Kent County Cricket Club in 2016

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.[1]

Kent County Cricket Club
2016 season
CoachCricket West Indies Jimmy Adams
CaptainEngland Sam Northeast
Overseas playersNew Zealand Tom Latham (May–July)
South Africa Kagiso Rabada (June–July)
South Africa Hardus Viljoen (August–September)
Ground(s)St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
County ChampionshipRunners-up, Division Two
Royal London One-Day CupQuarter-finals
NatWest t20 Blast7th, South Group
Most runsFC: SA Northeast (1,402)
LA: JL Denly (428)
T20: SA Northeast (462)
Most wicketsFC: ME Claydon (50)
LA: MT Coles (24)
T20: DA Griffiths (13)
Most catchesFC: JC Tredwell (14)
LA: AJ Blake (8)
T20: AJ Blake (8)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsFC: AP Rouse (31)
LA: SW Billings (11)
T20: SW Billings (7)
← 2015 2017 →

Sam Billings continued to be selected for England limited overs squads, although he had to settle for only three appearances in 2016. On 21 February, he played in the second of two T20I matches at the end of the South Africa tour, scoring 5 runs in Johannesburg. Billings was selected in England's squad for the 2016 World Twenty20 in India, but did not play during the tournament other than as a substitute fielder.[2] On 5 July, he featured in the only T20I during Sri Lanka's tour of England. Billings played a single ODI, the final match of three during England's tour of Bangladesh, on 12 October at Chittagong, opening the batting with a useful 62 in a four wicket win.

Sam Northeast won the club's Player of the Year award, having scored over 2,000 runs across all formats for a second successive season.[3]

Squad

Departures

In October 2015, Kent Cricket Academy graduate and England Under-19 wicket-keeper Ryan Davies left the club, signing for Somerset in search of more regular first XI cricket.[4][5] All-rounder Ben Harmison was released in February after four seasons with Kent.[6][7] On 18 April 2016, former captain Rob Key announced his retirement from playing.[8] Key had spent his entire career with Kent and captained the side for nine years over two spells. He also represented England at international level, and scored a total of 19,419 first-class runs since his debut in 1998.[9]

Following the end of the season, fast bowlers David Griffiths and Sam Weller were released by Kent, neither having their contracts renewed,[10] whilst 40-year old all-rounder Darren Stevens signed a new one-year contract to extend his time at the county.[11] In October head coach Jimmy Adams also left the county to return to his native Jamaica.[12] After his loan spell, Will Gidman signed a permanent contract with Kent in October 2016 having been released by Nottinghamshire.[13][14]

Arrivals

Former Hampshire and Gloucestershire wicket-keeper Adam Rouse signed for Kent in January on a two-year contract.[15] Rouse had previously played for Kent's Second XI in 2014, and returned for a trial in April 2015 as cover for Sam Billings.[16][17] Billings missed almost the first two months of the season due to being drafted by the Delhi Daredevils franchise for the 2016 Indian Premier League season.[18]

In February, Kent announced the signing of two overseas players. First the club announced that South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada would have a spell with Kent from late June until the end of July, between international commitments. The young bowler impressed during England's tour of South Africa, which had recently concluded.[19][20] A few days later, the club announced the signing of New Zealand international batsman Tom Latham to play in all three competitions during the season.[21][22] Latham's last match before joining up with his national team for a tour of Zimbabwe was a T20 fixture against Gloucestershire on 8 July. In 2015, the squad had not featured anyone classified as an overseas player.[20][23]

After Rouse suffered a hand injury in June, and Billings was called into the England T20 squad, former Sussex wicket-keeper Callum Jackson was signed in early July. Kent would otherwise have been without a wicket-keeper in their County Championship match against Essex at the beginning of the month.[24] Jackson had played as a substitute wicket-keeper during the Championship match at Glamorgan in June following Rouse's injury.[25]

In late July, Kent announced the signing of Will Gidman from Nottinghamshire on a one-month loan deal. The former Gloucestershire all-rounder had recently returned from injury and would be available for four One-Day Cup games and two County Championship matches.[26] Captain Sam Northeast stated that Gidman's signing would bolster the side's resources with Calum Haggett and Fabian Cowdrey unavailable through injury.[27] Having impressed during this spell, Gidman's loan deal was extended for the remaining three matches of the season.[28]

