Kent County Cricket Club in 2023

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Kent County Cricket Club
2023 season
Coach Flag of England.svg Matthew Walker
Captain Flag of England.svg Sam Billings
Overseas players
Ground(s)
County Championship 8th, Division One
One-Day Cup 4th, Group A
T20 Blast 5th, South Group
← 2022 2024 →

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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] Former Worcestershire head coach Alex Gidman joined Kent as a replacement for ten Doeschate. [4]

Contents

Squad

Departures

On 29 July 2022, Matt Milnes signed a contract to join Yorkshire at the end of the season. [5] In August it was announced that Darren Stevens would be released at the end of the season after 17 years with Kent. [6] Stevens played over 630 games for Kent, scored more than 28,000 runs and took almost 900 wickets. [7] 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. [8] In November 2022, Harry Podmore signed for Glamorgan. [9]

At the end of the season, following his one-year stint at the county, Michael Hogan retired from cricket. [10]

Arrivals

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. [11] In October 2022, Harry Finch signed a two-year contract to run until the end of the 2024 season. [12] Finch had previously had short spells with Kent in 2021 season when the squad had been severely affected by COVID-19. [13] and again in 2022 season as cover for a number of players absent due to injuries and The Hundred. [14]

In November 2022, Kent signed Australian veteran Michael Hogan. [15] Hogan had originally planned to retire at the end of the 2022 season, which was his tenth year with Glamorgan. [16] In December 2022, Kent announced that Australian international fast-bowler Kane Richardson would play for the county as an overseas player for the 2023 T20 Blast. [17] In March 2023, Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh agreed to play up to five County Championship matches in June and July for the county. [18] In April 2023, Connor McKerr rejoined the county on loan from Surrey for two County Championship matches to cover for injuries in the bowling unit, having previously had a spell with Kent at the end of the 2022 season. [19] Two days later, Australian bowler Wes Agar signed for Kent to play four County Championship matches until Arshdeep Singh arrives in June. [20] Agar later signed an extension to keep him with Kent until the end of July. [21]

In May 2023, Bangladesh-born seam bowler Arafat Bhuiyan signed a professional contract with Kent for the remainder of the season, after a spell with the 2nd XI and playing in the Kent League for Blackheath. [22]

In June 2023, Kent announced that England leg-spinner Matt Parkinson would join from Lancashire at the end of the season. [23] In July, it was announced that Parkinson would also join on loan this summer for the One Day Cup. [24]

On 25 July, due to several players being unavailable due to injuries and international duty, Kent signed batters Toby Albert and Ben Geddes on loan from Hampshire and Surrey, respectively, on loan for a County Champiomship match against Nottinghamshire. [25]

Brisbane Heat and Queensland all-rounder James Bazley, joined Kent for the One Day Cup. [26]

In August, Kent announced that New Zealand bowler Ben Lister would join the club to play the final three County Championship matches, subject to international call-ups. [27] On 6 September, Indian leg spin bowler Yuzvendra Chahal signed to play im Kent's final three County Championship matches. [28] On 10 September, following further injuries, Kent signed spin bowler Aron Nijjar on loan from Essex for the last three games of the season. [29]

At the end of the season, bowler George Garrett signed a two-year contract with Kent to join from Warwickshire. [30]

