Kent County Cricket Club in 2024

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]

Kent County Cricket Club
2024 season
Coach Matthew Walker
Captain Daniel Bell-Drummond
Overseas players
Ground(s)
← 2023

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]

Squad list
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
2Ben Compton England (1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 30)Left-handedRight-arm off break
6Joe Denly England (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 38)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
14Tawanda Muyeye Zimbabwe (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off breakQualifies as a domestic player[21]
16Zak Crawley England (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
23Daniel Bell-Drummond England (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm mediumClub captain
34Jack Leaning England (1993-10-18)18 October 1993 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium/off breakVice-captain
All-rounders
9Grant Stewart Italy (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm mediumEU passport
13Beyers Swanepoel South Africa (1998-05-06)6 May 1998 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm fastOverseas player (May–September)
33Joey Evison England (2001-11-14)14 November 2001 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm medium
42Jaydn Denly England (2006-01-05)5 January 2006 (aged 18)Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
55Marcus O'Riordan England (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
7Sam Billings England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 32)Right-handed—White-ball contract only
72Harry Finch England (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Bowlers
8Wes Agar Australia (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (April–July)
15Xavier Bartlett Australia (1998-12-17)17 December 1998 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (T20 only)
17Nathan Gilchrist South Africa (2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 23)Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUK passport
18Fred Klaassen Netherlands (1992-11-13)13 November 1992 (aged 31)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
19Jas Singh England (2002-09-19)19 September 2002 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
26Arafat Bhuiyan England (1996-10-11)11 October 1996 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
28Matt Parkinson England (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
35Charlie Stobo Australia (1995-03-08)8 March 1995 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (May–September)
44George Garrett England (2000-03-04)4 March 2000 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm fast
45Michael Cohen South Africa (1998-08-04)4 August 1998 (aged 25)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumUK residency
64Matt Quinn New Zealand (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastUK passport
75Hamidullah Qadri England (2000-01-05)5 January 2000 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break

County Championship

Division One
5–8 April
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
284 (78.4 overs)
Joey Evison 85 (116)
Lewis Gregory 4/66 (14.4 overs)
403 (110.1 overs)
Tom Lammonby 90 (185)
Nathan Gilchrist 3/64 (19.1 overs)
290/4d (63 overs)
Joe Denly 110 (142)
Lewis Goldsworthy 2/73 (15 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible on day one due to rain.
  • Points: Kent 12, Somerset 15
  • George Garrett played his first game for Kent.
12–15 April
Essex (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
530/7d (112 overs)
Matt Critchley 151* (212)
George Garrett 2/80 (23 overs)
413 (135.1 overs)
Ben Compton 165 (363)
Matt Critchley 5/105 (29 overs)
257/4d (40 overs)
Jordan Cox 116* (89)
Wes Agar 2/47 (9 overs)
164/7 (67.4 overs)
Jaydn Denly 41* (128)
Jamie Porter 4/20 (11 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No play was possible before lunch on day four due to rain.
  • Points: Essex 15, Kent 12
  • Jaydn Denly made his first-class debut.
19–22 April
Kent (H)
v
Surrey won by an innings and 37 runs
  
 
244 (81.4 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 70 (109)
Cameron Steel 3/34 (14 overs)
543/7d (114 overs)
Dom Sibley 150 (253)
Matt Parkinson 5/177 (36 overs)
262 (86.2 overs)
Joey Evison 53 (119)
Daniel Worrall 4/31 (19 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field.
  • Only 11 balls were bowled before tea on Day one.
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 24
3–6 May
v
Kent won by 7 wickets
  
 
261 (85.1 overs)
Joey Evison 71* (150)
Will Williams 3/44 (19.1 overs)
92 (30 overs)
Matthew Hurst 36 (46)
Nathan Gilchrist 6/24 (8 overs)
166/3 (50.2 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 79* (156)
Nathan Lyon 2/48 (22 overs)
332 (106.3 overs) (f/o)
George Bell 65 (143)
Wes Agar 3/65 (21 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Lancashire 3, Kent 20
10–13 May
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
618/7d (158.5 overs)
Jason Holder 123* (110)
Joey Evison 3/58 (26 overs)
407 (149.2 overs)
Jack Leaning 179* (403)
Joe Leach 3/37 (25 overs)
146/4 (57 overs) (f/o)
Harry Finch 48* (116)
Ben Gibbon 2/38 (10 overs)
  • Worcestershire win the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Kent 10, Worcestershire 13
  • Beyers Swanepoel played his first game for Kent.
17–20 May
v
Somerset won by 8 wickets
  
