Kent County Cricket Club in 2022

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Kent County Cricket Club
2022 season
Coach Flag of England.svg Matthew Walker
Captain Flag of England.svg Sam Billings
Overseas players Flag of South Africa.svg George Linde
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jackson Bird
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jacob Duffy
Flag of India.svg Navdeep Saini
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matt Henry
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Qais Ahmad (T20 only)
Ground(s) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
County Ground, Beckenham
County Championship 5th, Division One
One-Day Cup Winners
T20 Blast 9th, South Group
← 2021 2023 →

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. [1] Daniel Bell-Drummond and Jack Leaning was named as vice-captains for limited overs and first-class matches, respectively. [2]

Contents

Michael Yardy left his position as batting coach in November 2021 to return to his former county Sussex. [3] The following month, Kent announced that former Netherlands international Ryan ten Doeschate would join the county as the new batting coach. [4]

On 17 September 2022, Kent defeated Lancashire by 21 runs in the final at Trent Bridge to win the 2022 One-Day Cup. [5] The victory ended a run of eight consecutive defeats in List A finals going back to their last title in 1978. [6]

Squad

Departures

South African batsman Heino Kuhn left the club at the end of the 2021 season after four seasons with Kent. [7]

On 20 April 2022, Grant Stewart signed a short-term loan deal with Sussex. [8] Stewart was recalled by Kent after just one game, due to an injury sustained by Jackson Bird. [9] On 23 May 2022, Ollie Robinson joined Durham on loan for the T20 Blast. [10]

On 29 July 2022, Matt Milnes signed a contract to join Yorkshire at the end of the season. [11] In August it was announced that Darren Stevens would be released at the end of the season after 17 years with Kent. [12] Stevens played over 630 games for Kent, scored more than 28,000 runs and took almost 900 wickets. [13] In 2021, at the age of 44, Stevens was named as one of the five Wisden cricketers of the year, making him the oldest person to be named in the list for 88 years. [14]

On 23 September 2022, the club announced that wicketkeeper-batsman Ollie Robinson would be leaving the club at the end of the season to join Durham. [15]

Arrivals

In October 2021, teenage bowler Jas Singh signed his first full-time contract after making his first-class debut in 2021. [16] The same month, opening batsman Ben Compton joined Kent on a two-year contract after being released by Nottinghamshire. [17] [18]

In November 2021, New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry rejoined the county after previously featuring during the 2018 season. [19] Henry arrived at the club in July 2022 and was available for the One-Day Cup and the second half of the County Championship. [20] In December 2021, Kent announced that Afghan spinner Qais Ahmad would return to represent the county in the T20 Blast for a second season. [21]

In January 2022, South African international all-rounder George Linde signed on a two-year deal. [22] In February 2022, Kent announced another overseas player, with Australia fast bowler Jackson Bird signing a short-term deal making him available at the start of the season for up to six matches in the County Championship. [23] Bird's spell was cut short after he sustained a shoulder injury. [24] On 7 June 2002, following injuries to other bowlers in the squad, Kent signed New Zealand seamer Jacob Duffy for a short spell. [25] Duffy would be available for two County Championship matches. [26] On 24 June 2022, Kent announced the signing of bowler Toby Pettman on loan from Nottinghamshire for the County Championship game against Surrey. [27] In July, Indian fast bowler Navdeep Saini was announced as another short-term overseas player, replacing Duffy, to play up to three Championship matches and five One-Day Cup games. [28] Saini's contract was later extended for the duration of the One-Day Cup after Matt Henry was called up to the New Zealand squad, meaning that Henry would only be available for the first game of the tournament. [29]

On 30 July 2022, Kent signed 20 year-old Joey Evison from Nottinghamshire, initially on loan for the One-Day Cup before joining on a three-year contract from the start of the 2023 season. [30] On 10 August 2022, batsman Harry Finch re-joined Kent for the remainder of the One-Day Cup as cover for a number of players absent due to injuries and The Hundred. [31] Finch previously had a short-term deal with the county during the 2021 season when the squad had been severely affected by COVID-19. [32] In October 2022, Finch signed a two-year contract to run until the end of the 2024 season. [33]