Squad list

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
2 Ben Compton Flag of England.svg  England 29 March 1994 (aged 29)Left-handedRight-arm off break
6 Joe Denly Flag of England.svg  England 16 March 1986 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
10 Alex Blake Flag of England.svg  England 25 January 1989 (aged 34)Left-handedRight-arm off break White-ball contract only [31]
14 Tawanda Muyeye Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5 March 2001 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break Qualifies as a domestic player [32]
16 Zak Crawley Flag of England.svg  England 3 February 1998 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
23 Daniel Bell-Drummond Flag of England.svg  England 3 August 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium Vice-captain
34 Jack Leaning Flag of England.svg  England 18 October 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium/off break
72 Harry Finch Flag of England.svg  England 10 February 1995 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
All-rounders
9 Grant Stewart Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19 February 1994 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium EU passport
27 George Linde Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 December 1991 (aged 31)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player (April–July)
33 Joey Evison Flag of England.svg  England 14 November 2001 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm medium
42 Jaydn Denly Flag of England.svg  England 5 January 2006 (aged 17)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
55 Marcus O'Riordan Flag of England.svg  England 25 January 1998 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
77 James Bazley Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 April 1995 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player, One Day Cup only (August)
Wicket-keepers
7 Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 15 June 1991 (aged 31)Right-handed—Club captain
22 Jordan Cox Flag of England.svg  England 21 October 2000 (aged 22)Right-handed—
Bowlers
8 Wes Agar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5 February 1997 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player (April–July)
11 James Logan Flag of England.svg  England 12 October 1997 (aged 25)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
17 Nathan Gilchrist Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11 June 2000 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium UK passport
18 Fred Klaassen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13 November 1992 (aged 30)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
19 Jas Singh Flag of England.svg  England 19 September 2002 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
26 Arafat Bhuiyan Flag of England.svg  England 11 October 1996 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
27 Yuzvendra Chahal Flag of India.svg  India 23 June 1990 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player (County Championship, September)
28 Matt Parkinson Flag of England.svg  England 24 October 1996 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break On loan from Lancashire (One Day Cup)
31 Michael Hogan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31 May 1981 (aged 41)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium UK passport
47 Kane Richardson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 February 1991 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player (T20 Blast)
64 Matt Quinn Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 February 1993 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast UK passport
75 Hamidullah Qadri Flag of England.svg  England 5 January 2000 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
99 Arshdeep Singh Flag of India.svg  India 5 February 1999 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Overseas player (County Championship, June–July)

The following players featured in at least game while on loan from other counties: Toby Albert, Ben Geddes, Connor McKerr and Aron Nijjar.

County Championship

Division One

PosTeamPldWLTDBatBowlDedPts
1 Surrey 14820427410216
2 Essex 14730425390196
3 Hampshire 14840218393192
4 Warwickshire 14640422410179
5 Lancashire 143101029351161
6 Nottinghamshire 14440618390151
7 Somerset 14340725400148
8 Kent 14270520340111
9 Middlesex [lower-alpha 1] 1439025391104Relegation to Division 2
10 Northamptonshire 1428041034096
Source: ESPNCricinfo [33]
6–9 April
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by 7 wickets
 
 
117 (32.5 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 39 (70)
Matt Quinn 4/25 (9.5 overs)
222 (69.4 overs)
Zak Crawley 91 (171)
Chris Tremain 5/44 (18 overs)
331 (117.3 overs)
Rob Keogh 116* (211)
Joey Evison 4/62 (25.3 overs)
227/3 (64.5 overs)
Ben Compton 114* (197)
Chris Tremain 2/40 (13 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • No play was possible before lunch on day one due to rain.
  • Points: Kent 19, Northamptonshire 3
  • Michael Hogan played his first game for Kent.
13–16 April
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 15 runs
 
 
453/4d (107 overs)
Sam Hain 165* (269)
Joe Denly 1/49 (13 overs)
158 (47.1 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 40 (65)
Hasan Ali 3/36 (9.1 overs)
281 (93.3 overs) (f/o)
Joey Evison 99 (161)
Chris Rushworth 3/58 (21 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • No play was possible on day two due to rain.
  • Points: Warwickshire 24, Kent 1
20–23 April
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
 
 
451/5d (97.4 overs)
Nick Browne 159 (299)
Wes Agar 2/67 (23 overs)
342/7 (78 overs)
Zak Crawley 170 (183)
Simon Harmer 4/141 (31 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and chose to bat.
  • No play was possible on day four due to rain
  • Points: Kent 8, Essex 12
  • Wes Agar made his Kent debut.
27–30 April
v
Middlesex won by 9 wickets
 
