Kent County Cricket Club in 2024
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| County Championship | 9th | ||
| One-Day Cup | 10th, Division one | ||
| T20 Blast | 9th, South group | ||
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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]
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
- Ages given as of the first day of the County Championship, 5 April 2024.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 2 | Ben Compton | 29 March 1994 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| 5 | Ekansh Singh | 16 July 2006 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 6 | Joe Denly | 16 March 1986 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| 14 | Tawanda Muyeye | 5 March 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Qualifies as a domestic player[27] | |
| 16 | Zak Crawley | 3 February 1998 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| 23 | Daniel Bell-Drummond | 3 August 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Club captain | |
| 34 | Jack Leaning | 18 October 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium/off break | Vice-captain | |
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| 9 | Grant Stewart | 19 February 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | EU passport | |
| 13 | Beyers Swanepoel | 6 May 1998 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | Overseas player (May–August) | |
| 33 | Joey Evison | 14 November 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| 42 | Jaydn Denly | 5 January 2006 (aged 18) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ||
| 55 | Marcus O'Riordan | 25 January 1998 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
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| 7 | Sam Billings | 15 June 1991 (aged 32) | Right-handed | — | White-ball contract only | |
| 72 | Harry Finch | 10 February 1995 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
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| 8 | Wes Agar | 5 February 1997 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player (April–July) | |
| 15 | Xavier Bartlett | 17 December 1998 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player (T20 only) | |
| 17 | Nathan Gilchrist | 11 June 2000 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | UK passport | |
| 18 | Fred Klaassen | 13 November 1992 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ||
| 19 | Jas Singh | 19 September 2002 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| 26 | Arafat Bhuiyan | 11 October 1996 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| 28 | Matt Parkinson | 24 October 1996 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ||
| 35 | Charlie Stobo | 8 March 1995 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player (May–September) | |
| 44 | George Garrett | 4 March 2000 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | ||
| 45 | Michael Cohen | 4 August 1998 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | UK residency | |
| 64 | Matt Quinn | 28 February 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | UK passport | |
| 75 | Hamidullah Qadri | 5 January 2000 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ||
| 81 | Akeem Jordan | 18 October 1994 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas player (August–September) | |
County Championship
Division One
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | D | A | Bat | Bowl | Ded | Pts | |
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| 1 | Surrey | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 37 | 0 | 231 | |
| 2 | Hampshire | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 33 | 2 | 214 | |
| 3 | Somerset | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 40 | 0 | 196 | |
| 4 | Essex | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 194 | |
| 5 | Durham | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 171 | |
| 6 | Worcestershire | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 162 | |
| 7 | Warwickshire | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 159 | |
| 8 | Nottinghamshire | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 25 | 35 | 1 | 155 | |
| 9 | Lancashire | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 3 | 134 | Relegation to Division 2 |
| 10 | Kent | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 1 | 99 |
| 5–8 April | Kent (H) | v | Match drawn | | |
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| 12–15 April | Essex (H) | v | Match drawn | | |
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| 19–22 April | Kent (H) | v | Surrey won by an innings and 37 runs | | |
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| 3–6 May | v | Lancashire (H) | Kent won by 7 wickets | | |
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| 10–13 May | v | Kent (H) | Match drawn | | |
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| 17–20 May | Somerset (H) | v | Somerset won by 8 wickets | | |
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| 24–27 May | v | Kent (H) | Essex won by an innings and 96 runs | | |
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| 23–26 June | Kent (H) | v | Lancashire won by an innings and 83 runs | | |
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| 30 June–3 July | Hampshire (H) | v | Hampshire won by 6 wickets | | |
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| 22–25 August | v | Worcestershire (H) | Worcestershire won by 8 wickets | | |
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| 29 August–1 September | Warwickshire (H) | v | Warwickshire won by an innings and 21 runs | | |
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| 9–12 September | v | Kent (H) | Match drawn | | |
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| 17–20 September | v | Kent (H) | Nottinghamshire won by 10 wickets | | |
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| 26–29 September | Durham (H) | v | Match drawn | | |
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One-Day Cup
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| 1 | Somerset | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.217 |
| 2 | Worcestershire | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.564 |
| 3 | Hampshire | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.191 |
| 4 | Derbyshire | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.048 |
| 5 | Durham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | −0.048 |
| 6 | Middlesex | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −0.764 |
| 7 | Kent | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −0.619 |
| 8 | Northamptonshire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.231 |
| 9 | Lancashire | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | −0.841 |
| 26 July | Kent 267 (49 overs) | v | Somerset (H) 270/7 (46.3 overs) | Somerset won by 3 wickets | |
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| 28 July | Kent (H) 209 (48.4 overs) | v | Lancashire 204 (49.2 overs) | Kent won by 5 runs | |
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| 31 July | Hampshire 168 (41) | v | Kent (H) 170/6 (40.3 overs) | Kent won by 4 wickets | |
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| 4 August | Kent (H) 204 (44.4 overs) | v | Middlesex 206/5 (31.2 overs) | Middlesex won by 5 wickets | |
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| 7 August | Kent 259 (47.3 overs) | v | Worcestershire (H) 260/7 (46.5 overs) | Worcestershire won by 3 wickets | |
