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Kent County Cricket Club
2018 season
CoachEngland Matthew Walker
CaptainEngland Sam Billings
Overseas playersNew Zealand Matt Henry (Championship and One Day Cup)
New Zealand Adam Milne (July–August, T20 only)
Cricket West Indies Carlos Brathwaite (July, T20 only)
Australia Marcus Stoinis (July–August, T20 only)
Ground(s)St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
County ChampionshipDivision two runners-up (promoted)
Royal London One-Day CupRunners-up
Vitality BlastQuarter-finals
Regional Super50Semi-finals
Most runsFC: JL Denly (954)
LA: DJ Bell-Drummond (795)
T20: JL Denly (409)
Most wicketsFC: MJ Henry (75)
LA: JL Denly (24)
T20: JL Denly (20)
Most catchesFC: SR Dickson (25)
LA: AJ Blake (10)
T20: SR Dickson (10)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsFC: AP Rouse (26)
LA: AP Rouse (14)
T20: SW Billings (13)
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In 2018, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the 2018 t20 Blast. The county finished second in Division Two of the Championship and were promoted to Division One for the 2019 season. They reached the final of the One-Day Cup. losing to Hampshire at Lord's, and the quarter-final stage of the t20 Blast. In addition, before the start of the English cricket season, Kent competed in the 2017–18 Regional Super50, the List A competition of the West Indies domestic season, reaching the semi-final stage. This was the second time that Kent have competed in the competition, having played in the 2016–17 competition.

The season was the second in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker and saw the arrival of new assistant coach, former South African fast-bowler Allan Donald. Donald had been expected to join the county at the start of the 2017 season but was denied a work permit as he did not, at the time, hold a suitable coaching qualification.[1][2] Former Kent and England wicket-keeper Paul Downton was appointed as Director of Cricket in January. Downton, who played for Kent between 1977 and 1979, was the managing director of the England and Wales Cricket Board from February 2014 until April 2015.[3][4]

Sam Billings was the club captain for the first time, having replaced Sam Northeast in January 2018.[5][6][7] Behind the scenes, chief executive Jamie Clifford departed the club in February 2018 to take up a position at MCC whilst the chairman of the Cricket Committee, former player Graham Johnson, did not seek re-election.[8] Clifford's interim replacement, Ben Green, had previously worked at the ECB, Surrey and at the All England Club at Wimbledon.[9] In November Simon Storey, who had been Chief Executive of Derbyshire County Cricket Club since 2012, was recruited in the role on a permanent basis, with Green initially taking on the role of Chief Operating Officer before leaving the club the following month.[10][11]

At the end of the season Joe Denly was voted Players' Player of the Year at the Professional Cricketers' Association awards, beating teammate Matt Henry and Surrey batsman Rory Burns. He was also named Vitality Blast Player of the Year player of the year and Royal London One-Day Cup Player of the Year, as well as being included in the Team of the Year.[12]

Squad[edit]

Departures[edit]

Adam Ball, Hugh Bernard and Charlie Hartley were released by Kent at the end of the 2017 season.[13][14] Matt Coles also left his home county to join county champions Essex in October 2017.[15]

Sam Northeast, who had been club captain for the previous two seasons, left to join Hampshire in February. Northeast had been given permission to speak to other counties after having been replaced as captain in January by Sam Billings. Northeast declined to sign an extended contract with Kent and would have been out of contract at the end of the 2018 season. Kent were unwilling to keep Northeast as captain in the last year of his contract and relations between the two sides broke down,[8] with Kent reluctantly allowing Northeast permission to speak to other sides.[16][17][18][19]

During July all-rounder Will Gidman announced that he would retire as a player at the end of the season with a view to moving into coaching. He had deputised as Kent's Second XI coach whilst Min Patel was working with the England under-19 side.[20] On 17 September, off-spinner James Tredwell announced his retirement from cricket after an 18-year career, having made his debut for Kent in 2000.[21] Tredwell represented England in two Tests, 45 One Day Internationals and 17 T20 Internationals. His last competitive appearances for Kent were during the Regional Super50 in Antigua and he had been suffering from a shoulder injury for the whole of the domestic season. The following day, Kent announced that Matt Hunn was to leave the county to pursue a career outside of cricket once his contract expired at the end of the season after five years as a professional.[22]

Arrivals[edit]

South African international Heino Kuhn signed a Kolpak contract with Kent on 7 March, subject to him obtaining a visa. Kuhn, a wicket-keeper batsman, has played four Test matches for South Africa and appeared in seven Twenty20 internationals for his home country.[23][24] Later the same month the county announced the signing of New Zealand international bowler Matt Henry as their overseas player for the first half of the season. He was originally available for the first seven County Championship matches of the season and the Royal London One-Day Cup competition.[25][26] After performing well and taking 49 Championship wickets, Henry agreed to return to the county for the final five matches of the season in August and September. He was awarded his county cap during his first spell at Canterbury. Seam bowler Harry Podmore was signed to what was reported to be a three-year contract at the start of April, adding to the depth of Kent's bowling attack.[27][28][29]

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and New Zealand bowler Adam Milne were both signed in March to play in the T20 Blast. Milne had played for the team in 2017 in both the T20 competition and the County Championship whilst Stoinis had played five Second XI matches for Kent in 2012 whilst playing league cricket at Peterborough.[30][31] Milne was available for the entire competition with Stoinis was available for Kent's final nine matches in the competition.[30]

In May Kent added West Indian T20 international captain Carlos Brathwaite to their squad for the first four matches of the T20 Blast, filling the second overseas player spot before the arrival of Stoinis.[32][33] Brathwaite credited the influence of Kent captain Sam Billings, who he has played alongside in both the Big Bash League and Indian Premier League, in persuading him to sign for the county.[33] On 13 July, after playing three matches, it was announced that Brathwaite had extended his stay for a fifth match, thus filling the second overseas player slot until the arrival of Stoinis.[34]

In September 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.[35] Milnes had played only eight first-class matches, making his Nottinghamshire debut in June, and previously having played for Durham MCCU. On 1 October Kent announced another signing for the 2019 season with Dutch international left-arm fast bowler Fred Klaassen joining on a two-year contract.[36][37]

Squad list[edit]

