Kent County Cricket Club
2011 season
CoachEngland Paul Farbrace
CaptainEngland Rob Key
Overseas playersPakistan Wahab Riaz (June–August)
South Africa Charl Langeveldt (Twenty20 only)
Ground(s)St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
County Championship8th, Division Two
Clydesdale Bank 404th, Group A
Friends Life t20Quarter-finals
Most runsFC: JL Denly (1,024)
LA: M van Jaarsveld (538)
T20: Azhar Mahmood (485)
Most wicketsFC: JC Tredwell (42)
LA: Azhar Mahmood (18)
T20: Wahab Riaz (20)
Most catchesFC: M van Jaarsveld (24)
LA: M van Jaarsveld (7)
T20: AJ Ball (9)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsFC: GO Jones (61)
LA: GO Jones (11)
T20: GO Jones (9)
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In 2011, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group A of the 40-over Clydesdale Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Life t20. Kent also hosted a Twenty20 match at the St Lawrence Ground against the touring Indians, and a three-day first-class MCC Universities match against Loughborough MCCU, also at the St Lawrence Ground. It was the second and final season in charge for Director of Cricket Paul Farbrace.[1] The club captain was former England batsman Rob Key who had been club captain since 2006. Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz joined Kent as their overseas player in June,[2] and another fast bowler, South African Charl Langeveldt, signed as Kent's second overseas player for the Friends Life t20 competition only.

Kent finished a very disappointing eighth of nine in Division Two of the County Championship in their first season since relegation from Division One. They won 6 and lost 6 matches in the Clydesdale Bank 40, leaving them in the middle of the final Group A standings (they did not progress to the knock-out stages). Kent did progress to the quarter-final stage of the Friends Life t20 after finishing in 3rd place in the South Group, with the side winning 9 out of 14 completed matches. They lost their quarter final at Grace Road against Leicestershire, in what was a high scoring game, by 3 wickets.[3]

Squad

Fast bowler Amjad Khan left Kent at the end of the 2010 season to join Sussex,[4] having been at the county since 2001. This, coupled with injuries affecting the remaining bowling unit, lead to Kent making several new signings.

Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz joined Kent as their overseas player in June.[2] Another fast bowler, South African Charl Langeveldt, signed as Kent's second overseas player for the Friends Life t20 competition only (two overseas players were permitted in this tournament). Langeveldt in fact also played a single match in the Clydesdale Bank Pro40 competition against the Netherlands immediately after the conclusion of the Twenty20 group stage. Charlie Shreck signed on loan from Nottinghamshire in early April, but was recalled by his county just a few days later after playing in just one County Championship match.[5][6] Shreck would later sign for Kent on a permanent contract after being released by Nottinghamshire at the end of the season, and would remain at the club for the next two seasons.[7]

South Africa-born Scotland international bowler Dewald Nel left Kent early in the season due to an ongoing back injury.[8] Nel had signed a two-year contract with Kent in March 2010.[9] Former Surrey bowler Neil Saker was on trial with Kent over the winter and played four first-class matches in May due to injuries to several other bowlers. However, he did not win a long-term contract.[10] Kent signed David Balcombe from Hampshire on loan in early July initially for one month, but the player remained at the county until the end of the season.[11]

The squad for 2011 featured a number of young players, including Adam Ball, Sam Billings, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Adam Riley and Ashley Shaw, who all made their first-class debuts during the season.

Fast bowler Robbie Joseph left the club after the end of the season, having debuted for the county in 2004, and would go on to sign for Leicestershire.[12] Joseph would return to the county for a brief spell in 2014.[13]

Kent suffered a double blow at the end of the 2011 season when high-profile players Joe Denly and Martin van Jaarsveld left the county.[1] Van Jaarsveld had initially agreed to join Leicestershire, but later cancelled the deal and instead announced his retirement from county cricket in November 2011, citing fatigue.[14] Denly signed for Middlesex in order to play Division One cricket and enhance his chances of reviving his international career with England.[15] Denly and van Jaarsveld debuted for Kent in 2004 and 2005, respectively.