On 19 August, Kent announced the signing of South Africa international fast-bowler Hardus Viljoen as the overseas player for the final four County Championship matches of the season, with the club citing a number of injuries to bowlers over the course the season as the reason for the signing.[29][30]

Squad list
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
4Robert Key England (1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 36)Right-handedRight arm off breakRetired 18 April 2016[8]
6Joe Denly England (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 30)Right-handedRight arm leg break
10Alex Blake England (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 27)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
16Zak Crawley England (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 18)Right-handedRight arm medium
17Sam Northeast England (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 26)Right-handedRight arm off breakClub captain
23Daniel Bell-Drummond England (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm medium
48Tom Latham New Zealand (1992-04-02)2 April 1992 (aged 24)Left-handedRight arm mediumOverseas signing
Left in mid-July to join the New Zealand team in Zimbabwe.[31]
58Sean Dickson South Africa (1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 24)Right-handedRight arm mediumBritish passport holder
All-rounders
3Darren Stevens England (1976-04-30)30 April 1976 (aged 39)Right-handedRight arm medium
24Adam Ball England (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23)Right-handedLeft arm fast-medium
25Calum Haggett England (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 25)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
26Matt Coles England (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 25)Left-handedRight arm fast-medium
30Fabian Cowdrey England (1993-01-30)30 January 1993 (aged 23)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
42Will Gidman England (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 31)Left-handedRight arm mediumOn loan from Nottinghamshire (23 July to the end of the season)
Wicket-keepers
7Sam Billings England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 24)Right-handed—
12Adam Rouse England (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 23)Right-handed—
21Callum Jackson England (1994-09-07)7 September 1994 (aged 21)Right-handed—
Bowlers
5Ivan Thomas England (1991-09-25)25 September 1991 (aged 24)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
8Mitchell Claydon England (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 33)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
11Imran Qayyum England (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 22)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
14Matt Hunn England (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
15James Tredwell England (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 34)Left-handedRight arm off break
18David Griffiths England (1985-11-10)10 November 1985 (aged 30)Left-handedRight arm fast-medium
19Sam Weller England (1994-11-21)21 November 1994 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
22Charlie Hartley England (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
27Hugh Bernard England (1996-09-14)14 September 1996 (aged 19)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
33Adam Riley England (1992-03-23)23 March 1992 (aged 24)Right-handedRight arm off break
52Kagiso Rabada South Africa (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 20)Left-handedRight arm fastOverseas signing (June–July)
77Hardus Viljoen South Africa (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm fastOverseas signing (19 August to the end of the season)

County Championship

Kent played 16 County Championship matches in 2016, playing once at home and once away against each of the other eight counties in Division Two. Six home matches were played at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, with one match at both the Nevill Ground in Tunbridge Wells and the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham. The county won five games, drew eight and lost only twice in the Championship, finishing second to Essex County Cricket Club. In previous years a second-place finish would have led to promotion to Division One of the Championship, but 2016 saw a rebalancing of the number of teams in each division and, as a result, only one team was promoted.

Kent's match against Worcestershire at New Road in April was abandoned without a ball bowled due to a water-logged outfield. This match was classed as a draw and five points were awarded to each side.[32]

Durham, who had finished 4th in Division One, were deducted 48 points by the ECB at the end of the season as a result of their financial problems. This resulted in their relegation to Division Two.[33] The ECB announced that Hampshire, who had finished 8th in Division One, would be reprieved from relegation.[33] Kent chairman, George Kennedy, launched an appeal claiming that Kent should be promoted instead of this reprieve for Hampshire given the one-off scenario of the runners-up of Division Two missing out on promotion in 2016.[34][35] The ECB did not change their decision, meaning that Kent will remain in Division Two for the 2017 season.