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
4 Heino Kuhn  South Africa (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 34) Right-handed — Kolpak signing
6 Joe Denly  England (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm leg break Vice-captain
10 Alex Blake  England (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 29) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
16 Zak Crawley  England (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm medium
23 Daniel Bell-Drummond  England (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm medium
58 Sean Dickson  South Africa (1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium British passport holder
All-rounders
3 Darren Stevens  England (1976-04-30)30 April 1976 (aged 41) Right-handed Right arm medium
9 Grant Stewart  Australia (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm medium EU passport holder
17 Marcus Stoinis  Australia (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player; T20 Blast only
25 Calum Haggett  England (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 27) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
26 Carlos Brathwaite  West Indies (1988-07-18)18 July 1988 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm medium Overseas player; T20 Blast only
42 Will Gidman  England (1985-02-14)14 February 1985 (aged 33) Left-handed Right arm medium
Wicket-keepers
7 Sam Billings  England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed — Club captain
12 Adam Rouse  England (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 25) Right-handed —
21 Ollie Robinson  England (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 19) Right-handed —
Bowlers
1 Harry Podmore  England (1994-07-23)23 July 1994 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium Signed 3 April
5 Ivan Thomas  England (1991-09-25)25 September 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
8 Mitchell Claydon  England (1982-11-25)25 November 1982 (aged 35) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
11 Imran Qayyum  England (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
14 Matt Hunn  England (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
15 James Tredwell  England (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 36) Left-handed Right arm off break
20 Adam Milne  New Zealand (1992-04-13)13 April 1992 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm fast Overseas player; T20 Blast only
24 Matt Henry  New Zealand (1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Overseas player; Championship and One Day Cup
33 Adam Riley  England (1992-03-23)23 March 1992 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm off break

Regional Super50[edit]

Kent competed in the 2017–18 Regional Super50, a List A tournament that is part of the West Indian domestic season, after accepting an invitation from the West Indies Cricket Board.[38] This was the second consecutive year that the county competed in the competition which ran from 30 January to 24 February. In the absence of club captain Sam Billings who was with the England cricket team in Australia and New Zealand, the side was captained by Joe Denly and, in Denly's absence at the end of the tour, Will Gidman.[39][40] Head coach Matt Walker was also working with the England T20 team and assistant coach Allan Donald and Second XI coach Min Patel led the tour.[40][8]

Kent were drawn in Group B and played two matches against each of the other teams in the group: Guyana, Jamaica, Leeward Islands and the United States. All of the county's matches took place on Antigua.[41] After a loss against Guyana in their opening fixture,[42] good team bowling performances and half centuries from Alex Blake and, in the next match, Zak Crawley, saw Kent beat both Jamaica and the Leeward Islands.[43][44][45][46] Crawley's score of 99 not out was his highest List A score in only his fourth match, with the match ending in controversial circumstances with the opposing Leeward Islands bowling wide balls in what was seen by some as an attempt to deny Crawley the opportunity to reach his century.[47]

In the following match Joe Denly's score of 96 and three wickets for Adam Riley led Kent to victory over the United States[48][49] before a fine bowling performance, including career best figures of 4/20 from Will Gidman, allowed Kent to dismiss Guyana for 158 and earn a bonus point victory.[50] A loss despite an unbeaten century from Daniel Bell-Drummond, who added 135 runs with Adam Rouse for the fifth wicket, in a close game against Jamaica followed[51][52] before Kent defeated the US in a low scoring game.[53] A win against the Leeward Islands in the final match of the group stage featured half-centuries from Bell-Drummond and Sean Dickson and four wickets from Adam Riley. The win, in a rain affected match which saw the Leewards being set 40 runs to win from seven balls after a rain delay in their innings reduced the number of overs allowed to 42, saw Kent qualify for the semi-finals, finishing second in the group behind Guyana.[54][55][56]

The semi-final was also affected by rain. Barbados scored 263/3 batting first, with West Indian international Kraigg Brathwaite scoring an unbeaten century. Kent's reply was interrupted by rain on four occasions and the innings was eventually restricted to 43 overs, leaving 37 runs needed from 15 balls after the final rain delay.[57][58][59] Despite a half-century from Sean Dickson and a 64 run partnership for the fourth wicket between Dickson and Adam Rouse, Kent could only score 216/8, losing by 13 runs to the defending champions in the competition who were described as "talented"[57] and as "probably the strongest side in the Caribbean".[8]

Group B[edit]

Kent finished in second place in group B behind Guyana. They qualified for the semi-final stage of the qualification.

Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Guyana 8 6 2 0 0 2 26 0.425
2 Kent 8 6 2 0 0 1 25 0.402
3 Jamaica 8 5 3 0 0 4 24 0.846
4 Leeward Islands 8 2 6 0 0 1 9 −0.270
5 United States 8 1 7 0 0 1 5 −1.303
Source: CricInfo[60]

Matches[edit]

31 January
Guyana
233 (49 overs)
v
Kent
198 (46.3 overs)
Guyana won by 35 runs
  
 
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: Z Bassarath and D Ramdhanie
Player of the match: V Permaul (Guyana)
S Chanderpaul 67 (97)
ME Claydon 5/31 (10 overs)
Z Crawley 60 (73)
V Permaul 4/46 (10 overs)
  • Guyana won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Guyana 4, Kent 0
    ME Claydon recorded his best List A bowling figures with 5/31[61]
    Z Crawley recorded his highest List A score with 60 runs[61]
    IAA Thomas recorded his highest List A score with 6 runs.
4 February
Jamaica
156 (41.3 overs)
v
Kent
159/6 (43.3 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 39 balls remaining)
  
 
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: Z Bassarath and D Ramdhanie
Player of the match: AJ Blake (Kent)
AM McCarthy 76 (86)
IAA Thomas 4/30 (9.3 overs)
AJ Blake 74* (105)
AD Russell 2/30 (8 overs)
  • Jamaica won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 4, Jamaica 0
    IAA Thomas and JL Denly recorded their best List A bowling figures with 4/30 and 4/35, respectively[62]
6 February
Leeward Islands
183 (49.1 overs)
v
Kent
187/1 (44.3 overs)
Kent won by 9 wickets (with 33 balls remaining)
  
 
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: Z Bassarath and J Williams
Player of the match: Z Crawley (Kent)
T Warde 71 (91)
WRS Gidman 3/31 (9 overs)
Z Crawley 99* (140)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 4, Leeward Islands 0
    Z Crawley recorded his highest List A score with 99 not out[45][47][63]
8 February
Kent
215/9 (50 overs)
v
United States
186/9 (50 overs)
Kent won by 29 runs
  
