Kent County Cricket Club in 2015

Last updated

Kent County Cricket Club
2015 season
Coach WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Jimmy Adams
Captain Flag of England.svg Robert Key
Flag of England.svg Sam Northeast (on-field captain from 10 May)
Overseas playerNone
Ground(s) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
County Championship 7th, Division Two
Royal London One-Day Cup Quarter-finals
NatWest t20 Blast Quarter-finals
Most runs FC: SA Northeast (1,204)
LA: DJ Bell-Drummond (272)
T20: SA Northeast (641)
Most wickets FC: MT Coles (67)
LA: MT Coles (16)
T20: ME Claydon (20)
Most catches FC: MT Coles (15)
LA: AJ Blake (6); FK Cowdrey (6)
T20: MT Coles (8)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsFC: SW Billings (34)
LA: SW Billings (9)
T20: SW Billings (10)
← 2014 2016 →

In 2015, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group B of the 50-over Royal London One-Day Cup and the South Group of the NatWest t20 Blast. The team reached the quarter-finals of both one day competitions but struggled in the County Championship, finishing seventh in Division Two.

Contents

The season was the fourth in charge for head coach Jimmy Adams. The club captain was former England batsmen Rob Key, [1] although Sam Northeast took over the on-field captaincy in May after Key, having dropped himself due to poor form, chose to relinquish the captaincy to concentrate on his batting. [2] Northeast replaced Key as the club captain for the 2016 season.

Two players from the Kent squad made senior international appearances for England in 2015. James Tredwell was a part of the World Cup squad, but only featured in the final group stage match against Afghanistan after both sides had already been eliminated from the tournament. He then played in the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua (only his second Test, having made his debut in 2010). Tredwell took 5 wickets in the match but did not play in the remainder of the series, and with England turning to several younger players after the disappointing World Cup, he was not selected during the English summer. One of the new faces in the England team over the summer was Kent keeper Sam Billings who played as a specialist batsmen in all 5 ODI matches against Australia and the single T20I matches against both Australia and New Zealand.

Matt Coles won the club's Player of the Year award, taking 100 wickets across all formats in the first season of his second spell at the county. [3]

Squad

The start of the season saw the return of top-order batsman Joe Denly and fast bowler Matt Coles after spells at Middlesex and Hampshire, respectively. [4] [5] The squad did not include an overseas player. [6] [7]

South African-born batsman Sean Dickson, who holds a UK passport, signed for the county midway through the season after an impressive trial in the Second XI. [8] Having not made an appearance for the first XI since May, former West Indies international Brendan Nash agreed to end his three-and-a-half-year spell at Kent by mutual consent. [9] [10]

Squad list

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
4 Robert Key Flag of England.svg  England 12 May 1979 (aged 35)Right-handedRight arm off break Club captain
6 Joe Denly Flag of England.svg  England 16 March 1986 (aged 29)Right-handedRight arm leg break
10 Alex Blake Flag of England.svg  England 25 January 1989 (aged 26)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
17 Sam Northeast Flag of England.svg  England 16 October 1989 (aged 25)Right-handedRight arm off break Vice-captain
23 Daniel Bell-Drummond Flag of England.svg  England 3 August 1993 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm medium
30 Fabian Cowdrey Flag of England.svg  England 30 January 1993 (aged 22)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
40 Brendan Nash Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 14 December 1977 (aged 37)Left-handedLeft arm medium Kolpak Registration. Released in August. [9] [10]
58 Sean Dickson Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2 September 1991 (aged 23)Right-handedRight arm medium British passport holder. Signed in July. [8]
All-rounders
3 Darren Stevens Flag of England.svg  England 30 April 1976 (aged 38)Right-handedRight arm medium
21 Ben Harmison Flag of England.svg  England 9 January 1986 (aged 29)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
24 Adam Ball Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 1993 (aged 22)Right-handedLeft arm fast-medium
25 Calum Haggett Flag of England.svg  England 30 October 1990 (aged 24)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
26 Matt Coles Flag of England.svg  England 26 May 1990 (aged 24)Left-handedRight arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
7 Ryan Davies Flag of England.svg  England 5 November 1993 (aged 21)Right-handed—
20 Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 15 June 1991 (aged 23)Right-handed—
Bowlers
5 Ivan Thomas Flag of England.svg  England 25 September 1991 (aged 23)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
8 Mitchell Claydon Flag of England.svg  England 25 November 1982 (aged 32)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
11 Imran Qayyum Flag of England.svg  England 23 May 1993 (aged 21)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
14 Matt Hunn Flag of England.svg  England 22 March 1994 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
15 James Tredwell Flag of England.svg  England 27 February 1982 (aged 33)Left-handedRight arm off break
18 David Griffiths Flag of England.svg  England 10 November 1985 (aged 29)Left-handedRight arm fast-medium
19 Sam Weller Flag of England.svg  England 21 November 1994 (aged 20)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
22 Charlie Hartley Flag of England.svg  England 4 January 1994 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
27 Hugh Bernard Flag of England.svg  England 14 September 1996 (aged 18)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
33 Adam Riley Flag of England.svg  England 23 March 1992 (aged 23)Right-handedRight arm off break