Division Two
Team
 Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Essex (P)166307058460235
Kent165208149380212
Worcestershire166405142350203
Sussex1642010040380192
Northamptonshire164308142330184
Gloucestershire164507044400183
Leicestershire164408039401182
Glamorgan163805034421148
Derbyshire1605010132320119

Source: [36]

Matches
10–13 April
v
Match abandoned without a ball bowled
  
 
  • No toss
  • No play due to a wet outfield[37][32][38]
  • Points: Worcestershire 5, Kent 5
24–27 April
v
Match drawn
  
 
264 (81.5 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 124 (190)
CJ McKay 3/66 (22 overs)
401/9d (88 overs)
NJ Dexter 131 (205)
MT Coles 3/95 (24 overs)
85/2 (26 overs)
SR Dickson 34* (83)
CJ McKay 2/19 (6 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 6.3 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Leicestershire 13, Kent 10
    SR Dickson was out handled the ball for a duck in Kent's first innings[39]
1–4 May
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by 10 wickets
  
 
260 (64.5 overs)
CAJ Meschede 63 (74)
ME Claydon 4/59 (16 overs)
488 (111.2 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 84 (119)
MG Hogan 4/91 (29 overs)
414 (94.3 overs)
DL Lloyd 107 (128)
DI Stevens 4/79 (27 overs)
190/0 (48.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 86* (147)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 24, Glamorgan 5
    HR Bernard made his first-class debut; TWM Latham made his Kent debut
    DJ Bell-Drummond and TWM Latham became the first Kent opening pair to post a century partnership in both innings of a championship match (131 and 190) since 1954; only the third instance of this in the club's history.[40]
    After the match, MT Coles was reported by the umpires for a Level Two code breach (throwing the ball at or near a player). Combined with previous breaches, this resulted in a two-match ban from the County Championship.[41]
8–11 May
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
  
 
337 (107 overs)
HJH Marshall 112 (202)
CJ Haggett 3/66 (26 overs)
478/8d (126 overs)
SA Northeast 189 (303)
DA Payne 2/76 (30 overs)
211/8 (58 overs)
JMR Taylor 46* (45)
CJ Haggett 3/27 (13 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • No play was possible in the morning session of days 3 or 4 due to rain
  • Points: Kent 12, Gloucestershire 10
    SA Northeast's 189 in the first innings was his highest score in first-class cricket
15–18 May
v
Match drawn
  
 
396 (115.5 overs)
JL Denly 206* (315)
RK Kleinveldt 3/53 (17.5 overs)
498 (140.2 overs)
AG Wakely 87 (161)
Imran Qayyum 3/158 (41.2 overs)
131/2 (40 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 69* (111)
RI Keogh 1/24 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 11 overs were bowled on the fourth day due to rain and bad light and the match was abandoned as a draw at tea
  • Points: Northamptonshire 11, Kent 11
    Imran Qayyum made his first-class debut
    JL Denly's 206* in the first innings was his highest score in first-class cricket
22–25 May
v
Kent won by 7 wickets
  
 
492 (125.5 overs)
S Thakor 130 (164)
MT Coles 5/116 (34.5 overs)
412 (126 overs)
SR Dickson 207* (362)
S Thakor 5/63 (19 overs)
94 (28.4 overs)
WL Madsen 37 (54)
CJ Haggett 4/15 (6.4 overs)
176/3 (32.3 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 80* (99)
CF Hughes 1/11 (1 over)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 4 overs were possible after tea on day 2 due to rain
  • Points: Derbyshire 7, Kent 21
    JL Denly retired not out before the start of play on day 3 to be with his wife who had gone into labour with their first child, and did not return for the remainder of the match[42]
    SR Dickson's 207* in the Kent first innings was his highest score in first-class cricket[42]
29 May – 1 June
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
  
 
341 (98.3 overs)
MJ Cosgrove 119 (170)
DI Stevens 4/74 (24 overs)
117/2 (44 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 65* (125)
BA Raine 1/20 (11 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • 47 overs were lost throughout day 2 (including no play after tea), and no play was possible on days 3 or 4 due to bad light and rain
  • Points: Kent 8, Leicestershire 8
19–22 June
v
Match drawn
  
 
351 (80 overs)
GG Wagg 83 (120)
ME Claydon 5/106 (23 overs)
282 (88.3 overs)
SR Dickson 75 (138)
T van der Gugten 5/79 (26.3 overs)
279/6d (73 overs)
AHT Donald 67 (68)
ME Claydon 3/50 (15 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field
  • Only 21.5 overs were possible on day 1 due to rain, and there was no play before lunch on day 2
  • Points: Glamorgan 12, Kent 10
26–29 June
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
379 (105.2 overs)
SA Northeast 191 (266)
AP Palladino 4/76 (29 overs)
574/9d (162.4 overs)
WL Madsen 163 (293)
JC Tredwell 3/153 (48.4 overs)
238/3 (74 overs)
TWM Latham 74 (164)
NT Broom 1/17 (6 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Derbyshire elected to field
  • No play was possible after tea on day 4
  • Points: Kent 10, Derbyshire 12
    SA Northeast's 191 in the first innings was his highest score in first-class cricket
3–6 July
v
Essex (H)
Essex won by 10 wickets
  