Squad list

Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
Daniel Bell-Drummond  England (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 17) Right-handed Right arm medium
Alex Blake  England (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 22) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
Joe Denly  England (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm leg break
James Goodman  England (1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm medium
Robert Key  England (1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm off break Club captain
Sam Northeast  England (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm off break
Chris Piesley  England (1992-02-12)12 February 1992 (aged 19) Left-handed Right arm off break
Martin van Jaarsveld  South Africa (1974-06-18)18 June 1974 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm medium / Right arm off break Kolpak player, vice-captain
All-rounders
Azhar Mahmood  Pakistan (1975-02-28)28 February 1975 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium British citizen
Adam Ball  England (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 18) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium
Matt Coles  England (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 20) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium
Darren Stevens  England (1976-04-30)30 April 1976 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Sam Billings  England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 19) Right-handed —
Geraint Jones  England (1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 31) Right-handed —
Bowlers
David Balcombe  England (1984-12-24)24 December 1984 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast On loan from Hampshire (9 July to the end of the season)
Simon Cook  England (1977-01-15)15 January 1977 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Robbie Joseph  England (1982-01-20)20 January 1982 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm fast
Charl Langeveldt  South Africa (1974-12-17)17 December 1974 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Overseas player (June–July; Twenty20 only)
Dewald Nel  Scotland (1980-06-06)6 June 1980 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Left in May due to injury[8]
Adam Riley  England (1992-03-23)23 March 1992 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm off break
Neil Saker  England (1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 26) Right-handed Left arm medium Trial contract (April–May)
Ashley Shaw  England (1991-04-15)15 April 1991 (aged 19) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium
Charlie Shreck  England (1978-01-06)6 January 1978 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium On loan from Nottinghamshire (April)
James Tredwell  England (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 29) Left-handed Right arm off break
Wahab Riaz  Pakistan (1985-06-28)28 June 1985 (aged 25) Right-handed Left arm fast Overseas player (June–August)

County Championship

Division Two

Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Middlesex (C, P) 16 8 2 0 6 0 50 44 0.0 240
Surrey (P) 16 8 4 0 4 0 43 44 0.0 227
Northamptonshire 16 7 2 0 7 0 48 45 0.0 226
Gloucestershire 16 6 5 0 5 0 41 47 1.0 198
Derbyshire 16 5 6 0 5 0 42 44 0.0 181
Glamorgan 16 5 6 0 4 0 44 40 1.0 178
Essex 16 4 4 0 8 0 29 44 2.0 159
Kent 16 5 9 0 2 0 30 42 9.0 149
Leicestershire 16 1 11 0 4 0 24 36 0.0 88

Matches

8–11 April
v
(H) Essex
Kent won by 57 runs
  
 
247 (70 overs)
SA Northeast 112 (170)
Maurice Chambers 3/51 (18 overs)
201 (76 overs)
JS Foster 88* (161)
DI Stevens 6/60 (27 overs)
238 (74.4 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 63 (113)
RJW Topley 5/46 (17.4 overs)
227 (70.1 overs)
BA Godleman 58 (97)
RH Joseph 4/25 (13.1 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Essex 4, Kent 20
14–16 April
v
Northamptonshire won by an innings and 159 runs
  
 
202 (55.1 overs)
RWT Key 46 (120)
WPUJC Vaas 3/70 (19 overs)
480 (157.4 overs)
AJ Hall 146 (297)
SJ Cook 3/72 (29.4 overs)
119 (36.2 overs)
JC Tredwell 35 (59)
JA Brooks 4/36 (13 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Northamptonshire 22, Kent 3
26–29 April
v
(H) Kent
Gloucestershire won by 45 runs
  
 
292 (97.3 overs)
HJH Marshall 72 (131)
SJ Cook 3/40 (14.3 overs)
208 (68.1 overs)
AJ Ball 46 (104)
J Lewis 3/33 (15.1 overs)
206 (85.3 overs)
ID Saxelby 34* (81)
Azhar Mahmood 4/56 (25.3 overs)
245 (79.3 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 70 (119)
WRS Gidman 3/37 (13.3 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 4, Gloucestershire 21
    AJ Ball made his first-class debut
4–7 May
Kent (H)
v
Northamptonshire won by 5 wickets
  
 
280 (89.5 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 67 (111)
JD Middlebrook 3/42 (12 overs)
493 (133.1 overs)
AJ Hall 100 (232)
AEN Riley 4/145 (34 overs)
320 (81.2 overs)
DI Stevens 143 (137)
JA Brooks 3/56 (17.2 overs)
108/5 (24.4 overs)
RA White 40 (34)
JC Tredwell 3/41 (9.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 4, Northamptonshire 24
    Adam Riley made his first-class debut
    Neil Saker made his first appearance for Kent
10–12 May
v
Glamorgan won by an innings and 8 runs
  
 
242 (66.1 overs)
DI Stevens 66 (81)
WT Owen 3/37 (13.1 overs)
434 (117.3 overs)
MA Wallace 107 (187)
NC Saker 5/112 (38 overs)
184 (42.3 overs)
AJ Blake 51 (62)
WT Owen 3/24 (7 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Glamorgan 24, Kent 3
24–27 May
v
(H) Kent
Match drawn
  
 
460 (127.1 overs)
WL Madsen 140 (251)
SA Shaw 5/118 (26.1 overs)
352 (95.5 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 95 (140)
TD Groenewald 4/64 (27 overs)
256/4d (56.5 overs)
WL Madsen 71 (111)
NC Saker 1/28 (7 overs)
94/2 (25.5 overs)
RWT Key 59* (78)
AP Palladino 1/17 (5 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 9, Derbyshire 11
29 May – 1 June
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 5 wickets
  
