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Kent County Cricket Club
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One Day nameKent Spitfires
Personnel
CaptainEngland Robert Key
CoachEngland Paul Farbrace
Overseas player(s)Australia Stuart Clark
Sri Lanka Malinga Bandara
Team information
Founded1870[1]
Home groundSt Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Capacity15,000
History
First-class debutLancashire
in 1871
at Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend
Championship wins7 (1 shared)
1906, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1970, 1977, 1978
Pro40 wins5
1972, 1973, 1976, 1995, 2001
FP Trophy wins2
1967, 1974
Twenty20 Cup wins1
2007
Official websiteKent CCC

Kent County Cricket Club (also known as the Kent Spitfires in limited overs cricket) is an English county cricket team, which represents the ceremonial county of Kent. The club plays the majority of their home fixtures at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, but play several matches each year at the Nevill Ground in Tunbridge Wells and the County Ground in Beckenham.

History edit

For a statistical breakdown by season, see Kent County Cricket Club seasons

Early days edit

The first county club came into existence in 1842, when the Beverley Cricket Club, based in Canterbury, was reconstituted and became the Beverley Kent Cricket Club.[2] A second county club, this time based in Maidstone, was formed in 1859 to support the Canterbury-based club, which was suffering financial difficulties.[2] The two clubs amalgamated into the present club on 6 December 1870.[3][4] However, the amalgamation did not solve the financial difficulties originally held by the Beverley Club, and so the quality of cricket declined during the first few years of the club's existence, with many of the players previously employed by the club preferring to play club cricket.[2]

The emergence of George Harris, 4th Baron Harris, however, brought greater fortunes to the club. Becoming captain in 1875, Harris managed to persuade many amateur players to play for the club, while also helping to secure the club's finances.[2] Batsman Frank Penn, fast bowler Stanley Christopherson and wicket-keeper batsman Edward Tylecote were amongst the amateurs persuaded by Harris to play for the county.[2]

 
Kent v Lancashire at Canterbury by Albert Chevallier Tayler, commissioned by the club to commemorate their 1906 County Championship success.

The club was one of eight county sides to make up the inaugural official County Championship in 1890, with Kent finishing joint third with Yorkshire.[5] Batsman Jack Mason, all-rounder Alec Hearne and bowler Frederick Martin became key players for the county during the first decade of the Championship. However, Kent found themselves unable to challenge for the title in this time, lacking high-quality professionals, while the best amateurs were often unavailable.[6]

Kent's first period of success came in the decade leading up to the First World War, winning the County Championship title on four occasions under the captaincy of C. H. B. Marsham in 1906 and Ted Dillon in 1909, 1910 and 1913.[7] Significant to the club's success over this period was the foundation of the Tonbridge Nursery, where many of the county's players were trained.[6] Located at the Angel Ground, the nursery developed a number of good professionals, including Colin Blythe, James Seymour and Arthur Fielder.[6] Blythe became the spearhead of Kent's bowling attack, finishing as the club's leading wicket-taker with his slow left-arm bowling in each of the seven seasons prior to the war, and the leading wicket-taker in the country in four of those.[8] He would not return to cricket following the war—Blythe died in 1917,[9] along with 11 others commemorated on the Blythe Memorial at the St Lawrence Ground.[8]

The inter-war years edit

Kent found themselves consistent challengers for the Championship title between the two world wars, but could only achieve runners-up spots in 1919 and 1928.[7][10] Players such as Frank Woolley, Wally Hardinge, Percy Chapman, Les Ames and "Tich" Freeman, who all gained international honours with the England national team, all played a key part in the county's success during this period.[7] Freeman, aided by spin-friendly wickets at the St Lawrence Ground, became the only bowler to take 300 wickets in an English season, claiming 304 victims in 1928.[11] Freeman was Kent's leading wicket-taker in 16 consecutive seasons, and holds the record for most wickets taken in the County Championship.[12]

21st century edit

The club won their first tournament in six years after winning the Norwich Union League in 2001, beating Warwickshire on the last day to overtake Leicestershire, who lost their final game.[13] In the Championship, the county achieved third-placed finishes in 2001 and 2002,[14][15] helped by the run-scoring of David Fulton and Ed Smith, before finishing as runners-up to Warwickshire in 2004.[16] The same year the side was relegated from the totesport League, having won just five of their sixteen games that season.[17]

Kent would go on to find success in the Twenty20 Cup, reaching the quarter-finals of the tournament every year between 2006 and 2009, reaching the final twice. Underdogs during the 2007 Finals Day,[18] Kent defeated the Sussex Sharks in the semi-final and the Gloucestershire Gladiators in the final to claim the trophy for the first time, with Ryan McLaren claiming a hat-trick in the final.[19] The club reached the final again the following season, but lost to Middlesex Crusaders by three runs.[20]

The 2008 season also saw Kent reach the final of the Friends Provident Trophy, where they lost to the Essex Eagles,[21] and relegation to the second division of the County Championship, following defeat by an innings and 71 runs to Durham in the final round of matches.[22]