 
207 (62.3 overs)
AJ Blake 89* (116)
JA Porter 3/51 (18 overs)
569 (145.3 overs)
RS Bopara 94 (157)
K Rabada 4/118 (34 overs)
377 (122 overs)
SA Northeast 166* (320)
MR Quinn 4/60 (24 overs)
10/0 (1.4 overs)
NLJ Browne 8* (6)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 24, Kent 2
    CF Jackson made his Kent debut
    SA Northeast and JC Tredwell set a new Kent first-class record for the 8th wicket, scoring 222 in the Kent second innings[43][44]
    JC Tredwell set a Kent record for the highest score by a number 9 batsman, and a personal high score in first-class cricket, scoring 124 in Kent's second innings[44]
17–20 July
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
575 (158.3 overs)
SA Northeast 190 (244)
DR Briggs 5/169 (49.3 overs)
333 (127.1 overs)
LRPL Taylor 142*
K Rabada 3/81 (28 overs)
255/5 (91 overs) (f/o)
LRPL Taylor 68 (89)
JC Tredwell 3/76 (30 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 11, Sussex 8
3–6 August
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by 10 wickets
  
 
211 (73.1 overs)
JM Clarke 69 (124)
ME Claydon 5/42 (17 overs)
451 (129.3 overs)
DI Stevens 81 (105)
EG Barnard 3/97 (27 overs)
251 (93.3 overs)
GH Rhodes 55 (114)
DI Stevens 3/31 (12.3 overs)
14/0 (1.5 overs)
SR Dickson 4* (7)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 23, Worcestershire 4
23–26 August
v
Kent won by an innings and 69 runs
  
 
221 (94.2 overs)
HJH Marshall 58 (192)
GC Viljoen 5/55 (22.2 overs)
533/6d (119.4 overs)
SW Billings 171 (202)
LC Norwell 2/88 (27 overs)
243 (86.3 overs)
HJH Marshall 118 (213)
DI Stevens 3/47 (19 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field
  • Several overs were lost during day 3 due to rain and bad light
  • Points: Gloucestershire 2, Kent 24
    GC Viljoen made his Kent debut
    SW Billings' 171 in the first innings was his highest score in first-class cricket
31 August – 3 September
Sussex (H)
v
Kent won by an innings and 127 runs
  
 
180 (40.5 overs)
BC Brown 54 (47)
GC Viljoen 3/70 (12 overs)
496 (132.5 overs)
WRS Gidman 99* (240)
SJ Magoffin 5/88 (34.5 overs)
189 (41.5 overs)
C Cachopa 34 (42)
GC Viljoen 3/34 (9 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Kent elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 2, Kent 24
6–9 September
Kent (H)
v
Northamptonshire won by 10 wickets
  
 
230 (82.2 overs)
SR Dickson 63 (159)
RK Kleinveldt 3/70 (20.2 overs)
384 (97.4 overs)
BM Duckett 204 (251)
ME Claydon 3/73 (16 overs)
184 (56.4 overs)
GC Viljoen 63 (106)
RK Kleinveldt 5/53 (21 overs)
13/0 (4.3 overs)
RI Newton 15* (14)
  • Toss uncontested, Northamptonshire elected to field
  • Points: Kent 4, Northamptonshire 23
    SW Billings replaced CF Jackson for Kent on day 3 after being released from England duty, having been selected in the squad for the Twenty20 international against Pakistan but not being chosen for the playing XI.
20–23 September
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
441 (108.1 overs)
DI Stevens 136 (161)
MW Dixon 5/124 (28.1 overs)
292 (82.4 overs)
DW Lawrence 88 (156)
GC Viljoen 3/69 (14 overs)
288/5d (67 overs)
SA Northeast 178* (177)
DD Masters 2/32 (17 overs)
  • Toss uncontested, Essex elected to field
  • No play was possible on day 1 due to a wet outfield
  • Points: Kent 13, Essex 10