County Championship

Kent endured another difficult season in Division Two of the County Championship. Poor batting performances ultimately resulted in a seventh-place finish, although the team finished the season strongly and ended with 4 victories. The team regularly featured a number of young players and the bowling was impressive. Matt Coles took 67 championship wickets in 14 matches on his return to the county (and 100 wickets across all formats), while veteran all-rounder Darren Stevens again made a significant contribution with the ball. In addition, young seam bowlers including Calum Haggett and Ivan Thomas impressed throughout the season and were rewarded with contract extensions [11] while Matt Hunn broke into the side after taking his first five wicket haul against the touring Australian side in June. [12] [13]

Division Two

Team
PldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Surrey (C)168107056450264
Lancashire (P)167108058440254
Essex 166505037420200
Glamorgan 164408042370183
Northamptonshire 1633010038462180
Gloucestershire 165506031360177
Kent 164705028440161
Derbyshire 163706034421153
Leicestershire 1629050364116118

Source: [14]

Matches

19–21 April
v
(H) Essex
Essex won by 5 wickets
 
 
193 (68.5 overs)
DI Stevens 50 (90)
JD Ryder 5/43 (18 overs)
164 (46.5 overs)
GR Napier 57 (40)
DI Stevens 4/47 (13 overs)
163 (51 overs)
SA Northeast 77 (124)
DD Masters 4/45 (13 overs)
193/5 (51.3 overs)
JS Foster 80* (103)
ME Claydon 3/55 (14 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 19, Kent 3
26–29 April
v
Lancashire won by 9 wickets
 
 
444 (127.1 overs)
AG Prince 106 (172)
ME Claydon 4/103 (30.1 overs)
252 (71.2 overs)
SA Northeast 55 (129)
KM Jarvis 4/50 (18 overs)
107/1 (18.4 overs)
PJ Horton 67* (62)
ME Claydon 1/30 (6.4 overs)
295 (123.4 overs) (f/o)
JL Denly 60 (127)
KM Jarvis 4/67 (28 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Lancashire 23, Kent 4
3–6 May
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
 
 
386 (91.5 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 113 (130)
DI Stevens 5/88 (22.5 overs)
268 (90.5 overs)
JL Denly 87 (214)
CJ McKay 6/54 (23.5 overs)
196 (62.3 overs)
CJ McKay 43 (36)
IAA Thomas 4/48 (62.3 overs)
273/7 (71 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 103 (191)
CE Shreck 4/75 (23 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 10, Leicestershire 12
10–13 May
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
357 (102 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 123 (249)
MG Hogan 5/71 (28 overs)
281 (84 overs)
WD Bragg 104 (208)
IAA Thomas 3/40 (17 overs)
327 (83.4 overs)
JL Denly 66 (112)
MG Hogan 4/65 (19.4 overs)
309/9 (107 overs)
DA Cosker 69 (183)
CJ Haggett 4/61 (23 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 12, Glamorgan 10
18–21 May
v
Kent won by 8 wickets
 
 
193 (64.4 overs)
PSP Handscomb 69 (114)
MT Coles 3/49 (19 overs)
235 (84 overs)
MT Coles 66 (83)
LC Norwell 4/44 (24 overs)
282 (86.1 overs)
HJH Marshall 83 (131)
IAA Thomas 4/53 (19.1 overs)
243/2 (64.4 overs)
JL Denly 117* (197)
CN Miles 1/49 (14 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 3, Kent 20
24–27 May
Kent (H)
v
Surrey beat Kent by 3 wickets
 
 
282 (85.3 overs)
RWT Key 89 (134)
TM Curran 3/64 (22 overs)
292 (101.1 overs)
SM Davies 45 (89)
DI Stevens 4/48 (19.1 overs)
204 (65.4 overs)
JL Denly 66 (152)
ZS Ansari 4/58 (21 overs)
196/7 (50.1 overs)
JJ Roy 60* (51)
DI Stevens 3/29 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 5, Surrey 21
7–9 June
Kent (H)
v
Derbyshire won by 8 wickets
 
 
205 (66.2 overs)
SA Northeast 85 (118)
MHA Footitt 5/45 (17 overs)
86 (32 overs)
WJ Durston 35 (46)
MT Coles 5/24 (12 overs)
112 (36.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 45 (66)
WA White 6/25 (9.4 overs)
232/2 (63.2 overs)
CF Hughes 94 (179)
MT Coles 2/75 (19 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 4, Derbyshire 19
20–22 June
v
Northamptonshire won by 8 wickets
 
 
140 (36.2 overs)
SA Northeast 36 (41)
Azharullah 5/31 (13 overs)
246 (71 overs)
RI Keogh 68 (99)
MT Coles 4/83 (24 overs)
151 (38.5 overs)
JL Denly 39 (70)
OP Stone 5/44 (10 overs)
46/2 (9 overs)
RI Newton 27 (20)
IAA Thomas 1/8 (3 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Northamptonshire 20, Kent 3
5–7 July
v
Kent won by 8 wickets
 
