Kent County Cricket Club in 2016

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Kent County Cricket Club
2016 season
Coach West Indies Cricket Board Jimmy Adams
Captain England Sam Northeast
Overseas player New Zealand Tom Latham
South Africa Kagiso Rabada (June–July)
Ground(s) St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
County Ground, Beckenham
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In 2016, Kent County Cricket Club are competing in Division Two of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast. The season will be the fifth in charge for head coach Jimmy Adams. The new club captain for 2016 is Sam Northeast, who took over from Robert Key at the end of the 2015 season, having captained the side on the field for much of the season.[1]

Squad

Departures

In October 2015, Kent Cricket Academy graduate and England Under-19 wicketkeeper Ryan Davies left the club, signing for Somerset in search of more regular first XI cricket.[2][3] All-rounder Ben Harmison was released in February after four seasons with Kent.[4][5] On 18 April 2016, former captain Rob Key announced his retirement from playing.[6] Key had spent his entire career with Kent and captained the side for nine years over two spells. He also represented England at international level, and scored a total of 19,419 first-class runs since his debut in 1998.[7]

Arrivals

Former Hampshire and Gloucestershire wicketkeeper Adam Rouse signed for Kent in January on a two year contract.[8] Rouse had previously played for Kent's Second XI in 2014, and returned for a trial in April 2015 as cover for Sam Billings.[9][10] Billings missed almost the first two months of the season due to being drafted by the Delhi Daredevils franchise for the 2016 Indian Premier League season.[11]

In February, Kent announced the signing of two overseas players. First the club announced that South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada would have a spell with Kent from late June until the end of July, between international commitments. The young bowler impressed during England's tour of South Africa, which had recently concluded.[12][13] A few days later, the club announced the signing of New Zealand international batsman Tom Latham for the whole of the season.[14][15] In 2015, the squad had not featured anyone classified as an overseas player.[13][16]

Squad list

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
4 Robert Key  England (1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm off break Retired 18 April 2016[6]
6 Joe Denly  England (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm leg break
10 Alex Blake  England (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 27) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
16 Zak Crawley  England (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 18) Right-handed Right arm medium
17 Sam Northeast  England (1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm off break Club captain
23 Daniel Bell-Drummond  England (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm medium
48 Tom Latham  New Zealand (1992-04-02)2 April 1992 (aged 24) Left-handed Right arm medium Overseas signing; occasional wicketkeeper
58 Sean Dickson  South Africa (1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm medium British passport holder
All-rounders
3 Darren Stevens  England (1976-04-30)30 April 1976 (aged 39) Right-handed Right arm medium
24 Adam Ball  England (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium
25 Calum Haggett  England (1990-10-30)30 October 1990 (aged 25) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
26 Matt Coles  England (1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 25) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium
30 Fabian Cowdrey  England (1993-01-30)30 January 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
7 Sam Billings  England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 24) Right-handed —
12 Adam Rouse  England (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 23) Right-handed —
Bowlers
5 Ivan Thomas  England (1991-09-25)25 September 1991 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
8 Mitchell Claydon  England (1982-01-25)25 January 1982 (aged 34) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
11 Imran Qayyum  England (1993-05-23)23 May 1993 (aged 22) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
14 Matt Hunn  England (1994-03-22)22 March 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
15 James Tredwell  England (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 34) Left-handed Right arm off break
18 David Griffiths  England (1985-11-10)10 November 1985 (aged 30) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium
19 Sam Weller  England (1994-11-21)21 November 1994 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
22 Charlie Hartley  England (1994-01-04)4 January 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
27 Hugh Bernard  England (1996-09-14)14 September 1996 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
33 Adam Riley  England (1992-03-23)23 March 1992 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm off break
Kagiso Rabada  South Africa (1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 20) Left-handed Right arm fast Overseas signing (June–July)

County Championship

Kent will play 16 County Championship matches in 2016, playing once at home and once away against each of the other nine counties in Division Two of the 2016 County Championship. Seven home matches will be played at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, with one match at both the Nevill Ground in Tunbridge Wells and the County Cricket Ground, Beckenham