 
459 (118.4 overs)
JL Denly 143 (247)
WA White 4/66 (19.4 overs)
251 (77.5 overs)
WI Jefferson 77 (101)
JC Tredwell 5/55 (24 overs)
157/5 (43.1 overs)
JL Denly 74 (102)
CW Henderson 4/61 (14 overs)
362 (100.1 overs) (f/o)
JWA Taylor 96 (145)
RH Joseph 4/74 (17 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 24, Leicestershire 3
19–21 June
v
Middlesex won by 9 wickets
  
 
87 (31.4 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 32 (41)
TJ Murtagh 5/27 (9 overs)
153 (44.3 overs)
SD Robson 40 (65)
Azhar Mahmood 6/36 (16.3 overs)
232 (63.4 overs)
SJ Cook 51 (90)
TJ Murtagh 4/83 (18 overs)
168/1 (37.4 overs)
SD Robson 94* (121)
JL Denly 1/34 (5 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 19, Kent 3
10–13 July
Surrey (H)
v
Surrey won by 21 runs
  
 
387 (83 overs)
Z de Bruyn 179 (200)
JL Denly 3/71 (19 overs)
250 (66.4 overs)
AJ Blake 96 (126)
TE Linley 3/52 (15 overs)
184 (58.3 overs)
SM Davies 39 (44)
DJ Balcombe 5/63 (21.3 overs)
300 (98.2 overs)
RWT Key 162 (289)
TE Linley 4/48 (23 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 23, Kent 5
20–22 July
v
Gloucestershire won by an innings and 142 runs
  
 
205 (63.3 overs)
DI Stevens 67 (138)
WRS Gidman 5/38 (14 overs)
515 (118.2 overs)
CG Taylor 196 (248)
DJ Balcombe 5/103 (29.2 overs)
168 (42.5 overs)
SJ Cook 46* (39)
DA Payne 4/60 (11.5 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Gloucestershire 24, Kent 3
2–5 August
v
Match drawn
  
 
257 (77.4 overs)
CW Henderson 54 (84)
Wahab Riaz 4/94 (19 overs)
219 (59.4 overs)
DI Stevens 67 (85)
JKH Naik 5/34 (10.2)
289/9d (90.1 overs)
TJ New 76 (101)
Azhar Mahmood 4/42 (17.1 overs)
255/6 (67 overs)
RWT Key 98 (153)
WA White 2/26 (6 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Leicestershire 8, Kent 7
10–12 August
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 265 runs
  
 
266 (81.1 overs)
JL Denly 49 (73)
Yasir Arafat 3/62 (22 overs)
127 (43.1 overs)
RJ Hamilton-Brown 34 (44)
DI Stevens 7/21 (15.1 overs)
230 (72.5 overs)
RWT Key 110* (202)
TE Linley 4/48 (18 overs)
104 (28.2 overs)
RJ Hamilton-Brown 40 (61)
JC Tredwell 5/35 (9.2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 21, Surrey 3
17–20 August
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by 69 runs
  
 
242 (64.2 overs)
JL Denly 55 (93)
CD Collymore 4/69 (20 overs)
303 (89.3 overs)
SD Robson 95 (167)
Wahab Riaz 3/33 (10.3 overs)
332 (93.1 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 92* (140)
ST Finn 5/113 (30 overs)
202 (66.4 overs)
JWM Dalrymple 108* (168)
DI Stevens 4/52 (18 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 20, Middlesex 6
31 August – 2 September
v
(H) Kent
Kent won by 6 wickets
  
 
144 (53.4 overs)
JS Foster 38 (75)
DJ Balcombe 6/51 (15.4 overs)
260 (76.2 overs)
JL Denly 55 (53)
DD Masters 6/78 (22 overs)
185 (61.2 overs)
JS Foster 49* (99)
DJ Balcombe 4/51 (16.2 overs)
72/4 (14.3 overs)
GO Jones 28* (14)
GR Napier 3/42 (7 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 13, Essex 3 (Kent were deducted 8 points after the pitch was rated as 'poor')[16]
7–10 September
v
Derbyshire won by 101 runs
  
 
535 (114.5 overs)
RA Whiteley 130* (162)
DJ Balcombe 6/128 (32 overs)
419 (108.2 overs)
JL Denly 199 (307)
AD Palladino 5/84 (24 overs)
181 (43.1 overs)
WL Madsen 73 (122)
DI Stevens 3/17 (4.1 overs)
196 (46.4 overs)
JL Denly 68 (73)
JL Clare 4/36 (11 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 24, Kent 7
    JL Denly's 189 in the second innings was his highest score in first-class cricket
12–15 September
Kent (H)
v
Glamorgan won by 8 wickets
  
 
237 (88.1 overs)
JL Denly 69 (130)
JC Glover 4/49 (18 overs)
423/9d (135 overs)
SJ Walters 147 (257)
Azhar Mahmood 2/39 (21 overs)
312 (102.5 overs)
GO Jones 79 (168)
DA Cosker 4/106 (40 overs)
129/2 (20 overs)
AN Peterson 70* (54)
AJ Ball 1/28 (5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 3, Glamorgan 22