 
159 (51.1 overs)
EJH Eckersley 41 (52)
MT Coles 6/55 (15 overs)
210 (54.4 overs)
DI Stevens 63 (72)
OH Freckingham 3/32 (6 overs)
123 (48.2 overs)
BA Raine 41* (74)
MT Coles 4/43 (17.2 overs)
74/2 (15.2 overs)
JL Denly 37* (48)
BA Raine 2/34 (7.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Leicestershire 3, Kent 20
13–16 July
v
(H) Surrey
Surrey won by 6 wickets
 
 
336 (92.2 overs)
SW Billings 99 (142)
SM Curran 5/101 (22.2 overs)
311 (82.3 overs)
KC Sangakkara 110 (183)
DI Stevens 4/76 (28 overs)
99 (41.1 overs)
SA Northeast 33 (64)
GJ Batty 4/12 (8.1 overs)
128/4 (38.1 overs)
BT Foakes 57* (93)
JC Tredwell 3/61 (17.1 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 22, Kent 6
19–21 July
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by an innings and 207 runs
 
 
260 (81.5 overs)
T Westley 77 (114)
DI Stevens 4/37 (23.5 overs)
633/8d (143.5 overs)
BW Harmison 123 (212)
RS Bopara 3/89 (20 overs)
166 (44.1 overs)
GR Napier 35* (45)
CJ Haggett 4/43 (13.1 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 24, Essex 3
4–6 August
Kent (H)
v
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 23 runs
 
 
167 (51.2 overs)
JL Denly 50 (73)
OP Stone 4/59 (16.2 overs)
398 (107.4 overs)
BM Duckett 145 (199)
JC Tredwell 3/59 (31.4 overs)
208 (78 overs)
SW Billings 43 (75)
BW Sanderson 4/44 (12 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 3, Northamptonshire 23
21–24 August
v
Match drawn
 
 
253 (83 overs)
BA Godleman 108 (161)
MD Hunn 3/45 (21 overs)
159 (57.5 overs)
RWT Key 29 (51)
MHA Footitt 4/61 (19.5 overs)
234/3 (67 overs)
BA Godleman 105* (186)
IAA Thomas 2/68 (17 overs)
231/5 (66.5 overs)
SA Northeast 76 (155)
MHA Footitt 2/64 (24 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Rain ended play at Tea on Day 4
  • Points: Derbyshire 10, Kent 8
1–4 September
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
570/8d (147 overs)
SA Northeast 139 (221)
J Clark 3/87 (30 overs)
259 (87.1 overs)
SJ Croft 85 (170)
MT Coles 3/75 (22.1 overs)
258/4 (102 overs)
SJ Croft 72* (209)
JC Tredwell 1/17 (20 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 12, Lancashire 8
9–12 September
v
Kent won by 316 runs
 
 
309 (78.3 overs)
RWT Key 94 (150)
MG Hogan 4/51 (20 overs)
207 (43.5 overs)
GG Wagg 58 (59)
AEN Riley 4/47 (7.5 overs)
451/2d (96 overs)
JL Denly 161* (220)
GG Wagg 1/89 (21 overs)
237 (62.3 overs)
CA Ingram 105* (179)
DI Stevens 5/58 (22 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Glamorgan 4, Kent 22
14–17 September
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
67/1 (15 overs)
SR Dickson 31* (49)
DA Payne 1/22 (5 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on days 2, 3 or 4 due to rain and a wet outfield
  • Points: Kent 5, Gloucestershire 5

Other first-class match

Kent hosted a first-class match at the St Lawrence Ground against Australia, providing the tourists first opposition of the 2015 Ashes tour. Australia won the game by 225 runs, although Kent opening batsman Daniel Bell-Drummond scored a century in the side's second innings and seamer Matt Hunn took his first five wickets haul. [13] [15] [16]

25–28 June
v
(H) Kent
Australians won by 255 runs
 
 
507/8d (124.4 overs)
SE Marsh 114 (196)
MD Hunn 5/99 (27 overs)
280 (80.2 overs)
RWT Key 87 (108)
MG Johnson 4/56 (18 overs)
322/4d (62 overs)
MR Marsh 101 (94)
AEN Riley 3/114 (19 overs)
294 (58.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 127 (112)
SPD Smith 3/54 (5.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field

Royal London One-Day Cup

In the 2015 Royal London One-Day Cup, Kent edged through the group stage in fourth place after a thrilling run chase against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge in the penultimate round of group games saw a target of 336 achieved with 8 balls to spare. The match featured a century from Sam Billings and a hat-trick for bowler Matt Coles. [17] [18] The final round of games in the group were all washed out by rain and the county progressed into the quarter-finals on net run rate. [19] [20]

Kent lost the quarter-final against Surrey in a rain affected match at The Oval. After bowling Surrey out for 273, a target of 251 from 40 overs was set using the Duckworth-Lewis Method following a heavy rain storm at the start of the Kent innings. Despite a counter-attacking century from Matt Coles, Kent were bowled out for 233. [20] [21]

