Kent County Cricket Club in 2019

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.

Kent County Cricket Club
2019 season
CoachEngland Matthew Walker
CaptainEngland Sam Billings
Overseas playersAustralia Matt Renshaw
South Africa Wiaan Mulder
New Zealand Adam Milne (T20 only)
Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi (T20 only)
South Africa Faf du Plessis
Ground(s)St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
County Championship4th, Division One
Royal London One-Day Cup7th, South Group
Vitality Blast5th, South Group
← 2018 2020 →

The season was the third in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018.[1] With Billings and vice-captain Joe Denly playing in the Indian Premier League, which ran until 5 May, Heino Kuhn was announced as interim captain for the early part of the season.[2] Following an injury to Billings in April,[3] Denly and Kuhn captained the side during the first half of the season, with Kuhn standing in as captain in June and July to allow Denly to focus on his batting following a period of poor form.[4][5]

Squad

Departures

At the end of the 2018 season, and after an 18-year career with Kent, former England off-spinner James Tredwell announced his retirement from cricket.[6] Tredwell represented England in two Tests, 45 One Day Internationals and 17 T20 Internationals. Will Gidman and Matt Hunn also retired from professional cricket when their contracts expired.[7][8]

Spin bowler Adam Riley left the club by "mutual consent" in June, having played four matches during the season. Riley had joined the club in 2011 and made over 100 appearances for Kent.[9] Veteran all-rounder Darren Stevens was loaned out to Derbyshire for the T20 Blast competition in July. Stevens, who had not played for Kent in the 2018 Blast, was not part of the county's plans for the competition but wanted to play T20 cricket during the season with an eye to maintaining his fitness if required by Kent.[10]

In July, it was reported that 43 year-old all-rounder Darren Stevens would not be offered a new contract after the 2019 season.[11] However, after a string of strong performances featuring a sequence of 445 runs and 34 wickets in five championship matches, including a ten-wicket match haul against Nottinghamshire and a career high score of 237 against Yorkshire, the club made a u-turn and Stevens signed an extension.[12]

In September, the club announced that seamer Mitchell Claydon would be leaving after seven years at the end of the season to join Sussex.[13]

Arrivals

In September 2018, Kent announced the signing of 24 year-old seam bowler Matt Milnes from Nottinghamshire on a three-year deal beginning at the start of the 2019 season.[14] Milnes had played only eight first-class matches, making his Nottinghamshire debut in June, and previously having played for Durham MCCU. On 1 October 2018, Kent announced another signing for the 2019 season with Dutch international left-arm fast bowler Fred Klaassen joining on a two-year contract.[15][16] In October, Kent awarded a first professional contract to academy graduate wicketkeeper-batsman Jordan Cox.[17]

In February, Kent announced the signing of English-born Australian international batsman Matt Renshaw as their overseas player for the early part of the season, making him available for the opening three County Championship matches and the entire Royal London One-Day Cup campaign.[18] New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne re-signed to play for the county in the T20 Blast later the same month and Afghanistan's veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi was also signed for the first 11 matches of the competition.[19][20]

In May, Kent announced that Wiaan Mulder had signed with the county as the overseas player for seven County Championship matches. The South African all-rounder replaced Matt Renshaw after his stint ended in the middle of May,[21] although he was only able to play in three matches before being recalled by South Africa to rest a foot injury ahead of their tour of India.[22] On 5 June, Kent announced that South African fast bowler Hardus Viljoen was to rejoin the club for a second spell to play in the T20 Blast.[23] Viljoen previously had a short spell with Kent at the end of the 2016 season and rejoins as a Kolpak signing.[23][24] On 7 June, Middlesex off-spinner Ollie Rayner joined the county on loan for the last eight County Championship matches of the season[25] and on 6 August Academy graduate Marcus O'Riordan signed his first professional contract, initially for the remainder of the season.[26][27] On 25 August, Kent announced the signing of South Africa captain Faf du Plessis for their remaining two group matches of the T20 Blast, replacing the departed Mohammad Nabi.[28] It was later announced that du Plessis would also play in the County Championship match against Yorkshire at Headingley, providing him with some first-class preparation prior to captaining South Africa in their Test series against India.[29]

Also in August, Kent announced that they had signed Yorkshire all-rounder Jack Leaning on a three-year contract from October 2019.[30] During their last game of the season, Kent announced the signing of teenage Afghan-born England Under-19 off-spinner Hamidullah Qadri on a three-year deal from the 2020 season.[31] Shortly after the same match, Kent announced the signing of 35 year-old seamer Tim Groenewald from Somerset on a two-year deal from 2020.[32]