Other first-class match

MCCU match

18–19 May (three-day match)
Kent (H)
v
Kent won by an innings ad 70 runs
  
 
450/7d (93.3 overs)
SA Northeast 176 (198)
O Wilkin 2/63 (15 overs)
127 (37.5 overs)
WA Tavaré 53 (101)
MT Coles 5/29 (14.5 overs)
253 (63.1 overs)
WA Tavaré 59 (90)
AEN Riley 5/76 (20.1 overs)

Clydesdale Bank 40

Group A

Team Pld W L T N/R Pts Net R/R
Sussex Sharks 12 8 4 0 0 16 +1.070
Middlesex Panthers 12 8 4 0 0 16 +0.213
Derbyshire Falcons 12 6 5 1 0 13 −0.079
Kent Spitfires 12 6 6 0 0 12 −0.017
Netherlands 12 5 5 1 1 12 −0.361
Yorkshire Carnegie 12 5 7 0 0 10 −0.147
Worcestershire Royals 12 2 9 0 1 5 −0.710

Matches

1 May
Kent (H)
232/8 (40 overs)
v
Worcestershire
233/4 (39.3 overs)
Worcestershire won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: MA Gough and SJ O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: AN Kervezee (Worcestershire)
M van Jaarsveld 81 (81)
GM Andrew 3/41 (8 overs)
AN Kervezee 69 (84)
AEN Riley 2/37 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Worcestershire 2
    AEN Riley and SA Shaw made their List A debuts
2 May
Middlesex (H)
176/9 (40 overs)
v
Kent
178/2 (31 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 54 balls remaining)
  
 
SA Newman 49 (73)
SA Shaw 3/26 (7 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 85 (73)
TJ Murtagh 1/27 (3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Middlesex 0, Kent 2
8 May
Yorkshire
254/7 (40 overs)
v
(H) Kent
161 (31.4 overs)
Yorkshire won by 93 runs
  
 
AW Gale 112 (114)
AJ Ball 2/33 (5 overs)
DI Stevens 39 (46)
AU Rashid 3/30 (8 overs)
  • Yorkshire win the toss and elected ro bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Yorkshire 2
15 May
Yorkshire (H)
230/7 (40 overs)
v
Kent
232/8 (39.4 overs)
Kent won by 2 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
  
 
A Shahzad 59* (34)
AJ Blake 2/13 (2 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 74 (65)
SA Patterson 3/45 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Yorkshire 0, Kent 2
22 May
Sussex
249 (40 overs)
v
(H) Kent
230/9 (40 overs)
Sussex won by 19 runs
  
 
CD Nash 124* (119)
Azhar Mahmood 3/52 (8 overs)
RWT Key 59 (81)
MS Panesar 2/28 (6 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Sussex 2
17 July
Netherlands (H)
206/8 (37 overs)
v
Kent
165 (34.5 overs)
Netherlands won by 40 runs (D/L method)
  
 
PW Borren 71* (33)
JL Denly 3/42 (7 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 61 (52)
SM Mott 3/27 (6.5 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • After two early rain delays, and with Netherlands 3/1 from 2 overs, the match was reduced to 37 overs per side
  • Points: Netherlands 2, Kent 0
    SW Billings and CD Piesley made their List A debuts
24 July
Derbyshire (H)
249/9 (40 overs)
v
Kent
218 (34.1 overs)
Derbyshire won by 31 runs
  
 
MJ Guptill 102 (109)
Azhar Mahmood 4/57 (8 overs)
DI Stevens 65 (52)
JL Clare 3/61 (7.1 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Derbyshire 2, Kent 0
31 July
Kent
291/7 (40 overs)
v
(H) Worcestershire
205 (34.3 overs)
Kent won by 86 runs
  
 
M van Jaarsveld 124 (97)
Saeed Ajmal 3/42 (8 overs)
MM Ali 55 (35)
DJ Balcombe 4/38 (5.3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Worcestershire 0, Kent 2
    DJ Bell-Drummond made his List A debut
14 August
Netherlands
199/6 (40 overs)
v
(H) Kent
200/6 (35.5 overs)
Kent won by 4 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
  
 
Mudassar Bukhari 78* (62)
AJ Ball 2/32 (7 overs)
DI Stevens 70 (67)
SM Mott 3/50 (8 overs)
  • Netherlands won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Netherlands 0
16 August
Middlesex
263 (39.3 overs)
v
(H) Kent
264/8 (39.3 overs)
Kent won by 2 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: RJ Bailey and G Sharp
Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Kent)
DJ Malan 107 (1130
Wahab Riaz 5/46 (6.3 overs)
DI Stevens 65 (54)
TS Roland-Jones 3/51 (8 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Middlesex 0
23 August
Kent
216 (40 overs)
v
(H) Sussex
202 (39 overs)
Kent won by 14 runs
  
