Jaydn Denly

Jaydn Kennick Denly (born 5 January 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm off-break bowler. He made his List A cricket debut for Kent on 11 August 2023, against Surrey. He is the nephew of Joe Denly.

Early life
Denly attended school at The Canterbury Academy in Kent. He began playing for the Kent Second XI in 2022, at 16 years-of-age.

Career
Denly joined the Kent first team squad in August 2023 as a 17 year-old. He made his debut in List-A cricket against Surrey on 11 August 2023, and took a wicket with his third ball, clean bowling Cameron Steel in a wicket maiden.

He played in the same side as his uncle Joe Denly for the first time on 20 August 2023, against Essex, a match in which he took a wicket, a catch, enacted a run out, and scored 37 with the bat. They became the first uncle and nephew to appear in the same Kent side since Fuller Pilch and William Pilch in the nineteenth century.

On 1 November 2023 Denly signed his first professional contract with Kent. He made his first-class debut on 12 April 2024, playing against Essex in the 2024 County Championship.

International career
In 2023, Denly opened the batting for the England national under-19 cricket team in two under-19 test matches against Australia U19 scoring two half-centuries.

Personal life
The son of football manager Sam Denly, he is the nephew of current Kent and former England cricketer Joe Denly.