Kent County Cricket Club in 2024

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Kent County Cricket Club
2024 season
Coach Flag of England.svg Matthew Walker
Captain Flag of England.svg Daniel Bell-Drummond
Overseas players
Ground(s)
One-Day Cup 10th, Division one
T20 Blast 9th, South group
← 2023

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. [1] Daniel Bell-Drummond was named as the 36th men's Captain of Kent Cricket. [2] Paul Downton retired as Director of Cricket at the end of the 2023 season, [3] and was replaced by bowling coach Simon Cook. [4] Former Kent bowler Robbie Joseph replaced Cook as bowling coach. [5] Batting coach Alex Gidman left his role to become assistant coach with the England women's team. [6] Gidman was replaced by Toby Radford. [7]

Contents

Squad

Departures

Michael Hogan retired from cricket at the end of the 2023 season. [8] Wicket-keeper Jordan Cox signed for Essex. [9] Alex Blake, who made his debut for Kent in 2008, and James Logan were both released by the county after the 2023 season. [10]

Arrivals

In June 2023, Kent announced that England leg-spinner Matt Parkinson would join from Lancashire at the end of the season. [11] In 2023, Parkinson played on loan for Kent in the One Day Cup. [12] In October 2023, Kent announced the signing of bowler George Garrett. [13] The following month, Kent signed bowler Michael Cohen, a South African who qualifies as a non-overseas player through residency. [14]

Kent re-signed Australian fast bowler Wes Agar for the first four months of the season, having represented the county in 2023. [15] Kent also signed a second Australian fast bowler for the first half of the season, Xavier Bartlett, who had played alongside Sam Billings for Brisbane Heat during Big Bash 13. [16] However, Cricket Australia withdrew permission for Bartlett's Championship stint the day before the start of the season. [17] Kent signed South African all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel from 1 May. [18] It was later announced that Bartlett would join up with Kent for eight matches in the 2024 T20 Blast. [19] On 1 May, Kent announced a fourth overseas player, with Australian pace bowler Charlie Stobo signing a contract until 16 September, making him available for all formats. [20]

On 28 June, Kent signed Essex batsman Feroze Khushi on a short-term loan deal to play one match in the County Championship and three in the T20 Blast. [21] On 4 July, Kent signed their fifth overseas player of the season, with Australian bowler Tom Rogers joining the club for the remainder of the T20 Blast. [22] Rogers arrived after Bartlett's spell had ended and Wes Agar had been forced to leave due to injury. [23]

Swanepoel left the club after the conclusion of the One Day Cup due to being selected for South Africa A. [24] He was replaced by West Indian fast bowler Akeem Jordan for the remainder of the County Championship fixtures. [25] Somerset bowler Alfie Ogborne joined Kent on loan for two Championship matches from 21 August. [26]

Squad list

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
2 Ben Compton Flag of England.svg  England 29 March 1994 (aged 30)Left-handedRight-arm off break
5 Ekansh Singh Flag of England.svg  England 16 July 2006 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm medium
6 Joe Denly Flag of England.svg  England 16 March 1986 (aged 38)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
14 Tawanda Muyeye Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5 March 2001 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break Qualifies as a domestic player [27]
16 Zak Crawley Flag of England.svg  England 3 February 1998 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
23 Daniel Bell-Drummond Flag of England.svg  England 3 August 1993 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium Club captain
34 Jack Leaning Flag of England.svg  England 18 October 1993 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium/off break Vice-captain
All-rounders
9 Grant Stewart Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 19 February 1994 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium EU passport
13 Beyers Swanepoel Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6 May 1998 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm fast Overseas player (May–August)
33 Joey Evison Flag of England.svg  England 14 November 2001 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm medium
42 Jaydn Denly Flag of England.svg  England 5 January 2006 (aged 18)Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
55 Marcus O'Riordan Flag of England.svg  England 25 January 1998 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
7 Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 15 June 1991 (aged 32)Right-handed—White-ball contract only
72 Harry Finch Flag of England.svg  England 10 February 1995 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Bowlers
8 Wes Agar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 5 February 1997 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player (April–July)
15 Xavier Bartlett Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17 December 1998 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player (T20 only)
17 Nathan Gilchrist Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 11 June 2000 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium UK passport
18 Fred Klaassen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 13 November 1992 (aged 31)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
19 Jas Singh Flag of England.svg  England 19 September 2002 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
26 Arafat Bhuiyan Flag of England.svg  England 11 October 1996 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
28 Matt Parkinson Flag of England.svg  England 24 October 1996 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
35 Charlie Stobo Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 March 1995 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player (May–September)
44 George Garrett Flag of England.svg  England 4 March 2000 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm fast
45 Michael Cohen Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 August 1998 (aged 25)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium UK residency
64 Matt Quinn Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 28 February 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast UK passport
75 Hamidullah Qadri Flag of England.svg  England 5 January 2000 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
81 Akeem Jordan Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 18 October 1994 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player (August–September)