 
County Ground, Hove
Umpires: RJ Bailey and PJ Hartley
Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Kent)
Azhar Mahmood 58 (53)
WD Parnell 3/31 (8 overs)
CD Nash 49 (34)
AJ Ball 2/31 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Sussex 0, Kent 2
29 August
Kent (H)
208/9 (40 overs)
v
Derbyshire
211/7 (39.3 overs)
Derbyshire won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
  
 
Azhar Mahmood 68 (93)
AP Palladino 4/32 (7 overs)
WL Madsen 64 (69)
JC Tredwell 2/35 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Derbyshire 2

Friends Life t20

South Division

Pos Team
 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
1 Hampshire Royals[nb1][a] 16 11 2 0 3 23 1.093
2 Sussex Sharks 16 9 5 0 2 20 0.061
3 Kent Spitfires 16 9 5 0 2 20 −0.205
4 Somerset 16 7 4 1 4 19 0.978
5 Surrey Lions 16 7 6 0 3 17 0.131
6 Essex Eagles 16 7 7 0 2 16 −0.086
7 Glamorgan Dragons 16 5 9 0 2 12 0.045
8 Gloucestershire Gladiators 16 4 11 0 1 9 −0.473
9 Middlesex Panthers 16 2 12 1 1 6 −1.247
Source: Cricinfo
Notes:
  1. ^ The Hampshire Royals began the tournament on minus two points for a poor pitch from last season.[17]

Matches

3 June
Kent (H)
163/8 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
166/1 (17 overs)
Somerset won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)
  
 
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Umpires: NL Bainton and RA Kettleborough
Player of the match: RE van der Merwe (Somerset)
DI Stevens 68 (41)
L Gregory 3/26 (4 overs)
RE van der Merwe 89* (51)
CK Langeveldt 1/42 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 0, Somerset 2
    AJ Ball made his Twenty20 debut
    CK Langeveldt made his Kent debut
5 June
Hampshire
78/1 (5 overs)
v
(H) Kent
58/2 (5 overs)
Hampshire won by 20 runs
  
 
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Umpires: DJ Millns and SJ O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: MJ Lumb (Hampshire)
MJ Lumb 35 (11)
AJ Ball 1/28 (1 over)
DI Stevens 45* (16)
SP Jones 2/2 (1 over)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Match reduced to 5 overs per side due to rain
  • Points: Kent 0, Hampshire 2
10 June
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
  
 
  • No toss
  • Points: Somerset 1, Kent 1
11 June
Glamorgan (H)
154/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent
155/4 (19.4 overs)
Kent won by 6 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)
  
 
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: JH Evans and RK Illingworth
Player of the match: Wahab Riaz (Kent)
AN Petersen 65 (56)
CK Langeveldt 2/38 (4 overs)
SA Northeast 33* (20)
RDB Croft 2/21 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Glamorgan 0, Kent 2
    SW Billings made his Twenty20 debut
    Wahab Riaz made his Kent debut
15 June
Gloucestershire
166 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
167/2 (18.5 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)
  
 
HJH Marshall 47 (30)
Wahab Riaz 5/17 (3 overs)
Azhar Mahmood 106* (57)
DA Payne 1/27 (3 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Gloucestershire 0
17 June
Sussex (H)
v
No result (match abandoned without a toss)
  
 
  • No toss
  • Points: Sussex 1, Kent 1
18 June
Kent (H)
115/9 (20 overs)
v
Middlesex
106/7 (20 overs)
Kent won by 9 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NGB Cook and SJ O'Shaughnessy
Player of the match: JC Tredwell (Kent)
JC Tredwell 34* (28)
AJ Ireland 3/7 (4 overs)
SP Crook 23* (19)
Azhar Mahmood 3/14 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Middlesex 0
24 June
Kent
149/3 (20 overs)
v
(H) Middlesex
79/1 (8 overs)
Middlesex won by 28 runs (D/L method)
  
 
Uxbridge Cricket Club Ground, Uxbridge
Umpires: SA Garratt and PJ Hartley
Player of the match: PR Stirling (Middlesex)
JL Denly 84* (64)
TMJ Smith 2/26 (4 overs)
PR Stirling 51* (23)
Azhar Mahmood 1/21 (3 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to field
  • Rain ended play after 8 overs of the Middlesex innings
  • Points: Middlesex 2, Kent 0
26 June
Surrey
150/4 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
153/4 (18.1 overs)
Kent won by 6 runs (with 11 balls remaining)
  
 
TL Maynard 76 (46)
Azhar Mahmood 2/26 (4 overs)
M van Jaarsveld 62 (39)
DP Nannes 2/27 (4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Surrey 0
30 June
Hampshire (H)
141/6 (20 overs)
v
Kent
72 (14 overs)
Hampshire won by 69 runs
  
