Kent County Cricket Club in 2022

In 2022 Kent County Cricket Club will compete in the 2022 County Championship, the 2022 One-Day Cup and the 2022 T20 Blast. The season is the sixth in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018.[1] Daniel Bell-Drummond and Jack Leaning was named as vice-captains for limited overs and first-class matches, respectively.[2]

Kent County Cricket Club
2022 season
Coach Matthew Walker
Captain Sam Billings
Overseas players George Linde
Jackson Bird
Matt Henry
Qais Ahmad (T20 only)
Ground(s)St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
County Ground, Beckenham
← 2021

Michael Yardy left his position as batting coach in November 2021 to return to his former county Sussex.[3] The following month, Kent announced that former Netherlands international Ryan ten Doeschate would join the county as the new batting coach.[4]

Squad

Departures

South African batsman Heino Kuhn left the club at the end of the 2021 season after four seasons with Kent.[5]

On 20 April 2022, Grant Stewart signed a short-term loan deal with Sussex.[6] Stewart was recalled by Kent after just one game, due to an injury sustained by Jackson Bird.[7]

Arrivals

In October 2021, teenage bowler Jas Singh singed his first full-time contract after making his first-class debut in 2021.[8] The same month, Opening batsman Ben Compton joined Kent on a two-year contract after being released by Nottinghamshire.[9][10]

In November 2021, New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry rejoined the county after previously featuring during the 2018 season.[11] Henry will join the club in July 2022 and will be available for the One-Day Cup and the second half of the County Championship.[12] In December 2021, Kent announced that Afghan spinner Qais Ahmad would return to represent the county in the T20 Blast for a second season.[13]

In January 2022, South African international all-rounder George Linde signed on a two-year deal.[14] In February 2022, Kent announced another overseas player, with Australia fast bowler Jackson Bird signing a short-term deal making him available at the start of the season for up to six matches in the County Championship.[15]

Squad list
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
2Ben Compton England (1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm off break
6Joe Denly England (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
10Alex Blake England (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 32)Left-handedRight-arm off breakWhite-ball contract only[16]
14Tawanda Muyeye Zimbabwe (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm off breakQualifies as a domestic player[17]
16Zak Crawley England (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
23Daniel Bell-Drummond England (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm mediumVice-captain
34Jack Leaning England (1993-10-18)18 October 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium/off breakVice-captain
All-rounders
3Darren Stevens England (1976-04-30)30 April 1976 (aged 44)Right-handedRight arm medium
9Grant Stewart Italy (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm mediumEU passport
27George Linde South Africa (1991-12-04)4 December 1991 (aged 29)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
55Marcus O'Riordan England (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
7Sam Billings England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 29)Right-handed—Club captain
21Ollie Robinson England (1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 22)Right-handed—
22Jordan Cox England (2000-10-21)21 October 2000 (aged 20)Right-handed—
Bowlers
1Harry Podmore England (1994-07-23)23 July 1994 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
8Matt Milnes England (1994-07-29)29 July 1994 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
11James Logan England (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 (aged 23)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox
17Nathan Gilchrist South Africa (2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 20)Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUK passport
18Fred Klaassen Netherlands (1992-11-13)13 November 1992 (aged 28)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast
19Jas Singh England (2002-09-19)19 September 2002 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
24Matt Henry New Zealand (1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (second half of the season)
32Qais Ahmad Afghanistan (2000-08-15)15 August 2000 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOverseas player; T20 Blast only
33Jackson Bird Australia (1986-12-11)11 December 1986 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (early season)
64Matt Quinn New Zealand (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastUK passport
75Hamidullah Qadri England (2000-01-05)5 January 2000 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break

County Championship

The County Championship will return to the two division format last used in the 2019 season.[18] The teams were placed into the division they had qualified to following the result of the 2019 County Championship,[19] after the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

