Kent County Cricket Club in 2010

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It was announced in December 2009 that former South Africa batsman Justin Kemp would not return for the 2010 season due to changes to the Kolpak regulations under which he had been able to play county cricket since 2005.^[5] Kent had already lost fast bowler Martin Saggers after 11 seasons, when the player announced his retirement at the end of the 2009 season due to a serious knee injury.^[6]

In January, Kent announced that their overseas player would be Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark for the first half of the season,^[7] followed by Sri Lankan leg-spinner Malinga Bandara for the second half of the season.^[3] Clark had previously signed to play for Kent in the 2009 season,^[8] but later withdrew due to a late call up to the Australian tour of South Africa.^[9] However, in March 2010 it was announced that, for a second time, Clark would not play for the county – this time due to concerns about his fitness.^[10] A week later, Kent announced the signing of South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini as a replacement for Clark. Ntini signed a five-week deal to play until Bandara arrived in late May.^[2]

South African-born Scotland international, Dewald Nel, signed a two-year contract with Kent in March 2010 after impressing while on trial.^[11]

Leg-spin bowler Mark Lawson signed for Kent during the season and played a single match (against the touring Pakistanis), but was later released.^[12]

In late July, Kent released slow left-arm spinner Rob Ferley 22 year-old medium-fast bowler Warren Lee.^[13] Lee would go on to play for the Unicorns (cricket team) in 2012 and 2013. A few days later, Kent released James Hockley from his second spell with the county.^[14] Hockley would now concentrate on his teaching career. Phil Edwards was released in late August.^[15]

Fast bowler Amjad Khan left Kent at the end of the 2010 season to join Sussex, having been at the county since 2001.^[16] Second XI wicket-keeper Paul Dixey also left after the end of the season and signed for Leicestershire.

• Ages given as of the first day of the County Championship season, 9 April 2010.

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Alex Blake	England	(1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 21)	Left-handed	Right arm medium-fast
Joe Denly	England	(1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
James Goodman	England	(1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
James Hockley	England	(1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Released in August[14]
Rob Key	England	(1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Club captain
Sam Northeast	England	(1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 20)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
Chris Piesley	England	(1992-02-12)12 February 1992 (aged 18)	Left-handed	Right arm off break
Martin van Jaarsveld	South Africa	(1974-06-18)18 June 1974 (aged 35)	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 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	British citizen
Adam Ball	England	(1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Left arm fast-medium
Matt Coles	England	(1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 19)	Left-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Paul Muchall	England	(1987-03-17)17 March 1987 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Brief spell in September
Darren Stevens	England	(1976-04-30)30 April 1976 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Paul Dixey	England	(1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 22)	Right-handed	—
Geraint Jones	England	(1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 30)	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
Malinga Bandara	Sri Lanka	(1979-12-31)31 December 1979 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right arm Leg spin	Overseas player (from late May)
Simon Cook	England	(1977-01-15)15 January 1977 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
Phil Edwards	England	(1984-04-16)16 April 1984 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Released in August[15]
Rob Ferley	England	(1982-02-04)4 February 1982 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	Released in July[11]
Robbie Joseph	England	(1982-01-20)20 January 1982 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right arm fast
Amjad Khan	England	(1980-10-14)14 October 1980 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Mark Lawson	England	(1985-10-24)24 October 1985 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right arm Leg spin
Warren Lee	England	(1987-08-27)27 August 1987 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Released in July[11]
Dewald Nel	Scotland	(1980-06-06)6 June 1980 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	(1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right arm fast	Overseas player (April–May)
Ashley Shaw	England	(1991-04-15)15 April 1991 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Left arm fast-medium
James Tredwell	England	(1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 28)	Left-handed	Right arm off break

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Kent were relegated from Division One, despite a victory over Yorkshire in their final match.^[4] James Tredwell took a hat-trick in the second innings of that match on his way to figures of 7/22, to end the title hopes of their opponents who had needed a win.^[17]

Other highlights included Darren Stevens scoring 197 against Nottinghamshire in a drawn match in early June.^[18]