 
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Umpires: SC Gale and NA Mallender
Player of the match: ND McKenzie (Hampshire)
ND McKenzie 48 (46)
M van Jaarsveld 3/20 (4 overs)
DI Stevens 20 (18)
AD Mascarenhas 3/29 (4 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Hampshire 2, Kent 0
1 July
Essex
153/8 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
156/2 (17.5 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: MJD Bodenham and NGC Cowley
Player of the match: RWT Key (Kent)
ML Pettini 36 (26)
AJ Ball 2/28 (4 overs)
RWT Key 75 (52)
TJ Phillips 1/29 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 2, Essex 0
3 July
Glamorgan
138/6 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
142/5 (19.2 overs)
Kent won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: NL Bainton and DJ Millns
Player of the match: SA Northeast (Kent)
AN Petersen 33 (23)
AJ Ball 1/19 (4 overs); JC Tredwell 1/19 (4 overs)
SA Northeast 39* (25)
RDB Croft 3/27 (4 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Kent 2, Glamorgan 0
6 July
Gloucestershire (H)
115/4 (16 overs)
v
Kent
79/3 (9.1 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets (with 5 balls remaining) (D/L method)
  
 
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: SA Garratt and RT Robinson
Player of the match: Azhar Mahmood (Kent)
KJ O'Brien 43* (24)
Azhar Mahmood 1/14 (3 overs)
JL Denly 23 (20)
M Muralitharan 1/7 (2 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain
    Kent's innings was twice stopped due to further rain, finally resulting in a revised target of 76 runs in 10 overs
  • Points: Gloucestershire 0, Kent 2
8 July
Sussex
159/6 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
144/8 (20 overs)
Sussex won by 15 runs
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: RT Robinson and JF Steele
Player of the match: MJ Prior (Sussex)
MJ Prior 89 (59)
Wahab Riaz 3/22 (4 overs)
DI Stevens 65* (53)
Umar Gul 3/26 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Kent 0, Sussex 2
14 July
Kent
181/9 (20 overs)
v
(H) Surrey
166 (19.2 overs)
Kent won by 15 runs
  
 
The Oval, Kennington, London
Umpires: NGB Cook and PJ Hartley
Player of the match: DI Stevens (Kent)
Azhar Mahmood 60 (40)
JW Dernbach 2/23 (4 overs)
JJ Roy 53 (34)
CK Langeveldt 3/37 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to bat
  • Points: Surrey 0, Kent 2
15 July
Kent
183/3 (20 overs)
v
(H) Essex
168/9 (20 overs)
Kent won by 15 runs
  
 
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: DJ Millns and G Sharp
Player of the match: DI Stevens (Kent)
JL Denly 69 (54)
RS Bopara 1/19 (2 overs)
SB Styris 40 (27)
DI Stevens 4/21 (4 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and elected to field
  • Points: Essex 0, Kent 2

Quarter-finals

6 August
Kent
203/3 (20 overs)
v
(H) Leicestershire
206/7 (19.2 overs)
Leicestershire won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)
  
 
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: JH Evans and RT Robinson
Player of the match: PA Nixon (Leicestershire)
Azhar Mahmood 91 (52)
HF Gurney 1/34 (4 overs)
AB McDonald 53 (32)
DI Stevens 2/26 (4 overs)
  • Leicestershire won the toss and elected to field
  • Leicestershire advanced

Twenty20 tour match

26 August
Indians
164/6 (20 overs)
v
(H) Kent
159
Indians won by 5 runs
  
 
V Kohli 78 (53)
JC Tredwell 2/18 (3 overs)
JL Denly 100 (68)
RP Singh 2/36 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field
  • Originally scheduled as a 50-over List A match, but after delays due to heavy rain it was decided to convert the match to a T20[18][19]
  • DJ Bell-Drummond and AEN Riley made their Twenty20 debuts

