Kent County Cricket Club is one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Kent. A club representing the county was first founded in 1842 but Kent teams have played top-class cricket since the early 18th century,and the club has always held first-class status. The current Kent County Cricket Club was formed on 6 December 1870 following the merger of two representative teams. Kent have competed in the County Championship since the official start of the competition in 1890 and have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The club's limited overs team is called the Kent Spitfires after the Supermarine Spitfire.
Lionel Holmes Wood Troughton was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club either side of the First World War. Primarily a batsman,Troughton was club captain of Kent between 1914 and 1923. He served in the Rifle Brigade during the First World War,rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel and being awarded the Military Cross.
Samuel William Billings is an English professional cricketer. Billings is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Pembury in Kent and has played for Kent County Cricket Club sides since he was eight years old,making his senior debut for the First XI in 2011. In October 2017 he was appointed as the vice-captain of the team before being appointed as captain in January 2018,replacing Sam Northeast. He served as the club's captain until the end of the 2023 season when he resigned,although he retained the captaincy of the club's Twenty20 cricket side.
Arthur Hoare was an English amateur cricketer. Hoare was a right-handed batsman,who played in first-class cricket matches for both Sussex County Cricket Club and Kent County Cricket Club. He played in a number of non-first-class matches for teams such as MCC between 1863 and 1883.
Marnus Labuschagne is an Australian professional international cricketer who plays domestically for Queensland,Glamorgan in county cricket and for Brisbane Heat in the Big Bash League. Labuschagne has been ranked as high as no.1 in the ICC Test batting rankings,and is considered as one of the best Test batsmen in the world. Labuschagne was a member of the Australian team that won the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final and the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Daniel William Lawrence is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket,he represents Surrey having previously represented Essex. Lawrence made his Test debut in 2021. He plays as a right-handed middle-order batsman,and occasional offbreak bowler.
Oliver Edward Robinson is an English professional cricketer who plays internationally for the England Test cricket team. In domestic cricket,he represents Sussex,having previously played for Yorkshire and Hampshire. He made his Test debut in 2021,and plays as a right-arm medium-pace bowler.He made a comeback in test cricket against India in the 4th test at Ranchi after a long break from injury.
Oliver George Robinson is a professional cricketer who plays for Durham County Cricket Club. He plays as either a wicket-keeper or as a specialist batsman and made his debut for Kent in 2017.
Zak Crawley is an English professional cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He plays Test cricket for the England cricket team and has captained England in One Day Internationals.
Jordan Matthew Cox is an English professional cricketer. He signed his first professional contract with Kent County Cricket Club in October 2018,having joined the county club at age 10,played for them at age-group levels and been a member of the club's academy programme,winning the John Aitken Gray award as the best academy scholar in 2018.
Daniel John Lincoln is an English cricketer and footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Slough Town.
In 2021 Kent County Cricket Club competed in the 2021 County Championship,the 2021 One-Day Cup and the 2021 T20 Blast. The season was the fifth in charge for head coach,and former player,Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018. Daniel Bell-Drummond was named as vice-captain,replacing Joe Denly. Jack Leaning was named as captain for the One-Day Cup.
Tawanda Sean Muyeye is a Zimbabwean-born professional cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club in England. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler.
Joseph Archie Gordon is an Australian-born English cricketer. He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club against Sussex on 11 July 2021 in the 2021 County Championship following a member of the county's First XI squad testing positive for COVID-19 which required the players involved in the county's previous match to all self-isolate. As a result,several Second XI players or "homegrown prospects" were drafted into the squad and made their senior debuts for the county.
Harry Fraser Houillon is an English cricketer. He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club against Sussex on 11 July 2021 in the 2021 County Championship following a member of the county's First XI squad testing positive for COVID-19 which required the players involved in the county's previous match to all self-isolate. As a result,a number of Second XI players or "homegrown prospects" were drafted into the squad and made their senior debuts for the county.
Jaskaran Singh is an English cricketer. He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club against Sussex on 11 July 2021 in the County Championship following a member of the county's First XI squad testing positive for COVID-19 which required the players involved in the county's previous match to all self-isolate. As a result,a number of Second XI players or "homegrown prospects" were drafted into the squad and made their senior debuts for the county. Singh took four top-order wickets in Sussex's first innings on debut,finishing with innings with four wickets at the cost of 51 runs (4/51) from 11 overs.
Bailey John Wightman is an English-born Australian cricketer. He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club against Sussex on 12 July 2021 in the 2021 County Championship. Wightman made his debut as a second-day replacement for Nathan Gilchrist who had been asked to self-isolate following a close contact testing positive for COVID-19. Wightman was the sixth Kent debutant in the match. Five other players made their debut on the first day of the match,following another member of the county's First XI squad testing positive for COVID-19,which required the players involved in the county's previous match to all self-isolate. As a result,a number of Second XI players or "homegrown prospects" were drafted into the squad and made their senior debuts for the county.
In 2022,Kent County Cricket Club competed in the 2022 County Championship,the 2022 One-Day Cup and the 2022 T20 Blast. The season was the sixth in charge for head coach,and former player,Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018. Daniel Bell-Drummond and Jack Leaning was named as vice-captains for limited overs and first-class matches,respectively.
Sebastian William Mead is an English cricketer who made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club in May 2022. Mead is a right-handed batter who typically plays as a wicket-keeper.
In 2023,Kent County Cricket Club competed in the 2023 County Championship,the 2023 One-Day Cup and the 2023 T20 Blast. The season was the seventh in charge for head coach,and former player,Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018. In June 2023,Billings stepped down as captain in the County Championship for the remainder of the season after a run of poor form in the format,with Jack Leaning taking over the captaincy. Ryan ten Doeschate left his position as batting coach after a single season with Kent,to take up a role with the Kolkata Knight Riders. Former Worcestershire head coach Alex Gidman joined Kent as a replacement for ten Doeschate.