Squad list
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
4Heino Kuhn South Africa (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 35)Right-handed—Kolpak signing
6Joe Denly England (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 33)Right-handedRight arm leg breakVice-captain
13Faf du Plessis South Africa (1984-07-13)13 July 1984 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm leg-breakOverseas player (August–September)
10Alex Blake England (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 30)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
16Zak Crawley England (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm medium
23Daniel Bell-Drummond England (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 25)Right-handedRight arm medium
58Sean Dickson South Africa (1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm mediumBritish passport holder
77Matt Renshaw Australia (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 23)Left-handedRight arm off breakOverseas player (April–May)
All-rounders
3Darren Stevens England (1976-04-30)30 April 1976 (aged 42)Right-handedRight arm mediumOn loan at Derbyshire for T20 matches[10]
9Grant Stewart Australia (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 (aged 25)Right-handedRight arm mediumEU passport holder
14Wiaan Mulder South Africa (1998-02-19)19 February 1998 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm mediumOverseas player (May–July)
25Calum Haggett England (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 28)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
55Marcus O'Riordan England (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm off breakSigned a professional contract on 6 August
77Mohammad Nabi Afghanistan (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 34)Right-handedRight arm off breakOverseas player; T20 Blast only
Wicket-keepers
7Sam Billings England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 27)Right-handed—Club captain
12Adam Rouse England (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 26)Right-handed—
21Ollie Robinson England (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 20)Right-handed—
22Jordan Cox England (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 18)Right-handed—
Bowlers
1Harry Podmore England (1994-07-23)23 July 1994 (aged 24)Right-handedRight arm medium
2Ollie Rayner Germany (1985-11-01) 1 November 1985Right-handedRight arm off breakOn loan from Middlesex
5Ivan Thomas England (1991-09-25)25 September 1991 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
8Mitchell Claydon England (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 36)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
11Imran Qayyum England (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 25)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
17Hardus Viljoen South Africa (1989-03-06)6 March 1989 (aged 30)Right-handedRight arm fastKolpak signing, T20 Blast only
18Fred Klaassen Netherlands (1992-11-13)13 November 1992 (aged 26)Right-handedLeft arm medium-fast
20Adam Milne New Zealand (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 26)Right-handedRight arm fastOverseas player; T20 Blast only
29Matt Milnes England (1994-07-29)29 July 1994 (aged 24)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
33Adam Riley England (1992-03-23)23 March 1992 (aged 27)Right-handedRight arm off breakLeft the club by mutual consent in June[9]

County Championship

The season is Kent's first in Division One of the County Championship since 2010. They will play 14 matches, playing each of the seven other teams in the division twice, once at home and once away. Five of the county's home matches will be staged at the St Lawrence Ground, with one match at each of the Nevill Ground in Tunbridge Wells and County Cricket Ground, Beckenham.[33]

Kent's first match of the season began on 5 April against Somerset at Taunton, although the whole of the first day was lost to rain and a wet outfield.[34]

Division One
Team
 Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Essex (C) 14 9 1 0 4 0 26 38 0 228
Somerset 14 9 3 0 2 0 25 38 0 217
Hampshire 14 5 3 0 6 0 31 36 1 176
Kent 14 5 5 0 4 0 36 36 0 172
Yorkshire 14 5 4 0 5 0 24 36 0 165
Surrey 14 2 6 0 6 0 33 38 0 133
Warwickshire 14 3 6 0 5 0 26 32 0 131
Nottinghamshire (R) 14 0 10 0 4 0 16 32 1 67

Sources: ESPNcricinfo,[35] ECB[36]

  • Essex were County Champions.
  • Nottinghamshire were relegated to Division Two.
  • Nottinghamshire were deducted one point for a slow over rate against Somerset in April.[37]
  • Hampshire were deducted one point for a slow over rate against Essex in June.[38]

Matches
5–8 April
v
Somerset won by 74 runs
  
 
171 (48 overs)
TB Abell 49 (80)
ME Claydon 5/46 (12 overs)
209 (73.5 overs)
SR Dickson 43 (107)
L Gregory 3/26 (17 overs)
243 (71.3 overs)
GA Bartlett 63 (110)
ME Claydon 4/66 (18 overs)
131 (46 overs)
DI Stevens 43* (82)
L Gregory 5/18 (13 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Kent chose to field
  • No play on day one or before lunch on day 2 due to a wet outfield.
  • Points: Somerset 19, Kent 4
  • MT Renshaw made his Kent debut
  • ME Claydon took his best match bowling figures with 9/112[39]
11–14 April
v
Kent won by 8 wickets
  