 
554 (120.1 overs)
Tom Banton 133 (174)
Joey Evison 3/92 (21.5 overs)
178 (48.1 overs)
Joe Denly 61 (98)
Craig Overton 3/38 (11 overs)
194/2 (44 overs)
Matt Renshaw 82* (122)
Beyers Swanepoel 1/35 (9 overs)
564 (126 overs) (f/o)
Zak Crawley 238 (267)
Migael Pretorius 3/110 (25 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Somerset 24, Kent 2
24–27 May
v
Kent (H)
Essex won by an innings and 96 runs
  
 
591/7d (142.4 overs)
Jordan Cox 207 (255)
2/93 (29 overs)
394 (143.1 overs)
Joe Denly 87 (179)
Matt Critchley 5/88 (40.1 overs)
101 (57.2 overs) (f/o)
Joe Denly 23 (73)
Simon Harmer 4/32 (23 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kent 3, Essex 21
23–26 June
Kent (H)
v
Lancashire won by an innings and 83 runs.
  
 
244 (79.1 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 59 (121)
George Balderson 3/38 (16 overs)
549/9d (150.4 overs)
Josh Bohannon 205 (372)
George Garrett 3/89 (20.4 overs)
222 (83.2 overs)
Charlie Stobo 64 (151)
Will Williams 3/26 (14.2 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 1, Lancashire 23
30 June–3 July
v
  
 
22–25 August
v
  
 
29 August–1 September
v
  
 
9–12 September
Kent (H)
v
  
 
17–20 September
Kent (H)
v
  
 
26–29 September
Durham (H)
v
  
 

One-Day Cup

Group A
26 July
v
Kent (H)
  
 
28 July
v
Kent (H)
  
 
31 July
Kent (H)
v
  
 
4 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
7 August
v
  
 
9 August
v
  
 
11 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
14 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 

T20 Blast

South Group
31 May
Kent
205/8 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex (H)
107 (14.1 overs)
Kent won by 98 runs
  
 
Joe Denly 56 (33)
Blake Cullen 3/47 (4 overs)
Luke Hollman 23 (15)
Matt Parkinson 4/25 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Middlesex 0, Kent 2.
  • Xavier Bartlett played his first game for Kent.
2 June
Kent
165/9 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire (H)
166/7 (19.5 overs)
Hampshire won by 3 wickets
  
 
Sam Billings 43 (30)
Chris Wood 2/19 (4 overs)
Joe Weatherley 49 (32)
Joey Evison 3/31 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Points: Hampshire 2, Kent 0
7 June
Somerset
197/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
198/6 (19.2 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets
  
 
Will Smeed 68 (30)
Matt Parkinson 2/36 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 106 (58)
Jake Ball 2/14 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 2, Somerset 0
9 June
Kent (H)
173/8 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
178/6 (19.2 overs)
Middlesex won by 4 wickets
  
 
Daniel Bell-Drummond 60 (38)
Luke Hollman 2/18 (4 overs)
Ryan Higgins 44 (29)
Xavier Bartlett 3/34 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 0, Middlesex 2
14 June
Somerset (H)
55/6 (5 overs)
v
Kent
46/5 (5 overs)
Somerset won by 14 runs (DLS method)
  
 
Sam Billings 16 (10)
Ben Green 1/11 (1 over)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was reduced to 5 overs per side.
  • Points: Somerset 2, Kent 0
  • Charlie Stobo played his first game for Kent.
  • Nathan Gilchrist made his T20 debut.
16 June
Kent (H)
125 (19.5 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
127/1 (11.4 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: David Millns and Surendiran Shanmugam
Sam Billings 36 (26)
Matt Taylor 3/30 (4 overs)
Miles Hammond 80 (41)
Nathan Gilchrist 1/42 (3 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 0, Gloucestershire 2
20 June
Sussex (H)
201/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent
170/7 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 31 runs
  
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: Neil Bainton and Chris Watts
Harrison Ward 61 (28)
Matt Parkinson 3/31 (4 overs)
Sam Billings 51 (35)
Danny Lamb 3/37 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Sussex 2, Kent 0
21 June
Kent (H)
v
  
 
5 July
v
  
 
7 July
Surrey (H)
v
  
 
11 July
Essex (H)
v
  
 
12 July
Kent (H)
v
  
 
16 July
Kent (H)
v
  
 
19 July
Kent (H)
v
  
 

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