Kent County Cricket Club in 2012

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Kent County Cricket Club
2012 season
Coach WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Jimmy Adams
Captain Flag of England.svg Rob Key
Overseas player WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Brendan Nash
Ground(s) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
County Championship 3rd, Division Two
Clydesdale Bank 40 3rd, Group C
Friends Life t20 4th, South Group
Most runs FC: SA Northeast (969)
LA: SW Billings (315)
T20: SW Billings (216)
Most wickets FC: CE Shreck (58)
LA: DI Stevens (20)
T20: AJ Ball (12)
Most catches FC: JC Tredwell (13)
LA: DI Stevens (7); JC Tredwell (7)
T20: RWT Key (5)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsFC: GO Jones (52)
LA: GO Jones (16)
T20: GO Jones (10)
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In 2012, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group C of the 40-over Clydesdale Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Life t20. Kent also hosted a first-class match at the St Lawrence Ground against the touring South Africans. At the start of the season, Kent played a three-day MCC Universities match at Oxford MCCU, but this match did not have first-class status. It was the first season in charge for new head coach Jimmy Adams after the departure of Paul Farbrace who had been the club's Director of Cricket for two seasons. [1] The club captain was former England batsman Rob Key who had been club captain since 2006. Brendan Nash joined Kent as their overseas player. [2]

Contents

Kent finished third of nine in Division Two of the County Championship, narrowly missing out on promotion to Division One. The county performed well in the Clydesdale Bank 40, winning 7 out of 9 completed matches, but missed out on qualification for the knockout stages despite finishing level on points with group runners-up Warwickshire. A surprise loss to the Unicorns and a no result against the same opposition when rain forced an abandonment after Kent had restricted their opponents to just 177/8 ultimately proved costly, and Kent missed out on a semi-final appearance after losing their final match against Sussex. [3] [4] [5] The Friends Life t20 campaign was disappointing for Kent, with the side winning just 4 out of 10 matches and finishing in 4th place (out of 6) in the South Group.

At international level, James Tredwell played One Day Internationals for England during the English summer, playing in a single match against Australia and later three matches against South Africa. Tredwell also played two First Class matches for the England Lions against Australia A. Matt Coles also played in one of these matches for the England Lions. [6]

Squad

Kent signed five players ahead of the 2012 season. Fast bowler Charlie Shreck joined from Nottinghamshire in September 2011. [7] Veteran batsman Mike Powell signed for the county after spending 15 seasons with Glamorgan in November. [8] Durham all-rounder Ben Harmison was the third new signing before the end of 2011 when he joined Kent in December. [9] Kent signed Australian-born West Indian batsman Brendan Nash as their overseas player for 2012 in March. [2] The other addition to the squad saw batsman Scott Newman join on loan for the first two months of the season from Middlesex as cover for Daniel Bell-Drummond who was on England Under-19 duty. [10] Newman had dropped down the pecking order at Middlesex after the arrival of Joe Denly from Kent after the end of the 2011 season. [11] Denly had made his debut for Kent in 2004. In addition to Denly, Martin van Jaarsveld had also left the county after the 2011 season. [1] He had been with Kent since 2005 and initially agreed to join Leicestershire, but later cancelled the deal and instead announced his retirement from county cricket in November 2011, citing fatigue. [12] Simon Cook, who had also joined the county in 2005, retired from playing towards the end of the 2012 season. [13]