 
186 (65.2 overs)
Ben Compton 52 (168)
Tim Murtagh 4/40 (17 overs)
229 (58.1 overs)
Ryan Higgins 71 (108)
Wes Agar 4/60 (15.1 overs)
128 (57 overs)
Jack Leaning 48 (118)
Tim Murtagh 6/42 (16 overs)
86/1 (24.3 overs)
Sam Robson 41* (79)
Matt Quinn 1/41 (6 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Kent 3
11–14 May
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
95 (37.4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 28 (42)
James Fuller 5/21 (8 overs)
373 (104.5 overs)
Liam Dawson 84 (153)
Joey Evison 3/86 (20.5 overs)
259/4 (113 overs)
Jack Leaning 68* (206)
Liam Dawson 2/31 (18 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Only 4.1 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain.
  • Points: Kent 8, Hampshire 11
18–21 May
v
Surrey (H)
Surrey won by 10 wickets
 
 
278 (72.3 overs)
Joey Evison 77* (106)
Tom Lawes 3/41 (9.3 overs)
362 (92.3 overs)
Sean Abbott 78 (88)
Arafat Bhuiyan 4/65 (20 overs)
141 (37.4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 42 (41)
Tom Lawes 5/22 (9 overs)
58/0 (11.3 overs)
Rory Burns 36* (36)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Surrey 22, Kent 2
  • Arafat Bhuiyan made his first-class debut.
11–14 June
Kent (H)
v
Surrey won by 5 wickets
 
 
301 (82.2 overs)
Jordan Cox 133 (198)
Sean Abbott 4/52 (17 overs)
145 (43.2 overs)
Sean Abbott 34 (37)
Matt Quinn 3/22 (12 overs)
344 (81 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 79 (120)
Jordan Clark 5/79 (17 overs)
501/5 (146.5 overs)
Dom Sibley 140* (415)
Arshdeep Singh 2/90 (30 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 5, Surrey 19
  • Arshdeep Singh played his first game for Kent.
25–28 June
v
Kent won by an innings and 15 runs
 
 
237 (64.2 overs)
Rob Keogh 97 (147)
Wes Agar 5/63 (15 overs)
621 (143.5 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 300* (439)
Alex Russell 6/175 (37.5 overs)
369 (112 overs)
Jack White 59 (76)
Joe Denly 4/164 (49 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Northamptonshire 1, Kent 24
  • Tawanda Muyeye (179) scored his first century in first-class cricket. [34]
10–12 July
Kent (H)
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 46 runs
 
 
171 (40.5 overs)
Grant Stewart 50 (45)
Oliver Hannon-Dalby 4/56 (14.5 overs)
549/7d (133 overs)
Rob Yates 228* (421)
Jack Leaning 2/70 (14 overs)
332 (100.2 overs)
Harry Finch 67 (167)
Oliver Hannon-Dalby 4/59 (22.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 2, Warwickshire 23
19–22 July
v
Essex (H)
Essex won by 7 wickets
 
 
207 (59 overs)
Ben Compton 47 (81)
Sam Cook 3/19 (11 overs)
458/8d (126 overs)
Matt Critchley 117 (168)
Arshdeep Singh 3/58 (23 overs)
280 (111.1 overs)
Harry Finch 114 (228)
Sam Cook 4/46 (21 overs)
30/3 (3.5 overs)
Adam Rossington 14 (8)
Hamidullah Qadri 2/19 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Essex 21, Kent 2
25–28 July
v
Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets
 
 
350 (107 overs)
Ben Slater 100 (155)
Jas Singh 4/87 (18 overs)
314 (41 overs)
Harry Finch 73 (93)
Calvin Harrison 4/28 (7 overs)
372/6 (63 overs)
Will Young 87 (79)
Jas Singh 2/72 (12 overs)
85 (21.3 overs)
Jack Leaning 21 (21)
Dane Paterson 5/41 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 22, Kent 5
  • Toby Albert and Ben Geddes both played their first game for Kent.
10–13 September
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
446 (115.4 overs)
Zak Crawley 158 (153)
Lyndon James 2/30 (11 overs)
265 (98.2 overs)
Steven Mullaney 86 (141)
Aron Nijjar 4/67 (32)
86/6 (31.3 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 28 (27)
Asitha Fernando 3/40 (10 overs)
348 (123 overs) (f/o)
Joe Clarke 141* (277)
Michael Hogan 5/63 (22 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 12, Nottinghamshire 8
  • Yuzvendra Chahal and Aron Nijjar played their first games for Kent.
19–22 September
v
Match drawn
 