County Championship

Division One

5–8 April
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
284 (78.4 overs)
Joey Evison 85 (116)
Lewis Gregory 4/66 (14.4 overs)
403 (110.1 overs)
Tom Lammonby 90 (185)
Nathan Gilchrist 3/64 (19.1 overs)
290/4d (63 overs)
Joe Denly 110 (142)
Lewis Goldsworthy 2/73 (15 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day one due to rain.
  • Points: Kent 12, Somerset 15
  • George Garrett played his first game for Kent.
12–15 April
Essex (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
530/7d (112 overs)
Matt Critchley 151* (212)
George Garrett 2/80 (23 overs)
413 (135.1 overs)
Ben Compton 165 (363)
Matt Critchley 5/105 (29 overs)
257/4d (40 overs)
Jordan Cox 116* (89)
Wes Agar 2/47 (9 overs)
164/7 (67.4 overs)
Jaydn Denly 41* (128)
Jamie Porter 4/20 (11 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible before lunch on day four due to rain.
  • Points: Essex 15, Kent 12
  • Jaydn Denly made his first-class debut.
19–22 April
Kent (H)
v
Surrey won by an innings and 37 runs
 
 
244 (81.4 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 70 (109)
Cameron Steel 3/34 (14 overs)
543/7d (114 overs)
Dom Sibley 150 (253)
Matt Parkinson 5/177 (36 overs)
262 (86.2 overs)
Joey Evison 53 (119)
Daniel Worrall 4/31 (19 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
  • Only 11 balls were bowled before tea on day one.
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 24
3–6 May
v
Kent won by 7 wickets
 
 
261 (85.1 overs)
Joey Evison 71* (150)
Will Williams 3/44 (19.1 overs)
92 (30 overs)
Matthew Hurst 36 (46)
Nathan Gilchrist 6/24 (8 overs)
166/3 (50.2 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 79* (156)
Nathan Lyon 2/48 (22 overs)
332 (106.3 overs) (f/o)
George Bell 65 (143)
Wes Agar 3/65 (21 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lancashire 3, Kent 20
10–13 May
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
 
 
618/7d (158.5 overs)
Jason Holder 123* (110)
Joey Evison 3/58 (26 overs)
407 (149.2 overs)
Jack Leaning 179* (403)
Joe Leach 3/37 (25 overs)
146/4 (57 overs) (f/o)
Harry Finch 48* (116)
Ben Gibbon 2/38 (10 overs)
  • Worcestershire win the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kent 10, Worcestershire 13
  • Beyers Swanepoel played his first game for Kent.
17–20 May
v
Somerset won by 8 wickets
 
 
554 (120.1 overs)
Tom Banton 133 (174)
Joey Evison 3/92 (21.5 overs)
178 (48.1 overs)
Joe Denly 61 (98)
Craig Overton 3/38 (11 overs)
194/2 (44 overs)
Matt Renshaw 82* (122)
Beyers Swanepoel 1/35 (9 overs)
564 (126 overs) (f/o)
Zak Crawley 238 (267)
Migael Pretorius 3/110 (25 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Somerset 24, Kent 2
24–27 May
v
Kent (H)
Essex won by an innings and 96 runs
 
