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| County Championship | 10th, Division 2 | ||
| One-Day Cup | 7th, Group B | ||
| T20 Blast | Quarter-finals | ||
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In 2025, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the 2025 County Championship, as well as the 2025 One-Day Cup and the 2025 T20 Blast. Adam Hollioake replaced Matthew Walker as head coach. [1] Daniel Bell-Drummond remained as the club captain, with Sam Billings retaining captaincy of the Twenty20 side. [2] [3]
Hamidullah Qadri and Arafat Bhuiyan both left the club at the end of the 2024 season. [4]
On 30 September 2024, Kent announced the signing of wicket-keeper batsman Chris Benjamin from Warwickshire. [5] Australian fast bowler returns from the end of May, after injury forced him to end his 2024 spell with Kent early. [6] Ahead of Agar's arrival, Kent's overseas players will be pace bowlers Keith Dudgeon, from South Africa, and Pakistan international Kashif Ali. [7] After taking 8 wickets on his debut, a 145-run win against Northamptonshire, Dudgeon sustained a knee injury that ended his stint at the club. [8] Australian bowler Tom Rogers re-signed with the county to play in the T20 Blast for a second season. [9] On 31 March 2025, Kent announced the signing of fast-bowling all-rounder Corey Flintoff (son of former England captain Andrew Flintoff) on a two-year rookie contract. [10]
On 1 May, following a series of injuries, Kent signed Essex bowler Jamal Richards in loan for two matches. [11] On 15 May, bowlers Jake Ball and Alfie Ogborne signed two-match loan deals from Somerset. [12] Ogborne had played two matches on loan for Kent during the 2024 season, while Ball is a former England international. [13]
On 1 August, Kent signed Pakistan-born leg-spinning all-rounder Mohammed Rizvi for the One Day Cup after a trial in the second XI. [14]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 2 | Ben Compton | 29 March 1994 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| 5 | Ekansh Singh | 16 July 2006 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 6 | Joe Denly | 16 March 1986 (aged 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| 14 | Tawanda Muyeye | 5 March 2001 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Qualifies as a domestic player [15] | |
| 16 | Zak Crawley | 3 February 1998 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 23 | Daniel Bell-Drummond | 3 August 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Club captain | |
| 34 | Jack Leaning | 18 October 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium/off break | Vice-captain | |
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| 9 | Grant Stewart | 19 February 1994 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | EU passport | |
| 22 | Corey Flintoff | 8 March 2006 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Rookie contract | |
| 22 | Oliver Curtiss | 22 June 2006 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Rookie contract | |
| 33 | Joey Evison | 14 November 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| 42 | Jaydn Denly | 5 January 2006 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
| 55 | Marcus O'Riordan | 25 January 1998 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| 62 | Mohammed Rizvi | 13 January 1998 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One Day Cup only | |
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| 7 | Sam Billings | 15 June 1991 (aged 33) | Right-handed | — | T20 captain; White-ball contract only | |
| 12 | Chris Benjamin | 29 April 1999 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | UK passport | |
| 15 | Ben Dawkins | 19 October 2006 (aged 18) | Right-handed | – | UK passport | |
| 72 | Harry Finch | 10 February 1995 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
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| 8 | Wes Agar | 5 February 1997 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player (April–July) | |
| 17 | Nathan Gilchrist | 11 June 2000 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | UK passport | |
| 18 | Fred Klaassen | 13 November 1992 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | White-ball contract only | |
| 19 | Jas Singh | 19 September 2002 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| 25 | Kashif Ali | 6 June 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player (April–May) | |
| 28 | Matt Parkinson | 24 October 1996 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| 44 | George Garrett | 4 March 2000 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | ||
| 45 | Michael Cohen | 4 August 1998 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | UK residency | |
| 64 | Matt Quinn | 28 February 1993 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | UK passport | |
| 75 | Keith Dudgeon | 7 November 1995 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player (April) | |
4–7 April | Northamptonshire (H) | v | Kent won by 145 runs | | |
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11–14 April | v | Kent (H) | Kent won by 8 wickets | | |