 
404/4d (86 overs)
Lewis Goldsworthy 122 (203)
Jack Leaning 1/34 (6 overs)
235 (55 overs)
Joe Denly 73 (119)
Tom Abell 4/54 (11 overs)
44/2 (15 overs) (f/o)
Tawanda Muyeye 24 (37)
Neil Wagner 1/1 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Somerset 12, Kent 6
26–29 September
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
 
 
327 (96 overs)
Josh Bohannon 113 (167)
Aron Nijjar 3/70 (23 overs)
494 (135.1 overs)
Joe Denly 136 (200)
George Balderson 4/69 (21 overs)
390/8d (122 overs)
Luke Wells 117 (195)
Jack Leaning 3/64 (20 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 12, Lancashire 9

One-Day Cup

Group A

PosTeamPldWLTNRDedPts NRR
1 Leicestershire 871000141.302Advanced to the semi-finals
2 Hampshire 871000141.048Advanced to the quarter-finals
3 Lancashire 842020100.827
4 Kent 8440008−0.331
5 Nottinghamshire 8340107−0.274
6 Yorkshire 8240206−1.051
7 Middlesex 8250105−0.104
8 Surrey 8250105−1.250
9 Essex 8160103−0.774
Source: ESPNcricinfo [35]
1 August
Kent
282/9 (50 overs)
v
Yorkshire (H)
117/4 (17 overs)
Kent won by 2 runs (DLS method)
 
 
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Umpires: Neil Mallender and Surendiran Shanmugam
Joey Evison 136 (106)
Ben Coad 3/16 (10 overs)
George Hill 35 (18)
James Bazley 2/20 (5 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Yorkshire were set a revised target of 120 runs to win from 17 overs due to rain.
  • James Bazley and Matt Parkinson both played their first game for Kent.
6 August
Leicestershire
380/5 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
116 (23.5 overs)
Leicestershire won by 264 runs
 
 
Peter Handscomb 87 (67)
Matt Parkinson 2/64 (10 overs)
Jack Leaning 25 (23)
Roman Walker 6/43 (6.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
9 August
Lancashire (H)
328/5 (50 overs)
v
Kent
203 (39.4 overs)
Lancashire won by 125 runs
 
 
Josh Bohannon 105 (117)
Jas Singh 3/74 (10 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 38 (54)
Jack Blatherwick 4/52 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Jas Singh made his List A debut.
11 August
Kent
330/6 (50 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
243 (43.1 overs)
Kent won by 87 runs
 
 
Jack Leaning 87 (94)
Jordan Clark 2/54 (8 overs)
Ryan Patel 68 (67)
Matt Parkinson 4/43 (9 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Jaydn Denly made his List A debut.
13 August
Kent (H)
288 (49.2 overs)
v
Middlesex
155 (36.4 overs)
Kent won by 133 runs
 
 
Jack Leaning 68 (68)
Ryan Higgins 4/33 (10 overs)
John Simpson 39 (51)
Jas Singh 2/17 (5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
17 August
Kent (H)
259/9 (50 overs)
v
Nottinghamshire
263/9 (49.5 overs)
Nottinghamshire won by 1 wicket
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Paul Pollard and Mansoor Qureshi
Daniel Bell-Drummond 79 (89)
Lyndon James 4/45 (10 overs)
Matt Montgomery 92* (84)
Hamidullah Qadri 4/47 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
20 August
Kent (H)
287/8 (50 overs)
v
Essex
227 (44.5 overs)
Kent won by 60 runs
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Sam Hollingshead and Sue Redfern
Jack Leaning 137* (127)
Beau Webster 3/38 (7 overs)
William Buttleman 50* (51)
Gramt Stewart 2/25 (5.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
22 August
Kent
325/8 (50 overs)
v
Hampshire (H)
326/7 (48.3 overs)
Hampshire won by 3 wickets
 
 
Daniel Bell-Drummond 150 (133)
Ian Holland 3/45 (10 overs)
Aneurin Donald 106 (73)
Matt Parkinson 4/69 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.