Other first-class match

Kent played a three-day match with first-class status against Loughborough MCC University before the start of the County Championship season. Daniel Bell-Drummond scored his maiden first-class double century on day one, but only 6.3 overs were possible on day two due to rain, and the match ended in a draw.[45]

5–7 April
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
393/7d (80.1 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 206* (246)
S Cook 3/64 (17.1 overs)
313/8d (74 overs)
BMR Akram 100* (137)
MT Coles 3/75 (18 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Only 6.3 overs were bowled on day 2 due to rain
  • AP Rouse made his debut for Kent

Royal London One-Day Cup

Kent began their 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup campaign with a match against Surrey at the County Ground, Beckenham on Sunday 5 June.[46] They played 8 games in the group stage of the competition, finishing in second place and securing a home quarter-final against Yorkshire. Kent lost the quarter-final by 11 runs, being bowled out chasing Yorkshire's score of 256.[47][48]

South Group

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Somerset 8 6 1 1 0 0 13 −0.087
2 Kent Spitfires 8 5 3 0 0 0 10 0.587
3 Essex Eagles 8 4 2 1 1 0 10 −0.119
4 Surrey 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 0.992
5 Hampshire 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 0.393
6 Middlesex 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 0.117
7 Glamorgan 8 3 4 0 1 0 7 −0.320
8 Gloucestershire 8 2 5 0 1 0 5 −0.709
9 Sussex Sharks 8 1 7 0 0 0 2 −0.679
Source: [49]

Matches
5 June
Surrey
255/8 (50 overs)
v
(H) Kent
260/9 (49.5 overs)
Kent won by 1 wicket (with 1 ball remaining)
  
 
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: GD Lloyd and NA Mallender
Player of the match: AJ Blake (Kent)
KC Sangakkara 58 (50)
JC Tredwell 2/33 (10 overs)
AJ Blake 66* (62)
SC Meaker 3/47 (7 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 0
12 June
Kent (H)
290/3 (42 overs)
v
Glamorgan
294/7 (40.5 overs)
Glamorgan won by 3 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (D/L method)
  
 
SW Billings 106* (54)
T van der Gugten 1/60 (8 overs)
CA Ingram 95* (53)
JC Tredwell 3/55 (8 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • Rain delayed Kent's innings after 29.1 overs with the score on 141/3; The match was reduced to 42 overs per side, and Glamorgan's adjusted target was 293 to win
  • Points: Kent 0, Glamorgan 2
14 June
Kent (H)
231/6 (30 overs)
v
Somerset
136 (24.2 overs)
Kent won by 95 runs
  
 
DJ Bell-Drummond 68 (51)
L Gregory 3/37 (6 overs)
RE van der Merwe 29 (22)
IAA Thomas 3/31 (5 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field
  • Match reduced to 30 overs per side before play began
  • Points: Kent 2, Somerset 0
15 June
Kent
285/8 (50 overs)
v
Essex (H)
289/5 (49.1 overs)
Essex won by 5 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
  
 
MT Coles 91 (52)
Ashar Zaidi 3/33 (7 overs)
RS Bopara 74* (79)
JC Tredwell 2/41 (8 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Essex 2 points, Kent 0
24 July
Kent
238/7 (50 overs)
v
(H) Middlesex
239/4 (44.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 6 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)
  
 
SR Dickson 99 (126)
TJ Murtagh 2/28 (10 overs)
PR Stirling 112 (133)
MT Coles 2/37 (7.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 2, Kent 0
    WRS Gidman made his Kent debut
26 July
Hampshire (H)
229 (47.5 overs)
v
Kent
231/5 (43.3 overs)
Kent won by 5 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)
  
 
AJA Wheater 63 (73)
MT Coles 6/56 (10 overs)
JL Denly 105 (131)
BTJ Wheal 4/38 (7.3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 0, Kent 2
31 July
Gloucestershire
200 (49.2 overs)
v
(H) Kent
203/3 (41.2 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets (with 52 balls remaining)
  
 
HJH Marshall 43 (59)
WRS Gidman 3/28 (8 overs)
JL Denly 82* (124)
BAC Howell 1/27 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Gloucestershire 0
2 August
Sussex (H)
182/8 (43 overs)
v
Kent
184/3 (31.5 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets (with 67 balls remaining)
  