 
504/9d (136.5 overs)
OG Robinson 143 (228)
JS Patel 3/113 (35.5 overs)
346 (120 overs)
DP Sibley 132 (315)
ME Milnes 3/50 (22 overs)
124/2 (19.4 overs)
MT Renshaw 48* (50)
JS Patel 1/25 (5 overs)
280 (93.1 overs) (f/o)
TR Ambrose 107 (195)
HW Podmore 5/62 (29 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 4, Kent 24
  • OG Robinson scored his maiden first-class century in Kent's first innings scoring 143 runs
  • Z Crawley scored his second first-class century in Kent's first innings, scoring 108
14–17 May
v
Kent (H)
Yorkshire won by 172 runs
  
 
210 (56.2 overs)
HC Brook 29 (26)
JA Tattersall 29 (76)
ME Milnes 3/63 (16 overs)
296 (87 overs)
OG Robinson 103 (181)
BO Coad 3/66 (21 overs)
469 (131.1 overs)
GS Ballance 159 (291)
ME Claydon 3/83 (27 overs)
211 (88.5 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 41 (121)
BO Coad 6/52 (24.5 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 5, Yorkshire 20
  • FJ Klaassen took his first wickets in first-class cricket during the match, with best figures of 1/44
20–23 May
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
439 (98.1 overs)
WG Jacks 120 (194)
PWA Mulder 4/118 (22 overs)
294 (85.5 overs)
SR Dickson 128 (237)
GJ Batty 3/49 (12 overs)
280 (79.5 overs)
SM Curran 80 (119)
ME Milnes 4/74 (17.5 overs)
352/8 (113 overs)
SR Dickson 91 (178)
R Clarke 3/67 (25 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 10, Surrey 13
  • PWA Mulder made his Kent debut
27–30 May
Essex (H)
v
Essex won by 113 runs
  
 
313 (101.2 overs)
AN Cook 125 (242 balls)
ME Milnes 4/61 (21.2 overs)
182 (88.2 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 28 (82)
PM Siddle 3/29 (17 overs)
206/7d (63 overs)
AN Cook 90 (160)
ME Milnes 2/47 (12 overs)
224 (73.5 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 81 (176)
SR Harmer 8/98 (32.5 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Kent chose to field
  • Points: Essex 22, Kent 3
10–13 June
Kent (H)
v
Somerset won by 10 wickets
  
 
139 (41 overs)
OG Robinson 37 (61)
L Gregory 6/32 (13.1 overs)
169 (46.2 overs)
T Banton 63 (119)
HW Podmore 3/37 (13 overs)
G Stewart 3/37 (12 overs)
59 (26.1 overs)
SR Dickson 22 (55)
L Gregory 5/21 (13.1 overs)
30/0 (6.4 overs)
TB Abell 15* (20)
  • Uncontested toss; Somerset chose to field
  • No play was possible on days one or three, or before lunch on day four, due to rain and a wet outfield
  • Points: Kent 3, Somerset 19
17–20 June
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 285 runs
  
 
309 (83.1 overs)
Z Crawley 111 (173)
JL Pattinson 6/73 (21 overs)
267 (102.5 overs)
CD Nash 67 (168)
ME Milnes 5/68 (23 overs)
363/5d (76 overs)
JL Denly 161* (204)
JL Pattinson 2/67 (17 overs)
120 (60.1 overs)
BM Duckett 23 (17)
HW Podmore 5/41 (16 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Nottinghamshire chose to field
  • Points: Kent 22, Nottinghamshire 5
  • OP Rayner made his Kent debut
30 June–3 July
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
585/7d (144.1 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 166 (256)
JC Wainman 3/112 (23 overs)
574/7d (218 overs)
DP Sibley 244 (491)
G Stewart 2/120 (23 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 10, Warwickshire 9
7–10 July
Surrey (H)
v
Kent won by 5 wickets
  