T20 Blast

South Group

PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Somerset 1412200241.460Advanced to the quarter-finals
2 Hampshire Hawks 149500180.820
3 Surrey 148600161.192
4 Essex Eagles 148600160.088
5 Kent Spitfires 147700140.287
6 Sussex Sharks 14680012−0.871
7 Gloucestershire 14590010−0.993
8 Glamorgan 14590010−1.060
9 Middlesex 14311006−0.932
Source: Cricinfo
24 May
Gloucestershire
113 (16.3 overs)
v
Kent (H)
116/3 (13.3 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets
 
 
Chris Dent 55 (29)
Michael Hogan 3/13 (3 overs)
Jordan Cox 39* (17)
Tom Smith 3/22 (4 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Kane Richardson played his first game for Kent.
26 May
Surrey (H)
223/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent
182/7 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 41 runs
 
 
The Oval, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Saggers
Player of the match: Sean Abbott (Surrey)
Sean Abbott 110* (41)
Grant Stewart 1/29 (4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 59 (37)
Will Jacks 2/7 (1 over)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
30 May
Somerset
154 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
112 (15 overs)
Somerset won by 13 runs (DLS method)
 
 
Tom Lammonby 34 (31)
Wes Agar 3/18 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 29 (27)
Ben Green 3/19 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Kent were set a revised target of 126 runs in 15 overs.
2 June
Kent
189/6 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan (H)
191/3 (17 overs)
Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
 
 
Tawanda Muyeye 62 (38)
Peter Hatzoglou 2/25 (4 overs)
Colin Ingram 63* (32)
Grant Stewart 2/51 (3 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and chose to field.
4 June
Kent (H)
173/5 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
174/5 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 5 wickets
 
 
Jack Leaning 34* (22)
Will Jacks 3/28 (4 overs)
Laurie Evans 52 (36)
George Linde 2/28 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
7 June
Kent (H)
150/8 (20 overs)
v
Essex
155/6 (18.2 overs)
Essex won by 4 wickets
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Nigel Llong
Player of the match: Sam Cook (Essex)
Joe Denly 39 (39)
Sam Cook 4/18 (4 overs)
Matt Critchley 63* (46)
Michael Hogan 2/38 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
9 June
Hampshire
177/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
180/4 (19.3 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets
 
 
Joe Weatherley 67 (50)
Fred Klaassen 2/31 (4 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 89 (55)
Nathan Ellis 2/29 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
16 June
Kent
228/3 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex (H)
215/7 (20 overs)
Kent won by 13 runs
 
 
Joe Denly 73* (37)
Blake Cullen 2/36 (3.2 overs)
Max Holden 121* (59)
Fred Klaassen 2/34 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
17 June
Gloucestershire (H)
137 (19.3 overs)
v
Kent
138/3 (17 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets
 
 
Bristol County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Tom Lungley and Russell Warren
Player of the match: Jordan Cox (Kent)
Miles Hammond 30 (20)
Jack Leaning 2/16 (4 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 56* (49)
Tom Price 1/29 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
20 June
Sussex (H)
169/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent
172/4 (18.4 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets
 
 
Ravi Bopara 53 (39)
Michael Hogan 4/31 (4 overs)
Jordan Cox 82* (44)
Aristides Karvelas 2/36 (3.4 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and chose to bat.
22 June
Essex (H)
184 (19.5 overs)
v
Kent
190/3 (18.2 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets
 
 
Dan Lawrence 52 (36)
Michael Hogan 2/29 (2.5 overs)
Joe Denly 76 (32)
Shane Snater 2/28 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
23 June
Kent (H)
228/3 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
173 (19 overs)
Kent won by 55 runs
 
