Kent County Cricket Club in 2023

In 2023, Kent County Cricket Club will compete in the 2023 County Championship, the 2023 One-Day Cup and the 2023 T20 Blast. The season is the seventh in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018.[1] Ryan ten Doeschate left his position as batting coach after a single season with Kent, to take up a role with the Kolkata Knight Riders.[2] Former Worcestershire head coach Alex Gidman joined Kent as a replacement for ten Doeschate.[3]

Kent County Cricket Club
2023 season
CoachEngland Matthew Walker
CaptainEngland Sam Billings
Overseas players
Ground(s)
← 2022

Squad

Departures

On 29 July 2022, Matt Milnes signed a contract to join Yorkshire at the end of the season.[4] In August it was announced that Darren Stevens would be released at the end of the season after 17 years with Kent.[5] Stevens played over 630 games for Kent, scored more than 28,000 runs and took almost 900 wickets.[6] On 23 September 2022, the club announced that wicketkeeper-batsman Ollie Robinson would be leaving the club at the end of the season to join Durham.[7] In November 2022, Harry Podmore signed for Glamorgan.[8]

Arrivals

On 30 July 2022, Kent signed 20 year-old Joey Evison from Nottinghamshire, initially on loan for the One-Day Cup before joining on a three-year contract from the start of the 2023 season.[9] In October 2022, Harry Finch signed a two-year contract to run until the end of the 2024 season.[10] Finch had previously had short spells with Kent in 2021 season when the squad had been severely affected by COVID-19.[11] and again in 2022 season as cover for a number of players absent due to injuries and The Hundred.[12]

In November 2022, Kent signed Australian veteran Michael Hogan.[13] Hogan had originally planned to retire at the end of the 2022 season, which was his tenth year with Glamorgan.[14] In December 2022, Kent announced that Australian international fast-bowler Kane Richardson would play for the county as an overseas player for the 2023 T20 Blast.[15] In March 2023, Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh agreed to play up to five County Championship matches in June and July for the county.[16] In April 2023, Connor McKerr rejoined the county on loan from Surrey for two County Championship matches to cover for injuries in the bowling unit, having previously had a spell with Kent at the end of the 2022 season.[17] Two days later, Australian bowler Wes Agar signed for Kent to play four County Championship matches until Arshdeep Singh arrives in June.[18]

In May 2023, Bangladesh-born seam bowler Arafat Bhuiyan signed a professional contract with Kent for the remainder of the season, after a spell with the 2nd XI and playing in the Kent League for Blackheath.[19]

Squad list
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
2Ben Compton England (1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 29)Left-handedRight-arm off break
6Joe Denly England (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
10Alex Blake England (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 34)Left-handedRight-arm off breakWhite-ball contract only[20]
14Tawanda Muyeye Zimbabwe (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm off breakQualifies as a domestic player[21]
16Zak Crawley England (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium
23Daniel Bell-Drummond England (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm mediumVice-captain
34Jack Leaning England (1993-10-18)18 October 1993 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium/off break
72Harry Finch England (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
All-rounders
9Grant Stewart Italy (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm mediumEU passport
27George Linde South Africa (1991-12-04)4 December 1991 (aged 31)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOverseas player
33Joey Evison England (2001-11-14)14 November 2001 (aged 21)Right-handedRight arm medium
55Marcus O'Riordan England (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
7Sam Billings England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 31)Right-handed—Club captain
22Jordan Cox England (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 22)Right-handed—
Bowlers
4Conor McKerr South Africa (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fastOn loan from Surrey (April)
8Wes Agar Australia (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (April–May)
11James Logan England (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 (aged 25)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
17Nathan Gilchrist South Africa (2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUK passport
18Fred Klaassen Netherlands (1992-11-13)13 November 1992 (aged 30)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
19Jas Singh England (2002-09-19)19 September 2002 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
31Michael Hogan Australia (1981-05-31)31 May 1981 (aged 41)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUK passport
47Kane Richardson Australia (1991-02-12)12 February 1991 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (T20 Blast only)
64Matt Quinn New Zealand (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastUK passport
75Hamidullah Qadri England (2000-01-05)5 January 2000 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
99Arshdeep Singh India (1999-02-05)5 February 1999 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (County Championship June–July)
–Arafat Bhuiyan England (1996-10-11)11 October 1996 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium

County Championship

Division One
6–9 April
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by 7 wickets
  
 
117 (32.5 overs)
Ricardo Vasconcelos 39 (70)
Matt Quinn 4/25 (9.5 overs)
222 (69.4 overs)
Zak Crawley 91 (171)
Chris Tremain 5/44 (18 overs)
331 (117.3 overs)
Rob Keogh 116* (211)
Joey Evison 4/62 (25.3 overs)
227/3 (64.5 overs)
Ben Compton 114* (197)
Chris Tremain 2/40 (13 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • No play was possible before lunch on day one due to rain.
  • Points: Kent 19, Northamptonshire 3
  • Michael Hogan made his Kent debut.
13–16 April
v
Warwickshire won by an innings and 15 runs
  