Grounds edit

 
The St Lawrence Ground, Kent's main ground since 1847.
Main article: St Lawrence Ground

Kent have played first-class cricket at a total of 16 different grounds since 1870.[23] The most widely used of these is the St Lawrence Ground, which has been in use since 1847 and has seen over 500 first-class matches played on it.[23][24] With a capacity of 15,000,[25] the ground hosted its first One Day International during the 1999 Cricket World Cup, and also acted as England's pre-tournament base.[26] In 2007, a substantial redevelopment of the ground was announced, including the sale of various parts of the site for housing, a hotel and a fitness centre,[27] but work was postponed after the building firm hired shed 1,100 jobs.[28]

The club also plays several matches every season on outgrounds, with the Nevill Ground in Tunbridge Wells and the County Ground in Beckenham staging fixtures during the 2009 season.[29]

Players edit

 
James Tredwell bats for Kent against the touring New Zealanders in 2008.
 
Geraint Jones has been Kent's main wicket-keeper since 2002.
 
Amjad Khan made his county debut in 2001.

Current squad edit

As of 10 November 2009, the Kent playing squad consists of the following players, with those capped at international level listed in bold.[30]

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
6 Joe Denly   (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right arm leg spin
James Goodman   (1990-11-19) 19 November 1990 (age 33) Right-handed Right arm medium pace
20 James Hockley   (1979-04-16) 16 April 1979 (age 45) Right-handed Right arm off spin
4 Robert Key   (1979-05-12) 12 May 1979 (age 45) Right-handed Right arm off spin Club captain
17 Sam Northeast   (1989-10-16) 16 October 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm off spin
3 Darren Stevens   (1976-04-30) 30 April 1976 (age 48) Right-handed Right arm medium pace
41 Martin van Jaarsveld   (1974-06-18) 18 June 1974 (age 49) Right-handed Right arm off spin Kolpak registration
All-rounders
11 Azhar Mahmood   (1975-02-28) 28 February 1975 (age 49) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
18 Alex Blake   (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right arm medium-fast
71 Justin Kemp   (1977-10-02) 2 October 1977 (age 46) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Kolpak registration
15 James Tredwell   (1982-02-27) 27 February 1982 (age 42) Left-handed Right arm off spin
Wicket-keepers
2 Paul Dixey   (1987-11-02) 2 November 1987 (age 36) Right-handed —
9 Geraint Jones   (1976-07-14) 14 July 1976 (age 47) Right-handed —
Bowlers
Malinga Bandara   (1979-12-31) 31 December 1979 (age 44) Right-handed Right arm leg spin Overseas player
Stuart Clark   (1975-09-28) 28 September 1975 (age 48) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Overseas player
Mat Coles   (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Right arm medium pace
7 Simon Cook   (1977-01-15) 15 January 1977 (age 47) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
27 Phil Edwards   (1984-04-16) 16 April 1984 (age 40) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
5 Rob Ferley   (1982-02-04) 4 February 1982 (age 42) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox
James Iles   (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
8 Robbie Joseph   (1982-01-20) 20 January 1982 (age 42) Right-handed Right arm fast
10 Amjad Khan   (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980 (age 43) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
28 Warren Lee   (1987-08-27) 27 August 1987 (age 36) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast

International players edit

In total, 55 players have represented the England cricket team in Test cricket while registered as a Kent player, making 902 appearances between them (those listed in italics are still playing in county cricket):[31]

In addition, 19 players have represented England in One Day Internationals while registered as a Kent player, making 280 appearances between them:[32]

Club captains edit

 
Cuthbert Burnup was captain for the 1903 season.
 
Robert Key was appointed captain in 2006.
Further information: Kent first-class captains, Kent List A captains, and Kent Twenty20 captains

As of 21 July 2009, a total of 31 men have been appointed as official captain of Kent County Cricket Club, not including stand-ins due to injury or other indisposition.[33]

1871–74 Various
1875–89 George Harris, 4th Baron Harris
1890–93 Frank Marchant and William Patterson
1894–97 Frank Marchant
1897–1902 Jack Mason
1903 Cuthbert Burnup
1904–08 Cloudesley Marsham
1909–13 Ted Dillon
1914–23 Lionel Troughton
1924–26 Wykeham Cornwallis, 2nd Baron Cornwallis
1927 John Evans
1928–30 Geoffrey Legge
1931–35 Percy Chapman and Bryan Valentine
1936 Percy Chapman,
Ian Akers-Douglas and Bryan Valentine
1937 Ronald Bryan and Bryan Valentine
1938–39 Gerry Chalk
1946–48 Bryan Valentine
1949–51 David Clark
1952–53 William Murray-Wood
1954–56 Doug Wright
1957–71 Colin Cowdrey
1972–76 Mike Denness
1977 Asif Iqbal
1978–80 Alan Ealham
1981–82 Asif Iqbal
1983–84 Chris Tavaré
1985–90 Chris Cowdrey
1991–96 Mark Benson
1997–98 Steve Marsh
1999–2001 Matthew Fleming
2002–05 David Fulton
2005 Matthew Walker
(List A cricket only, second half of season)
2006– Robert Key