Group B

PosTeam
PldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Nottinghamshire Outlaws 851020120.755
2 Essex Eagles 842020100.480
3 Hampshire 8330209 [lower-alpha 1] 0.554
4 Kent Spitfires 83302080.031
5 Lancashire Lightning 8330208−0.034
6 Warwickshire Bears 8330208−0.765
7 Middlesex 8340107−0.224
8 Glamorgan 8220443 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 1] 0.160
9 Sussex Sharks 8050303−1.063
Source: [23]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 The match between Glamorgan and Hampshire was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch (the match was recorded as a 'no result', but Hampshire were awarded 2 points and Glamorgan were docked 2 points). [22]
  2. ↑ Glamorgan were docked 2 points before the start of season after preparing an unfit pitch in 2014.

Matches

26 July
Kent (H)
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
 
 
  • No toss
  • Points: Kent 1, Essex 1
28 July
Kent
317/7 (50 overs)
v
(H) Glamorgan
321/7 (49.4 overs)
Glamorgan won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
 
 
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Umpires: MA Gough and PJ Hartley
Player of the match: CB Cooke (Glamorgan)
DI Stevens 110 (72)
DA Cosker 2/50 (10 overs)
CA Ingram 109 (106)
MT Coles 3/53 (9 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • Rain stopped play after 42.2 overs of the Glamorgan innings. No overs were lost.
  • Points: Glamorgan 2, Kent 0
30 July
Hampshire
233 (47.5 overs)
v
(H) Kent
236/5 (43 overs)
Kent won by 5 wickets (with 42 balls remaining)
 
 
MA Carberry 61 (50)
FK Cowdrey 3/32 (10 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 80* (111)
FH Edwards 3/47 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
31 July
Middlesex (H)
260/9 (50 overs)
v
Kent
173 (41.2 overs)
Middlesex won by 87 runs
 
 
NRT Gubbins 56 (64)
JC Tredwell 2/24 (10 overs)
SW Billings 68 (83)
OP Rayner 4/45 (10 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 2, Kent 0
2 August
Sussex
154 (44.3 overs)
v
(H) Kent
155/2 (30.5 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 115 balls remaining)
 
 
EC Joyce 36 (61)
DI Stevens 4/29 (10 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 55* (78)
MH Yardy 1/25 (5.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Sussex 0
8 August
Lancashire
258/9 (50 overs)
v
(H) Kent
207 (37.4 overs)
Lancashire won by 51 runs
 
 
LS Livingstone 91 (88)
MT Coles 4/34 (10 overs)
AJ Blake 89 (56)
SD Parry 3/60 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Lancashire 2
17 August
Nottinghamshire (H)
335 (49.2 overs)
v
Kent
340/5 (48.4 overs)
Kent won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
 
 
JWA Taylor 109 (111)
ME Claydon 4/66 (10 overs)
SW Billings 118* (89)
BA Hutton 3/72 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 0, Kent 2
19 August
v
No result (match abandoned with a toss)
 
 
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 1, Kent 1

Quarter-finals

27 August
Surrey (H)
273 (49.5 overs)
v
Kent
233 (37.4 overs)
Surrey won by 17 runs (D/L method)
 
 
JJ Roy 112 (116)
JC Tredwell 3/47 (10 overs)
MT Coles 100* (73)
TK Curran 3/22 (7.4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Rain reduced the Kent innings to 40 overs with a target of 251 to win
  • Surrey progressed
    MT Coles and MD Hunn set a Kent List A record for the 10th wicket, scoring 64 runs

NatWest t20 Blast

After a series of good performances, Kent's young side topped the South Group of the 2015 NatWest t20 Blast [24] [25] but went out of the competition at the quarter-final stage to Lancashire. After being bowled out for 142, late wickets led to a "dramatic" finish with Lancashire scoring two runs off the last ball of the match to tie the game with a score of 142/6. [26] Lancashire progressed to the finals day due to losing fewer wickets. [27]

South Group

PosTeam
PldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Kent Spitfires 1494010190.166
2 Sussex Sharks 1475020160.206
3 Hampshire 148600016−0.120
4 Essex Eagles 1476010150.208
5 Gloucestershire 1477000140.354
6 Glamorgan 147700014−0.522
7 Surrey 145603013−0.145
8 Somerset 144802010−0.184
9 Middlesex 144901090.030
Source: [28]

Matches

15 May
Kent (H)
185/9 (20 overs)
v
Sussex
178/6 (20 overs)
Kent won by 7 runs
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NL Bainton and NJ Llong
Player of the match: OE Robinson (Sussex)
SW Billings 46 (28)
OE Robinson 3/35 (4 overs)
CD Nash 61 (45)
ME Claydon 2/29 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Sussex 0
20 May
Hampshire (H)
172/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent
178/5 (19.2 overs)
Kent won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
 
 
Ageas Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: RJ Bailey and RT Robinson
Player of the match: AJ Blake (Kent)
JM Vince 66 (43)
DA Griffiths 2/36 (4 overs)
AJ Blake 71* (30)
WR Smith 3/24 (4 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 0, Kent 2
28 May
Middlesex (H)
205/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent
90 (14.4 overs)
Middlesex won by 115 runs
 