Squad list

NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Daniel Bell-Drummond Flag of England.svg  England 3 August 1993 (aged 18)Right-handedRight arm medium
Alex Blake Flag of England.svg  England 25 January 1989 (aged 23)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
Fabian Cowdrey Flag of England.svg  England 30 January 1993 (aged 19)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Robert Key Flag of England.svg  England 12 May 1979 (aged 32)Right-handedRight arm off break Club captain
Brendan Nash Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 14 December 1977 (aged 34)Left-handedLeft arm medium Overseas player
Scott Newman Flag of England.svg  England 3 November 1979 (aged 32)Left-handedRight arm medium On loan from Middlesex
Sam Northeast Flag of England.svg  England 16 October 1989 (aged 22)Right-handedRight arm off break
Chris Piesley Flag of England.svg  England 12 February 1992 (aged 20)Left-handedRight arm off break
Mike Powell Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3 February 1977 (aged 35)Right-handedRight arm off break
All-rounders
Azhar Mahmood Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 28 February 1975 (aged 37)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium British citizen
Adam Ball Flag of England.svg  England 1 March 1993 (aged 19)Right-handedLeft arm fast-medium
Matt Coles Flag of England.svg  England 26 May 1990 (aged 21)Left-handedRight arm fast-medium
Ben Harmison Flag of England.svg  England 9 January 1986 (aged 26)Left-handedRight arm medium-fast
Darren Stevens Flag of England.svg  England 30 April 1976 (aged 35)Right-handedRight arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 15 June 1991 (aged 20)Right-handed—
Geraint Jones Flag of England.svg  England 14 July 1979 (aged 32)Right-handed—
Bowlers
Simon Cook Flag of England.svg  England 15 January 1977 (aged 35)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
Mark Davies Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 1980 (aged 31)Right-handedRight arm medium
Ben KempFlag of England.svg  England 26 May 1993 (aged 18)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Adam Riley Flag of England.svg  England 23 March 1992 (aged 20)Right-handedRight arm off break
Ashley Shaw Flag of England.svg  England 15 April 1991 (aged 20)Right-handedLeft arm fast-medium
Charlie Shreck Flag of England.svg  England 6 January 1978 (aged 34)Right-handedRight arm fast-medium
Ivan Thomas Flag of England.svg  England 25 September 1991 (aged 20)Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
James Tredwell Flag of England.svg  England 27 February 1982 (aged 30)Left-handedRight arm off break

County Championship

Division Two

TeamPldWLTDABatBowlDedPts
Derbyshire (C)166208031430.0194
Yorkshire (P)1650011041400.0194
Kent 164309039400.0170
Hampshire 164507028400.0153
Essex 1633010027400.0145
Glamorgan 163606128351.0131
Leicestershire 1633010024335.0130
Northamptonshire 162509037340.0130
Gloucestershire 163606122350.0126
Source: Cricinfo [14]

Matches

5–8 April
v
Match drawn
 
 
537/9d (148.3 overs)
MT Coles 103* (111)
Ajmal Shahzad 3/86 (31 overs)
364 (101.1 overs)
JM Bairstow 107 (147)
CE Shreck 4/90 (26.1 overs)
146/4 (53 overs) (f/o)
JE Root 76 (118)
CE Shreck 2/22 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 9, Kent 10
12–14 April
v
Kent won by an innings and 120 runs
 
 
132 (58.1 overs)
AG Wakely 33 (86)
MT Coles 3/32 (14.1 overs)
368 (112.5 overs)
MJ Powell 128* (227)
JA Brooks 5/98 (27.5 overs)
116 (55.3 overs)
DJG Sales 42 (65)
MT Coles 6/51 (16.3 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Northamptonshire 2, Kent 23
19–22 April
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
 
 
255 (96.2 overs)
WRS Gidman 56 (129)
M Davies 4/43 (25 overs)
150 (54.5 overs)
DI Stevens 54 (90)
WRS Gidman 5/43 (16.3 overs)
257/7d (79 overs)
HJH Marshall 74 (115)
MT Coles 3/55 (18 overs)
94/2 (38.1 overs)
RWT Key 32* (100)
EGC Young 1/18 (12 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 6, Gloucestershire 8
26–29 April
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
 
 
247 (92.3 overs)
GS Ballance 38 (105)
MT Coles 4/70 (23.3 overs)
350/9 (105.5 overs)
BP Nash 123* (214)
TT Bresnan 3/89 (29.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on day 4
  • Points: Kent 10, Yorkshire 7
9–12 May
v
(H) Essex
Match drawn
 