Honours edit

Statistics and records edit

 
Derek Underwood holds the records for most appearances and most wickets in List A cricket.
Further information: List of Kent first-class cricket records, List of Kent List A cricket records, and List of Kent Twenty20 cricket records

Frank Woolley holds the record for most runs scored in first-class cricket for Kent, having scored 47,868 runs between 1906 and 1938.[36] The equivalent record in List A cricket is held by Mark Benson, who scored 7,814 runs between 1980 and 1995,[37] while the Twenty20 record is currently held by Robert Key, who has scored 1,091 runs since 2004.[38] The club's leading wicket-taker in first-class cricket is "Tich" Freeman, who took 3,340 wickets with his leg breaks between 1914 and 1936.[39] Slow left-armer Derek Underwood holds the record in List A matches, taking 530 wickets between 1963 and 1987,[40] while James Tredwell holds the Twenty20 record with 57 victims since 2003.[41]

Woolley also holds the record for most appearances in first-class matches for the county, ending his career in 1938 after his 764th game.[42] In total, four other players have made over 500 appearances in first-class matches: Wally Hardinge, James Seymour, Derek Underwood and Tich Freeman.[42] Underwood holds the record for most appearances in List A matches with 376, with only Chris Cowdrey, Steve Marsh, Matthew Fleming and Graham Johnson joining him in making over 300 appearances in the format.[43] James Tredwell has made 62 appearances for the county, ten more than Darren Stevens and Martin van Jaarsveld, the only other players to have made more than 50 appearances in the format.[44]

As a team, Kent have posted a score of over 700 on only one occasion in first-class cricket: in 1934, they scored 803–4 declared against Essex, a match in which Bill Ashdown scored 332 and Les Ames an unbeaten 202.[45][46] The side's highest total in List A matches is 384–6, against Berkshire during the 1994 NatWest Trophy,[47] while in Twenty20 matches the record is 204–5 against Essex in the 2008 Twenty20 Cup.[48]

References edit

Specific:

  1. ^ Nutting et al., p. 3.
  2. ^ a b c d e Robertson, p. 2.
  3. ^ Robertson, p. 1.
  4. ^ Frindall, Bill, ed. (2008). Playfair Cricket Annual. Headline. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-7553-1745-5.
  5. ^ "County Championship 1890 table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  6. ^ a b c Robertson, p. 3.
  7. ^ a b c Collins, Sam. "A brief history of Kent". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  8. ^ a b Robertson, p. 5.
  9. ^ "Charlie Blythe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  10. ^ Nutting et al., p. 189.
  11. ^ "Players and Officials – Tich Freeman". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  12. ^ "Most Wickets in County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  13. ^ Halford, Brian (16 September 2001). "Symonds leads Kent to league title". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  14. ^ "Frizzell County Championship 2002 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  15. ^ "Frizzell County Championship 2003 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  16. ^ "Frizzell County Championship 2004 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  17. ^ "totesport League 2004 Points Table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  18. ^ Berry, Scyld (2008). "Twenty20 Cup". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (145th ed.). John Wisden & Co. p. 870. ISBN 978-1-905625-11-6.
  19. ^ McGlashan, Andrew (4 August 2007). "Kent take Twenty20 in thrilling final". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  20. ^ McGlashan, Andrew (26 July 2008). "Middlesex crowned champions in thriller". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  21. ^ Luke, Will (16 August 2008). "Flower guides Essex to trophy triumph". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  22. ^ Miller, Andrew (27 September 2008). "Thorp secures Durham's maiden title". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
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  32. ^ Nutting et al., p. 250. Joe Denly made his ODI debut following this reference's publication.
  33. ^ Nutting et al., p. 230.
  34. ^ Previously known as the Gillette Cup between 1963 and 1980, the NatWest Trophy between 1981 and 2000 and the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy between 2001 and 2006.
  35. ^ Previously known as the Sunday League between 1969 and 1998.
  36. ^ "Most Runs for Kent in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  37. ^ "Most Runs for Kent in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  38. ^ "Most Runs for Kent in Twenty20 Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  39. ^ "Most Wickets for Kent in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  40. ^ "Most Wickets for Kent in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  41. ^ "Most Wickets for Kent in Twenty20 Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
  42. ^ a b "Most Appearances for Kent in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  43. ^ "Most Appearances for Kent in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 July 2009.
  44. ^ "Most Appearances for Kent in Twenty20 Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
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  46. ^ "Essex v Kent in 1934". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  47. ^ "Highest Team Totals for Kent in List A Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  48. ^ "Highest Team Totals for Kent in Twenty20 Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 July 2009.

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