Ekansh Singh

Ekansh Singh (born 16 July 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club and the England national under-19 cricket team. . He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm bowler who plays as a batting all-rounder.^[1] He made his List A debut for Kent against Somerset in July 2024 at Taunton in the 2024 One-Day Cup, and his first-class debut in May 2025 against Glamorgan at Canterbury in the 2025 County Championship.

Ekansh Singh

Ekansh Singh Youth Test 2025
Personal information
Born	(2006-07-16) 16 July 2006 (age 19) Orpington, London Borough of Bromley
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batting all-rounder
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2024–	Kent (squad no. 5)
FC debut	9 May 2025 Kent v Glamorgan
LA debut	26 July 2024 Kent v Somerset
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 3 7 Runs scored 117 147 Batting average 23.40 21.00 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 49 48 Balls bowled 90 18 Wickets 0 0 Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/–
Source: CricInfo, 11 August 2025

Singh has played youth One Day International and Test cricket for the England under-19 cricket team.

Early life and education

Born in Orpington, Singh was educated at The Judd School in Tonbridge.^[2] He played age-group cricket for Kent sides, and made his Second XI debut for the county in 2022,^[2][3] scoring his first century for the side, an innings of 107 not out, against Essex Second XI in 2024^[4].^[1] He was a member of the county's cricket academy and has played club cricket for Orpington Cricket Club, Dartford Cricket Club^[2][3] and Bexley Cricket Club.

After leaving school, Singh entered Durham University. He has played for Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, scoring 91 runs against Durham County Cricket Club in a 2025 pre-season match.^[5][6]

Career

He played for Kent County Cricket Club through age groups, prior to signing for the Kent County Cricket Academy.

Singh signed his first professional contract in July 2024 and was a member of Kent's squad for the 2024 One-Day Cup competition,^[1][7] going on to play five matches in the competition, scoring 54 runs.^[3][8]

Singh made his first-class debut against Glamorgan at Canterbury in May 2025 ^[9] after scoring 135 against Essex in Kent Second Eleven game.^[10]

International Career

Ekansh Singh made his International ODI Debut for England national Under-19 Team in September 2024 in a series played against Ireland under-19s and Scotland under-19s taking place at Loughborough University. He played in two matches in the series, scoring 39 runs against Scotland under-19s and 35 against Ireland under-19s.^[3]

He was again recalled to play the fifth match of the youth ODI series against India national under-19 cricket team as a batting allrounder^[11].

He made his Test Debut for England national Under-19 Team in July 2025 against India national under-19 cricket team^[12]. In the second test of the series Singh scored a superb 117 sprinkled with three sixes and 14 fours^[13].