 
225 (68.1 overs)
DI Stevens 119 (170)
CM Willoughby 5/70 (20 overs)
181 (82.4 overs)
ML Pettini 92 (164)
M Davies 4/20 (24.4 overs)
92/2d (28 overs)
RWT Key 40* (69)
T Westley 1/29 (9 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 6, Kent 7
16–19 May
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
 
 
418 (144.3 overs)
DJG Sales 140 (241)
DI Stevens 3/63 (24.3 overs)
280/6d (111 overs)
MJ Powell 61 (148)
AJ Hall 3/39 (19 overs)
123/0d (36 overs)
JD Middlebrook 64* (104)
110/1 (43 overs)
RWT Key 54* (120)
JD Middlebrook 1/19 (10 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 6, Northamptonshire 7
23–25 May
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by an innings and 279 runs
 
 
141 (53.5 overs)
WA White 38 (55)
MT Coles 5/41 (11 overs)
533 (172.4 overs)
MJ Powell 134 (282)
CW Henderson 5/116 (50.4 overs)
113 (46 overs)
NL Buck 27 (53)
DI Stevens 4/24 (13 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 22, Leicestershire 1
6–9 June
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
 
 
303/8d (101.5 overs)
LA Dawson 134* (286)
M Davies 2/40 (23 overs)
Innings forfeited
Innings forfeited
220/6 (68 overs)
SA Northeast 79 (145)
AD Mascarenhas 2/45 (20 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Only 15.1, 18.3 and 44.2 overs were bowled on days 1, 2 and 3, respectively, due to rain
  • Points: Kent 5, Hampshire 6
16–19 July
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
456/9d (119 overs)
DI Stevens 123 (152)
JAR Harris 5/118 (33 overs)
389 (112.1 overs)
MA Wallace 111 (197)
DI Stevens 4/77 (26.1 overs)
168/2 (58.1 overs)
SA Northeast 101* (159)
JC Glover 2/16 (9 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 11, Glamorgan 9
27–30 July
v
Match drawn
 
 
292 (96.2 overs)
JHK Adams 91 (191)
M Davies 3/36 (21.2 overs)
467 (130.4 overs)
SA Northeast 140 (257)
JA Tomlinson 4/94 (28 overs)
186/9 (91 overs)
JHK Adams 85* (255)
JC Tredwell 3/62 (33 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 7, Kent 10
2–5 August
v
Derbyshire won by 2 wickets
 
 
265 (75.5 overs)
MT Coles 57 (83)
TD Groenewald 3/41 (19 overs)
132 (47.3 overs)
DJ Wainwright 29* (67)
CE Shreck 5/41 (16.3 overs)
161 (56.5 overs)
RWT Key 81 (156)
AD Palladino 7/53 (23.5 overs)
298/8 (96.2 overs)
UT Khawaja 56 (137)
CE Shreck 4/99 (30 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 19, Kent 5
8–10 August
Kent (H)
v
Essex won by 7 wickets
 
 
226 (84.3 overs)
MJ Powell 62 (128)
DD Masters 3/44 (18.1 overs)
273 (94.4 overs)
AJA Wheater 82 (109)
CE Shreck 5/51 (25.4 overs)
101 (37 overs)
DI Stevens 22 (32)
MA Chambers 4/31 (13 overs)
55/3 (18.3 overs)
ML Pettini 19* (29)
Azhar Mahmood 2/25 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 4, Essex 21
15–18 August
v
Match drawn
 
 
300/9d (92.4 overs)
AJ Blake 73 (136)
WRS Gidman 3/75 (24 overs)
1/0d (0.1 overs)
RJ Nicol 1* (1)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on days 1 and 3 due to rain; Only 11.2 overs bowled on day 2
  • Points: Gloucestershire 6, Kent 6
28–31 August
v
Kent won by 147 runs
 