 
271 (84.5 overs)
D Elgar 63 (149)
HW Podmore 3/42 (19 overs)
369 (107.3 overs)
JL Denly 88 (200)
SM Curran 3/56 (25 overs)
218 (77.1 overs)
D Elgar 65 (132)
DI Stevens 5/60 (22 overs)
124/5 (30.4 overs)
OG Robinson 51* (41)
M Morkel 2/22 (8 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Kent chose to field
  • Points: Surrey 5, Kent 23
13–16 July
v
Match drawn
  
 
409/9d (115 overs)
FS Organ 100 (235)
DI Stevens 5/68 (25 overs)
555 (131.1 overs)
JL Denly 154 (229)
FH Edwards 5/118 (27 overs)
298 (115.4 overs)
IG Holland 69 (200)
JL Denly 3/48 (25 overs)
57/3 (8.2 overs)
JL Denly 29* (22)
FH Edwards 1/7 (1 over)
  • Hampshire won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 11, Kent 12
  • JM Cox made his first-class debut
  • AJ Blake replaced HG Kuhn as a concussion substitute after 70 overs of Hampshire's second innings during day 4.
18–21 August
Kent (H)
v
Essex won by 3 wickets
  
 
226 (80.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 55 (126)
SJ Cook 5/42 (18.4 overs)
114
Mohammad Amir 28 (39)
HW Podmore 4/34 (18 overs)
40 (18.1 overs)
OE Rayner 9 (21)
ME Milnes 9 (21)
SJ Cook 7/23 (9 overs)
153/7 (42.1 overs)
AJA Wheater 30* (65)
SJ Harmer 30 (59)
ME Claydon 3/21 (7 overs)
  • No toss, Essex chose to field
  • Points: Kent 4, Essex 19
10–12 September
v
Kent won by 227 runs
  
 
304 (81.4 overs)
DI Stevens 88 (90)
R Ashwin 4/121 (32 overs)
124 (53.1 overs)
SJ Mullaney 22 (52)
DI Stevens 5/39 (17.1 overs)
259 (56.5 overs)
SW Billings 100 (106)
R Ashwin 5/89 (18.5 overs)
212 (51.2 overs)
R Ashwin 55 (91)
DI Stevens 5/53 (18.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Nottinghamshire 3, Kent 22
  • MK O'Riordan made his first-class debut
16–19 September
v
Kent won by 433 runs
  
 
482/8d (96 overs)
DI Stevens 237 (225)
D Olivier 5/108 (24 overs)
269 (92 overs)
MD Fisher 47 (150)
ME Milnes 5/87 (21 overs)
337/7 (74 overs)
SW Billings 122* (156)
MD Fisher 2/38 (12 overs)
117 (55.2 overs)
JA Tattersall 41 (95)
DI Stevens 5/20 (18 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 4, Kent 24
  • DI Stevens' score of 237 was his highest score in first-class cricket[40]
  • The sixth wicket partnership of 346 runs between Stevens and SW Billings set a new record partnership for the sixth wicket for Kent in first-class cricket and a new sixth wicket record for any team at Headingley. It set the fifth highest partnership for Kent for any wicket[40][41]
  • Billings scored a century in both of Kent's innings, becoming the first player to do so in a County Championship match at Headingley
23–26 September
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
147 (43.5 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 39 (84)
OP Rayner 39 (40)
KHD Barker 5/48 (17 overs)
80/3 (21 overs)
TP Alsop 40 (49)
DI Stevens 2/27 (10 overs)
  • No toss, Hampshire chose to field
  • Play was only possible on day one of the match due to rain and a wet outfield
  • Points: Kent 6, Hampshire 8

Other first-class match

Kent began the season with a three-day first-class match against Loughborough MCC University on 31 March as part of the 2019 Marylebone Cricket Club University Matches. With Joe Denly and Sam Billings away at the IPL and interim captain Heino Kuhn not in the side, Daniel Bell-Drummond stood in as captain for this match. Fred Klaassen and Matt Milnes made their Kent debuts in the match which was drawn after much of the final day was lost to rain. Sean Dickson scored Kent's first century of the season, with a score of 108 not out in the county's first innings.[42]

31 March–2 April
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
247/8d (73 overs)
SR Dickson 108* (207)
HA Evans 3/49 (19 overs)
248/9d (93.4 overs)
LPJ Kimber 62 (176)
ME Milnes 3/95 (21.4 overs)
149/1 (44.3 overs)
Z Crawley 87 (127)
LPJ Kimber 1/34 (8.3 overs)
  • Loughborough MCCU won the toss and chose to field
  • No play was possible after lunch on day three due to rain
  • FJ Klaassen and ME Milnes made their Kent debuts. The match was Klaassen's first-class debut.
  • DJ Bell-Drummond recorded his best first-class bowling figures in Loughborough's first innings (2/6)

Royal London One-Day Cup

Kent played eight matches in the South Group in the 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup, winning only two matches in a competition that they had reached the final of in 2018. Four losses and an abandoned match at Cardiff to start the competition effectively knocked the county out of the knock-out stages before two wins against Surrey and Essex led to a seventh-place finish in the group.