 
591/7d (142.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 207 (255)
2/93 (29 overs)
394 (143.1 overs)
Joe Denly 87 (179)
Matt Critchley 5/88 (40.1 overs)
101 (57.2 overs) (f/o)
Joe Denly 23 (73)
Simon Harmer 4/32 (23 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kent 3, Essex 21
23–26 June
Kent (H)
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 83 runs
 
 
244 (79.1 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 59 (121)
George Balderson 3/38 (16 overs)
549/9d (150.4 overs)
Josh Bohannon 205 (372)
George Garrett 3/89 (20.4 overs)
222 (83.2 overs)
Charlie Stobo 64 (151)
Will Williams 3/26 (14.2 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 1, Lancashire 23
30 June–3 July
v
Hampshire won by 6 wickets
 
 
505/8d (130 overs)
James Vince 211 (279)
Joey Evison 4/83 (19 overs)
343 (99.3 overs)
Jack Leaning 118 (228)
Keith Barker 4/85 (24.3 overs)
180/4 (22.1 overs)
Liam Dawson 56* (28)
Matt Parkinson 2/48 (6 overs)
340 (118.2 overs) (f/o)
Ben Compton 92 (210)
Kyle Abbott 5/89 (24.3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Hampshire 23, Kent 4
  • Feroze Khushi played his first game for Kent.
22–25 August
v
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets
 
 
171 (49.5)
Tawanda Muyeye 56 (64)
Joe Leach 6/52 (11.5 overs)
447 (15.1 overs)
Brett D'Oliveira 97 (90)
Akeem Jordan 5/97 (26.1 overs)
376 (101.5 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 211 (279)
Tom Taylor 4/99 (27 overs)
102/2 (24.3 overs)
Kashif Ali 52* (67)
George Garrett 1/15 (7 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Worcestershire 23, Kent 3
  • Akeem Jordan and Alfie Ogborne played their first games for Kent.
29 August–1 September
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 21 runs
 
 
156 (39.5 overs)
Ben Compton 70 (103)
Michael Booth 3/13 (4 overs)
420 (107 overs)
Will Rhodes 201 (295)
George Garrett 3/75 (15 overs)
243 (69.3 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 78 (94)
Oliver Hannon-Dalby 6/43 (19 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Kent 3
9–12 September
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
 
 
403 (106.3 overs)
Tom Prest 102 (107)
George Garrett 3/76 (21 overs)
207 (82.2 overs)
Ben Compton 51 (146)
Kyle Abbott 5/46 (16 overs)
24/1 (2.4 overs)
James Vince 11 (10)
George Garrett 1/17 (1.4 overs)
338 (102.4 overs) (f/o)
Jack Leaning 100 (161)
Kyle Abbott 4/66 (25 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 11, Hampshire 15
17–20 September
v
Kent (H)
Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets
 
 
433 (106.4 overs)
Ben Slater 160 (217)
Nathan Gilchrist 4/101 (24 overs)
225 (55.3 overs)
Joey Evison 76 (106)
Farhan Ahmed
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: James Middlebrook and Surendiran Shanmugam
28/0 (3.3 overs)
Ben Slater 22* (8)
230 (64.1 overs) (f/o)
Tawanda Muyeye 60 (59)
Jacob Duffy 4/60 (17 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 3, Nottinghamshire 23
26–29 September
Durham (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
360 (77.1 overs)
Alex Lees 144 (180)
Matt Parkinson 6/109 (24.1 overs)
353/8d (100 overs)
Jack Leaning 84 (168)
Bas de Leede 3/64 (18 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on days 1 or 2 due to rain.
  • Points: Durham 13, Kent 14

One-Day Cup

Group A

26 July
Kent
267 (49 overs)
v
Somerset (H)
270/7 (46.3 overs)
Somerset won by 3 wickets
 
 
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Ben Peverall
Joey Evison 55 (69)
Lewis Goldsworthy 4/44 (10 overs)
Andrew Umeed 114*
Beyers Swanepoel 2/32 (7 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Somerset 2, Kent 0
  • Ekansh Singh made his List A debut.
28 July
Kent (H)
209 (48.4 overs)
v
Lancashire
204 (49.2 overs)
Kent won by 5 runs
 