Team	Pld	W	L	D	T	A	Bat	Bwl	Ded	Pts
Nottinghamshire (C)	16	7	5	4	0	0	47	43	0	214
Somerset	16	6	2	8	0	0	53	41	0	214
Yorkshire	16	6	2	8	0	0	41	42	0	203
Lancashire	16	5	3	8	0	0	35	43	0	182
Durham	16	5	3	8	0	0	30	39	0	173
Warwickshire	16	6	9	1	0	0	20	47	0	166
Hampshire	16	3	6	7	0	0	47	41	0	157
Kent (R)	16	3	7	6	0	0	42	44	1	151
Essex (R)	16	2	6	8	0	0	29	43	2	126

15–17 April	Nottinghamshire (H)	v	Kent	Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 32 runs
Scorecard	456 (111.4 overs) HM Amla 129 (203) A Khan 3/108 (25 overs)		200 (62 overs) Azhar Mahmood 52 (56) AR Adams 4/63 (18 overs)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: RK Illingworth and P Willey
			224 (65.4 overs) (f/o) DI Stevens 42* (59) SR Patel 3/24 (6.4 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Nottinghamshire 24, Kent 4

21–24 April	Kent (H)	v	Yorkshire	Match drawn
Scorecard	317 (97.2 overs) DI Stevens 92 (125) TT Bresnan 5/52 (24.2 overs)		283 (97.3 overs) JM Bairstow 70 (172) Azhar Mahmood 4/58 (21.3 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: NGB Cook and DJ Millns
	357/8d (92 overs) JB Hockley 82 (152) TT Bresnan 2/33 (18 overs)		300/5 (84 overs) A Lyth 84 (162) JC Tredwell 3/69 (29 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 9, Yorkshire 8

27–30 April	Lancashire (H)	v	Kent	Match drawn
Scorecard	320 (97.3 overs) AG Prince 115 (213) DI Stevens 4/44 (20 overs)		213 (60.5 overs) DI Stevens 101* (129) SI Mahmood 5/55 (18.5 overs)	Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: NL Bainton and NJ Llong
	177/3d (43 overs) AG Prince 71* (89) M Ntini 2/31 (11 overs)		45/2 (11.5 overs) RWT Key 19* (30) SI Mahmood 2/21 (5.5 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Lancashire 9, Kent 6 (Kent were deducted 1 point for a slow over rate) M Ntini made his first appearance for Kent

4–7 May	Warwickshire	v	(H) Kent	Warwickshire won by 44 runs
Scorecard	250 (80.4 overs) IJL Trott 67 (128) MT Coles 4/55 (14 overs)		377 (109.3 overs) JL Denly 95 (192) R Clarke 6/63 (15.3 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: B Dudleston and NA Mallender
	327 (118.5 overs) IR Bell 94 (182) A Khan 3/63 (20 overs)		156 (59.3 overs) M van Jaarsveld 59 (90) Imran Tahir 4/27 (16 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Kent 7, Warwickshire 21

10–13 May	Kent	v	(H) Essex	Match drawn
Scorecard	474 (119.2 overs) GO Jones 135 (177) RN ten Doeschate 4/77 (17.2 overs)		341 (108.2 overs) T Westley 132 (240) Azhar Mahmood 5/63 (25.2 overs)	County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: NGC Cowley and DJ Millns
	204 (63 overs) SA Northeast 71 (131) Danish Kaneria 4/68 (24 overs)		254/4 (81.4 overs) AN Cook 72 (159) JL Denly 2/100 (27 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Essex 8, Kent 11

17–20 May	Kent (H)	v	Durham	Durham won by 6 wickets
Scorecard	424 (93.4 overs) RWT Key 261 (270) SJ Harmison 4/52 (18 overs)		418 (119.4 overs) BA Stokes 161 (202) M Ntini 5/84 (29 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: PJ Hartley and TE Jesty Player of the match: BA Stokes (Durham)
	162 (49.5 overs) M van Jaarsveld 44 (82) ID Blackwell 3/35 (11 overs)		172/4 (34 overs) ID Blackwell 53* (60) A Khan 1/6 (3 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 7, Durham 23