Team
Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded Pts
Essex 7 2 0 0 5 0 25 20 0 102
Kent 7 2 0 0 4 1 18 16 0 91
Worcestershire 6 1 0 0 4 1 22 12 0 75
Leicestershire 6 1 2 0 3 0 22 15 0 73
Sussex 6 1 0 0 5 0 16 13 0 70
Gloucestershire 6 1 1 0 4 0 19 15 0 70
Northamptonshire 7 0 1 0 6 0 18 12 0 60
Derbyshire 7 0 2 0 5 0 15 12 0 52
Glamorgan 6 0 3 0 3 0 14 15 1 43

Source: [17]

Matches

Other first-class match

Kent played a three-day match with first-class status against Loughborough MCC University before the start of the County Championship season. Daniel Bell-Drummond scored his maiden first-class double century on day one, but only 6.3 overs were possible on day 2 due to rain, and the match ended in a draw.[25]

Royal London One-Day Cup

Kent will begin their Royal London One-Day Cup campaign with a match against Surrey at the County Ground, Beckenham on Sunday 5 June.[26]

Matches

NatWest t20 Blast

Kent began their t20 Blast campaign in the South Group with a match against Somerset at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on Friday 20 May.[27] They will play 14 games in the group stage of the competition, including home matches at each of Beckenham and Tunbridge Wells.

Team
Pld W L T NR Ded Pts NRR
Kent Spitfires 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 +1.688
Surrey 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 +0.400
Sussex Sharks 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 +0.133
Glamorgan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Middlesex Panthers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0.000
Gloucestershire Gladiators 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.133
Essex Eagles 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.400
Somerset 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1.688

Source: [28]

Matches

Statistics

Batting

Bowling

References

  1. ↑ Sam Northeast: Kent appoint batsman as club captain, BBC Sport website, 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
  2. ↑ Ryan Davies signs for Somerset, Kent County Cricket Club, 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. ↑ Chris Rogers: Somerset sign ex-Australian Test opener for 2016, BBC Sport, 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  4. ↑ Ben Harmison leaves Kent, Kent County Cricket Club, 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  5. ↑ Ben Harmison: Kent release all-rounder, BBC Sport, 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Rob Key: Kent and former England batsman retires, BBC Sport, 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  7. ↑ Rob Key retires, Kent County Cricket Club, 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  8. ↑ Kent sign wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Rouse, Kent County Cricket Club, 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  9. ↑ Kent sign wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Rouse, Kent News, 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  10. ↑ Adam Rouse: Kent agree deal with wicketkeeper-batsman, BBC Sport website, 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  11. ↑ Indian Premier League: Jos Buttler bought by Mumbai Indians, BBC Sport website, 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  12. ↑ Kent sign South Africa's Kagiso Rabada, Kent County Cricket Club, 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Kagiso Rabada: Kent sign South Africa fast bowler, BBC Sport, 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  14. ↑ Kent: New Zealand's Tom Latham signs for 2016, BBC Sport, 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  15. ↑ Kent sign Tom Latham for 2016 season, Kent County Cricket Club, 2016-02-23. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  16. ↑ Kent hopeful overseas aces can boost bid for promotion spot, Canterbury Times, 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ New Road outfield like 'jelly-blancmange', CricInfo, 2016-04-12. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  19. ↑ County Championship: Worcestershire-Kent abandoned without a ball being bowled, BBC Sport, 2016-04-13. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  20. ↑ Worcestershire exonerated after New Road washout, CricInfo, 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  21. ↑ Bell-Drummond handles Foxes after Dickson handles ball, CricInfo, 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  22. ↑ Bell-Drummond and Latham continue prolific start, CricInfo, 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
  23. ↑ Kent's Coles suspended, ECB, 2016-05-06. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 Dickson double and late drama changes game, CricInfo, 2016-05-24. Retrieved 2016-05-24.
  25. ↑ Bell-Drummond at the double for Kent, Kent Sports News, 2016-04-05. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  26. ↑ 2016 One-Day Cup fixtures, BBC Sport website. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  27. ↑ 2016 t20 Blast fixtures, BBC Sport website. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  28. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  29. ↑ Bell-Drummond, Denly set record in Kent opening-night win, CricInfo, 2016-05-20. Retrieved 2016-05-23.

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