 
350/8d (92.2 overs)
BP Nash 119 (172)
RML Taylor 5/91 (19 overs)
171/3d (52.1 overs)
MAG Boyce 78* (141)
CE Shreck 2/63 (17 overs)
103/2d (23 overs)
AJ Blake 35* (50)
Michael Thornely 1/16 (6 overs)
135 (49.5 overs)
JKH Naik 33 (47)
DI Stevens 5/35 (14 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • No play on day 2 due to rain
  • Adam Riley replaced James Tredwell in the XI after day 1 due to an England call-up
    Points: Leicestershire 2, Kent 21
4–7 September
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 222 runs
 
 
261 (82.3 overs)
GO Jones 80 (136)
TD Groenewald 3/63 (19 overs)
200 (79.2 overs)
WL Madsen 64 (135)
M Davies 5/27 (18 overs)
342/8d (101.3 overs)
SA Northeast 165 (306)
DJ Wainwright 3/77 (28 overs)
181 (108.2 overs)
UT Khawaja 53 (180)
DI Stevens 4/37 (19 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • James Tredwell replaced Adam Riley in the XI after day 2, having been released from England duty
    Points: Kent 21, Derbyshire 4
11–13 September
v
Glamorgan won by 7 wickets
 
 
390 (112.3 overs)
J Allenby 125* (163)
MT Coles 4/76 (18.3 overs)
170 (53.5 overs)
SA Northeast 62 (132)
RDB Croft 5/31 (11.5 overs)
61/3 (14.2 overs)
WD Bragg 25 (27)
MT Coles 2/28 (7 overs)
280 (83.4 overs) (f/o)
GO Jones 81 (148)
JC Glover 3/43 (14 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Glamorgan 23, Kent 3

Other first-class match

Tour match

13–15 July
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
 
 
210 (74.2 overs)
MJ Powell 48* (137)
Imran Tahir 4/31 (14.2 overs)
314 (93 overs)
HM Amla 77 (132)
CE Shreck 3/90 (24 overs)
105/0 (22 overs)
SA Northeast 54* (69)
  • South Africans won the toss and elected to field

Clydesdale Bank 40

Group C

PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Sussex Sharks 127104181.012
2 Warwickshire Bears 128301170.660
3 Kent Spitfires 127203170.870
4 Derbyshire Falcons 12450311−0.438
5 Yorkshire Carnegie 12470190.006
6 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 1216057−0.568
7 Unicorns 1218035−1.545
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

6 May
Yorkshire (H)
175/9 (40 overs)
v
Kent
176/6 (39.2 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
 
 
Headingley, Leeds
Umpires: DJ Millns and P Willey
Player of the match: MT Coles (Kent)
JE Root 49 (64)
MT Coles 6/32 (8 overs)
DI Stevens 59 (51)
Azeem Rafiq 3/22 (8 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Yorkshire 0, Kent 2
20 May
Kent (H)
165 (39.5 overs)
v
Unicorns
166/6 (39 overs)
Unicorns won by 4 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
 
 
SA Northeast 69 (94)
RG Querl 4/41 (8 overs)
KA Parsons 46 (57)
JC Tredwell 4/24 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Unicorns 2
1 June
Warwickshire
94/7 (26.3 overs)
v
(H) Kent
96/0 (16.3 overs)
Kent won by 10 wickets (with 57 balls remaining) (D/L method)
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: RA Kettleborough and RT Robinson
Player of the match: M Davies (Kent)
R Clarke 39 (56)
M Davies 3/10 (8 overs)
SW Billings 58* (54)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • The Warwickshire innings stopped by rain after 26.3 overs. Kent were then set a D/L target of 96 runs to win from 26 overs.
  • Points: Kent 2, Warwickshire 0
5 June
Unicorns (H)
177/8 (40 overs)
v
Kent
9/0 (3 overs)
No result
 
 
JE Ord 52 (76)
BP Nash 2/14 (6 overs)
SW Billings 5* (10)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Rain stopped play after 3 overs of Kent's innings
  • Points: Unicorns 1, Kent 1
10 June
Northamptonshire
168/5 (32 overs)
v
(H) Kent
6/0 (1 overs)
No result
 