 
Lord's, St John's Wood, London
Umpires: SA Garratt and AG Wharf
Player of the match: PR Stirling (Middlesex)
PR Stirling 90 (50)
DI Stevens 2/44 (4 overs)
SA Northeast 20 (22)
JEC Franklin 5/21 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 2, Kent 0
29 May
Kent (H)
193/8 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
170/8 (20 overs)
Kent won by 23 runs
 
 
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: BJ Debenham and MA Gough
Player of the match: SA Northeast (Kent)
SA Northeast 96 (47)
TK Curran 3/31 (4 overs)
MC Henriques 63 (47)
MT Coles 2/36 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 0
31 May
Kent
227/7 (20 overs)
v
(H) Somerset
224/7 (20 overs)
Kent won by 3 runs
 
 
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: RJ Evans and JW Lloyds
Player of the match: CH Gayle (Somerset)
SA Northeast 114 (58)
AC Thomas 3/46 (4 overs)
CH Gayle 151* (62)
ME Claydon 2/23 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 0, Kent 2
5 June
Kent (H)
156/6 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
157/1 (17.2 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 9 wickets (with 14 balls remaining)
 
 
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: MJD Bodenham and BJ Debenham
Player of the match: BAC Howell (Gloucestershire)
DJ Bell-Drummond 31 (24)
BAC Howell 3/18 (4 overs)
M Klinger 69* (51)
ME Claydon 1/21 (2.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Gloucestershire 2
12 June
Kent (H)
183/5 (18 overs)
v
Hampshire
187/4 (17.5 overs)
Hampshire won by 6 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NL Bainton and GD Lloyd
Player of the match: JM Vince (Hampshire)
SA Northeast 54 (33)
FH Edwards 2/41 (4 overs)
JM Vince 99* (57)
MT Coles 2/44 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Match reduced to 18 overs per side before play began due to rain
  • Points: Kent 0, Hampshire 2
18 June
Essex
173/6 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
174/4 (19.1 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NL Bainton and NGC Cowley
Player of the match: SA Northeast (Kent)
ML Pettini 56 (45)
MT Coles 2/28 (4 overs)
SA Northeast 90 (52)
GR Napier 1/17 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Essex 0
19 June
Kent
231/7 (20 overs)
v
(H) Surrey
177 (19.1 overs)
Kent won by 54 runs
 
 
The Oval, Kennington, London
Umpires: RJ Bailey and JW Lloyds
Player of the match: DI Stevens (Kent)
DI Stevens 90 (39)
TE Linley 4/45 (4 overs)
GC Wilson 55 (36)
DI Stevens 4/39 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
3 July
Sussex (H)
136/8 (20 overs)
v
Kent
137/3 (14.2 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets (with 34 balls remaining)
 
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: PJ Hartley and DJ Millns
Player of the match: AJ Blake (Kent)
MW Machan 39 (32)
ME Claydon 3/40 (4 overs)
AJ Blake 52* (32)
OE Robinson 2/22 (2.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 0, Kent 2
10 July
Kent (H)
173/6 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
151/9 (20 overs)
Kent won by 22 runs
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: PJ Hartley and AG Wharf
Player of the match: DJ Bell-Drummond (Kent)
DJ Bell-Drummond 77 (51)
AC Thomas 3/28 (4 overs)
J Overton 31 (19)
CJ Haggett 2/12 (2 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Somerset 0
12 July
Gloucestershire (H)
166/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent
170/7 (19.4 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
 
 
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: JH Evans and JW Lloyds
Player of the match: AJ Blake (Kent)
M Klinger 75 (58)
ME Claydon 3/27 (4 overs)
AJ Blake 59* (24)
CN Miles 3/27 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 0, Kent 2
19 July
Glamorgan
179/7 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
178/8 (20 overs)
Glamorgan won by 1 run
 
 
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Umpires: NGB Cook and PR Pollard
Player of the match: GG Wagg (Glamorgan)
GG Wagg 53* (28)
MD Hunn 3/30 (4 overs)
JL Denly 70 (36)
MG Hogan 3/40 (4 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Glamorgan 2
24 July
Essex (H)
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
 
 
  • Points: Essex 1, Kent 1

Quarter-finals

15 August
Kent (H)
142 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire
142/6 (20 overs)
Match tied
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NGB Cook and MA Gough
Player of the match: JC Buttler
JC Tredwell 31* (18)
SD Parry 3/31 (4 overs)
AG Prince 62 (50)
MT Coles 3/22 (4 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field
  • Lancashire progressed due to losing fewer wickets

MCCU match

Kent played a three-day match, without first-class status, against Loughborough MCC University before the start of the County Championship season.