 
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: DK Butler and LS Reifer
Player of the match: JL Denly (Kent)
JL Denly 96 (109)
KRP Silva 3/42 (7 overs)
Ibrahim Khaleel 61 (114)
AEN Riley 3/36 (9 overs)
  • United States won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 4, United States 0
    AEN Riley recorded his best List A bowling figures with 3/36[64]
10 February
Guyana
158 (47.1 overs)
v
Kent
162/7 (37 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets (with 78 balls remaining)
  
 
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Umpires: Z Bassarath and L Rajkumar
Player of the match: WRS Gidman (Kent)
CD Barnwell 36 (66)
WRS Gidman 4/20 (10 overs)
WRS Gidman 29 not out (48)
DM Bishoo 4/35 (10 overs)
14 February
Kent
239/5 (50 overs)
v
Jamaica
240/7 (49.1 overs)
Jamaica won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)
  
 
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: LS Reifer and J Williams
Player of the match: AD Russell (Jamaica)
DJ Bell-Drummond 105* (146)
FA Allen 2/35 (10 overs)
AD Russell 108* (111)
JL Denly 3/53 (10 overs)
  • Jamaica won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Jamaica 4, Kent 0
    AP Rouse recorded his highest score in List A cricket with 75 not out[52]
16 February
Kent
172/9 (50 overs)
v
United States
142 (42 overs)
Kent won by 30 runs
  
 
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: Z Bassarath and L Rajkumar
Player of the match: KRP Silva (USA)
G Stewart 44 (86)
NP Kenjige 2/20 (10 overs)
KRP Silva 50 (57)
Imran Qayyum 4/33 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 4, USA 0
    G Stewart recorded his highest score in List A cricket with 44 runs
    Imran Qayyum recorded his best List A bowling figures with 4/33[65]
18 February
Kent
266/9 (50 overs)
v
Leeward Islands
196/6 (42 overs)
Kent won by 23 runs (D/L method)
  
 
SR Dickson 72 (62)
O Peters 5/49 (10 overs)
KU Carty 69 (87)
AEN Riley 4/40 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • The Leeward Islands innings was reduced to 42 overs due to rain with a revised target of 220 set
  • Points: Kent 4, Leeward Islands 0
    AEN Riley recorded his best List A bowling figures with 4/40[66]

Semi-final[edit]

21 February
Barbados
263/3 (50 overs)
v
Kent
216/8 (43 overs)
Barbados won by 13 runs (D/L method)
  
 
Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua
Umpires: N Duguid and DK Butler
Player of the match: KC Brathwaite (Barbados)
KC Brathwaite 105 (135)
AEN Riley 1/34 (10 overs)
SR Dickson 51 (73)
HR Walsh 2/43 (8 overs)
  • Barbados won the toss and elected to bat
  • Rain during the Kent innings reduced the innings to 43 overs with a target of 230 runs to win
  • Barbados advanced to the final

County Championship[edit]

Kent finished second in Division Two of the County Championship and were promoted to Division One for the 2019 season. They won 10 matches, which was more wins than any other team in the division, drew one and lost three, but were beaten in their final match of the season by Warwickshire who won the division as a result. The two teams had started the final match equal on points.

The county played 14 Championship matches in 2018, seven at home and seven at away grounds. Kent's opening fixture was at home against Gloucestershire, starting on 13 April at the St Lawrence Ground. Six of the seven home matches were scheduled to take place at the St Lawrence Ground[67] with one match, against Warwickshire in June, scheduled to take place at the Nevill Ground in Tunbridge Wells. This match was confirmed in February after a pre-season inspection of the ground, subject to another inspection before the start of the season.[68] Kent's match at Tunbridge Wells in 2017 almost had to be moved to another ground due to concerns over the maintenance of the ground by Tunbridge Wells Borough Council who own the site.[69][70]

Joe Denly was named as official vice-captain of the side in March and captained the side at the start of the season, while club captain Sam Billings was playing in the 2018 Indian Premier League.[8][71]

Division Two[edit]

Team
 Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Warwickshire (P) 14 9 2 0 3 0 41 42 0 242
Kent (P) 14 10 3 0 1 0 16 40 0 221
Sussex 14 6 4 0 4 0 32 38 0 186
Middlesex 14 7 4 0 3 0 14 38 0 179
Gloucestershire 14 5 4 0 5 0 15 37 0 157
Leicestershire 14 5 7 0 2 0 22 40 3 149
Derbyshire 14 4 7 0 3 0 30 38 0 147
Durham 14 4 7 0 3 1 16 35 0 130
Northamptonshire 14 4 8 0 1 1 14 38 0 126
Glamorgan 14 2 10 0 2 0 13 38 1 92

Source: CricInfo[72]

  • Warwickshire were Division Two Champions
  • Warwickshire and Kent were promoted to Division One


Matches[edit]

13–16 April
Kent (H)
v
Gloucestershire won by 5 wickets
  
 
64 (18.5 overs)
Z Crawley 15 (26 balls)
MD Taylor 4/20 (6 overs)
110 (39 overs)
GH Roderick 51 (102 balls)
MJ Henry 4/33 (14 overs)
153 (48.3 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 61 (63)
RF Higgins 5/22 (14 overs)
108/5 (28.3 overs)
BAC Howell 52* (90)
MJ Henry 3/37 (14 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Gloucestershire chose to field
  • No play on day 1 or before lunch of day 2 due to a wet outfield. Play ended early on day 2 due to bad light and on day 3 due to rain and bad light.
  • Points: Kent 3, Gloucestershire 19
    MJ Henry, HG Kuhn and HW Podmore made their Kent debuts
20–21 April
Durham (H)
v
Kent won by 9 wickets
  
 
91 (30.4 overs)
GJ Harte 16 (33)
WJ Weighell 16 (16)
MJ Henry 5/28 (11 overs)
169 (56.4 overs)
HG Kuhn 54 (127)
WJ Weighell 3/29 (11.4 overs)
170 (43.1 overs)
WJ Weighell 84 (89)
MJ Henry 7/45 (14.1 overs)
95/1 (23.1 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 45* (64)
NJ Rimmington 1/28 (8 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Kent chose to field
  • Points: Durham 3, Kent 19
    MJ Henry recorded his best first-class bowling figures in Durham's second innings (7/45) and his best match figures (12/73)
4–6 May
v
Kent won by 6 wickets
  