The campaign saw maiden List A centuries for Matt Renshaw and Zak Crawley as well as a century for Daniel Bell-Drummond whilst bowler Matt Milnes took his first professional five wicket haul in Kent's first match of the competition, his List A debut. In April former England and Warwickshire batsman Jonathan Trott was announced as an additional coach for Kent's campaign.[43]

South group

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Hampshire[lower-alpha 1] 8 7 1 0 0 0 14 1.020
2 Middlesex[lower-alpha 2] 8 6 2 0 0 0 12 0.135
3 Somerset[lower-alpha 2] 8 5 3 0 0 0 10 0.505
4 Gloucestershire 8 5 3 0 0 0 10 0.270
5 Sussex 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 0.013
6 Glamorgan 8 3 4 0 1 0 7 −0.298
7 Kent 8 2 5 0 1 0 5 −0.966
8 Essex 8 2 6 0 0 0 4 0.325
9 Surrey 8 1 7 0 0 0 2 −1.007
Source: BBC Sport,[44] CricInfo[45]
Notes:
  1.   advanced directly to the semi-finals
  2.   advanced to the quarter-finals

Matches
17 April
Hampshire
310/9 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
220 (40 overs)
Hampshire won by 90 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NL Bainton and DJ Millns
Player of the match: SA Northeast (Hampshire)
SA Northeast 105* (95)
ME Milnes 5/79 (10 overs)
Z Crawley 49 (51)
LA Dawson 2/30 (9 overs)
19 April
Somerset (H)
358/9 (50 overs)
v
Kent
94 (27 overs)
Somerset won by 264 runs
  
 
T Banton 107 (79)
DI Stevens 2/50 (10 overs)
AJ Blake 24 (33)
C Overton 5/18 (7 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Somerset 2, Kent 0
21 April
Kent (H)
298 (50 overs)
v
Sussex
302/3 (40 overs)
Sussex won by 3 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
  
 
MT Renshaw 109 (111)
GHS Garton 3/42 (8 overs)
PD Salt 137* (106)
ME Milnes 2/73 (9 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Sussex 2
  • PD Salt's score of 137 not out set a new record for the highest score in List A cricket on the ground
23 April
Kent
282/8 (50 overs)
v
Gloucestershire (H)
283/4 (46.5 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 19 runs (with 19 balls remaining)
  
 
Z Crawley 85 (110)
BAC Howell 2/39 (10 overs)
GH Roderick 100* (80)
AJ Blake 1/32 (6 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 2, Kent 0
25 April
Glamorgan (H)
68/2 (15 overs)
v
No result
  
 
CB Cooke 29 (28)
FJ Klaassen 1/9 (2 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bat
  • Match reduced to 40 overs per side due to rain
  • Points: Glamorgan 1, Kent 1
2 May
Surrey (H)
127 (35.2 overs)
v
Kent
131/2 (28 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 132 balls remaining)
  
 
The Oval, London
Umpires: RA Kettleborough and BV Taylor
D Elgar 62* (94 balls)
ME Milnes 3/37 (8 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 41 (62 balls)
M Morkel 1/20 (7 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
  • DJ Bell-Drummond and MT Renshaw took their first List A wickets in the match and set best List A bowling figures of 2/22 and 2/17, respectively
5 May
Essex
271/9 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
272/4 (46.4 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
  
 
T Westley 58 (66)
ME Milnes 3/60 (10 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 120* (123)
MT Coles 2/63 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Essex 0
  • Kent's first-wicket partnership of 188 runs between DJ Bell-Drummond and Z Crawley set a new record for any wicket partnership on the ground and a record for the highest first-wicket partnership for Kent against Essex in List A cricket
7 May
Middlesex
380/5 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
347 (48.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 33 runs
  
 
MDE Holden 166 (139)
DJ Bell-Drummond 1/45 (7 overs)
Z Crawley 120 (123)
JAR Harris 4/65 (10 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Middlesex 2
  • Z Crawley scored his first List A century

Other List A match

Kent hosted a 50-over match against the touring Pakistan national side ahead of their One Day International series against England. Due to a number of injuries and other availability issues affecting a significant number of players, Kent were given permission by the ECB to include two guest players for this fixture.[46] Middlesex seamer James Harris (who had previously had a loan spell with Kent during the 2017 season) and Essex's Dutch international seamer Shane Snater were both named in the team. Academy graduate Jordan Cox was also selected for his first senior appearance.[46] Adam Rouse stood in as captain.