12–14 April
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
394/7d (82.2 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 134 (156)
SG Whittingham 2/63 (13 overs)
409/9d (113.0 overs)
NR Kumar 119 (122)
IAA Thomas 3/59 (19 overs)
364/8d (74 overs)
DI Stevens 100 (74)
SG Whittingham 4/86 (14 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Match did not have first-class status

Statistics

Sam Northeast and Joe Denly both made over a thousand runs in first-class cricket in 2015 with Denly making the highest score for the county. Daniel Bell-Drummond scored three first-class centuries during the season and led the team in List A runs. Northeast scored a county record high score of 114 runs in the Twenty20 competition.

Matt Coles led the bowling statistics with 100 wickets across all competitions during the season, including 67 in first-class matches. Coles took a hat-trick in the Royal London One Day Cup quarter final loss to Surrey. Mitchell Claydon led the Twenty20 bowling statistics.

Batting

First-class (County Championship and Tour match)
PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAveSR1005004s6s
Sam Northeast 173031,20413944.5959.451921489
Joe Denly 173141,081161*40.0352.862721559
Robert Key 1324095815839.9154.062511192
Daniel Bell-Drummond 1731089412728.8358.013221343
Darren Stevens 152306359227.6068.350639410
Sam Billings 12192474100*27.8863.11113682
Calum Haggett 111623458024.6440.63023413
Ben Harmison 711028312325.7244.92110400
Matt Coles 142232776614.5759.31011373
Brendan Nash 4802294928.6250.00000360
Fabian Cowdrey 5901695418.7749.12011221
Mitchell Claydon 71141515321.5775.50010223
Sean Dickson 3421135956.5059.47010170
James Tredwell 7110107539.7236.3901291
Adam Riley 91341063411.7728.72002120
Adam Ball 470994514.1461.11001181
Matt Hunn 8865923*29.5037.1000252
Ivan Thomas 1118840134.0023.1200650
Ryan Davies 56035175.8352.2300341
Alex Blake 10----------
Source: Cricinfo [29]
List A (Royal London One-Day Cup)
PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAveSR1005004s6s
Daniel Bell-Drummond 87227280*54.4072.72030301
Sam Billings 872271118*54.20103.04121313
Alex Blake 7622038950.75123.780201411
Sam Northeast 8701987428.2868.27010210
Darren Stevens 86019311032.16107.22100188
Joe Denly 8701827826.0092.85011245
Matt Coles 84111310037.66115.3010089
Fabian Cowdrey 8601025117.0090.26011101
James Tredwell 8411996.3351.3500020
Mitchell Claydon 830742.3341.1700000
Matt Hunn 52265*-50.0000000
Ivan Thomas 31100*-0.0000000
Sean Dickson 10----------
Source: Cricinfo [30]
Twenty20 (Natwest t20 Blast)
PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAveSR1005004s6s
Sam Northeast 1414164111449.30152.981406816
Daniel Bell-Drummond 141403387724.14131.51030367
Alex Blake 1414630471*38.00167.030322814
Joe Denly 121202817023.41147.89020359
Sam Billings 111122284625.33133.33000197
Darren Stevens 141202069017.16151.470101811
Fabian Cowdrey 141301844214.15127.77002223
James Tredwell 9323831*38.00165.2100051
Matt Coles 131033418*4.85103.0300413
Calum Haggett 742231111.50104.5400010
Mitchell Claydon 1442199*9.50126.6600030
Adam Ball 322149*-175.0000011
Ryan Davies 310666.00300.0000001
Adam Riley 51111*-100.0000000
David Griffiths 21100*--00000
Ivan Thomas 410000.000.0000100
Matt Hunn 10----------
Source: Cricinfo [31]

Bowling

First-class (County Championship and Tour match)
PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIBBMAveEconSR5w10w
Matt Coles 1425433.0821,574676/5510/9823.493.6338.721
Darren Stevens 1527419.11001,242615/588/13320.362.9641.220
Calum Haggett 122026860792284/437/9728.282.9557.400
Ivan Thomas 1121289.457923274/486/7534.183.1864.300
Matt Hunn 812199.035704235/996/12530.603.5351.910
Mitchell Claydon 711175.519656134/1035/13350.463.7381.100
Adam Riley 914153.518634124/474/7852.834.1276.900
James Tredwell 711164.545443113/593/5940.272.6889.900
Joe Denly 17723.047011/161/1670.003.04138.000
Adam Ball 4325.4013911/871/126139.005.41154.000
Source: Cricinfo [32]
List A (Royal London One-Day Cup)
PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAveEconSR4w5w
Matt Coles 8760.55304164/3419.004.9922.810
Mitchell Claydon 8758.23364154/6624.266.2423.310
Darren Stevens 8766.03305114/2927.724.6236.010
James Tredwell 8769.0232963/4754.834.7669.000
Fabian Cowdrey 8635.0017853/3235.605.0842.000
Matt Hunn 5433.0119152/3138.205.7839.600
Ivan Thomas 3317.0011932/6439.667.0034.000
Joe Denly 812.00120--6.00-00
Source: Cricinfo [33]
Twenty20 (Natwest t20 Blast)
PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAveEconSR4w5w
Mitchell Claydon 141453.10406203/1620.307.6315.900
Matt Coles 131346.00431173/2225.359.3616.200
Darren Stevens 141449.00413154/3927.538.4219.610
Fabian Cowdrey 141329.0025582/1531.878.7921.700
James Tredwell 9935.0124372/2134.716.9430.000
Calum Haggett 7721.0022062/1236.6610.4721.000
Adam Riley 5413.0012342/4030.759.4619.500
Matt Hunn 114.003033/3010.007.508.000
Ivan Thomas 4413.0011331/2137.668.6926.000
David Griffiths 228.007722/3638.509.6224.000
Adam Ball 324.004011/3040.0010.0024.000
Source: Cricinfo [34]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joe Denly</span> English cricketer