 
94 (46.4 overs)
JR Murphy 39* (135)
DI Stevens 6/26 (16 overs)
174 (50.5 overs)
JL Denly 43 (51)
T van der Gugten 7/42 (19.5 overs)
274 (86.3 overs)
SE Marsh 76 (113)
MJ Henry 4/59 (20.3 overs)
195/4 (48.5 overs)
HG Kuhn 69* (87)
M de Lange 2/50 (12 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Kent chose to field
  • Points: Glamorgan 3, Kent 19
11–13 May
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 58 runs
  
 
215 (74.1 overs)
HG Kuhn 60 (116 balls)
D Weise 4/54 (21 overs)
181 (43.5 overs)
MGK Burgess 54 (70 balls)
MJ Henry 4/69 (18 overs)
235 (62.4 overs)
MJ Henry 55 (53 balls)
I Sharma 4/52 (17 overs)
211 (58 overs)
BC Brown 48 (93 balls)
MJ Henry 4/69 (18 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Sussex chose to field
  • Points: Kent 20, Sussex 3
9–12 June
v
Match drawn
  
 
582/9d (160.4 overs)
SR Dickson 117 (214 balls)
CN Miles 4/122 (30.4 overs)
240 (99.4 overs)
GL Buuren 83 (145 balls)
MJ Henry 6/58 (20 overs)
322/7 (126.4 overs) (f/o)
CDJ Dent 76 (180 balls)
HW Podmore 2/55 (16.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Gloucestershire 7, Kent 12
20–23 June
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 73 runs
  
 
197 (54.1 overs)
JL Denly 59 (116 balls)
KHD Barker 5/32 (13.1 overs)
125 (36.4 overs)
IJL Trott 51* (81 balls)
HW Podmore 4/26 (8 overs)
446/8d (120 overs)
SR Dickson 133 (229 balls)
KHD Barker 4/64 (17.2 overs)
445 (140.1 overs)
IR Bell 172 (282 balls)
HW Podmore 4/84 (28 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Warwickshire chose to field
  • Points: Kent 19, Warwickshire 3
    HW Podmore and JL Denly recorded their best first-class bowling figures with 4/26 and 3/24 respectively. Podmore also recorded his best first-class match figures with 8/110.
    Z Crawley recorded his highest first-class score with 93 runs in Kent's second innings
25–27 June
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 342 runs
  
 
241 (71.2 overs)
AP Rouse 42 (89 balls)
JK Fuller 4/86 (15.2 overs)
56 (24 overs)
SS Eskinazi 25 (27 balls)
G Stewart 6/22 (10 overs)
281 (79.4 overs)
G Stewart 103 (74 balls)
HWR Cartwright 3/33 (14 overs)
124 (33.5 overs)
TJ Murtagh 40 (21 balls)
HW Podmore 6/36 (14 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Played as a day-night match with a pink ball
  • Points: Kent 20, Middlesex 3
    G Stewart recorded his highest first-class score with 38 runs in Kent's first innings and then again with 103 runs in their second innings. He also achieved his first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket (6/21) in Middlesex's first innings, and his best match figures (8/58). Stewart's score of 103 set a new Kent record for the highest score by a number 10 batsman in first-class cricket.
    The stand of 100 runs for the last wicket between Stewart and IAA Thomas included only one run scored by IAA Thomas, equalling the lowest contribution made in a century partnership in first-class cricket
    HW Podmore achieved his best first-class bowling figures, and his first five-wicket haul, in the Middlesex second innings (6/36).
22–25 July
Kent (H)
v
Leicestershire won by 10 wickets
  
 
104 (37.5 overs)
DI Stevens 38* (54 balls)
ZJ Chappell 3/14 (7 overs)
229 (80.4 overs)
EJH Eckersley 74 (169 balls)
ME Claydon 2/27 (11.4 overs)
199 (49.2 overs)
SR Dickson 59 (72 balls)
Mohammad Abbas 4/55 (16.2 overs)
76/0 (15.5 overs)
HE Dearden 55 (62 balls)
  • Uncontested toss; Leicestershire chose to field first
  • Points: Leicestershire 20, Kent 3
19–21 August
v
Kent won by 8 wickets
  
 
220 (68.3 overs)
PJ Horton 49 (120 balls)
IAA Thomas 4/35 (12.3 overs)
195 (52.2 overs)
JL Denly 62 (99 balls)
Mohammad Abbas 6/48 (17.2 overs)
227 (62.5 overs)
HE Dearden 74 (139 balls)
IAA Thomas 5/91 (20 overs)
253/2 (54.2 overs)
SR Dickson 134* (158 balls)
Mohammad Abbas 2/50 (14 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Kent chose to field
  • Points: Leicestershire 4, Kent 19
    OG Robinson made his first-class debut
    IAA Thomas took his best figures in first-class cricket in Leicestershire's first innings with 4/35 and then took his first five-wicket haul in the second innings, taking 5/90[73]
    D Klein replaced Z Chappell during Leicestershire's first innings as a concussion replacement after Chappell was hit on the head whilst batting[74]
29 August–1 September
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 6 wickets
  
 
561 (131.4 overs)
JL Denly 106 (215 balls)
AP Palladino 5/113 (30.4 overs)
400 (126.3 overs)
WL Madsen 93 (157 balls)
IAA Thomas 3/45 (10.3 overs)
110/4 (19.2 overs)
Z Crawley 34 (32 balls)
Hamidullah Qadri 2/34 (6 overs)
270 (96.4 overs) (f/o)
HR Hosein 66* (147 balls)
JL Denly 4/36 (14.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Derbyshire 5, Kent 23
    Z Crawley and MJ Henry recorded their highest first-class scores with 96 and 81 runs respectively in Kent's first innings
    JL Denly recorded his best bowling figures in first-class cricket with 4/36 in Derbyshire's second innings
4–7 September
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 102 runs
  
 
137 (47 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 23 (70 balls)
RJ Gleeson 3/16 (11 overs)
105 (36.3 overs)
BA Hutton 27 (39 balls)
MJ Henry 7/42 (16.3 overs)
287 (71.2 overs)
JL Denly 81 (116 balls)
RJ Gleeson 6/79 (19 overs)
217 (71.4 overs)
AM Rossington 56 (105 balls)
MJ Henry 4/72 (22 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Northamptonshire chose to field
  • 20 overs were lost to bad light at the end of day one.[75] Only 19 balls were bowled on day two due to rain and bad light.[76]
  • Points: Kent 19, Northamptonshire 3
    MJ Henry recorded his best first-class bowling figures in Northamptonshire's first innings with 7/42.
10–12 September
v
Kent won by 3 wickets
  
