LV= County Championship 2015 preview with Sam Billings

Thursday 9th April 2015

Men’s First Team

LV= County Championship 2015 preview with Sam Billings

Kent wicketkeeper Sam Billings joins Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart and Yorkshire head coach Jason Gillespie to discuss the upcoming LV= County Championship season.

Stewart describes Billings as a 'special talent' and endorsed the work of Kent head coach Jimmy Adams.

The 23-year-old Kent 'keeper tips young homegrown team-mates Daniel Bell-Drummond and Sam Northeast as ones to watch in 2015.

Gillespie tips Surrey and Lancashire for promotion with Derbyshire and Gloucestershire as possible contenders.

Lancashire and Essex, Kent's first two opponents, are among the favourites for promotion to Division One with Kent rated 9/1 by the bookmakers to finish in the top two in the table.