 
453/4d (107 overs)
Sam Hain 165* (269)
Joe Denly 1/49 (13 overs)
158 (47.1 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 40 (65)
Hasan Ali 3/36 (9.1 overs)
281 (93.3 overs) (f/o)
Joey Evison 99 (161)
Chris Rushworth 3/58 (21 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • No play was possible on day two due to rain.
  • Points: Warwickshire 24, Kent 1
20–23 April
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
451/5d (97.4 overs)
Nick Browne 159 (299)
Wes Agar 2/67 (23 overs)
342/7 (78 overs)
Zak Crawley 170 (183)
Simon Harmer 4/141 (31 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and chose to bat.
  • No play was possible on day four due to rain
  • Points: Kent 8, Essex 12
  • Wes Agar made his Kent debut.
27–30 April
v
Middlesex won by 9 wickets
  
 
186 (65.2 overs)
Ben Compton 52 (168)
Tim Murtagh 4/40 (17 overs)
229 (58.1 overs)
Ryan Higgins 71 (108)
Wes Agar 4/60 (15.1 overs)
128 (57 overs)
Jack Leaning 48 (118)
Tim Murtagh 6/42 (16 overs)
86/1 (24.3 overs)
Sam Robson 41* (79)
Matt Quinn 1/41 (6 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Kent 3
11–14 May
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
95 (37.4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 28 (42)
James Fuller 5/21 (8 overs)
373 (104.5 overs)
Liam Dawson 84 (153)
Joey Evison 3/86 (20.5 overs)
259/4 (113 overs)
Jack Leaning 68* (206)
Liam Dawson 2/31 (18 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Only 4.1 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain.
  • Points: Kent 8, Hampshire 11
18–21 May
v
Surrey (H)
  
 
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Nigel Llong
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to field.
  • Arafat Bhuiyan made his first-class debut.
11–14 June
Kent (H)
v
  
 
25–28 June
v
  
 
10–13 July
Kent (H)
v
  
 
19–22 July
Essex (H)
v
  
 
25–28 July
v
  
 
10–13 September
Kent (H)
v
  
 
19–22 September
v
  
 
26–29 September
Kent (H)
v
  
 

One-Day Cup

Group B
1 August
v
  
 
6 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
9 August
v
  
 
11 August
Surrey (H)
v
  
 
13 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
17 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
20 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
22 August
v
  
 

T20 Blast

South Group
24 May
Kent (H)
v
  
 
26 May
Surrey (H)
v
  
 
30 May
Kent (H)
v
  
 
2 June
v
  
 
4 June
Kent (H)
v
  
 
7 June
Kent (H)
v
  
 
9 June
Kent (H)
v
  
 
16 June
v
  
 
17 June
v
  
 
20 June
Sussex (H)
v
  
 
22 June
Essex (H)
v
  
 
23 June
Kent (H)
v
  
 
30 June
Kent (H)
v
  
 
2 July
v
  
 

References
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  2. "Kent search for new batting coach after Ryan ten Doeschate's departure". BBC Sport. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. "Alex Gidman: Former Worcestershire head coach named Kent batting coach". BBC Sport. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. "Matt Milnes: Yorkshire sign Kent's ex-Notts seamer from 2023 season". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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  6. "'Bittersweet' - End of the Kent road for ageless cult hero Darren Stevens". ESPN Cricinfo. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  7. "Ollie Robinson: Durham to sign Kent wicketkeeper-batter". BBC Sport. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. "Harry Podmore: Glamorgan sign seamer from Kent". BBC Sport. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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  10. "Harry Finch: Kent agree two-year deal with batter". BBC Sport. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  11. "Kent forced to pick new squad for Sussex fixture following positive Covid test". ESPN Cricinfo. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  12. "Batsman Harry Finch back at Kent for the remainder of Royal London One-Day Cup campaign". Kent Online. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  13. "Michael Hogan: Kent sign veteran Glamorgan seamer after retirement U-turn". BBC Sport. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  14. "Michael Hogan signs for Kent". Glamorgan County Cricket Club. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  15. "Kane Richardson: Australian bowler joins Kent for 2023 T20 Blast". BBC Sport. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  16. Arshdeep Singh: Kent sign India bowler as overseas player, BBC Sport, 17 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  17. "Fast bowler Conor McKerr rejoins Kent on two-game loan for County Championship Division 1 matches against Warwickshire and Essex". Kent Online. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  18. "Wes Agar: Kent sign Australia fast bowler for four-match spell". BBC Sport. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
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  20. "Alex Blake: Kent batsman signs new white-ball deal until 2022". BBC Sport. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  21. Tawanda Muyeye player profile, Kent County Cricket Club. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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