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18–21 April | v | Kent (H) | Match drawn | | |
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2–5 May | v | Middlesex (H) | Middlesex won by 2 wickets | | |
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9–12 May | v | Kent (H) | Glamorgan won by an innings and 161 runs | | |
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16–19 May | v | Gloucestershire (H) | Gloucestershire won by 3 wickets | | |
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23–26 May | Derbyshire (H) | v | Derbyshire won by an innings and 14 runs | | |
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22–25 June | v | Lancashire (H) | Match drawn | | |
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29 June – 2 July | Kent (H) | v | Match drawn | | |
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22–25 July | v | Glamorgan (H) | Glamorgan won by 5 wickets | | |
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29 July – 1 August | v | Kent (H) | Match drawn | | |
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8–11 September | Kent (H) | v | Match drawn | | |
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15–18 September | Leicestershire (H) | v | Match drawn | | |
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24–27 September | v | Kent (H) | Derbyshire won by an innings and 229 runs | | |
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7 August | Kent 287/9 (50 overs) | v | Sussex (H) 278/7 (48.2 overs) | Sussex won by 3 wickets | |
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10 August | Kent (H) 238/8 (50 overs) | v | Durham 239/3 (39.2 overs) | Durham won by 7 wickets | |
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13 August | Warwickshire (H) 283/9 (50 overs) | v | Kent 204 (40.5 overs) | Warwickshire won by 79 runs | |
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17 August | Kent (H) 315/8 (50 overs) | v | Lancashire 293 (47.3 overs) | Kent won by 22 runs | |
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19 August | Kent 279/6 (50 overs) | v | Middlesex (H) 283/4 (45 overs) | Middlesex won by 6 wickets | |
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21 August | Northamptonshire (H) 243 (47.2 overs) | v | Kent 247/3 (44.4 overs) | Kent won by 7 wickets | |
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24 August | Kent (H) 269/9 (50 overs) | v | Somerset 270/6 (44.3 overs) | Somerset won by 4 wickets | |
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26 August | Yorkshire 301/9 (50 overs) | v | Kent (H) 225 (44.2 overs) | Yorkshire won by 76 runs | |
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30 May | Gloucestershire (H) 208/3 (20 overs) | v | Kent 204/7 (20 overs) | Kent won by 4 runs | |
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5 June | Middlesex (H) 172/9 (20 overs) | v | No result | | |
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6 June | Surrey 193/7 (20 overs) | v | Kent (H) 151/9 (20 overs) | Surrey won by 42 runs | |
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8 June | Hampshire 177/7 (20 overs) | v | Kent (H) 181/2 (19 overs) | Kent won by 8 wickets | |
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12 June | Kent 171/7 (20 overs) | v | Surrey (H) 173/6 (20 overs) | Surrey won by 4 wickets | |
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15 June | Kent 228/5 (20 overs) | v | Somerset (H) 224/6 (20 overs) | Kent won by 4 runs | |
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18 June | Kent (H) 157/9 (20 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 160/3 (18.2 overs) | Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets | |
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20 June | Kent 219/3 (20 overs) | v | Essex (H) 172 (19 overs) | Kent won by 47 runs | |
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4 July | Sussex Sharks 195/9 (20 overs) | v | Kent (H) 161 (19.4 overs) | Sussex won by 34 runs | |
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6 July | Kent 118/9 (20 overs) | v | Glamorgan (H) 122/4 (11.4 overs) | Glamorgan won by 6 wickets | |
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9 July | Sussex Sharks (H) 148 (19.5 overs) | v | Kent 151/8 (19.3 overs) | Kent won by 2 wickets | |
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11 July | Kent (H) 137/8 (20 overs) | v | Somerset 138/5 (18.3 overs) | Somerset won by 5 wickets | |
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13 July | Middlesex 160/5 (20 overs) | v | Kent (H) 165/3 (18.1 overs) | Kent won by 7 wickets | |
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18 July | Essex 172/6 (20 overs) | v | Kent (H) 173/3 (17.2 overs) | Kent won by 7 wickets | |
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6 September | Lancashire (H) 153 (20 overs) | v | Kent 156/7 (18.3 overs) | Lancashire won by 3 wickets | |
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Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Michael Gough and James Middlebrook Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Lancashire) | |||||
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