27 April
Pakistan
358/7 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
258 (44.1 overs)
Pakistan won by 100 runs
  
 
Imad Wasim 117* (78 balls)
Imran Qayyum 4/45 (10 overs)
AJ Blake 89 (48 balls)
Yasir Shah 3/90 (10 overs)

Vitality Blast

South group
Pos Team Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Sussex Sharks 14 8 3 1 2 0 19 0.803
2 Gloucestershire 14 7 3 1 3 0 18 0.242
3 Middlesex 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 0.216
4 Essex Eagles 14 5 4 1 4 0 15 −0.464
5 Kent Spitfires 14 6 6 0 2 0 14 0.000
6 Somerset 14 6 7 0 1 0 13 0.448
7 Hampshire 14 5 6 1 2 0 13 0.021
8 Surrey 14 5 7 1 1 0 12 −0.246
9 Glamorgan 14 1 8 1 4 0 7 −1.381
Source: BBC Sport,[47] England and Wales Cricket Board,[48] CricInfo.[49]

Matches
20 July
Kent (H)
165/9 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
124 (18.3 overs)
Kent won by 41 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: RJ Bailey and JW Lloyds
Player of the match: Imran Qayyum (Kent)
OG Robinson 53 (49)
RE van der Merwe 3/19 (4 overs)
T Banton 28 (24)
Imran Qayyum 5/21 (4 overs)
21 July
Hampshire (H)
145/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent
146/8 (19.5 overs)
Kent won by 2 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
  
 
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: NGB Cook and JH Evans
Player of the match: AJ Blake (Kent)
JM Vince 51 (35)
GC Viljoen 2/20 (4 overs)
AJ Blake 57* (38)
KJ Abbott 3/22 (4 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 0, Kent 2
26 July
Kent (H)
175/6 (20 overs)
v
Essex
153/7 (20 overs)
Kent won by 22 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: BJ Debenham and RT Robinson
Player of the match: HG Kuhn (Kent)
HG Kuhn 55* (31)
MR Quinn 2/40 (4 overs)
RN ten Doeschate 58* (46)
GC Viljoen 2/28 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Essex 0
30 July
Surrey (H)
54/4 (7 overs)
v
Kent
55/1 (4 overs)
Kent won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
  
 
The Oval, London
Umpires: NA Mallender and R Warren
Player of the match: Mohammad Nabi (Kent)
AJ Finch 36* (20)
GC Viljoen 2/10 (2 overs)
Mohammad Nabi 43* (12)
Imran Tahir 1/22 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • The match was initially reduced to 13 overs due to rain. After one ball of the Surrey innings rain forced the teams to leave the field and, after a delay, the match was reduced to 7 overs per side
  • Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
1 August
Kent
204/4 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex (H)
176/7 (20 overs)
Kent won by 28 runs
  
 
Lord's, London
Umpires: IJ Gould and DJ Millns
Player of the match: AJ Blake (Kent)
AJ Blake 66* (29)
ST Finn 2/40 (4 overs)
JA Simpson 37 (27)
GC Viljoen 3/32 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Middlesex 0, Kent 2
2 August
Kent
154/8 (20 overs)
v
Sussex (H)
158/1 (16 overs)
Sussex won by 9 wickets
  
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: SJ O'Shaughnessy and R Warren
Player of the match: LJ Evans (Sussex)
DJ Bell-Drummond 50 (36)
TS Mills 3/23 (4 overs)
LJ Evans 65* (35)
AF Milne 1/27 (3 overs)
  • Sussex won he toss and elected to field
  • Points: Sussex 2, Kent 0
  • JM Cox made his highest score in T20 cricket with 23 not out
4 August
Hampshire
135 (19.2 overs)
v
Kent (H)
138/6 (19.5 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
  