24–25 May	Durham (H)	v	Kent	Kent won by an innings and 4 runs
Scorecard	121 (34.5 overs) BA Stokes 27 (32) A Khan 5/43 (11.5 overs)		320 (63 overs) DI Stevens 102 (110) ME Claydon 3/50 (15 overs)	Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: NL Bainton and RA Kettleborough
	195 (54.3 overs) MJ Di Venuto 86 (158) M Ntini 6/51 (17.3 overs)
Durham won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 22, Durham 3 JC Tredwell replaced AJ Blake after day 1

4–7 June	Nottinghamshire	v	(H) Kent	Match drawn
Scorecard	462 (124 overs) CMW Read 112* (177) SJ Cook 4/85 (22.0 overs)		570 (148.1 overs) DI Stevens 197 (238) AR Adams 5/106 (31 overs)	Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells Umpires: JH Evans and NJ Llong
	210/3d (62 overs) SR Patel 76* (186) MT Coles 1/35 (8 overs)
Nottinghamshire on the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 10, Nottinghamshire 9

5–7 July	Kent	v	(H) Hampshire	Hampshire won by an innings and 111 runs
Scorecard	251 (80.2 overs) JL Denly 67 (153) DG Cork 5/50 (22.2)		553/7d (145 overs) MA Carberry 158 (260) SJ Cook 2/95 (29 overs)	Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: JH Evans and DJ Millns
	191 (60.2 overs) M van Jaarsveld 82* (158) DG Cork 2/16 (12 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Hampshire 24, Kent 3

20–23 July	Somerset (H)	v	Kent	Match drawn
Scorecard	205 (49.4 overs) Z de Bruyn 44 (71) DI Stevens 4/38 (13 overs)		172 (45 overs) JL Denly 34 (63) M Kartik 5/50 (14 overs)	County Ground, Taunton Umpires: NL Bainton and MA Gough
	301/7d (54 overs) ME Trescothick 80 (101) MT Coles 3/73 (13 overs)		191/7 (74.4 overs) GO Jones 47 (150) M Kartik 5/57 (31 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Somerset 7, Kent 6

29 July – 1 August	Kent (H)	v	Essex	Kent won by 99 runs
Scorecard	420 (115.3 overs) M van Jaarsveld 106 (152) BE McGain 5/151 (33.3 overs)		279 (102.2 overs) ML Pettini 88 (246) HMCM Bandara 3/44 (12.2 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: B Dudleston and IA Gould
	135 (47.4 overs) JC Tredwell 40 (84) A Carter 5/40 (17.4 overs)		177 (59.5 overs) MJ Walker 35 (66) Azhar Mahmood 5/62 (21 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 24, Essex 4

3–6 August	Somerset	v	(H) Kent	Match drawn
Scorecard	380 (103.4 overs) JC Hildreth 151 (188) Azhar Mahmood 3/65 (22 overs)		372 (98.2 overs) GO Jones 178 (248) BJ Phillips 5/72 (28 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: MJD Bodenham and RA Kettleborough
	387/7d (127.2 overs) ME Trescothick 188* (392) JC Trewdwell 5/95 (42 overs)
Somerset won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 10, Somerset 10

18–21 August	Lancashire	v	(H) Kent	Lancashire won by 121 runs
Scorecard	266 (76 overs) SJ Croft 65 (108) DI Stevens 3/33 (14 overs)		249 (81.5 overs) JL Denly 69 (169) G Chapple 4/45 (23 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: RK Illingworth and RT Robinson
	321 (98.2 overs) S Chanderpaul 120 (234) SJ Cook 4/62 (20 overs)		217 (57.3 overs) MT Coles 51 (43) Gary Keedy 4/53 (10.3 overs)
Lancashire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Lancashire 21, Kent 4