 
161 (45.2 overs)
JK Fuller 37* (45 balls)
DI Stevens 4/44 (12 overs)
192 (49.5 overs)
DI Stevens 64 (73 balls)
JK Fuller 4/49 (11.5 overs)
186 (60.2 overs)
SD Robson 36 (61 balls)
MJ Henry 4/40 (18.2 overs)
157/7 (44 overs)
HG Kuhn 39 (73 balls)
JK Fuller 3/53 (14 overs)
  • Uncontested toss; Kent chose to field
  • Points: Middlesex 3, Kent 19
18–20 September
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by an innings and 172 runs
  
 
186 (67.1 overs)
JR Murphy 80 (182 balls)
MJ Henry 4/45 (18.1 overs)
436 (105.4 overs)
Z Crawley 168 (237 balls)
KA Bull 3/64 (18.4 overs)
78 (30.2 overs)
JR Murphy 22* (69 balls)
DI Stevens 5/24 (13.2 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 24, Glamorgan 3
    Z Crawley recorded his maiden first-class century in Kent's first innings (scoring 168)
    Kent secured promotion to Division One shortly after this match was completed when Sussex failed to gain maximum batting points in their match against Warwickshire.[77]
24–27 September
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 34 runs
  
 
167 (59 overs)
MJ Henry 32* (48 balls)
CJC Wright 3/29 (15 overs)
380 (115.5 overs)
DP Sibley
JL Denly 3/48 (18.5 overs)
179 (56 overs)
Z Crawley 75 (152 balls)
OP Stone 3/35 (10.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Warwickshire 23, Kent 2

Other first-class matches[edit]

Kent began the 2018 English cricket season with a three-day match against Oxford MCC University on 1 April. They played a four-day match against the touring Pakistanis on the same ground at the end of the month.[67] Both matches were draws, each having been hit by poor weather.

Only 33 overs were possible during the match against Oxford MCCU. A wet outfield at the St Lawrence Ground delayed the start of the match but play was possible after lunch on day one with Kent scoring 100/3. Bad light stopped any play after tea on day one and heavy overnight rain made the outfield impossible to play on during days two or three of the match.[78] Joe Denly captained the side for the first time in a home match, becoming the first Kent player born in Canterbury to captain the side in a match in the city.[79]

The match against Pakistan was also drawn after being disrupted by the weather. After bowling out the Pakistanis for 168 in overcast conditions and reaching 39/1 on the first day of the match,[80][81] Kent were unable to bat on either the second or third days due to a combination of bad light and persistent rain.[82] Further play was only possible on the afternoon of the final day, with Kent scoring 209/4 from 64 overs before the match was drawn. Joe Denly scored Kent's first century of the season, making an unbeaten 113, whilst Will Gidman took 5/47 during Pakistan's innings.[83][84]

1–3 April
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
100/3 (33 overs)
Z Crawley 42 (69 balls)
WJR Robertson 1/7 (3 overs)
  • Oxford MCCU won the toss and chose to field
  • No play before lunch due to a wet outfield or after tea due to bad light on day 1. No play on day 2 or 3 due to rain and a wet outfield.
  • The match was abandoned early on day 3
28 April–1 May
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
168 (55.2 overs)
Imam-ul-Haq 61 (111 balls)
WRS Gidman 5/47 (15 overs)
209/4 (64 overs)
JL Denly 113* (186 balls)
Shadab Khan 2/88 (18 overs)
  • Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat
  • Bad light stopped play after 15 overs of the final session on day 1. No play was possible on day 2 due to persistent light rain and bad light or on day 3 due to heavy rain. No play was possible before mid-afternoon on day 4 due to a wet outfield.

Royal London One-Day Cup[edit]

Kent played in the South group of the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup, finishing third in the group and qualifying for the quarter-final stage of the competition. They played eight matches in the group stage of the competition, playing once against each of the other teams in the group. Four home matches were split between the St Lawrence Ground and the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham, each of which staged two matches.[67]

South group[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Hampshire[a] 8 5 2 0 1 0 11 0.327
2 Essex Eagles[b] 8 5 3 0 0 0 10 0.791
3 Kent Spitfires[b] 8 5 3 0 0 0 10 0.010
4 Somerset 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 0.548
5 Surrey 8 4 3 0 1 0 9 −0.848
6 Middlesex 8 4 4 0 0 0 8 0.089
7 Gloucestershire 8 2 3 0 3 0 7 −0.250
8 Sussex Sharks 8 2 4 0 2 0 6 0.075
9 Glamorgan 8 1 7 0 0 0 2 −0.784
Source: CricInfo[85]
Notes:
  1. ^   advanced directly to the semi-finals
  2. ^ a b   advanced to the play-offs

Matches[edit]

17 May
Kent
188 (43.3 overs)
v
(H) Sussex
189/3 (39.5 overs)
Sussex won by 7 wickets (with 61 balls remaining)
  
 
DJ Bell-Drummond 90 (115 balls)
DR Briggs 3/23 (10 overs)
BC Brown 73* (73 balls)
MJ Henry 2/30 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat first
  • Points: Sussex 2, Kent 0
20 May
Middlesex (H)
313/9 (50 overs)
v
Kent
243 (43.5 overs)
Middlesex won by 70 runs
  
 
PR Stirling 125 (115 balls)
CJ Haggett 3/59 (9 overs)
HG Kuhn 90 (92 balls)
TG Helm 4/49 (7 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Middlesex 2, Kent 0
25 May
Glamorgan
274 (49.3 overs)
v
Kent (H)
278/6 (48.1 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)
  
 
NJ Selman 92 (125 balls)
JL Denly 4/56 (10 overs)
JL Denly 150* (143 balls)
RAJ Smith 2/41 (9 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field first
  • Points: Kent 2, Glamorgan 0
    JL Denly set a new Kent record for the highest individual score in List A cricket with his 150 not out. The score was also his highest List A score.
27 May
Kent
296/4 (50 overs)
v
Hampshire (H)
295/5 (50 overs)
Kent won by 1 run
  
