Kent’s Marcus O'Riordan has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

O'Riordan, 24, hasn’t featured since scoring 169 for the 2nds when skippering the side against Durham in a drawn four-day game at the end of last month.

He had been in good form prior to that knock, too, having scored three successive 2nd XI half-centuries.

A statement from Kent on Wednesday read: “Kent Cricket can confirm that Marcus O’Riordan will miss the rest of the 2022 season with a shoulder injury.

“After an assessment from the club’s medical team and after consultation, O’Riordan will undergo surgery that will mean that the all-rounder is now expected to return to first-team action in 2023.

“We wish Marcus a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing him back in a Kent shirt next season.”

His latest first-team appearance had come in May at The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury, as he struck a second-innings 102 not out against a Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI - his maiden first-class century.

Pembury-born O'Riordan is a former student of Tonbridge School, as is Kent team-mate Zak Crawley.