 
NJ O'Brien 46 (71)
DI Stevens 2/33 (8 overs)
SW Billings 5* (5)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Rain interrupted the Northamptonshire innings after 29 overs with the score at 137/4, reducing the match to 32 overs per side. The Kent innings was interrupted after 1 over with score at 6/0 and they were set a new D/L target of 138 runs to win from 18 overs, but no further play was possible
  • Points: Kent 1, Northamptonshire 1
16 July
Sussex (H)
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
 
 
  • Points: Sussex 1, Kent 1
31 July
Derbyshire (H)
62/5 (14 overs)
v
Kent
68/1 (10.5 overs)
Kent won by 9 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) (D/L method)
 
 
JL Clare 11* (3)
DI Stevens 2/3 (2 overs)
SW Billings 28* (30)
ML Turner 1/22 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Rain interrupted the Derbyshire innings after 13 overs with the score at 46/4, reducing the innings to 14 overs per side. Kent were set a D/L target of 67 runs to win from 14 overs.
  • Points: Derbyshire 0, Kent 2
12 August
Kent (H)
248/6 (40 overs)
v
Derbyshire
137 (31.4 overs)
Kent won by 111 runs
 
 
SW Billings 143 (113)
PI Burgoyne 2/32 (7 overs)
WL Madsen 32 (47)
DI Stevens 5/36 (8 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Derbyshire 0
13 August
Warwickshire (H)
92 (30.4 overs)
v
Kent
93/4 (20.2 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets (with 118 balls remaining)
 
 
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: NGC Cowley and JH Evans
Player of the match: DI Stevens (Kent)
R Clarke 35* (66)
DI Stevens 4/25 (7.4 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 20* (16)
DL Maddy 2/30 (4.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Warwickshire 0, Kent 2
19 August
Northamptonshire (H)
232/9 (40 overs)
v
Kent
233/5 (38.4 overs)
Kent won by 5 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)
 
 
AG Wakely 74 (76)
MT Coles 3/45 (7 overs)
BP Nash 70* (52)
CD de Lange 3/35 (8 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Northamptonshire 0, Kent 2
22 August
Kent (H)
226/5 (40 overs)
v
Yorkshire
196 (38.2 overs)
Kent won by 30 runs
 
 
RWT Key 101 (109)
MA Ashraf 2/36 (8 overs)
AW Gale 57 (88)
MT Coles 3/25 (4.2 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Yorkshire 0
27 August
Kent (H)
210/5 (40 overs)
v
Sussex
211/1 (30 overs)
Sussex won by 9 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
 
 
BP Nash 51* (59)
KO Wernars 1/32 (6 overs)
LJ Wright 101* (90)
DI Stevens 1/51 (7 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Sussex 2

Friends Life t20

South Division

PosTeam
PldWLTNRPts NRR
1 Sussex Sharks 106103151.389
2 Hampshire Royals 105203130.693
3 Essex Eagles 10540111−0.032
4 Kent Spitfires 1045019−0.465
5 Middlesex Panthers 1037006−0.210
6 Surrey Lions 1037006−0.700
Source: [ citation needed ]

Matches

12 June
Kent (H)
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
 
 
  • No toss
  • Points: Kent 1, Sussex 1
17 June
Surrey
176/3 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
120/2 (16.2 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)
 
 
GC Wilson 53* (43)
Azhar Mahmood 2/12 (2 overs)
RWT Key 51* (46)
JW Dernbach 1/22 (3 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 0
20 June
Essex (H)
158/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent
155 (20 overs)
Essex won by 3 runs
 
 
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: G Sharp and P Willey
Player of the match: JS Foster & GM Smith (both Essex)
JS Foster 51 (27)
AJ Ball 2/32 (4 overs)
SW Billings 59 (55)
GM Smith 5/17 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 2, Kent 0
22 June
Kent
151/5 (20 overs)
v
(H) Hampshire
148/6 (15.4 overs)
Kent won by 3 runs
 
