▁early ▁games , ▁Bal com be ▁occasionally ▁hit ▁successful ▁patch es ▁with ▁the ▁ball , ▁ach ieving ▁his ▁first ▁five - wick et ▁inn ings ▁in ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁Bal com be ▁had ▁already ▁represented ▁the ▁Sur rey ▁Second ▁XI ▁during ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁though ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Ham pshire ▁for ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁six - wick et ▁ha ul ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁Second ▁XI . ▁He ▁joined ▁Kent ▁on ▁a ▁one - month ▁loan ▁deal ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁head ed ▁their ▁bow ling ▁aver ages ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁there ; ▁there ▁was ▁spec ulation ▁that ▁he ▁might ▁join ▁Kent ▁but ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Ham pshire ▁who ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁in ▁his ▁absence . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season ▁in ▁super b ▁form . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁County ▁Championship ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁returned ▁career ▁best ▁bow ling ▁figures ▁of ▁ 8 ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁ 7 1 ▁runs ▁versus ▁Gl ouc esters hire . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Bal com be ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁professional ▁cr icket , ▁having ▁not ▁made ▁a ▁first - class ▁appearance ▁for ▁Sur rey . ▁He ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁taking ▁up ▁a ▁role ▁with ▁the ▁Kevin ▁Piet ers en ▁Foundation . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 4