On 16 September, with several players unavailable due to injuries and a first England call-up for Jordan Cox, Kent signed bowler Connor McKerr on loan from Surrey for the remaining two games of the season. [34]

Squad list

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
2 Ben Compton Flag of England.svg  England 29 March 1994 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm off break
6 Joe Denly Flag of England.svg  England 16 March 1986 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
10 Alex Blake Flag of England.svg  England 25 January 1989 (aged 33)Left-handedRight-arm off break White-ball contract only [35]
14 Tawanda Muyeye Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5 March 2001 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break Qualifies as a domestic player [36]
16 Zak Crawley Flag of England.svg  England 3 February 1998 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium
23 Daniel Bell-Drummond Flag of England.svg  England 3 August 1993 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium Vice-captain
34 Jack Leaning Flag of England.svg  England 18 October 1993 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium/off break Vice-captain
72 Harry Finch Flag of England.svg  England 10 February 1995 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Signed in August 2022
All-rounders
3 Darren Stevens Flag of England.svg  England 30 April 1976 (aged 45)Right-handedRight arm medium
9 Grant Stewart Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19 February 1994 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium EU passport
27 George Linde Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 December 1991 (aged 30)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
33 Joey Evison Flag of England.svg  England 14 November 2001 (aged 20)Right-handedRight arm medium On loan from Nottinghamshire
55 Marcus O'Riordan Flag of England.svg  England 25 January 1998 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
7 Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 15 June 1991 (aged 30)Right-handed—Club captain
21 Ollie Robinson Flag of England.svg  England 1 December 1998 (aged 23)Right-handed—
22 Jordan Cox Flag of England.svg  England 21 October 2000 (aged 21)Right-handed—
Bowlers
1 Harry Podmore Flag of England.svg  England 23 July 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
8 Matt Milnes Flag of England.svg  England 29 July 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
11 James Logan Flag of England.svg  England 12 October 1997 (aged 24)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
17 Nathan Gilchrist Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11 June 2000 (aged 21)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium UK passport
18 Fred Klaassen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13 November 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
19 Jas Singh Flag of England.svg  England 19 September 2002 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
24 Matt Henry Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 December 1991 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player (second half of the season)
32 Qais Ahmad Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 15 August 2000 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player; T20 Blast only
33 Jackson Bird Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 December 1986 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player (early season)
64 Matt Quinn Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 February 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast UK passport
75 Hamidullah Qadri Flag of England.svg  England 5 January 2000 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break
96 Navdeep Saini Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas player (July–August)
99 Jacob Duffy Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2 August 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player (June)
– Toby Pettman Flag of England.svg  England 11 May 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium On loan from Nottinghamshire (June)
– Connor McKerr Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 19 January 1998 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast On loan from Surrey (September)

County Championship

The County Championship will return to the two division format last used in the 2019 season. [37] The teams were placed into the division they had qualified to following the result of the 2019 County Championship, [38] after the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [39]

Division One

PosTeamPldWLTDBatBowlDedPts
1 Surrey 14810548340250
2 Lancashire 14710632396225
3 Hampshire 14940137372224
4 Essex 14730424340202
5 Kent 14450530273158
6 Northamptonshire 14250731350154
7 Somerset 14360528330149
8 Warwickshire 14260626361141
9 Yorkshire 14160733352138
10 Gloucestershire 14280426295114
Source: ESPN Cricinfo [40]

  Relegated to the Division Two.