Statistics

Batting

First-class (County Championship and MCCU match)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Joe Denly 14 28 1 1,024 199 37.92 61.87 2 5 1 148 3
Robert Key 12 24 2 895 162 40.68 53.43 2 5 3 104 3
Sam Northeast 17 33 0 880 176 26.66 55.45 2 4 5 113 7
Darren Stevens 16 31 0 819 143 26.41 70.66 1 4 4 122 6
Martin van Jaarsveld 14 28 3 755 95 30.20 51.46 0 6 1 97 4
Geraint Jones 16 31 1 699 79 23.30 49.57 0 4 4 91 2
Azhar Mahmood 7 13 3 521 97 52.10 63.22 0 5 3 63 4
James Tredwell 12 22 2 362 47 18.10 47.82 0 0 1 46 1
Alex Blake 9 17 0 345 96 20.29 60.52 0 3 2 54 2
Matt Coles 10 16 4 242 50* 20.16 66.85 0 1 2 36 3
Simon Cook 7 14 2 237 51 19.75 52.66 0 1 1 27 3
Adam Ball 9 15 1 184 46 13.14 35.24 0 0 2 23 2
Daniel Bell-Drummond 4 7 0 147 80 21.00 60.99 0 1 0 21 2
James Goodman 4 7 0 121 56 17.28 41.86 0 1 2 16 0
Wahab Riaz 5 9 1 85 34 10.62 56.66 0 0 1 11 1
Ashley Shaw 4 5 3 50 22* 25.00 71.42 0 0 1 11 0
Robbie Joseph 7 12 6 42 19* 7.00 21.98 0 0 3 6 0
David Balcombe 5 8 2 40 12 6.66 45.97 0 0 1 7 0
Neil Saker 4 5 0 29 18 5.80 23.01 0 0 0 4 0
Chris Piesley 2 3 0 26 22 8.66 41.93 0 0 1 2 0
Sam Billings 1 1 0 19 19 19.00 51.35 0 0 0 3 0
Adam Riley 6 8 4 17 5 4.25 37.77 0 0 2 2 0
Charlie Shreck 1 2 1 4 4 4.00 23.52 0 0 0 1 0
Dewald Nel 1 2 1 2 2* 2.00 22.22 0 0 1 0 0
Source: Cricinfo[20]
List A (Clydesdale Bank 40)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Martin van Jaarsveld 12 12 0 538 124 44.83 105.07 1 4 2 53 8
Darren Stevens 12 12 1 386 70 35.09 103.48 0 3 0 34 10
Sam Northeast 12 12 2 308 63* 30.80 74.75 0 3 0 18 1
Azhar Mahmood 10 9 0 246 68 27.33 91.44 0 2 1 26 2
Geraint Jones 10 9 0 159 39 17.66 82.38 0 0 0 11 0
Robert Key 5 5 0 126 59 25.20 69.23 0 1 0 12 1
Joe Denly 6 6 0 123 46 20.50 75.46 0 0 0 9 3
James Tredwell 12 10 2 121 37 15.12 98.37 0 0 0 11 3
Daniel Bell-Drummond 5 5 0 111 42 22.20 98.23 0 0 0 15 2
Alex Blake 7 6 0 72 19 12.00 80.00 0 0 1 8 0
Matt Coles 5 5 0 70 47 14.00 109.37 0 0 0 7 1
Adam Ball 9 8 6 62 19 31.00 93.93 0 0 0 6 0
Sam Billings 3 3 0 54 26 18.00 100.00 0 0 0 8 1
Wahab Riaz 3 2 1 22 12* 22.00 110.00 0 0 0 2 0
Simon Cook 4 2 2 9 7* - 90.00 0 0 0 1 0
Ashley Shaw 6 5 3 8 4* 4.00 88.88 0 0 2 1 0
David Balcombe 3 2 0 6 6 3.00 35.29 0 0 1 0 0
Chris Piesley 1 1 0 4 4 4.00 40.00 0 0 0 0 0
Adam Riley 6 1 1 3 3* - 42.85 0 0 0 0 0
Charl Langeveldt 1 1 1 0 0* - 0.00 0 0 0 0 0
Source:Cricinfo[21]
Twenty20 (Friends Life t20 and Tour match)
Player Matches Innings NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 0 4s 6s
Azhar Mahmood 15 14 2 485 106* 40.41 143.91 1 3 1 50 12
Joe Denly 16 16 1 420 100 28.00 113.82 1 3 2 38 9
Darren Stevens 16 16 8 675 68 46.87 143.12 0 2 0 25 22
Robert Key 15 15 0 269 75 17.93 114.46 0 1 1 30 2
Martin van Jaarsveld 9 8 4 215 63* 53.75 148.27 0 2 0 26 3
Sam Northeast 15 9 4 115 39* 23.00 121.05 0 0 0 11 1
Geraint Jones 16 7 2 79 30* 15.80 92.94 0 0 0 6 2
Wahab Riaz 13 5 2 78 32* 26.00 173.33 0 0 0 6 5
James Tredwell 15 5 4 61 34* 61.00 112.96 0 0 1 3 2
Adam Ball 13 3 0 22 15 7.33 95.65 0 0 1 1 1
Charl Langeveldt 15 2 1 20 13* 20.00 105.26 0 0 0 3 0
Daniel Bell-Drummond 1 1 0 11 11 11.00 183.33 0 0 0 1 1
Matt Coles 3 1 0 5 5 5.00 166.66 0 0 0 1 0
Alex Blake 6 3 0 5 5 1.66 45.45 0 0 2 0 0
Simon Cook 2 1 1 4 4* - 80.00 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Billings 4 2 0 3 2 1.50 101.88 0 0 0 0 0
David Balcombe 1 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Adam Riley 1 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Source: Cricinfo[22]