 
HZ Finch 54 (88)
MT Coles 4/39 (9 overs)
SA Northeast 66* (77)
CAL Davis 1/25 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Match reduced to 43 overs per side before play began due to rain
  • Points: Sussex 0, Kent 2

Quarter-finals
18 August
Yorkshire
256/9 (50 overs)
v
(H) Kent
245 (47.5 overs)
Yorkshire won by 11 runs
  
 
A Lyth 88 (96)
MT Coles 3/39 (10 overs)
DI Stevens 54 (74)
LE Plunkett 4/52 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Yorkshire advanced

NatWest t20 Blast

Kent began their t20 Blast campaign in the South Group with a match against Somerset at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on Friday 20 May.[50] They played 14 games in the group stage of the competition, winning six and failing to qualify for the knock-out stages after losing their final two matches. As well as five home matches at Canterbury, a single match was hosted at each of Beckenham and Tunbridge Wells.

South Group

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Gloucestershire 14 10 3 0 1 0 21 0.518
2 Glamorgan 14 8 3 0 3 0 19 1.005
3 Middlesex 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.395
4 Essex Eagles 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.174
5 Surrey 14 7 7 0 0 0 14 0.153
6 Sussex Sharks 14 5 6 0 3 0 13 −0.053
7 Kent Spitfires 14 6 8 0 0 0 12 −0.643
8 Hampshire 14 4 8 0 2 0 10 −0.691
9 Somerset 14 3 10 0 1 0 7 −0.660
Source: [51]

Matches
20 May
Somerset
197/7 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
200/2 (17.2 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NL Bainton and NJ Llong
Player of the match: DJ Bell-Drummond (Kent)
J Allenby 91 (59)
FK Cowdrey 3/18 (3 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 83* (47)
RE van der Merwe 1/35 (3 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Somerset 0
    The opening stand of 150 between DJ Bell-Drummond and JL Denly was the highest T20 partnership for any wicket for Kent[52]
2 June
Hampshire (H)
158/8 (20 overs)
v
Kent
149 (19.3 overs)
Hampshire won by 9 runs
  
 
Ageas Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: NGB Cook and RJ Evans
Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Hampshire)
MA Carberry 54 (53)
MT Coles 4/27 (4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 64 (51)
Shahid Afridi 3/33 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 2, Kent 0
3 June
Kent (H)
144/7 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
146/3 (19.2 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
  
 
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: RJ Bailey and BV Taylor
Player of the match: AJ Tye (Gloucestershire)
SA Northeast 35 (34)
AJ Tye 3/18 (4 overs)
HJH Marshall 56 (42)
DI Stevens 1/20 (2.2 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Gloucestershire 2
8 June
Kent (H)
193/3 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire
185/9 (20 overs)
Kent won by 8 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: GD Lloyd and AG Wharf
Player of the match: SW Billings (Kent)
JL Denly 59 (38)
TL Best 2/38 (4 overs)
SM Ervine 56 (34)
DA Griffiths 2/24 (4 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
10 June
Sussex (H)
140 (20 overs)
v
Kent
143/6 (19.3 overs)
Sussex won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
  
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: PK Baldwin and AG Wharf
Player of the match: LRPL Taylor (Sussex)
SA Northeast 53 (43)
TS Mills 3/15 (4 overs)
LRPL Taylor 62 (50)
ME Claydon 3/25 (4 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 2, Kent 0
17 June
Glamorgan (H)
175/4 (16 overs)
v
Kent
121 (15.5 overs)
Glamorgan won by 55 runs (D/L method)
  
 
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Umpires: JH Evans and BV Taylor
Player of the match: DL Lloyd (Glamorgan)
DL Lloyd 97* (49)
ME Claydon 2/27 (3 overs)
MT Coles 31 (17)
DW Steyn 4/18 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain
  • Kent's D-L victory target was 177 runs from 16 overs
24 June
Kent (H)
210/6 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
170/7 (20 overs)
Middlesex won by 40 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NGB Cook and RJ Evans
Player of the match: BB McCullum (Middlesex)
BB McCullum 87* (57)
DI Stevens 4/31 (4 overs)
FK Cowdrey 71 (42)
TS Roland-Jones 3/24 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Middlesex 2
30 June
Kent (H)
166/6 (20 overs)
v
Sussex
156/4 (20 overs)
Kent won by 10 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: DJ Millns and SJ O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: K Rabada (Kent)
TWM Latham 48 (34)
A Shahzad 2/29 (3 overs)
LRPL Taylor 49 (32)
FK Cowdrey 2/8 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Sussex 0
    K Rabada made his debut for Kent in this match
    The Sussex innings was twice delayed due to the bright setting sun[53]
1 July
Essex (H)
204/3 (20 overs)
v
Kent
154/9 (20 overs)
Essex won by 50 runs
  