7–10 April
Essex (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
514 (158.5 overs)
MJJ Critchley 132 (179)
JM Bird 3/85 (28 overs)
581 (187.3 overs)
BG Compton 129 (289)
JM Cox 129 (332)
MJJ Critchley 4/114 (46 overs)
68/1d (22 overs)
T Westley 32* (51)
NN Gilchrist 1/6 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Essex 12, Kent 12
  • JM Bird and BG Compton both played their first game for Kent.
14–17 April
v
Kent (H)
Lancashire won by 10 wickets
 
 
506 (137 overs)
SJ Croft 155 (336)
Hamidullah Qadri 6/129 (37 overs)
260 (97.3 overs)
BG Compton 104* (289)
MW Parkinson 4/66 (31 overs)
36/0 (7.1 overs)
George Balderson 23* (23)
279 (123.2 overs) (f/o)
BG Compton 115 (340)
Hasan Ali 3/36 (21 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 3, Lancashire 24
21–24 April
Kent (H)
v
Hampshire won by an innings and 51 runs
 
 
305 (106.2 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 149 (231)
KHD Barker 6/53 (24 overs)
652/6d (147 overs)
LA Dawson 171 (268)
NN Gilchrist 3/124 (29 overs)
296 (95 overs)
BG Compton 89 (194)
KJ Abbott 5/29 (16 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 4, Hampshire 24
28 April – 1 May
v
Match drawn
 
 
291 (86.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 109 (194)
Haris Rauf 5/65 (14 overs)
571 (138.4 overs)
HC Brook 194 (265)
NN Gilchrist 3/114 (22 overs)
393 (122.3 overs)
BG Compton 93 (220)
SA Patterson 5/54 (29.3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire 16, Kent 11
  • NN Gilchrist was dismissed for a pair, and equalled the record of six consecutive ducks in first-class cricket. [41]
12–15 May
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
 
 
671/9d (173 overs)
OJD Pope 96 (184)
NN Gilchrist 3/121 (27 overs)
230 (82.5 overs)
OG Robinson 71 (147)
WG Jacks 4/65 (30 overs)
114/1 (41.2 overs) (f/o)
BG Compton 63* (125)
WG Jacks 1/27 (12 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 10, Surrey 16
19–22 May
v
Match drawn
 
 
519/9d (146.1 overs)
BG Compton 140 (294)
BW Sanderson 2/82 (28 overs)
430 (149.1 overs)
LA Procter 76 (200)
MR Quinn 3/82 (27 overs)
170/1d (48 overs)
Z Crawley 84 (138)
BJ Curran 1/31 (8 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Northamptonshire 12, Kent 13
12–15 June
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by 8 wickets
 
 
438 (110.5 overs)
GD Phillips 125 (157)
ME Milnes 4/93 (23 overs)
564 (163.2 overs)
JM Cox 158 (264)
TJ Price 5/58 (18 overs)
213 (67 overs)
GD Phillips 59 (134)
JA Duffy 5/66 (17 overs)
91/2 (22.4 overs)
BG Compton 30 (67)
GD Phillips 1/8 (2.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Kent 22, Gloucestershire 6
  • JA Duffy played his first game for Kent.
26–29 June
Surrey (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
673/7d (129.2 overs)
SM Curran 126 (75)
THS Pettman 2/102 (22 overs)
331 (103 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 102 (202)
TE Lawes 4/51 (13 overs)
361/4 (117 overs) (f/o)
DJ Bell-Drummond 107* (195)
SM Curran 2/43 (15 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Surrey 16, Kent 12
  • THS Pettman played his first game for Kent.
11–14 July
v
Kent (H)
Northamptonshire won by 203 runs
 
 
303 (93.3 overs)
EN Gay 112 (195)
ME Milnes 3/47 (15 overs)
335 (109.2 overs)
JM Cox 72 (174)
J White 4/62 (25 overs)
396/8d (100 overs)
RD Rickelton 133 (257)
GF Linde 3/43 (12 overs)
161 (74.5 overs)
Z Crawley 35 (66)
RI Keogh 5/31 (21.5 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 6, Northamptonshire 22
19–22 July
v
Kent won by 177 runs
 
 
165 (40.1 overs)
JM Cox 48 (69)
OJ Hannon-Dalby 6/40 (13 overs)
225 (85.1 overs)
SR Hain 99 (215)
N Saini 5/72 (18 overs)
384/9d (110 overs)
JL Denly 141 (269)
DR Briggs 3/54 (15 overs)
28/2 (8.5 overs)
DP Sibley 33 (74)
ME Milnes 4/11 (6.5 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Warwickshire 4, Kent 19
  • Navdeep Saini played his first game for Kent. [42]
  • SW Billings set a record for the number of catches taken in a County Championship match (12). [43]
25–28 July
v
Lancashire won by 184 runs
 