 
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: JH Evans and JW Lloyds
Player of the match: SA Northeast (Kent)
SA Northeast 46* (26)
AD Mascarenhas 2/21 (4 overs)
JM Vince 31 (24)
JC Tredwell 2/27 (4 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Hampshire 0, Kent 2
24 June
Kent (H)
135/6 (20 overs)
v
Hampshire
138/4 (18.2 overs)
Hampshire win by 6 wickets (with 10 balls remaining)
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: MJD Bodenham and DJ Millns
Player of the match: GJ Maxwell (Hampshire)
DI Stevens 60 (44)
GJ Maxwell 2/10 (2 overs)
GJ Maxwell 66* (32)
AJ Ball 2/27 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Hampshire 2
26 June
Middlesex
207/2 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
159/7 (20 overs)
Middlesex won by 48 runs
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: MJD Bodenham and G Sharp
Player of the match: JL Denly (Middlesex)
JL Denly 90* (66)
JC Tredwell 1/23 (4 overs)
SA Northeast 60 (43)
NJ Dexter 3/22 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Middlesex 2
29 June
Sussex (H)
212/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent
129 (19.4 overs)
Sussex won by 83 runs
 
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: NL Bainton and MA Gough
Player of the match: MW Goodwin (Sussex)
MW Goodwin 68* (31)
SJ Cook 3/41 (4 overs)
SW Billings 38 (37)
MJG Rippon 4/23 (4 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 2, Kent 0
5 July
Kent
136/8 (20 overs)
v
(H) Surrey
88 (17.3 overs)
Kent won by 48 runs
 
 
The Oval, Kennington, London
Umpires: NGB Cook and TE Jesty
Player of the match: AJ Blake (Kent)
AJ Blake 35 (26)
CT Tremlett 2/23 (4 overs)
ZS Ansari 25 (33)
Azhar Mahmood 3/12 (3 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
6 July
Essex
149/5 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
126/9 (20 overs)
Essex won by 23 runs
 
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: SC Gale and NA Mallender
Player of the match: ML Pettini (Essex)
ML Pettini 59 (45)
DI Stevens 3/13 (4 overs)
GO Jones 24* (17)
RJW Topley 3/19 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Essex 2
8 July
Middlesex (H)
124/9 (20 overs)
v
Kent
125/7 (19 overs)
Kent won by 3 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)
 
 
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
Umpires: RT Robinson and P Willey
Player of the match: DI Stevens (Kent)
NJ Dexter 42 (38)
DI Stevens 3/23 (4 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 30 (26)
SP Crook 2/21 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 0, Kent 2

MCCU match

Kent's 3-day match against Oxford MCCU in May did not have first-class status.

2–4 May
v
Match drawn
 
 
251/8d (69.4 overs)
AJ Blake 97 (148)
SS Agarwal 4/49 (16.4 overs)
192/7d (72.5 overs)
CAM Walker 64 (103)
AJ Blake 3/10 (7 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • No play on day 2
  • Match did not have first-class status