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| 9 August | Derbyshire (H) 206 (46.3 overs) | v | Kent 207/7 (45.2 overs) | Kent won by 3 wickets | |
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| 11 August | Durham 307 (50 overs) | v | Kent (H) 300/9 (50 overs) | Durham won by 7 runs | |
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| 14 August | Kent (H) 82 (35.1 overs) | v | Northamptonshire 86/1 (14 overs) | Northamptonshire won by 9 wickets | |
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T20 Blast
South Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Surrey | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 0.777 | Advanced to the Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Sussex Sharks | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.607 | |
| 3 | Somerset | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.497 | |
| 4 | Gloucestershire | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0.503 | |
| 5 | Essex Eagles | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0.201 | |
| 6 | Glamorgan | 14 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | −0.592 | |
| 7 | Hampshire Hawks | 14 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11 | −0.556 | |
| 8 | Middlesex | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 9 | −1.487 | |
| 9 | Kent Spitfires | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.486 |
| 31 May | Kent 205/8 (20 overs) | v | Middlesex (H) 107 (14.1 overs) | Kent won by 98 runs | |
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| 2 June | Kent 165/9 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire (H) 166/7 (19.5 overs) | Hampshire won by 3 wickets | |
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| 7 June | Somerset 197/6 (20 overs) | v | Kent (H) 198/6 (19.2 overs) | Kent won by 4 wickets | |
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| 9 June | Kent (H) 173/8 (20 overs) | v | Middlesex 178/6 (19.2 overs) | Middlesex won by 4 wickets | |
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| 14 June | Somerset (H) 55/6 (5 overs) | v | Kent 46/5 (5 overs) | Somerset won by 14 runs (DLS method) | |
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| 16 June | Kent (H) 125 (19.5 overs) | v | Gloucestershire 127/1 (11.4 overs) | Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets | |
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| 20 June | Sussex (H) 201/7 (20 overs) | v | Kent 170/7 (20 overs) | Sussex won by 31 runs | |
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| 21 June | Kent (H) 156/7 (20 overs) | v | Essex 157/5 (15 overs) | Essex won by 5 wickets | |
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| Michael Peppern 76 (42) Nathan Gilchrist 3/46 (3 overs) | |||||
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| 5 July | Kent 150 (19.2 overs) | v | Gloucestershire (H) 29/2 (5 overs) | Kent won by 8 runs (DLS method) | |
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| 7 July | Surrey (H) 103/5 (10 overs) | v | Kent 81/3 (8 overs) | Surrey won by 5 runs (DLS method) | |
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| 11 July | Essex (H) 187/3 (20 overs) | v | Kent 165/5 (20 overs) | Essex won by 22 runs | |
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| 12 July | Sussex 203/4 (20 overs) | v | Kent (H) 115 (16.2 overs) | Sussex won by 88 runs | |
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| 16 July | Glamorgan 145/6 (13 overs) | v | Kent (H) 132/5 (13 overs) | Glamorgan won by 13 runs | |
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| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Rob Bailey and Ben Debenham Player of the match: Marnus Labuschagne (Glamorgan) | |||||
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| 19 July | Kent (H) 217/5 (20 overs) | v | Surrey 131 (16 overs) | Kent won by 86 runs | |
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References
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- ^ "Daniel Bell-Drummond appointed club captain as Kent men captains confirmed". Kent County Cricket Club. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Paul Downton: Kent director of cricket to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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- ^ "Kent Cricket: Toby Radford and Robbie Joseph join coaching staff". BBC Sport. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Alex Gidman appointed England Women assistant coach". England and Wales Cricket Board. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Kent name Toby Radford as Alex Gidman's successor as batting coach while Robbie Joseph returns to the club as new bowling coach". Kent Online. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
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- ^ "Jordan Cox: Essex sign Kent wicketkeeper on three-year contract". BBC Sport. 28 July 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Alex Blake & James Logan: Duo to leave Kent at end of 2023 season". BBC Sport. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Matt Parkinson: Kent to sign England leg-spinner from Lancashire". BBC Sport. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Matt Parkinson: Kent sign Lancashire spinner on loan for One-Day Cup". BBC Sport. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Seam bowler George Garrett signs two-year contract with Kent". Kent Online. 5 October 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Michael Cohen: Kent sign South African left-arm seamer". BBC Sport. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Wes Agar: Kent re-sign Australian paceman on deal for first part of 2024 season". BBC Sport. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Bartlett: Kent sign Australian paceman for start of 2024 season". BBC Sport. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
- ^ "Xavier Bartlett out of County Championship stint with Kent as Cricket Australia decline NOC". The Cricketer. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Beyers Swanepoel: South African all-rounder joins Kent". BBC Sport. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Australia pace bowler Bartlett's Kent move back on". BBC Sport. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Kent sign Australian bowler Stobo until September". BBC Sport. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Injury-hit Kent sign Khushi on loan from Essex". BBC Sport. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Kent sign Australian Rogers for T20 Blast". BBC Sport. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Kent bring in Tom Rogers for second block of Vitality Blast". ESPNcricinfo. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ "Swanepoel's Kent availability changes after international call-up". Kent County Cricket Club. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Akeem Jordan joins Kent's overseas line-up until 20 September". Kent County Cricket Club. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Kent sign West Indies bowler Jordan". BBC Sport. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Tawanda Muyeye player profile, Kent County Cricket Club. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ "County DIV1 2024 – Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ "One-day Cup Points Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
- Kent home at ESPN cricinfo
- Kent County Cricket Club official site