 
145 (45.2 overs)
LWP Wells 35 (80)
MJ Henry 5/45 (18 overs)
270 (87 overs)
JA Leaning 90 (209)
TE Bailey 6/64 (23 overs)
Old Trafford, Manchester
Umpires: GD Lloyd and N Pratt
436/9d (118 overs)
JJ Bohannon 134 (239)
MJ Henry 4/82 (27 overs)
127 (52.2 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 69* (151)
TE Bailey 5/46 (16.2 overs)
5–8 September
v
Kent (H)
Essex won by an innings and 260 runs
 
 
573 (160.2 overs)
FIN Khushi 164 (228)
DJ Bell-Drummond 3/37 (10 overs)
164 (50.2 overs)
JM Cox 34 (55)
BMJ Allison 4/40 (12 overs)
149 (62.4 overs) (f/o)
JM Cox 65 (137)
SJ Cook 7/33 (19 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Kent 1, Essex 23
20–22 September
v
Kent won by 77 runs
 
 
165 (65.4 overs)
BG Compton 63 (161)
KJ Abbott 4/46 (14 overs)
57 (16.5 overs)
IG Holland 19 (34)
MR Quinn 6/23 (6.5 overs)
269 (71.5 overs)
JA Leaning 112 (178)
Mohammad Abbas 4/68 (18.5 overs)
300 (85 overs)
JK Fuller 78* (92)
NN Gilchrist 4/60 (19 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Hampshire 3, Kent 19
  • C McKerr played his first game for Kent.
26–29 September
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by an innings and 151 runs
 
 
202 (63.5 overs)
LP Goldsworthy 94 (155)
NN Gilchrist 6/61 (19.5 overs)
492 (106.5 overs)
Hamidullah Qadri 87 (91)
KL Aldridge 6/110 (24.5 overs)
139 (40.4 overs)
Sajid Khan 40 (19)
MR Quinn 3/14 (11 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 24, Somerset 4

One-Day Cup

Group A

PosTeamPldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Hampshire 871000140.595
2 Lancashire 852010110.555
3 Kent 8430109−0.818
4 Glamorgan 8440008−0.042
5 Yorkshire 8440008−0.126
6 Essex 83401070.810
7 Derbyshire 8340125−0.351
8 Northamptonshire 8260004−0.067
9 Worcestershire 8260004−0.452
Source: Cricinfo. [44]
2 August
Worcestershire (H)
351/8 (50 overs)
v
Kent
353/3 (44.5 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets
 
 
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: NL Bainton and BJ Peverall
Kashif Ali 114 (99)
MJ Henry 3/56 (10 overs)
OG Robinson 206* (131)
BL D'Oliveira 1/37 (6 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Worcestershire 0, Kent 2
  • JDM Evison played his first game for Kent.
  • OG Robinson's 206* was the highest ever indivudual score for Kent on List A cricket. [45]
  • The partnership of 204 between BG Compton and OG Robinson was a Kent record for the second wicket in List A cricket. [46]
4 August
Kent
304/8 (50 overs)
v
Glamorgan (H)
308/7 (48.2 overs)
Glamorgan won by 3 wickets
 
 
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: AC Harris and M Newell
JDM Evison 109 (121)
CA Ingram 2/42 (6 overs)
CA Ingram 155 (148)
GF Linde 2/59 (8.2 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Glamorgan 2, Kent 0
7 August
Hampshire
396/5 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
233 (39.2 overs)
Hampshire won by 163 runs
 
 
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: M Newell and M Qureshi
TJ Prest 181 (138)
NN Gilchrist 2/65 (8 overs)
AJ Blake 62 (43)
JOI Campbell4/44 (7.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Kent 0, Hampshire 2
11 August
Essex (H)
331 (49.2 overs)
v
Kent
149 (33.2 overs)
Essex won by 182 runs
 