 
Harry Finch 48 (63)
Chris Green 3/38 (9.4 overs)
Keaton Jennings 107* (140)
Matt Parkinson 4/30 (8.2 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lancashire 0, Kent 2
31 July
Hampshire
168 (41)
v
Kent (H)
170/6 (40.3 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets
 
 
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Surendiran Shanmugam and Chris Watts
Kyle Abbott 37 (34)
Beyers Swanepoel 3/28 (9 overs)
Harry Finch 53* (94)
Kyle Abbott 3/16 (10 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
4 August
Kent (H)
204 (44.4 overs)
v
Middlesex
206/5 (31.2 overs)
Middlesex won by 5 wickets
 
 
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Ben Peverall and James Tredwell
Marcus O'Riordan 58 (46)
Josh de Caires 2/25 (6 overs)
Joe Cracknell 88 (82)
Grant Stewart 2/35 (6 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kent 0, Middlesex 2
7 August
Kent
259 (47.3 overs)
v
Worcestershire (H)
260/7 (46.5 overs)
Worcestershire won by 3 wickets
 
 
Grant Stewart 78 (60)
Fateh Singh 3/51 (8 overs)
Jake Libby 75 (68)
Grant Stewart 3/73 (10 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Worcestershire 2, Kent 0
9 August
Derbyshire (H)
206 (46.3 overs)
v
Kent
207/7 (45.2 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets
 
 
Brooke Guest 85 (117)
Matt Parkinson 3/23 (10 overs)
Jack Leaning 81* (117)
Samit Patel 3/30 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Derbyshire 2, Kent 0
11 August
Durham
307 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
300/9 (50 overs)
Durham won by 7 runs
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Casper Viljoen and Chris Watts
Jaydn Denly 3/15 (3 overs)
Ben McKinney 115 (116)
Harry Finch 104 (91)
George Drissell 4/38 (10 overs)
  • Durham won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kent 0, Durham 2
14 August
Kent (H)
82 (35.1 overs)
v
Northamptonshire
86/1 (14 overs)
Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Surendiran Shanmugam
Jaydn Denly 22 (49)
Yuzvendra Chahal 5/14 (10 overs)
James Sales 33* (37)
Beyers Swanepoel 1/23 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kent 0, Northamptonshire 2

T20 Blast

South Group

31 May
Kent
205/8 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex (H)
107 (14.1 overs)
Kent won by 98 runs
 
 
Joe Denly 56 (33)
Blake Cullen 3/47 (4 overs)
Luke Hollman 23 (15)
Matt Parkinson 4/25 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Middlesex 0, Kent 2.
  • Xavier Bartlett played his first game for Kent.
2 June
Kent
165/9 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire (H)
166/7 (19.5 overs)
Hampshire won by 3 wickets
 
 
Sam Billings 43 (30)
Chris Wood 2/19 (4 overs)
Joe Weatherley 49 (32)
Joey Evison 3/31 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Hampshire 2, Kent 0
7 June
Somerset
197/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
198/6 (19.2 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets
 
 
Will Smeed 68 (30)
Matt Parkinson 2/36 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 106 (58)
Jake Ball 2/14 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 2, Somerset 0
9 June
Kent (H)
173/8 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
178/6 (19.2 overs)
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
 
 
Daniel Bell-Drummond 60 (38)
Luke Hollman 2/18 (4 overs)
Ryan Higgins 44 (29)
Xavier Bartlett 3/34 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 0, Middlesex 2
14 June
Somerset (H)
55/6 (5 overs)
v
Kent
46/5 (5 overs)
Somerset won by 14 runs (DLS method)
 
 
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 24 (9)
Nathan Gilchrist 2/12 (1 over)
Sam Billings 16 (10)
Ben Green 1/11 (1 over)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 5 overs per side.
  • Points: Somerset 2, Kent 0
  • Charlie Stobo played his first game for Kent.
  • Nathan Gilchrist made his T20 debut.
16 June
Kent (H)
125 (19.5 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
127/1 (11.4 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: David Millns and Surendiran Shanmugam
Sam Billings 36 (26)
Matt Taylor 3/30 (4 overs)
Miles Hammond 80 (41)
Nathan Gilchrist 1/42 (3 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 0, Gloucestershire 2
20 June
Sussex (H)
201/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent
170/7 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 31 runs
 