Bowling

First-class (County Championship and MCCU match)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5w 10w
James Tredwell 12 21 394.5 78 1,175 42 5/35 6/141 27.97 2.97 56.4 2 0
Darren Stevens 16 20 288.2 74 862 41 7/21 11/70 21.02 2.98 42.1 2 1
David Balcombe 5 9 174.5 40 588 33 6/51 10/102 17.81 3.36 31.7 4 1
Matt Coles 10 18 284.3 51 1,020 32 5/29 7/149 31.87 3.58 53.3 2 0
Azhar Mahmood 7 13 210.1 63 546 23 6/36 7/108 23.73 2.59 54.8 1 0
Robbie Joseph 7 11 145.1 30 552 20 4/25 6/52 27.60 3.80 43.5 0 0
Adam Ball 9 16 143.0 25 560 15 3/36 3/45 37.33 3.91 57.2 0 0
Adam Riley 6 10 131.2 14 547 14 5/76 5/76 39.07 4.16 56.2 1 0
Neil Saker 4 7 111.0 18 392 13 5/112 5/112 30.15 3.53 51.2 1 0
Wahab Riaz 5 10 121.4 24 436 13 4/94 4/58 33.53 3.58 56.1 0 0
Ashley Shaw 4 8 81.1 5 400 11 5/118 6/175 36.36 4.92 44.2 1 0
Simon Cook 7 10 144.1 28 448 11 3/40 5/83 40.72 3.10 78.6 0 0
Joe Denly 14 15 92.0 10 305 7 3/43 6/114 43.57 3.31 78.8 0 0
Martin van Jaarsveld 14 5 14.0 0 60 2 2/33 2/41 30.00 4.28 42.0 0 0
Dewald Nel 1 1 15.0 1 60 1 1/60 1/60 60.00 4.00 90.0 0 0
Robert Key 12 1 0.4 0 8 0 - - - 12.00 - 0 0
James Goodman 4 3 7.5 0 21 0 - - - 2.68 - 0 0
Alex Blake 9 3 6.0 0 27 0 - - - 4.50 - 0 0
Charlie Shreck 1 2 25.0 8 69 0 - - - 2.76 - 0 0
Source: Cricinfo[23]
List A (Clydesdale Bank 40)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
Azhar Mahmood 10 10 73.3 2 437 18 4/52 24.27 5.94 24.5 2 0
Adam Ball 9 9 52.3 2 283 12 2/31 23.58 5.39 26.2 0 0
James Tredwell 12 12 88.0 1 383 11 2/27 34.81 4.35 48.0 0 0
Wahab Riaz 3 3 22.3 0 120 9 5/46 13.33 5.33 15.0 0 1
Darren Stevens 12 11 61.0 2 336 8 2/27 42.00 5.50 45.7 0 0
David Balcombe 3 3 16.3 1 86 6 4/38 14.33 5.21 16.5 1 0
Simon Cook 4 4 25.0 1 155 5 3/40 31.00 6.20 30.0 0 0
Ashley Shaw 6 6 27.0 1 184 5 3/26 36.80 6.81 32.4 0 0
Adam Riley 6 6 36.0 0 197 5 2/32 39.40 5.47 43.2 0 0
Matt Coles 5 5 29.0 0 218 5 2/37 43.60 7.51 34.8 0 0
Joe Denly 6 4 15.0 3 87 3 3/42 29.00 5.80 30.0 0 0
Alex Blake 7 1 2.0 1 13 2 2/13 6.50 6.50 6.0 0 0
Charl Langeveldt 1 1 8.0 0 33 0 - - 4.12 - 0 0
Martin van Jaarsveld 12 4 13.0 0 77 0 - - 5.92 - 0 0
Source:Cricinfo[24]
Twenty20 (Friends Life t20 and Tour match)
Player Matches Innings Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave Econ SR 4w 5w
Wahab Riaz 13 13 46.2 1 397 20 5/17 19.85 8.56 13.9 0 1
Charl Langeveldt 15 15 50.0 0 463 15 3/37 30.86 9.26 20.0 0 0
Azhar Mahmood 15 15 52.2 0 414 14 3/14 29.57 7.91 22.4 0 0
Adam Ball 13 13 38.0 0 280 10 2/28 28.00 7.36 22.8 0 0
James Tredwell 15 15 53.0 0 352 10 2/14 37.20 6.64 31.8 0 0
Darren Stevens 16 5 19.0 0 131 8 4/21 16.37 6.89 14.2 1 0
Martin van Jaarsveld 9 1 4.0 0 20 3 3/20 6.66 5.00 8.0 0 0
David Balcombe 1 1 3.0 0 23 1 1/23 23.00 7.66 18.0 0 0
Adam Riley 1 1 3.0 0 34 1 1/34 34.00 11.33 18.0 0 0
Joe Denly 16 4 5.0 0 44 0 - - 8.80 - 0 0
Simon Cook 2 2 3.0 0 55 0 - - 18.33 - 0 0
Matt Coles 3 3 8.0 0 60 0 - - 7.50 - 0 0
Source: Cricinfo[25]

References

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