 
T Westley 109 (101)
JDM Evison 3/62 (10 overs)
BG Compton 52 (82)
S Snater 5/29 (6.2 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Essex 2, Kent 0
14 August
Northamptonshire
210 (46.5 overs)
v
Kent (H)
213/6 (43 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets
 
 
EN Gay 49 (47)
Hamidullah Qadri 4/36 (10 overs)
BG Compton 87 (119)
RI Keogh 2/35 (9 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 2, Northamptonshire 0
17 August
v
Match abandoned
 
 
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: AC Harris and PJ Hartley
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Derbyshire 1, Kent 1
19 August
Yorkshire
282/6 (45 overs)
v
Kent (H)
297/7 (45 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets (DLS method)
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: RJ Warren and S Shanmugam
HG Duke 85 (101)
JL Denly 3/37 (9 overs)
BG Compton 81 (98)
MJ Waite 3/53 (9 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • The match was reduced to 45 overs per side during Yorkshire's innings due to rain. Kent were set a revised DLS target of 297.
  • Points: Kent 0, Yorkshire 2
23 August
Lancashire
295/9 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
298/8 (49.5 overs)
Kent won by 2 wickets
 
 
GP Balderson 106* (87)
NN Gilchrist 3/52 (10 overs)
AJ Blake 81 (78)
JM Blatherwick 3/57 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 2, Lancashire 0

Quarter-final

26 August
Kent
325/8 (50 overs)
v
Leicestershire (H)
244 (42.4 overs)
Kent won by 81 runs
 
 
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: PK Baldwin and N Pratt
JL Denly 65 (51)
BE Hendricks 2/35 (10 overs)
PWA Mulder 81 (71)
G Stewart 4/42 (8.4 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and chose to field.

Semi-final

30 August
Hampshire (H)
310/9 (50 overs)
v
Kent
313/7 (49 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets
 
 
NRT Gubbins 75 (84)
JL Denly 2/48 (7 overs)
OG Robinson 95 (89)
JOI Campbell 3/72 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.

Final

17 September
Kent
306/6 (50 overs)
v
Lancashire
285 (48.4 overs)
Kent won by 21 runs
 
 
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: PR Pollard and RJ Warren
Player of the match: JDM Evison (Kent)
JDM Evison 97 (111)
TE Bailey 2/46 (10 overs)
KK Jennings 72 (62)
G Stewart 3/42 (7 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.

T20 Blast

South Group

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Surrey 1410301210.630
2 Somerset 1410400200.630
3 Essex Eagles 149401190.881
4 Hampshire Hawks 149500180.198
5 Gloucestershire 146602140.022
6 Glamorgan 14570212−0.154
7 Sussex Sharks 14410008−0.391
8 Middlesex 14410008−0.981
9 Kent Spitfires 14311006−0.670
Source: Cricinfo. [47]

  Advanced to the quarter-finals

25 May 2022
Kent (H)
162/6 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
166/2 (19.1 overs)
Somerset won by 8 wickets
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: BJ Debenham and RT Robinson
Player of the match: RR Rossouw (Somerset)
JA Leaning 72* (43)
L Gregory 3/25 (4 overs)
RR Rossouw 81* (54)
FJ Klaassen 1/21 (3.1 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 0, Somerset 2
27 May 2022
Kent (H)
184/4 (20 overs)
v
Essex
188/6 (19.4 overs)
Essex won by 4 wickets
 
 
SW Billings 48* (31)
MJJ Critchley 1/16 (3 overs)
PI Walter 47* (32)
FJ Klaassen 2/35 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 0, Essex 2
29 May 2022
Sussex (H)
171/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent
167/7 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 4 runs
 
 
TP Alsop 65* (30)
Qais Ahmad 2/23 (4 overs)
GF Linde 38* (13)
RS Bopara 2/23 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Sussex 2, Kent 0
1 June 2022
Kent
114 (19.3 overs)
v
Gloucestershire (H)
116/4 (14.3 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 6 wickets
 