Division One
7–10 April
Essex (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
514 (158.5 overs)
MJJ Critchley 132 (179)
JM Bird 3/85 (28 overs)
581 (187.3 overs)
BG Compton 129 (289)
JM Cox 129 (332)
MJJ Critchley 4/114 (46 overs)
68/1d (22 overs)
T Westley 32* (51)
NN Gilchrist 1/6 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Essex 12, Kent 12
  • JM Bird and BG Compton both played their first game for Kent.
14–17 April
v
Kent (H)
Lancashire won by 10 wickets
  
 
506 (137 overs)
SJ Croft 155 (336)
Hamidullah Qadri 6/129 (37 overs)
260 (97.3 overs)
BG Compton 104* (289)
MW Parkinson 4/66 (31 overs)
36/0 (7.1 overs)
George Balderson 23* (23)
279 (123.2 overs) (f/o)
BG Compton 115 (340)
Hasan Ali 3/36 (21 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 3, Lancashire 24
21–24 April
Kent (H)
v
Hampshire won by an innings and 51 runs
  
 
305 (106.2 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 149 (231)
KHD Barker 6/53 (24 overs)
652/6d (147 overs)
LA Dawson 171 (268)
NN Gilchrist 3/124 (29 overs)
296 (95 overs)
BG Compton 89 (194)
KJ Abbott 5/29 (16 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 4, Hampshire 24
28 April – 1 May
v
Match drawn
  
 
291 (86.4 overs)
DJ Bell-Drummond 109 (194)
Haris Rauf 5/65 (14 overs)
571 (138.4 overs)
HC Brook 194 (265)
NN Gilchrist 3/114 (22 overs)
393 (122.3 overs)
BG Compton 93 (220)
SA Patterson 5/54 (29.3 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Yorkshire 16, Kent 11
  • NN Gilchrist was dismissed for a pair, and equalled the record of six consecutive ducks in first-class cricket.[21]
12–15 May
Kent (H)
v
  
 
19–22 May
v
  
 
12–15 June
Kent (H)
v
  
 
26–29 June
Surrey (H)
v
  
 
11–14 July
Kent (H)
v
  
 
19–22 July
v
  
 
25–28 July
v
  
 
5–8 September
Kent (H)
v
  
 
20–23 September
v
  
 
26–29 September
Kent (H)
v
  
 

One-Day Cup

Group A
2 August
v
  
 
4 August
v
TBC
  
 
7 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
11 August
Essex (H)
v
  
 
14 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
14 August
v
  
 
19 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
23 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 

References
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  2. "Kent confirm captains for 2022 season". The Cricketer. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  3. "Michael Yardy: Sussex appoint former captain as academy director". BBC Sport. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. "Ryan ten Doeschate: Kent name former Essex captain as new batting coach". BBC Sport. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  5. "Heino Kuhn: Kent's South African batter leaves club after four seasons". BBC Sport. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. "Grant Stewart: All-rounder joins Sussex on short-term loan from Kent". BBC Sport. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  7. "Kent recall Grant Stewart from Sussex loan following Jackson Bird injury". The Cricketer. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  8. "Jas Singh: Kent hand full-time contract to teenage seamer". BBC Sport. 5 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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  12. "Matt Henry to return to Kent for 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  13. "Qais Ahmad: Afghanistan leg-spinner returns to Kent in 2022". BBC Sport. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  14. "George Linde: Kent bring in South Africa all-rounder on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  15. "Jackson Bird: Australia seamer signs short-term Kent deal". BBC Sport. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  16. "Alex Blake: Kent batsman signs new white-ball deal until 2022". BBC Sport. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  17. Tawanda Muyeye player profile, Kent County Cricket Club. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  18. "County Championship: Two-division structure to return from 2022 season". BBC Sport. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  19. "LV= Insurance County Championship returns to two divisions in 2022". England and Wales Cricket Board. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  20. "County Championship: Two-division structure to return from 2022 season". BBC Sport. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
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