 
DJ Bell-Drummond 82 (111 balls)
BJ Taylor 2/35 (10 overs)
JJ Weatherley 105 (141 balls)
DI Stevens 2/48 (10 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
29 May
Somerset
221/9 (42 overs)
v
Kent (H)
88/1 (16 overs)
Kent won by 28 runs (D/L Method)
  
 
L Gregory 60 (61 balls)
MJ Henry 3/37 (9 overs)
JL Denly 44* (53 balls)
L Gregory 1/19 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • The match was reduced to 42 overs a side before the toss due to rain and a wet outfield. Rain halted the match after 16 overs of Kent's innings and no restart was possible.
  • Points: Kent 2, Somerset 0
1 June
Kent (H)
384/8 (50 overs)
v
Surrey
164 (30.1 overs)
Kent won by 220 runs
  
 
HG Kuhn 117 (112 balls)
TK Curran 4/75 (10 overs)
JJ Roy 68 (56 balls)
DI Stevens 6/25 (6.1 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 0
    Kent's total of 384/8 equalled their record innings total in List A cricket
    DI Stevens recorded his best List A bowling figures with 6/25
3 June
Gloucestershire
322/8 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
323/3 (46.3 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
  
 
GT Hankins 92 (120 balls)
DI Stevens 2/43 (10 overs)
HG Kuhn 113 (102 balls)
CN Miles 2/73 (9 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Gloucestershire 0
6 June
Essex (H)
337/7 (50 overs)
v
Kent
184 (37.5 overs)
Essex won by 153 runs
  
 
RS Bopara 125 (88 balls)
MJ Henry 2/59 (9.1 overs)
SR Dickson 51 (66 balls)
JA Porter 4/37 (9 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Essex 2, Kent 0

Quarter-final[edit]

14 June
Nottinghamshire (H)
255/8 (50 overs)
v
Kent
257/1 (35.5 overs)
Kent won by 9 wickets (with 85 balls remaining)
  
 
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: MA Gough and M Burns
SJ Mullaney 90 (108 balls)
HW Podmore 4/57 (10 overs)
HG Kuhn 124* (114 balls)
M Carter 1/57 (6 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • Kent progressed to the semi-final

Semi-final[edit]

17 June
Worcestershire (H)
306/6 (50 overs)
v
Kent
307/8 (49.4 overs)
Kent won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
  
 
New Road, Worcester
Umpires: NGB Cook and NA Mallender
Player of the match: HG Kuhn (Kent)
OB Cox 122 (106)
DI Stevens 2/33 (10 overs)
HG Kuhn 127 (118)
PR Brown 3/53 (7.4 overs)
  • Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bat
  • Kent progressed to the final

Final[edit]

30 June
Hampshire
330/7 (50 overs)
v
Kent
269 (47.1 overs)
Hampshire won by 61 runs
  
 
Lord's, London
Umpires: NGB Cook and DJ Millns
RR Rossouw 125 (114 balls)
JL Denly 4/57 (10 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 86 (89 balls)
GK Berg 2/43 (9.1 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field

Vitality Blast[edit]

Kent played in the South group of the 2018 Vitality Blast. They played 14 matches, playing each of the other counties in the group at least once. Seven matches during the group stages were played at home grounds, five at the St Lawrence Ground and two at the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham.[67] The county finished second in the group and played a home quarter-final match against Lancashire, losing by six wickets in a repeat of the 2015 quarter-final result between the two teams.

South group[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
1 Somerset 14 10 4 0 0 0 20 0.786
2 Kent Spitfires 14 8 2 0 4 0 20 0.627
3 Sussex Sharks 14 7 3 0 4 0 18 0.737
4 Gloucestershire 14 8 4 0 2 0 18 0.381
5 Surrey 14 7 5 0 2 0 16 0.989
6 Glamorgan 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 −0.144
7 Essex Eagles 14 2 8 1 3 0 8 −1.035
8 Hampshire 14 2 9 1 2 0 7 −0.824
9 Middlesex 14 2 12 0 0 0 4 −1.128
Source: CricInfo[86]
  •   advanced to the knock-out stages


Matches[edit]

6 July
Kent
173/6 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
167 (18.5 overs)
Kent won by 6 runs
  
 
The Oval, London
Umpires: MJ Saggers and R Warren
Player of the match: JL Denly (Kent)
JL Denly 102 (63 balls)
MW Pillans 3/22 (4 overs)
BT Foakes 75* (47 balls)
AF Milne 3/22 (3.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
    JL Denly became the first player in professional T20 cricket to take a hat-trick and score a century in the same match[87][88]
8 July
Somerset (H)
159/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent
163/2 (16.3 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 21 balls remaining)
  
 
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: PK Baldwin and JH Evans
Player of the match: HG Kuhn (Kent)
JC Hildreth 57 (45 balls)
CR Brathwaite 4/21 (4 overs)
HG Kuhn 67* (42 balls)
JH Davey 1/10 (1 over)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Somerset 0, Kent 2
11 July
Gloucestershire (H)
184/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent
179/8 (20 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 5 runs
  
 
County Cricket Ground, Bristol
Umpires: JH Evans and MA Gough
Player of the match: JMR Taylor (Gloucestershire)
JMR Taylor 42* (23 balls)
CR Brathwaite 2/30 (4 overs)
HG Kuhn 44 (34 balls)
RF Higgins 2/34 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 2, Kent 0
13 July
Kent (H)
210/4 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire
207/6 (20 overs)
Kent won by 3 runs
  
 
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: BJ Debenham and GD Lloyd
Player of the match: SW Billings (Kent)
SW Billings 95* (54 balls)
RA Stevenson 2/39 (4 overs)
LA Dawson 75* (43 balls)
JL Denly 3/37 (4 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
20 July
Surrey
250/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
No result
  
 
AJ Finch 83 (38 balls)
Imran Qayyum 3/40 (3 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to bat
  • The match was abandoned after Surrey's innings due to rain
  • Points: Kent 1, Surrey 1
    Imran Qayyum took his best figures in Twenty20 cricket with 3/40
27 July
Kent (H)
99/2 (11.2 overs)
v
No result
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: JW Lloyds and CM Watts
JL Denly 52 (36 balls)
Rashid Khan 1/12 (2 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and chose to bowl
  • The match was abandoned after 11.2 overs due to rain
  • Points: Kent 1, Sussex 1
    JL Denly became Kent's leading run scorer in T20 cricket after scoring 3,135 runs, passing DI Stevens total of 3,115 runs[89]
29 July
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
  