 
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: GD Lloyd and BV Taylor
Player of the match: RS Bopara (Essex)
RS Bopara 81* (43)
K Rabada 1/30 (4 overs)
AJ Blake 37 (31)
PI Walter 3/26 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Essex 2
7 July
Kent
187/5 (20 overs)
v
(H) Somerset
175/9 (20 overs)
Kent won by 12 runs
  
 
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: RA Kettleborough and RT Robinson
Player of the match: SA Northeast (Kent)
SA Northeast 75 (42)
L Gregory 2/32 (4 overs)
PD Trego 63 (34)
DI Stevens 3/30 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Somerset 0, Kent 2
8 July
Kent
148/7 (20 overs)
v
(H) Gloucestershire
145/8 (20 overs)
Kent won by 3 runs
  
 
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: SC Gale and RT Robinson
Player of the match: JL Denly (Kent)
JL Denly 51 (35)
BAC Howell 3/29 (4 overs)
M Klinger 42 (31)
DA Griffiths 2/22 (3 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 0, Kent 2
15 July
Surrey
180/8 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
181/2 (19.4 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
  
 
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Umpires: DJ Millns and PR Pollard
Player of the match: DJ Bell-Drummond (Kent)
JJ Roy 52 (29)
JC Tredwell 3/32 (4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 112* (65)
SM Curran 1/23 (3 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 0
    The second wicket partnership of 151 between DJ Bell-Drummond and SA Northeast was the highest T20 partnership for any wicket for Kent[54]
22 July
Essex
190/2 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
157 (19.2 overs)
Essex won by 33 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: PK Baldwin and JW Lloyds
Player of the match: T Westley (Essex)
T Westley 74* (49)
MT Coles 2/28 (4 overs)
DI Stevens 33 (25)
GR Napier 3/29 (3.2 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Essex 2
29 July
Surrey (H)
212/4 (20 overs)
v
Kent
175/7 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 37 runs
  
 
The Oval, Kennington, London
Umpires: PK Baldwin and PJ Hartley
Player of the match: JJ Roy (Surrey)
JJ Roy 120* (62)
DA Griffiths 2/47 (4 overs)
SA Northeast 59 (44)
CH Morris 2/38 (4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 2, Kent 0

Statistics

Batting
First-class (County Championship and MCCU match)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Sam Northeast 162361,40219182.4768.195401677
Daniel Bell-Drummond 13206953206*68.0759.192631273
Darren Stevens 1517078214046.0073.352539417
Joe Denly 15212733206*38.5749.79113943
Sean Dickson 15213701207*38.9447.26142806
Tom Latham 6913749046.7548.38040550
Will Gidman 57436299*120.6652.38051411
Matt Coles 111003337033.3076.90031367
Sam Billings 77032917147.0073.11110541
James Tredwell 1212229112429.1042.66101391
Alex Blake 811328589*35.6262.63020355
Mitchell Claydon 151531875515.5858.25012291
Adam Rouse 7701656523.5753.22010271
Adam Ball 5701416620.1449.47012161
Calum Haggett 6518733*21.7533.85000130
Hardus Viljoen 440806320.0054.4201090
Callum Jackson 340613815.2541.7800150
Adam Riley 3223732*–50.6800050
Matt Hunn 5323532*35.0044.3000013
Kagiso Rabada 23025148.3349.0100040
Fabian Cowdrey 12018159.0050.0000030
Hugh Bernard 110141414.0053.8400020
Imran Qayyum 22100*0.000.0000100

Source: Cricinfo[55]