 
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: GD Lloyd and JD Middlebrook
Player of the match: DA Payne (Gloucestershire)
JM Cox 48 (47)
DA Payne 4/15 (4 overs)
GD Phillips 50* (31)
G Stewart 2/14 (2 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 2, Kent 0.
3 June 2022
Surrey
159/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
127/9 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 32 runs
 
 
SM Curran 43 (34)
FJ Klaassen 2/41 (4 overs)
JL Denly 44 (46)
RJW Topley 3/24 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Kent 0, Surrey 2
5 June 2022
Kent (H)
192/8 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
137/8 (20 overs)
Kent won by 55 runs
 
 
JL Denly 110 (58)
CJ Green 3/29 (4 overs)
SS Eskinazi 30 (24)
JA Leaning 3/30 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 2, Middlesex 0
7 June 2022
Kent
130/9 (20 overs)
v
Essex (H)
135/3 (15.3 overs)
Essex won by 7 wickets
 
 
AJ Blake 38 (32)
SJ Cook 3/29 (4 overs)
MS Pepper 30 (24)
FJ Klaassen 1/20 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Essex 2, Kent 0
  • TS Muyeye made his T20 debut.
10 June 2022
Kent
202/7 (20 overs)
v
Somerset (H)
170/9 (20 overs)
Kent won by 32 runs
 
 
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and RJ Warren
Player of the match: JM Cox (Kent)
JM Cox 94 (47)
C Overton 3/31 (4 overs)
TB Abell 43 (31)
FJ Klaassen 2/26 (4 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Somerset 0, Kent 2
17 June 2022
Hampshire (H)
221/3 (20 overs)
v
Kent
167/8 (20 overs)
Hampshire won by 54 runs
 
 
JM Vince 100 (54)
G Stewart 2/47 (4 overs)
JL Denly 49 (37)
N Ellis 2/26 (4 overs)
CP Wood 2/26 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Hampshire 2, Kent 0
19 June 2022
Kent
141/9 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex (H)
144/3 (17.3 overs)
Middlesex won by 7 wickets
 
 
Lord's, London
Umpires: RJ Bailey and N Pratt
SW Billings 29 (33)
CJ Green 2/18 (4 overs)
JA Simpson 46 (35)
FJ Klaassen 2/43 (3.3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Middlesex 2, Kent 0
21 June 2022
Gloucestershire
195/4 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
190/5 (20 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 5 runs
 
 
IA Cockbain 64 (46)
JL Denly 1/16 (2.1 overs)
JA Leaning 37* (18)
Mohammad Amir 2/30 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Kent 0, Gloucestershire 2
  • J Singh made his T20 debut.
24 June 2022
Sussex
158/4 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
159/4 (18.5 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: M Newell and CM Watts
AGH Orr 36 (25)
G Stewart 3/38 (4 overs)
JL Denly 58 (39)
HT Crocombe 1/19 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Kent 2, Sussex 0
1 July 2022
Kent
191/5 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
195/6 (18.3 overs)
Surrey won by 4 wickets
 
 
The Oval, London
Umpires: NGB Cook and CM Watts
JM Cox 54 (31)
J Overton 1/24 (2 overs)
JJ Roy 58 (27)
Qais Ahmad 3/28 (4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Surrey 2, Kent 0
3 July 2022
Glamorgan
190/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
155 (17.2 overs)
Glamorgan won by 35 runs
 
 
DA Douthwaite 51* (23)
Qais Ahmad 2/36 (4 overs)
DI Stevens 34 (22)
JP McIlroy 3/31 (3 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 0, Glamorgan 2

Tour Match

Kent hosted a four-day first-class match against the touring Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI from 6 to 9 May 2022. This was the first of six matches for the Sri Lanka A side on their tour of England. [48]

6–9 June
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
595/8d (137 overs)
DI Stevens 168 (142)
YH Rodrigo 2/90 (24 overs)
658/9d (160.3 overs)
N Madushka 269 (392)
MJ Luckett 2/73 (15.3 overs)
200/1d (48.3 overs)
MK O'Riordan 102* (149)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
  • MJ Luckett and SW Mead made their first-class debuts.

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