 
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: NL Bainton and PK Baldwin
Player of the match: AF Milne (Kent)
JM Vince 44 (47)
GC Viljoen 3/15 (3.2 overs)
HG Kuhn 41 (33)
KJ Abbott 3/31 (3.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
  • G Stewart took his best bowling figures in T20 cricket, with 2/23
7 August
Kent
125/8 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire (H)
131/5 (18.5 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
  
 
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: RT Robinson and AG Wharf
Player of the match: BAC Howell (Gloucestershire)
DJ Bell-Drummond 62 (56)
CJ Liddle 2/23 (4 overs)
BAC Howell 25* (14)
FJ Klaassen 2/24 (3.5 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 2, Kent 0
10 August
Somerset (H)
206/8 (20 overs)
v
Kent
151 (18.4 overs)
Somerset won by 55 runs
  
 
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: NL Bainton and AG Wharf
Player of the match: T Banton (Somerset)
T Banton 100 (52 balls)
DJ Bell-Drummond 2/19 (2 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 36 (26 balls)
C Overton 3/32 (4 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Somerset 2, Kent 0
  • DJ Bell-Drummond took his first wickets in T20 cricket
14 August
Kent (H)
v
Match abandoned without a ball being bowled
  
 
  • No toss
  • Rain forced the abandonment of the match
  • Points: Kent 1, Glamorgan 1
16 August
Kent (H)
v
Match abandoned without a ball being bowled
  
 
  • No toss
  • Rain forced the abandonment of the match
  • Points: Kent 1, Sussex 1
23 August
Kent (H)
171/7 (20 overs)
v
Surrey
170/3 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 1 run
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NJ Llong and PR Pollard
Player of the match: WG Jacks (Surrey)
WG Jacks 63 (27)
Imran Qayyum 3/22 (4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 64 (49)
J Dernbach 2/27 (4 overs)
29 August
Gloucestershire
180/3 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
175/8 (20 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 5 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: M Burns and DJ Millns
Player of the match: M Klinger (Gloucestershire)
M Klinger 102 (65 balls)
AJ Blake 1/17 (4 overs)
F du Plessis 60 (45 balls)
RF Higgins 3/36 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Gloucestershire 2
  • F du Plessis made his Kent debut
  • AJ Blake took his first wicket in T20 cricket
30 August
Essex (H)
189/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent
179 (20 overs)
Essex won by 10 runs
  
 
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: IJ Gould and PK Baldwin
Player of the match: R Bopara (Essex)
CS Delport 64 (29 balls)
DJ Bell-Drummond 2/25 (3 overs)
Z Crawley 89 (55 balls)
JA Porter 3/28 (3 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Essex 2, Kent 0
  • Z Crawley made his highest score in T20 cricket

Statistics

Batting
First-class (County Championship and MCCU match)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Daniel Bell-Drummond 1528298716637.9650.281611331
Zak Crawley 1426091611135.2360.462621432
Ollie Robinson 1526278614332.7559.00231962
Sean Dickson 1223266816131.8047.00314830
Heino Kuhn 142406059525.2061.79052820
Darren Stevens 1320159723731.4271.581246917
Joe Denly 6112504167*56.0060.86211577
Sam Billings 47136613861.0073.79301472
Harry Podmore 1522627954*17.4352.34012403
Matt Milnes 152061833113.0735.95003240
Ollie Rayner 810115240*16.8869.40002230
Alex Blake 61001373413.7040.89001180
Matt Renshaw 36111848*23.6055.66001220
Wiaan Mulder 36211468*28.5055.07011150
Grant Stewart 5721135922.6061.08013141
Jordan Cox 340712717.7536.2200080
Mitchell Claydon 6745013*16.6680.6400090
Fred Klaassen 2313714*18.5019.7800040
Faf du Plessis 120363618.0060.0000150
Marcus O'Riordan 120211210.5026.5800030
Imran Qayyum 1201515*–26.3100000
Adam Riley 33210710.0015.6200010
Adam Rouse 110000.000.0000100

Source: Cricinfo[50]

List A (Royal London One-Day Cup and Tour Match)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Zak Crawley 98040112050.1284.77120450
Matt Renshaw 76121310942.6090.25100216
Alex Blake 9712018933.50110.430101710
Daniel Bell-Drummond 441184120*61.3387.20100230
Ollie Robinson 7501324926.4075.00000111
Adam Rouse 97113145*21.8386.18000115
Heino Kuhn 65111636*29.00109.43001161
Harry Podmore 8501034020.6094.49000114
Matt Milnes 850772615.40140.0000064
Joe Denly 110565656.0081.1501071
Imran Qayyum 9624626*11.5076.6600022
Darren Stevens 330413013.6670.6800022
Sean Dickson 44036309.0073.4600132
Jordan Cox 110212121.0080.7600011
Fred Klaassen 743151015.0088.2300010
Shane Snater 110121212.0080.0000020
Adam Riley 110101010.00125.0000010
Mitchell Claydon 31155*–62.5000000
James Harris 110000.000.0000000
Sam Billings 10––––––––––