List A (Royal London One-Day Cup)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Joe Denly 99242810561.1477.81210417
Daniel Bell-Drummond 8803329141.5086.23030371
Sam Northeast 99127466*34.2583.03020175
Sam Billings 881218106*31.14117.20110245
Alex Blake 96320266*67.33106.31020244
Darren Stevens 9821956132.5082.27020157
Matt Coles 9401149128.50156.16011117
Sean Dickson 110999999.0078.5701092
James Tredwell 9427647*38.0080.8500060
Callum Jackson 1112828*–116.6600021
Will Gidman 531241912.0057.1400011
Tom Latham 2201698.0048.4800010
Charlie Hartley 210151515.0071.4200000
Fabian Cowdrey 3301494.6646.6600040
Mitchell Claydon 822108*–142.8500010
David Griffiths 51100*––00000
Ivan Thomas 20––––––––––

Source: CricInfo[56]

Twenty20 (Natwest t20 Blast)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Sam Northeast 141404627533.00145.280404015
Daniel Bell-Drummond 992379112*54.14148.04121474
Joe Denly 141403787527.00129.890323216
Alex Blake 141241983724.75115.11001107
Darren Stevens 141216183315.27137.70000148
Sam Billings 1313216455*14.90115.4901084
Tom Latham 7601284821.33120.7500195
Fabian Cowdrey 9821217120.16134.44012112
Matt Coles 86049318.16132.4300142
Will Gidman 1113030*–150.0000040
James Tredwell 1482281054.6671.7900100
Mitchell Claydon 11542115*21.0070.0000110
David Griffiths 13411685.33100.0000111
Ivan Thomas 42233*–75.0000000
Kagiso Rabada 64233*1.5037.5000200
Adam Ball 10––––––––––
Matt Hunn 10––––––––––
Adam Rouse 10––––––––––

Source: CricInfo[57]

Bowling
First-class (County Championship and MCCU match)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5w 10w
Mitchell Claydon 1522416.4761,600505/428/15632.003.8450.020
Matt Coles 1118309.5571,134405/1167/15028.353.6646.410
Darren Stevens 1522415.11061,172394/745/7730.052.8263.800
James Tredwell 1217300.062921224/456/13441.863.0781.800
Hardus Viljoen 46103.512385205/558/12119.253.7031.110
Calum Haggett 69158.430529154/156/9335.263.3363.400
Matt Hunn 56102.0840692/333/11545.113.9868.000
Kagiso Rabada 2377.02123274/1184/11833.143.0166.000
Imran Qayyum 2378.21428363/1583/12547.163.6178.300
Will Gidman 5744.01512342/213/5730.752.7966.000
Hugh Bernard 1222.0310532/683/10535.004.7744.000
Adam Ball 5651.0420132/462/4667.003.94102.000
Joe Denly 151366.3422232/312/3174.003.33133.000
Sam Northeast 1621.4020–––1.20–00
Sean Dickson 1511.0040–––4.00–00
Tom Latham 612.0050–––2.50–00
Adam Riley 3426.011460–––5.61–00

Source: CricInfo[58]

List A (Royal London One-Day Cup)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
Matt Coles 9980.14418246/5617.415.2120.011
James Tredwell 9967.0134583/5543.125.1450.200
Darren Stevens 9961.0224772/1435.284.0452.200
Will Gidman 5534.0116063/2826.664.7034.000
Mitchell Claydon 8863.1334462/4257.335.4463.100
Charlie Hartley 2216.006542/2316.254.0624.000
Fabian Cowdrey 3326.0014742/3836.755.6539.000
Ivan Thomas 2214.008833/3129.336.2828.000
David Griffiths 5534.0020932/4469.666.1468.000
Joe Denly 914.001611/1616.004.0024.000

Source: CricInfo[59]

Twenty20 (Natwest t20 Blast)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
David Griffiths 131345.30437132/2233.619.6021.000
Darren Stevens 141339.20372114/3133.819.4521.410
Mitchell Claydon 111142.00384103/2538.409.1425.200
Fabian Cowdrey 9923.0017883/1822.257.7317.200
Matt Coles 8830.0023584/2729.377.8322.510
James Tredwell 141448.0041483/3251.758.6236.000
Kagiso Rabada 6624.0016262/3127.006.7524.000
Ivan Thomas 4415.0013242/4233.008.8022.500
Matt Hunn 113.003511/3535.0011.6618.000
Adam Ball 111.0090––9.00–00
Will Gidman 114.00550––13.75–00

Source: CricInfo[60]

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