com