Statistics

Batting

First-class (County Championship and Tour match)
PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAveSR1005004s6s
Sam Northeast 1219296916557.0053.003611123
Brendan Nash 16245908132*47.7857.14340981
Robert Key 1524379711937.9547.04151920
Mike Powell 1721469513440.8844.38234871
Geraint Jones 162046778842.3152.03071743
Darren Stevens 1620061912330.9561.71223892
Matt Coles 15181392103*23.0572.45114479
Ben Harmison 121713254620.3140.72000361
James Tredwell 131322278720.6343.48012250
Mark Davies 151642275818.9147.48012308
Scott Newman 6902156423.8849.53011340
Alex Blake 5811647323.4244.56011240
Daniel Bell-Drummond 24112348*41.0051.89001190
Charlie Shreck 171711861614.3355.84001133
Azhar Mahmood 120494924.5063.6300150
Simon Cook 220281514.0051.8500040
Adam Riley 6602083.3313.6900100
Sam Billings 110131313.0046.4200010
Ivan Thomas 22100*0.000.0000100
Source: Cricinfo [15]
List A (Clydesdale Bank 40)
PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAveSR1005004s6s
Sam Billings 1111431514345.00100.00110441
Robert Key 1111328310135.3773.50101262
Sam Northeast 11811986928.2871.48011121
Darren Stevens 11701975928.1480.08010230
Brendan Nash 95318970*94.5095.45020120
Geraint Jones 116515252*152.00117.82010112
Alex Blake 8717718*12.8368.75000120
Azhar Mahmood 4212820*28.0093.3300031
James Tredwell 1032191419.0073.0700020
Mark Davies 91133*-25.0000000
Matt Coles 910222.0028.5700000
Adam Ball 510111.0033.3300000
Simon Cook 70----------
Adam Riley 20----------
Source:Cricinfo [16]
Twenty20 (Friends Life t20)
PlayerMatchesInningsNORunsHSAveSR1005004s6s
Sam Billings 9902165924.00101.88010174
Darren Stevens 9912076025.87135.290101112
Sam Northeast 9811926027.42122.29010194
Robert Key 88111651*16.5791.33010122
Azhar Mahmood 8801103013.7598.2100173
Alex Blake 440753517.50127.2700134
Brendan Nash 651692617.25106.1500070
Geraint Jones 9736424*16.00101.5800022
Adam Ball 96239189.75130.0000041
Matt Coles 6523114*10.33124.0000160
Simon Cook 4433019*30.00115.3800011
Mark Davies 94115135.0083.3300210
Adam Riley 31155*-125.0000000
James Tredwell 620321.5060.0000000
Source: Cricinfo [17]

Bowling

First-class (County Championship and Tour match)
PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIBBMAveEconSR5w10w
Charlie Shreck 1727526.31221,544585/419/14026.622.9354.420
Matt Coles 1524357.4461,197536/519/8322.583.3440.420
Mark Davies 1524368.3128699365/277/5819.411.8961.410
Darren Stevens 1623304.363840355/356/4624.002.7552.210
James Tredwell 131530178752193/385/11839.572.4995.000
Adam Riley 6881.41930172/433/11143.003.6870.000
Brendan Nash 161028.517241/21/218.002.4943.200
Ivan Thomas 2235.0118832/292/2929.332.5170.000
Azhar Mahmood 1221.057122/252/7135.503.3863.000
Simon Cook 2112.051911/191/1919.001.5872.000
Alex Blake 511.0010---1.00-00
Robert Key 1524.01270---6.75-00
Scott Newman 616.00310---5.16-00
Ben Harmison 12419.02660---3/47-00
Source: Cricinfo [18]
List A (Clydesdale Bank 40)
PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAveEconSR4w5w
Darren Stevens 111174.12326205/3616.304.3922.211
Matt Coles 9952.23281176/3216.525.3618.401
James Tredwell 101061.41300134/2423.074.8628.410
Mark Davies 9969.012255103/1025.503.6941.400
Simon Cook 7739.0018752/3037.404.7946.800
Adam Ball 5527.0214242/3935.505.2540.500
Azhar Mahmood 4417.008332/1427.664.8834.000
Brendan Nash 9518.007522/1437.504.1654.000
Adam Riley 224.00190--4.75-00
Source:Cricinfo [19]
Twenty20 (Friends Life t20)
PlayerMatchesInningsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAveEconSR4w5w
Adam Ball 9928.30217122/1818.087.6114.200
Azhar Mahmood 8824.20212103/1221.208.7114.600
Darren Stevens 9922.0013573/1319.286.1318.800
Mark Davies 9936.0020672/1829.425.7230.800
Simon Cook 4414.0010343/4125.757.3521.000
James Tredwell 6623.0014942/2737.256.4734.500
Matt Coles 6616.0019242/4648.0012.0024.000
Adam Riley 339.006122/1530.506.7727.000
Brendan Nash 613.003211/3232.0010.6618.000
Source: Cricinfo [20]

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