About Martin Kent
Martin Francis Kent (born 23 November 1953) is a former Australian cricketer who played in three Test matches and five One Day Internationals in 1981. He also played ten tests and 20 ODIs for the Australian XI during World Series Cricket. Greg Chappell called him "one of the best homegrown talents Queensland has ever had". == Career == He was born in North Queensland, and grew up in Monto from the ages of four to fourteen. He recalled " I was probably a better bowler in my youth than a batsman" and made the State Schoolboys side for Central Queensland. Kent's family moved to Brisbane when he was fourteen and he was soon playing first grade for Sandgate-Redcliffe. He gave up cricket for a year to play baseball with the Redcliffe Whitesox. Kent scored 140 on his debut for Queensland in 1974–75 season followed by 76 in a Gillette Cup game. He found the going harder throughout the rest of the season, although he did manage 58 against Western Australia and 59 against South Australia. The following summer he scored 103 against South Australia and 101 against Victoria.
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