 
Daniel Bell-Drummond 111 (58)
Joshua De Caires 1/27 (3 overs)
Luke Hollman 48 (20)
George Linde 3/21 (3 overs)
30 June
Sussex
228/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
117/4 (10 overs)
Sussex won by 11 runs (DLS method)
 
 
Ravi Bopara 108 (53)
Matt Quinn 2/43 (4 overs)
Jordan Cox 37* (16)
Aristides Karvelas 1/22 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kent were set a revised target of 129 runs in 10 overs.
2 July
Somerset (H)
221/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent
206/7 (20 overs)
Somerset won by 15 runs
 
 
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Ian Blackwell
Player of the match: Lewis Gregory (Somerset)
Will Smeed 61 (28)
Grant Stewart 4/48 (4 overs)
Joey Evison 46 (24)
Lewis Gregory 2/33 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.

Notes

  1. ↑ Middlesex's points include 8 for batting last in a drawn match where the scores finished level.

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Andrew Carter is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-hand medium pace bowler, he began his county career with Nottinghamshire, making his first-class debut for them in June 2009. He also played on loan for Essex in 2010 and Glamorgan in 2015 while with Nottinghamshire. Carter joined Derbyshire prior to the 2016 season, but left the club later in the year. He represented England Lions in 2011.

<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 2014, 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. Kent also hosted a first-class match at the St Lawrence Ground against Loughborough MCCU at the start of the season. It was the third season in charge for head coach Jimmy Adams. The club captain was former England batsmen Rob Key, who resumed the captaincy after James Tredwell had spent one season in the role. Australia bowler Doug Bollinger signed for the club for the 2014 season. Other new additions to the squad included fast bowlers Mitchell Claydon – who had a load spell with Kent in 2013 – from Durham, David Griffiths from Hampshire and former Kent player Robbie Joseph.

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.

The 2016 season marks Glamorgan County Cricket Club's 129th year of existence and its 95th as a first-class cricket county. In 2016, Glamorgan is playing in the Second Division of the County Championship, and the South Groups of both the 50-over Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast. It is the first season in charge for head coach Robert Croft. The club captain is overseas player Jacques Rudolph. Unlike other counties, Glamorgan is competing in limited-overs cricket without a nickname for the fourth year in a row.

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.

In 2012, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group C of the 40-over Clydesdale Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Life t20. Kent also hosted a first-class match at the St Lawrence Ground against the touring South Africans. At the start of the season, Kent played a three-day MCC Universities match at Oxford MCCU, but this match did not have first-class status. It was the first season in charge for new head coach Jimmy Adams after the departure of Paul Farbrace who had been the club's Director of Cricket for two seasons. The club captain was former England batsman Rob Key who had been club captain since 2006. Brendan Nash joined Kent as their overseas player.

In 2011, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group A of the 40-over Clydesdale Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Life t20. Kent also hosted a Twenty20 match at the St Lawrence Ground against the touring Indians, and a three-day first-class MCC Universities match against Loughborough MCCU, also at the St Lawrence Ground. It was the second and final season in charge for Director of Cricket Paul Farbrace. The club captain was former England batsman Rob Key who had been club captain since 2006. Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz joined Kent as their overseas player in June, and another fast bowler, South African Charl Langeveldt, signed as Kent's second overseas player for the Friends Life t20 competition only.

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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.

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.

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.

In 2024, Kent County Cricket Club will compete in the 2024 County Championship, the 2024 One-Day Cup and the 2024 T20 Blast. The season was the eighth in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker. Sam Billings stepped down as club captain, signed a white-ball only contract and retained captaincy of the Twenty20 side. Daniel Bell-Drummond was named as the 36th men's Captain of Kent Cricket. Paul Downton retired as Director of Cricket at the end of the 2023 season, and was replaced by bowling coach Simon Cook. Former Kent bowler Robbie Joseph replaced Cook as bowling coach. Batting coach Alex Gidman left his role to become assistant coach with the England women's team. Gidman was replaced by Toby Radford.

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