Source: CricInfo[51]

Twenty20 (Vitality Blast)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Daniel Bell-Drummond 121203176426.41119.62030314
Zak Crawley 121103078927.90144.810212812
Heino Kuhn 1010425555*42.50132.12020196
Alex Blake 1211220466*22.66148.900201312
Mohammad Nabi 99114743*18.37153.12002811
Ollie Robinson 121001395313.90104.51010123
Faf du Plessis 220926046.00139.3901082
Sam Billings 441745524.66125.4201023
Adam Milne 972601612.00150.0000162
Jordan Cox 7625823*14.50100.0000050
Hardus Viljoen 127143157.16153.5700141
Sean Dickson 22019179.5086.3600000
Imran Qayyum 9541613*16.00133.3300301
Fred Klaassen 123284*8.00133.3300000
Mitchell Claydon 43255*5.0083.3300000
Grant Stewart 21122*–66.6600000
Matt Milnes 10––––––––––
Marcus O'Riordan 10––––––––––

Source: CricInfo[52]

Bowling
First-class (County Championship and MCCU match)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5w 10w
Matt Milnes 1526408.2701,478585/687/11125.483.6142.220
Darren Stevens 1323422.0134937545/2010/9217.352.2246.851
Harry Podmore 1527499.31141,444545/418/12326.742.8955.520
Mitchell Claydon 610130.220466195/469/11224.523.5741.110
Grant Stewart 59135.316514153/374/14534.263.7954.200
Ollie Rayner 812166.376292102/72/729.201.7599.900
Wiaan Mulder 3691.522307104/1185/15930.703.3455.100
Daniel Bell-Drummond 151067.21316982/63/4421.122.5050.500
Joe Denly 67722018443/483/7246.002.55108.000
Fred Klaassen 2345.0217021/442/13285.003.77135.000
Adam Riley 3560.03334121/452/10195.003.16180.000
Alex Blake 611.0090–––9.00–00
Sean Dickson 1214.0090–––2.25–00
Zak Crawley 14111.02330–––3.00–00
Marcus O'Riordan 127.00330–––4.71–00
Imran Qayyum 128.00430–––5.37–00
Matt Renshaw 3416.02530–––3.31–00

Source: CricInfo[53]

List A (Royal London One-Day Cup and Tour Match)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
Matt Milnes 8871.51494165/7930.876.8726.901
Imran Qayyum 9863.0035394/4539.225.6042.010
Fred Klaassen 7750.2132982/8341.126.5337.700
Harry Podmore 8871.0441162/5451.375.7853.200
Daniel Bell-Drummond 4323.0210352/2220.604.4727.600
Darren Stevens 3326.0013032/5043.335.0052.000
Matt Renshaw 739.014822/1724.005.3327.000
Mitchell Claydon 3322.0115221/5576.006.9066.000
Shane Snater 1110.006811/6868.006.8060.000
James Harris 1110.008711/8787.008.7060.000
Alex Blake 9520.0014911/32149.007.45120.000
Zak Crawley 912.00170––8.50–00
Sean Dickson 412.00200––10.00–00
Adam Riley 117.00490––7.00–00

Source: CricInfo[54]

Twenty20 (Vitality Blast)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
Hardus Viljoen 121445.20355183/1519.727.8315.100
Imran Qayyum 9830.10226125/2118.837.4915.001
Adam Milne 9931.31242103/2124.207.6818.900
Fred Klaassen 121241.10384102/2438.409.3224.700
Mohammad Nabi 9931.0022482/3228.007.2223.200
Daniel Bell-Drummond 12712.3013252/1926.4010.5615.000
Grant Stewart 214.002322/2311.505.7512.000
Alex Blake 1225.002911/1729.005.8030.000
Mitchell Claydon 4415.0013411/37134.008.9390.000
Marcus O'Riordan 112.00130––6.50–00
Matt Milnes 112.00250––12.50–00

Source: CricInfo[55]

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