Matthew John Dennington (born 16 October 1982) is a South African born former professional

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er. He was born in Durban but holds a European passport.Matthew Dennington

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. Retrieved 2017-05-31. He was educated at Northwood School in Durban,

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and the University of South Africa. He played for Durban Cricket Club and KwaZulu-Natal B and was a member of the Shell SA Academy in 2002 before leaving South Africa to play cricket in England.Pollock L (2001
Shell Academy Annual Awards Evening

, 2001-12-07. Retrieved 2017-06-01. Dennington played for Orpington in the

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in 2002 and appeared for

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's Second XI during the season.Overseas Players
Orpington Cricket Club. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-06-01. He made a List A cricket appearance for the Kent Cricket Board in the

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before being contracted by Kent and playing for the county side in the National League and Twenty20 Cup the same year. Playing as an all-rounder, he went on to make his first-class cricket debut for Kent in April 2004 against Oxford University at

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. After appearing in seven first-class and 10 List A matches for Kent in 2004 he was retained for the 2005 season. His appearances for the county reduced in 2005 and in 2006 he played in only one first-class and one List A match and at the end of the season he was released by Kent.Key continues as Kent captain

, 2006-09-23. Retrieved 2017-06-01. In the Kent Cricket League Dennington played for St Lawrence and Highland Court during his time with Kent. He then moved to

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and played there until the end of the 2012 season. During 2012 he also played in the Leinster Senior League for

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dennington, Matthew 1982 births Living people South African cricketers Kent cricketers South African expatriate cricketers in England Kent Cricket Board cricketers Cricketers from Durban