 
  • No toss
  • No play possible due to rain
  • Points: Glamorgan 1, Kent 1
2 August
Kent (H)
191/4 (20 overs)
v
Essex
163 (20 overs)
Kent won by 28 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: RJ Bailey and M Burns
Player of the match: SW Billings (Kent)
SW Bllings 56* (39 balls)
A Zampa 2/31 (4 overs)
RS Bopara 42 (23 balls)
AF Milne 4/15 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Essex 0
    The partnership of 106 runs between SW Billings and MP Stoinis set a new Kent record for the fourth wicket in T20 cricket[90]
3 August
Kent
139/7 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire (H)
88 (16.1 overs)
Kent won by 51 runs
  
 
Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: DJ Millns and PA Pollard
Player of the match: MP Stoinis (Kent)
HG Kuhn 29 (22 balls)
LA Dawson 2/22 (4 overs)
LA Dawson 29 (35 balls)
MP Stoinis 4/17 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
5 August
Kent (H)
160/5 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
164/2 (19.2 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 8 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: IJ Gould and BV Taylor
Player of the match: M Klnger (Gloucestershire)
JL Denly 99* (63 balls)
BAC Howell 2/29 (4 overs)
MAH Hammond 51 (31 balls)
Imran Qayyum 1/30 (3.1 overs)
CJ Haggett 1/30 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Gloucestershire 2
10 August
Sussex (H)
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
  
 
  • No toss
  • No play due to heavy rain and flooding
  • Points: Sussex 1, Kent 1
12 August
Middlesex
189/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
191/7 (19.3 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
  
 
County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: PR Pollard and RT Robinson
Player of the match: AJ Blake (Kent)
DJ Malan 36 (19 balls)
JL Denly 3/25 (4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 62 (41)
JAR Harris 3/32 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Middlesex
    Z Crawley made his Twenty20 debut
16 August
Kent (H)
231/5 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
226/5 (20 overs)
Kent won by 5 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: MA Gough and BV Taylor
Player of the match: SW Billings (Kent)
SW Billings 57* (35 balls)
MTC Waller 2/29 (4 overs)
SM Davies 45 (25 balls)
Imran Qayyum 1/18 (2 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and decided to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Somerset 0
    Kent's total included six penalty runs imposed because Somerset did not bowl all of their overs in the allocated time period. The total equalled Kent's highest total in T20 matches
    Kent progressed to the quarter-finals
    G Stewart made his Twenty20 debut
17 August
Essex (H)
201/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent
203/5 (19.5 overs)
Kent won by 5 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)
  
 
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: ID Blackwell and JH Evans
Player of the match: DJ Bell-Drummond (Kent)
AJA Wheater 40 (26 balls)
CJ Haggett 2/26 (4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 80 (51 balls)
RS Bopara 1/22 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and decided to field
  • Points: Essex 0, Kent 2

Quarter-final[edit]

23 August
Kent (H)
133/9 (20 overs)
v
Lancashire
134/4 (18.4 overs)
Lancashire won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: M Burns and AG Wharf
Player of the match: MW Parkinson (Lancashire)
SW Billings 37 (37 balls)
MW Parkinson 3/27 (4 overs)
KK Jennings 46 (40 balls)
Imran Qayyum 2/17 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat
  • Lancashire progressed to the semi-finals
    Imran Qayyum set his highest score in T20 cricket with 21 not out

Statistics[edit]

Batting[edit]

First-class (County Championship, MCCU match and Tour match)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Joe Denly 16 26 2 954 119 39.75 55.11 4 3 3 126 5
Zak Crawley 16 26 0 797 168 30.65 58.90 1 4 2 108 4
Sean Dickson 16 28 1 793 134* 29.37 54.91 3 2 0 92 10
Heino Kuhn 14 26 3 780 96* 33.91 58.47 0 6 2 108 4
Daniel Bell-Drummond 14 25 2 437 61 19.00 48.39 0 1 3 58 1
Grant Stewart 11 17 1 414 103 25.87 70.28 1 2 3 60 7
Sam Billings 8 14 2 370 85 30.83 57.45 0 2 0 46 0
Darren Stevens 12 19 3 315 89 19.68 66.03 0 2 2 48 1
Matt Henry 11 17 3 303 81 21.64 93.51 0 2 2 29 14
Harry Podmore 15 22 7 285 53 19.00 43.05 0 1 0 29 1
Adam Rouse 9 12 1 199 55 18.09 56.37 0 1 1 29 0
Ollie Robinson 3 4 0 59 26 14.75 56.19 0 0 0 9 0
Adam Riley 6 6 3 56 23 18.66 37.08 0 0 0 5 1
Calum Haggett 3 4 0 53 31 13.25 33.97 0 0 0 6 0
Alex Blake 2 2 0 31 28 15.50 53.44 0 0 0 4 0
Will Gidman 5 4 0 27 19 6.75 34.61 0 0 1 3 0
Ivan Thomas 13 14 8 17 4* 2.83 11.88 0 0 3 1 0
Mitchell Claydon 1 2 0 5 5 2.50 27.77 0 0 1 0 0
Matt Hunn 1 0 – – – – – – – – – –

Source: Cricinfo[91]

List A (Royal London One-Day Cup and Regional Super50)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Daniel Bell-Drummond 20 20 1 795 105* 41.84 79.50 1 5 3 80 4
Heino Kuhn 11 11 3 696 127 87.00 101.45 4 1 0 61 10
Joe Denly 16 15 4 613 150* 55.72 89.61 2 3 3 61 13
Alex Blake 20 17 2 489 74* 32.60 96.07 0 3 0 37 24
Sean Dickson 18 15 2 424 72 32.61 76.12 0 4 0 24 13
Zak Crawley 13 13 1 340 99* 28.33 63.19 0 2 1 33 0
Adam Rouse 14 12 2 302 75* 30.20 75.87 0 2 2 18 5
Calum Haggett 19 12 4 178 42 22.25 71.77 0 0 7 4 0
Will Gidman 9 8 2 116 29* 19.33 63.73 0 0 1 10 1
Darren Stevens 11 8 1 95 26* 13.57 104.39 0 0 0 8 2
Sam Billings 6 4 0 85 75 21.25 101.19 0 1 0 9 1
Grant Stewart 5 4 1 69 44 23.00 67.72 0 0 0 6 1
Matt Henry 11 6 0 46 23 7.66 106.97 0 0 1 5 2
James Tredwell 5 3 1 40 18 20.00 67.79 0 0 0 2 0
Imran Qayyum 13 10 4 35 9* 5.83 48.61 0 0 0 1 0
Mitchell Claydon 11 4 4 18 11* – 81.81 0 0 0 0 1
Adam Riley 6 4 1 16 14* 5.33 84.21 0 0 1 2 0
Harry Podmore 4 2 1 7 6* 7.00 116.66 0 0 0 1 0
Ivan Thomas 8 2 1 6 6 6.00 85.71 0 0 0 1 0