Joseph Liam Denly is an English professional cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional leg break bowler who plays as a top-order batsman. Denly played age group cricket for Kent and began his professional career with the county before moving to Middlesex for three seasons between 2012 and 2014. He won the Professional Cricketers' Association Player of the Year award in 2018 and was named the season's Most Valuable Player.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Darren Stevens</span> English cricketer

Darren Ian Stevens is an English former professional cricketer who played for Leicestershire and Kent County Cricket Clubs between 1997 and 2022. An all-rounder, he played as right-handed batsman and bowled right-arm medium-pace deliveries. He scored over 16,000 first-class runs and after the age of 35 took more than 500 wickets and more than 30 five-wicket hauls. Stevens was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 2021 edition of the almanack.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sam Northeast</span> English cricketer

Sam Alexander Northeast is an English professional cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman. Northeast made his senior debut in 2007 and until 2017 played for Kent County Cricket Club. He captained the Kent First XI for most of the 2015 season before being formally appointed as club captain in 2016. He captained the side in 2017 before being replaced before the 2018 season after declining to sign a contract extension committing himself to the club in the longer term.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wayne Parnell</span> South African cricketer

Wayne Dillon Parnell is a South African professional cricketer who has played Test, One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for the South Africa national cricket team. At domestic level he played for Cape Cobras, Warriors and Eastern Province in South Africa and for a range of teams in competitions around the world.

Matthew Thomas Coles is an English former professional cricketer. He played as a bowling all-rounder who bowled right-arm fast-medium pace and batted left-handed. He most recently was contracted to Essex County Cricket Club and has represented the England Lions cricket team. Coles played for Kent for two spells either side of spending 18 months at Hampshire in 2014. In 2016 he joined Bangladesh Premier League side Dhaka Dynamites for part of their season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel Bell-Drummond</span> English cricketer

Daniel James Bell-Drummond is an English professional cricketer, who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He has represented England at youth level and has played for the England Lions cricket team at senior level.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sam Billings</span> English Cricketer

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.

Thomas William Maxwell Latham is a New Zealand international cricketer who is the vice captain of New Zealand cricket team in Test matches and One Day Internationals. He is the son of former cricketer Rod Latham. He has the most Test centuries for New Zealand opening batsmen. Latham was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship. He was also a part of the New Zealand squads to finish as runners-up in two Cricket World Cup finals in 2015 and 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harry Podmore</span> English cricketer

Harry William Podmore is an English professional cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. A right-arm medium-fast bowler who bats right-handed, he played youth cricket for Middlesex and made his debut for the county in 2014 before spending time on loan with Glamorgan, Durham and Derbyshire over the next two seasons. He made his first-class cricket debut on 1 May 2016 in the 2016 County Championship and played for Kent between 2018 and 2022; he was awarded his county cap in 2019 and left the county at the end of the 2022 season, moving to Glamorgan.

In 2013, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group A of the 40-over Yorkshire Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Life t20. Kent also hosted a first-class match at the St Lawrence Ground against Cardiff MCCU at the start of the season and a T20 match against the touring New Zealanders in June. It was the second season in charge for head coach Jimmy Adams. The club captain was England spinner James Tredwell, taking over from Rob Key who had been club captain since 2006. Brendan Nash registered as a Kolpak player, ending his West Indies international career, which allowed Kent to sign another overseas player. South African fast bowler Vernon Philander filled this role, although he was only with the club for a short spell in July. Another new addition to the squad was 22-year-old Calum Haggett from Somerset. Shortly before the end of the season, Kent signed two young fast bowlers: Charlie Hartley and Matt Hunn. In addition, Mitchell Claydon joined on loan from Durham on 11 June initially for one month, but this was extended for a second month.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sean Dickson</span> English-South African cricketer

Sean Robert Dickson is an English-South African cricketer who plays as a right-handed top-order batter. Dickson was born in Johannesburg and made his first-class debut in South Africa before signing for Kent in July 2015, qualifying as a non-overseas player due to his British mother and UK passport. Dickson scored 318 for Kent in July 2017, the county's second highest individual score and making him one of only two men to have made a triple-century for Kent.

In 2016, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast. The season was the fifth, and last, in charge for head coach Jimmy Adams and the first for new club captain Sam Northeast, who took over from Robert Key at the end of the 2015 season, having captained the side on the field for much of the season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Imran Qayyum</span> English cricketer

Imran Qayyum is an English former professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. A slow left arm bowler, he made his first-class cricket debut in May 2016 against Northamptonshire in the 2016 County Championship and has gone on to play in limited overs competitions for the county. In May 2021, he was forced to retire from the game due to a shoulder injury.