31 August – 2 September	Warwickshire (H)	v	Kent	Warwickshire won by 95 runs
Scorecard	294 (84.4 overs) AG Botha 76 (138) MT Coles 3/49 (17.4 overs)		111 (31.3 overs) AJ Blake 33 (40) CR Woakes 6/52 (14 overs)	Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: JW Lloyds and JF Steele
	140 (33.1 overs) CR Woakes 51 (41) DI Stevens 4/38 (13 overs)		228 (60.1 overs) M van Jaarsveld 110* (160) CR Woakes 5/45 (15 overs)
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Warwickshire 21, Kent 3

7–10 September	Hampshire	v	(H) Kent	Hampshire won by 130 runs
Scorecard	204 (81.5 overs) JHK Adams 84 (222) HMCM Bandara 4/42 (16.5 overs)		182 (68.4 overs) JL Denly 42 (114) JA Tomlinson 4/59 (21 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: RJ Bailey and NGC Cowley
	355/9d (103.2 overs) JM Vince 68* (92) HMCM Bandara 4/99 (28.2 overs)		247 (86 overs) SA Northeast 71 (186) DG Cork 4/43 (18 overs)
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 3, Hampshire 20

13–16 September	Yorkshire	v	(H) Kent	Kent won by 4 wickets
Scorecard	261 (76.3 overs) JM Bairstow 64 (105) JD Nel 6/62 (25 overs)		302 (81.5 overs) AJ Blake 105* (143) MA Ashraf 5/32 (18 overs)	Headingley, Leeds Umpires: JH Evans and NA Mallender
	130 (29.5 overs) A Lyth 46 (70) JC Tredwell 7/22 (6.5 overs)		90/6 (24.5 overs) M van Jaarsveld 44 (72) SA Patterson 2/10 (6 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Yorkshire 5, Kent 22

10–12 April	Kent (H)	v	Loughborough MCCU	Match drawn
Scorecard	504/7d (103 overs) RWT Key 140 (144) RML Taylor 2/105 (19 overs)		259 (103.5 overs) D Murphy 76 (194) SJ Cook 3/24 (21 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: RJ Bailey and G Sharp
	212/7d (57.4 overs) JL Denly 106 (148) AS Welsh 3/32 (14.4 overs)		60/3 (28 overs) TS Winslade 17 (39) M van Jaarsveld 1/4 (3 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat JD Nel made his first appearance for Kent

28–30 June	Pakistanis	v	(H) Kent	Match drawn
Scorecard	360 (87 overs) Umar Akmal 153 (188) MAK Lawson 4/93 (16 overs)		259 (69 overs) JL Denly 106 (148) 63 (77) Mohammad Amir 5/54 (13 overs)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: MA Eggleston and JF Steele
	264/4d (65 overs) Umar Amin 73 (126) MAK Lawson 2/71 (18 overs)		150/3 (28 overs) JL Denly 69 (76) Shoaib Malik 2/17 (5 overs)
Pakistanis won the toss and elected to bat JE Goodman and CD Piesley made their first-class debuts MAK Lawson made his first (and only) appearance for Kent

Team	Pld	W	L	T	N/R	Pts	Net R/R
Warwickshire Bears	12	9	3	0	0	18	+0.314
Kent Spitfires	12	7	3	0	2	16	+0.773
Nottinghamshire Outlaws	12	7	4	0	1	15	+0.348
Hampshire Hawks	12	6	6	0	0	12	+0.006
Durham Dynamos	12	5	6	0	1	11	+0.262
Leicestershire Foxes	12	4	8	0	0	8	−0.220
Scotland	12	2	10	0	0	4	−1.225

25 April	Kent (H) 246/6 (40 overs)	v	Warwickshire 247/4 (37.5 overs)	Warwickshire won by 6 wickets (with 13 balls remaining)
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: NGB Cook and DJ Millns
	JL Denly 80 (102) Imran Tahir 2/31 (6 overs)		IR Bell 88 (75) SJ Cook 1/20 (6 overs)
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Kent 0, Warwickshire 2

2 May	Kent (H)	v	Durham	No result (match abandoned without a toss)
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: RJ Bailey and RA Kettleborough
No toss Points: Kent 1, Durham 1