Source: CricInfo[92]

Twenty20 (Vitality Blast)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Joe Denly 13 12 1 409 102 37.18 145.03 1 2 0 48 11
Daniel Bell-Drummond 13 12 0 372 80 31.00 145.31 0 3 2 39 9
Sam Billings 13 12 5 372 95* 53.14 144.74 0 3 0 33 12
Heino Kuhn 13 12 2 310 67* 31.00 145.53 0 1 0 26 8
Alex Blake 13 10 1 161 57 17.88 161.00 0 1 2 13 9
Sean Dickson 13 8 4 112 32 28.00 115.46 0 0 0 5 4
Marcus Stoinis 5 4 0 80 47 20.00 119.40 0 0 1 3 3
Calum Haggett 13 5 3 63 20 31.50 143.18 0 0 0 6 2
Adam Milne 12 4 3 23 17* 23.00 135.29 0 0 1 3 0
Imran Qayyum 13 1 1 21 21* – 150.00 0 0 0 4 0
Carlos Brathwaite 5 3 1 13 11* 6.50 118.18 0 0 1 1 1
Mitchell Claydon 9 2 2 5 5* – 71.42 0 0 0 0 0
Grant Stewart 2 2 1 5 5* 5.00 71.42 0 0 1 1 0
Zak Crawley 1 1 0 3 3 3.00 75.00 0 0 0 0 0
Ivan Thomas 4 0 – – – – – – – – – –
Harry Podmore 1 0 – – – – – – – – – –

Source: CricInfo[93]

Bowling[edit]

First-class (County Championship, MCCU match and Tour match)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5w 10w
Matt Henry 11 21 382.4 83 1,161 75 7/42 12/73 15.48 3.03 30.6 5 3
Harry Podmore 15 27 353.4 85 1,037 45 6/36 8/110 23.04 2.93 47.1 1 0
Darren Stevens 12 21 295.4 76 799 42 6/26 8/83 19.02 2.70 42.2 2 0
Ivan Thomas 13 21 196.0 34 662 25 5/91 9/126 26.48 3.37 47.0 1 0
Joe Denly 16 18 160.1 28 426 23 4/36 5/121 18.52 2.65 41.7 0 0
Grant Stewart 11 17 164.5 26 505 22 6/22 8/58 22.95 3.06 44.9 1 0
Adam Riley 6 7 136.2 33 341 9 4/68 7/146 37.88 2.50 90.8 0 0
Will Gidman 5 5 33.4 5 103 7 5/47 5/47 14.71 3.05 28.8 1 0
Calum Haggett 3 5 29.0 11 85 6 2/6 3/32 14.16 2.93 29.0 0 0
Daniel Bell-Drummond 14 3 7.0 3 8 2 1/1 1/1 4.00 1.14 21.0 0 0
Mitchell Claydon 1 1 11.4 0 27 2 2/27 2/27 15.50 2.31 35.0 0 0

Source: CricInfo[94]

List A (Royal London One-Day Cup and Regional Super50)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
Joe Denly 16 15 120.0 5 615 24 4/35 25.62 5.12 30.0 3 0
Calum Haggett 19 19 142.2 4 839 23 3/42 36.47 5.89 37.1 0 0
Darren Stevens 11 11 93.1 1 421 16 6/25 26.31 4.51 34.9 0 1
Matt Henry 11 11 99.1 7 551 16 3/37 34.43 5.55 37.1 0 0
Mitchell Claydon 11 11 86.0 5 478 14 5/31 34.14 5.55 36.8 0 1
Imran Qayyum 13 13 108.0 3 541 13 4/33 41.61 5.00 49.8 1 0
Ivan Thomas 8 8 68.4 6 346 11 4/30 31.45 5.03 37.4 1 0
Will Gidman 9 9 60.0 4 196 10 4/20 19.60 3.26 36.0 1 0
Adam Riley 6 6 45.0 5 195 9 4/40 21.66 4.33 30.0 1 0
Grant Stewart 5 5 40.2 4 152 8 3/17 19.00 3.76 30.2 0 0
Harry Podmore 4 4 34.0 1 227 6 4/57 37.83 6.67 34.0 1 0
James Tredwell 5 5 34.0 5 122 1 1/25 122.0 3.58 204.0 0 0
Daniel Bell-Drummond 20 1 0.5 0 3 0 – – 3.60 – 0 0

Source: CricInfo[95]

Twenty20 (Vitality Blast)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
Joe Denly 13 12 43.1 0 355 20 3/25 16.75 7.76 12.9 0 0
Adam Milne 12 11 41.3 0 297 13 4/15 22.84 7.15 19.1 1 0
Calum Haggett 13 12 36.0 0 349 11 2/26 31.72 9.69 19.6 0 0
Imran Qayyum 13 12 33.1 0 296 10 3/40 29.60 8.92 19.9 0 0
Carlos Brathwaite 5 5 18.0 0 170 9 4/21 18.88 9.44 12.09 1 0
Mitchell Claydon 9 8 31.0 0 311 8 2/36 38.87 10.03 23.2 0 0
Marcus Stoinis 5 4 13.5 0 118 4 4/17 29.50 8.53 20.7 1 0
Ivan Thomas 4 4 7.0 0 75 2 1/10 37.50 10.71 21.0 0 0
Grant Stewart 2 2 5.2 0 68 1 1/40 68.00 12.75 32.0 0 0
Daniel Bell-Drummond 13 2 2.0 0 21 0 – – 10.50 – 0 0
Harry Podmore 1 1 2.0 0 37 0 – – 18.50 – 0 0

Source: CricInfo[96]

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