In 2017, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast. In addition, before the start of the English cricket season, Kent competed in the 2016–17 Regional Super50, the List A competition of the West Indian domestic season. This was the first time that any English county had competed in an overseas domestic competition. The invitation to take part in the tournament was largely due to the influence of former West Indian captain Jimmy Adams who had been Kent's Head Coach until September 2016.

In 2017, Hampshire County Cricket Club will compete in Division One of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast.

In 2018, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2018 t20 Blast. The county finished second in Division Two of the Championship and were promoted to Division One for the 2019 season. They reached the final of the One-Day Cup. losing to Hampshire at Lord's, and the quarter-final stage of the t20 Blast. In addition, before the start of the English cricket season, Kent competed in the 2017–18 Regional Super50, the List A competition of the West Indies domestic season, reaching the semi-final stage. This was the second time that Kent have competed in the competition, having played in the 2016–17 competition.

In 2019 Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division One of the County Championship after gaining promotion in the 2018 season, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2019 t20 Blast.

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.

In 2020 Kent County Cricket Club were scheduled to compete in Division One of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2020 t20 Blast. However, the season was heavily disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic, with no county cricket fixtures played until August. For the shortened season, the majority of counties voted on 7 July to play first-class and Twenty20 cricket, with the Royal London One-Day Cup being cancelled. Instead of the County Championship this year, the 18 first-class counties competed for the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, which consisted of three regional groups of six teams and a final at Lord's.

References

  1. ↑ Rob Key remains as club captain as Northeast leads side, BBC Sport website, 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-09.
  2. ↑ Sam Northeast rising to the challenge of being Kent captain after Rob Key decided to take a short break, BBC Sport website, 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2015-18-09.
  3. ↑ Matt Coles wins Spitfire Kent player of the year 2015, Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-09-22. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
  4. ↑ Joe Denly: Kent re-sign Middlesex batsman as Nash & Adams stay, BBC Sport website, 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  5. ↑ Matt Coles: Kent re-sign all-rounder after Hampshire exit, BBC Sport website, 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  6. ↑ Kent Cricket officials back club's young prospects to fill any void left by not signing an overseas player for the 2015 season, Kent Online, 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  7. ↑ Kent 'may not sign overseas player' despite 2014 profit, BBC Sport website, 2015-03-19. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  8. 1 2 Sean Dickson: Kent sign batsman after Second XI trial, BBC Sport website, 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  9. 1 2 Brendan Nash leaves Kent, Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  10. 1 2 Brendan Nash departs Kent after three years Archived 2015-09-30 at the Wayback Machine , Canterbury Times, 2015-08-21. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  11. ↑ New deals for Kent young guns Archived 2015-12-28 at the Wayback Machine , England and Wales Cricket Board, 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  12. ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Kent quick Matt Hunn struggling to come to terms with taking five wickets against Australia, Kent Online, 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  13. 1 2 Steve Smith back to where it all began in Kent, The Australian , 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  14. ↑ "LV= County Championship Division Two, 2015 / Points table". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  15. ↑ Ashes 2015: Australia beat Kent by 255 runs at Canterbury, BBC Sport website, 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  16. ↑ Australia tick boxes but Bell-Drummond's ton reinforces Test future, CricInfo, 2015-06-28. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  17. ↑ One-Day Cup: Matt Coles' hat-trick sees Kent beat Notts, BBC Sport website, 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  18. ↑ Brilliant Billings keeps Kent season aflame, CricInfo, 2015-08-17. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  19. ↑ Rain helps Kent secure quarter-final, CricInfo, 2015-08-19. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  20. 1 2 Coles gives Surrey fright after Roy's hundred, CricInfo, 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  21. ↑ One-Day Cup: Jason Roy hits 112 as Surrey beat Kent, BBC Sport website, 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2106-02-14.
  22. ↑ "Hampshire Awarded Two Points from Abandoned Match Against Glamorgan". ageasbowl.com. ageas bowl. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  24. ↑ Kent continue to soar as Somerset face exit, CricInfo, 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  25. ↑ Kent's rowdy bunch find their stride in T20, CricInfo, 2015-08-14. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  26. ↑ Lancashire progress after dramatic tie, CricInfo, 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2106-02-14.
  27. ↑ T20 Blast: Lancashire beat Kent in dramatic tied quarter-final, BBC Sport website, 2015-08-15. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  28. ↑ "NatWest T20 Blast 2015 - South Table". ECB . Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  29. ↑ "Season 2015 - Kent / Records / First-class matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  30. ↑ "Season 2015 - Kent / Records / List A matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  31. ↑ "Season 2015 - Kent / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  32. ↑ "Season 2015 - Kent / Records / First-class matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  33. ↑ "Season 2015 - Kent / Records / List A matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  34. ↑ "Season 2015 - Kent / Records / Twenty20 matches / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.