8 May	Kent 78/2 (6.1 overs)	v	(H) Durham	No result
Scorecard				Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: JH Evans and NJ Llong
	RWT Key 44 (18) SJ Mullaney 2/4 (1 over)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field Match reduced to 10 overs per side and later stopped due to rain Points: Nottinghamshire 1, Kent 1

16 May	Kent 192/9 (40 overs)	v	(H) Warwickshire 193/4 (35 overs)	Warwickshire won by 6 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)
Scorecard				Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: SA Garratt and JW Lloyds
	RWT Key 87 (98) WB Rankin 4/34 (7 overs)		IR Bell 55 (71) DI Stevens 1/15 (5 overs)
Warwickshire won the toss and elected to field Points: Warwickshire 2, Kent 0

22 May	Scotland (H) 180/6 (40 overs)	v	Kent 183/1 (30.2 overs)	Kent won by 9 wickets (with 56 balls remaining)
Scorecard				The Grange, Edinburgh Umpires: I Dawood and JW Lloyds
	RD Berrington 68 (84) SJ Cook 3/39 (8 overs)		M van Jaarsveld 72 (62) RM Haq 1/33 (8 overs)
Scotland won the toss and elected to bat Points: Scotland 0, Kent 2

31 May	Kent (H) 249/7 (40 overs)	v	Scotland 191/7 (40 overs)	Kent won by 58 runs
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: MJD Bodenham and JF Steele
	AJ Blake 81* (56) GD Drummond 2/42 (7 overs); RT Lyons 2/42 (8 overs)		GJ Bailey 70 (84) A Khan 3/32 (8 overs)
Scotland won the toss and elected to field Points: Kent 2, Scotland 0

25 July	Hampshire 238/7 (40 overs)	v	(H) Kent 236/4 (40 overs)	Hampshire won by 2 runs
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: MJD Bodenham and NJ Llong
	MJ Lumb 50 (55) JC Tredwell 3/40 (8 overs)		JL Denly 102* (109) DG Cork 3/56 (8 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Kent 0, Hampshire 2

8 August	Leicestershire 148 (30.1 overs)	v	(H) Kent 150/2 (26.1 overs)	Kent won by 8 wickets (with 83 balls remaining)
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: RA Kettleborough and P Willey
	JGE Benning 37 (33) HMCM Bandara 5/35 (8 overs)		M van Jaarsveld 56* (54) JGE Benning 1/23 (5 overs)
Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat Points: Kent 2, Leicestershire 0

22 August	Kent (H) 135/3 (16 overs)	v	Nottinghamshire 93/9 (16 overs)	Kent won by 42 runs
Scorecard				St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: RK Illingworth and RT Robinson
	DI Stevens 49* (35) SR Patel 1/9 (3 overs)		AD Hales 21 (17) MT Coles 3/7 (2 overs)
Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to field Match reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain Points: Kent 2, Nottinghamshire 0

29 August	Kent 241/5 (40 overs)	v	(H) Hampshire 221 (38.5 overs)	Kent won by 20 runs
Scorecard				Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: NL Bainton and JF Steele
	M van Jaarsveld 104* (83) DR Briggs 1/35 (8 overs)		JHK Adams 74 (71) MT Coles 4/47 (8 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Hampshire 0, Kent 2

30 August	Leicestershire (H) 182 (38.1 overs)	v	Kent 185/4 (33.2 overs)	Kent won by 6 wickets (with 40 balls remaining)
Scorecard				Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: SA Garratt and MA Gough
	T New 47* (64) MT Coles 3/27 (6 overs)		RWT Key 45 (42) JGE Benning 2/32 (7 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to field Points: Leicestershire 0, Kent 2

4 September	Kent 144 (39.1 overs)	v	(H) Durham 113 (33.3 overs)	Kent won by 31 runs
Scorecard				Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: TE Jesty and NA Mallender
	JL Denly 71 (121) N Killeen 3/24 (8 overs)		BW Harmison 34 (57) JC Tredwell 4/20 (8 overs)
Kent won the toss and elected to bat Points: Durham 0, Kent 2 AJ Ball and PB Muchall made their List A debuts (this was Muchall's only appearance for Kent)