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Chris Watts
Harrison Ward 61 (28)
Matt Parkinson 3/31 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 51 (35)
Danny Lamb 3/37 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Sussex 2, Kent 0
21 June
Kent (H)
156/7 (20 overs)
v
Essex
157/5 (15 overs)
Essex won by 5 wickets
 
 
Sam Billings 38 (20)
Matt Critchley 2/28 (4 overs)
Michael Peppern 76 (42)
Nathan Gilchrist 3/46 (3 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 0, Essex 2
5 July
Kent
150 (19.2 overs)
v
Gloucestershire (H)
29/2 (5 overs)
Kent won by 8 runs (DLS method)
 
 
College Ground, Cheltenham
Umpires: Ben Peverall and Alex Wharf
Daniel Bell-Drummond 76 (52)
David Payne 4/25 (4 overs)
Miles Hammond 21* (20)
Nathan Gilchrist 2/1 (1 over)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 0, Kent 2
  • Tom Rogers played his first game for Kent.
7 July
Surrey (H)
103/5 (10 overs)
v
Kent
81/3 (8 overs)
Surrey won by 5 runs (DLS method)
 
 
Laurie Evans 25 (13)
Grant Stewart 2/24 (2 overs)
Feroze Khushi 35 (19)
Reece Topley 2/27 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kent were set a revised target of 87 runs in 8 overs due to rain.
  • Points: Surrey 2, Kent 0
11 July
Essex (H)
187/3 (20 overs)
v
Kent
165/5 (20 overs)
Essex won by 22 runs
 
 
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Chris Watts
Paul Walter 46* (27)
Matt Parkinson 2/29 (4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 73 (49)
Shane Snater 2/25 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Essex 2, Kent 0
12 July
Sussex
203/4 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
115 (16.2 overs)
Sussex won by 88 runs
 
 
Tom Alsop 87* (41)
Jas Singh 2/37 (4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 45 (26)
James Coles 4/12 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 0, Sussex 2
16 July
Glamorgan
145/6 (13 overs)
v
Kent (H)
132/5 (13 overs)
Glamorgan won by 13 runs
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Ben Debenham
Player of the match: Marnus Labuschagne (Glamorgan)
Marnus Labuschagne 50* (26)
Nathan Gilchrist 2/21 (3 overs)
Sam Billings 33 (17)
Timm van der Gugten 2/26 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 13 overs per side due to rain.
  • Points: Kent 0, Glamorgan 2
19 July
Kent (H)
217/5 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
131 (16 overs)
Kent won by 86 runs
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Nigel Llong and Chris Watts
Tawanda Muyeye 61 (31)
Matt Dunn 2/40 (4 overs)
Sam Curran 24 (19)
Matt Parkinson 3/23 (4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 0

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

Harry William Podmore is a retired English professional cricketer who played 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.

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 Rob Key at the end of the 2015 season, having captained the side on the field for much of the season.

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 2010, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division One of the County Championship, Group C of the 40-over Clydesdale Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Provident t20. Kent also hosted three-day first-class matches at the St Lawrence Ground against Loughborough MCCU and the touring Pakistanis. It was the first 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. Kent's overseas players were South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini until late May, and Sri Lankan leg-spinner Malinga Bandara for the rest of the season.

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

Conor McKerr is an English-South African cricketer who most recently played county cricket in England for Surrey County Cricket Club. McKerr holds a British passport. He made his first-class debut on loan to Derbyshire in 2017.

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.

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 2023, Kent County Cricket Club competed in the 2023 County Championship, the 2023 One-Day Cup and the 2023 T20 Blast. The season was the seventh in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018. In June 2023, Billings stepped down as captain in the County Championship for the remainder of the season after a run of poor form in the format, with Jack Leaning taking over the captaincy. Ryan ten Doeschate left his position as batting coach after a single season with Kent, to take up a role with the Kolkata Knight Riders. Former Worcestershire head coach Alex Gidman joined Kent as a replacement for ten Doeschate.

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