A Kent Cricket statement said: “The announcement follows extensive discussions between first class counties, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA). Bowling Notation: "5/100" indicates that the bowler took 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs. [118][119] Former England and Sussex batsman Michael Yardy is the team's batting coach. Salmon Ltd utilised Thomas Assessments as part of the resolution process for workplace conflict. When the team score is listed as "300", this means the side was all out. It is famous for having a tree, the St Lawrence Lime, on the playing field. “After a number of discussions with the players in recent days, Kent Cricket’s Director of Cricket, Paul Downton and Chief Executive, Simon Storey held a conference call with all players when it was agreed to extend the Government’s Job Retention Scheme to the majority of the playing staff. Willis began by profiling a few senior managers at the club to get an appetite for it, including head coach Jimmy Adams. Billings stays to help “support the club’s efforts in the community” along with Denly. [125][126], Tich Freeman is the county's leading wicket taker with 3,340 wickets. [3][9][53][57], Initially the amalgamation of the clubs failed to improve performances on the pitch. Below is a list of notable players who have played for Kent County Cricket Club.This means … This ground has been used by the club since 1847 and Kent have played over 500 first-class matches at the ground. Sam Billings. sponsored players. The original tree, around which the ground was built, was broken in two by high winds in January 2005 and replaced by a smaller replacement lime tree later in the same year. Kent's decision follows that of Yorkshire and Worcestershire, who have both already put players on leave because of the crisis. The establishment of the Tonbridge Nursery in 1897 as a player development centre for young professionals was one of the key developments that lay the foundations for the successes of the pre-war period. Hugh Bernard. South Africans Martin van Jaarsveld, Justin Kemp and Andrew Hall have done the same,[105] as has Australian Andrew Symonds. Freeman took 102 wickets for Kent in 1920 and then took at least 100 each season until 1936, taking 262 in 1933. [55][56] Financial difficulties also caused problems producing competitive sides. The county First XI has also won a number of limited overs competition trophies. Kent County Cricket Club's 1906 season was the seventeenth season in which the county competed in the County Championship and saw the county win their first Championship title. Sponsors & Partners. All five men played Test cricket for England, making at least 40 Test match appearances. When I came into possession of some glass plate negatives of teams and players taken from 1900 to 1930s, I was keen to have photographs developed because I could tell they were quite rare just by holding them to the light. He retired in 1938 after making 764 appearances for the county side, with 47,868 runs, 122 centuries and 773 catches for Kent - all county records. https://cricket.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Kent_players?oldid=2628. The club plays most of its home matches at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, which hosts Canterbury Cricket Week, the oldest cricket festival in England. [84], Kent's main ground is the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury. The Kent side, once the makeshift 1919 season had been played, continued to be consistently strong throughout the inter-war period, finishing in the top five of the County Championship table in all but one season between 1919 and 1934. As part of the redevelopment of Kent's home ground, the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, the county planned to develop a "legends' walkway" at the entrance to the ground. He is one of only two men to have scored a triple-century for Kent, with two to his name, the other being Sean Dickson who scored 318 against Northants in 2017. Jordan Cox’s fielding heroics during the 2020 season, including slip and outfield catches, pinpoint accuracy in run-outs and boundary rope saves, saw him pick up the Fielder of the Year award. [63][65][66], Blythe died at Paschendaele in 1917, although it is unlikely he would have played county cricket once the war was over. “I have an interest in the history of Kent County Cricket Club, and find the photographs in books about the club really bring the stories to life. The newly formed ‘Moment of the Year’ award, celebrating an outstanding achievement on the field, went to Jordan Cox and Jack Leaning’s monumental 423-run partnership against Sussex in the Bob Willis Trophy – the highest batting partnership in the Club’s history, and the highest first-class partnership ever recorded at The Spitfire Ground, St. Lawrence. The 4th Lord Harris was elected to the General Committee in 1870 and became captain and secretary in 1875. Billings has since been selected for the England Performance Programme, awarded Player of the Year at the Spitfire Kent Cricket Awards and became joint winner of the Walter Lawrence Trophy awarded for the fastest hundred of the season in county cricket, all just five months on from his Thomas assessment. He is the only man to score more than 100 centuries for Kent with 122 and is the county's fifth leading wicket taker. Copyright © 2002 - 2020 Thomas International Ltd. Other particularly notable former players include spin bowlers Colin Blythe and Tich Freeman. [67] Wright took over 2,000 wickets with his brisk leg breaks and googlies between 1932 and 1957 and became the only player to take seven hat-tricks – six of them taken for Kent. The Kent careers of Sean Dickson, Adam Rouse, Ivan Thomas and Calum Haggett were all celebrated after many years of collective service to the Club. This means players who have played 300 or more first-class matches for the club or who have represented their country at Test match level whilst on the club's books. Statistics correct as of end of 30 August 2007. [2][4], A newspaper report recorded an 11-a-side match played for a wager of 11 guineas a man, probably at Town Malling, between West Kent and Chatham in 1705, the first properly recorded cricket match in the county. As High Performance Director, Simon Willis looks after the second team and the Academy as well as overseeing the Performance Squads' programme. "The priority of everyone at the club is the safety and security of the entire Kent Cricket family including players. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. They won the Second Division in the 2009 season to be promoted before being relegated again at the end of the 2010 season. Mitcheal Claydon. IP28955R Kent Cricket - Community Team | T: +44 (0)1227 473 618 | E : communityadmin.kent@ecb.co.uk [69][70] Arthur Fagg scored a unique two double centuries in the same match for Kent against Essex at Colchester in 1938,[71] while Woolley scored over 1,000 runs for Kent in each season between 1920 and his retirement in 1938. Matt Coles. KENT COUNTY CRICKET CLUB Return to Play Guidance for Outdoor Training and Games at Kent Cricket We have been working hard to ensure we can re-open our venues safely and that our staff and our guests have the confidence to be able to return to the grounds. [99] He played 17 Tests for England but was killed in action during World War I. A memorial at the St Lawrence Ground is dedicated to him. [9][53][59][60] By 1906 around 60% of all appearances were by professionals, with bowlers such as Colin Blythe and Arthur Fielder forming the core of the Kent attack. The team play the majority of their home matches at the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham. Of 1,356 votes in total, Stevens picked up 596 selections and won the award with 44% of the public vote. Kent Cricket are to place most of their playing staff on leave in a further cost-cutting measure. The academy is based at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury and makes use of the Ames-Levett Sports Centre at the ground. [51] Financial difficulties followed and on 1 March 1859 a second county club was formed in Maidstone to support the Canterbury-based club. No. In November 2016, Kent accepted an invitation from the West Indies Cricket Board to compete in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 domestic List A tournament in January and February 2017. [43] Alongside other players such as Alfred Mynn, Nicholas Felix, Ned Wenman and William Hillyer, Kent teams selected by Selby played eleven matches at Town Malling between 1836 and 1841. He leads all Kent bowlers in wickets taken. As of 2019 this represents a record number of victories in the competition.
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