Kent County Cricket Club in 2025

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CoachEngland Adam Hollioake
CaptainEngland Daniel Bell-Drummond
England Sam Billings (T20)
Overseas players
Ground(s)
Kent County Cricket Club
2025 season
CoachEngland Adam Hollioake
CaptainEngland Daniel Bell-Drummond
England Sam Billings (T20)
Overseas players
Ground(s)
County Championship8th, Division 2
One-Day Cup7th, Group B
T20 BlastQuarter-finals
← 2024

In 2025, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the 2025 County Championship, as well as the 2025 One-Day Cup and the 2025 T20 Blast. Adam Hollioake replaced Matthew Walker as head coach.[1] Daniel Bell-Drummond remained as the club captain, with Sam Billings retaining captaincy of the Twenty20 team.[2][3]

Departures

Hamidullah Qadri and Arafat Bhuiyan both left the club at the end of the 2024 season.[4]

Arrivals

On 30 September 2024, Kent announced the signing of wicket-keeper batsman Chris Benjamin from Warwickshire.[5] Australian fast bowler returns from the end of May, after injury forced him to end his 2024 spell with Kent early.[6] Ahead of Agar's arrival, Kent's overseas players will be pace bowlers Keith Dudgeon, from South Africa, and Pakistan international Kashif Ali.[7] After taking 8 wickets on his debut, a 145-run win against Northamptonshire, Dudgeon sustained a knee injury that ended his stint at the club.[8] Australian bowler Tom Rogers re-signed with the county to play in the T20 Blast for a second season.[9] On 31 March 2025, Kent announced the signing of fast-bowling all-rounder Corey Flintoff (son of former England captain Andrew Flintoff) on a two-year rookie contract.[10]

On 1 May, following a series of injuries, Kent signed Essex bowler Jamal Richards in loan for two matches.[11] On 15 May, bowlers Jake Ball and Alfie Ogborne signed two-match loan deals from Somerset.[12] Ogborne had played two matches on loan for Kent during the 2024 season, while Ball is a former England international.[13]

On 1 August, Kent signed Pakistan-born leg-spinning all-rounder Mohammed Rizvi for the One Day Cup after a trial in the second XI.[14]

Squad list

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
2Ben Compton England29 March 1994 (aged 31)Left-handedRight-arm off break
5Ekansh Singh England16 July 2006 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm medium
6Joe Denly England16 March 1986 (aged 39)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
14Tawanda Muyeye Zimbabwe5 March 2001 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off breakQualifies as a domestic player[15]
16Zak Crawley England3 February 1998 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium
23Daniel Bell-Drummond England3 August 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm mediumClub captain
34Jack Leaning England18 October 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium/off breakVice-captain
All-rounders
9Grant Stewart Italy19 February 1994 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm mediumEU passport
22Corey Flintoff England8 March 2006 (aged 19)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumRookie contract
22Oliver Curtiss England22 June 2006 (aged 18)Right-handedRight-arm mediumRookie contract
33Joey Evison England14 November 2001 (aged 23)Right-handedRight arm medium
42Jaydn Denly England5 January 2006 (aged 19)Left-handedSlow left arm orthodox
55Marcus O'Riordan England25 January 1998 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break
62Mohammed Rizvi England13 January 1998 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOne Day Cup only
Wicket-keepers
7Sam Billings England15 June 1991 (aged 33)Right-handed—T20 captain; White-ball contract only
12Chris Benjamin South Africa29 April 1999 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm mediumUK passport
15Ben Dawkins England19 October 2006 (aged 18)Right-handed–UK passport
72Harry Finch England10 February 1995 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Bowlers
8Wes Agar Australia5 February 1997 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (April–July)
17Nathan Gilchrist South Africa11 June 2000 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm fast-mediumUK passport
18Fred Klaassen Netherlands13 November 1992 (aged 32)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fastWhite-ball contract only
19Jas Singh England19 September 2002 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
25Kashif Ali Pakistan6 June 1994 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (April–May)
28Matt Parkinson England24 October 1996 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
44George Garrett England4 March 2000 (aged 25)Left-handedLeft-arm fast
45Michael Cohen South Africa4 August 1998 (aged 26)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-mediumUK residency
64Matt Quinn New Zealand28 February 1993 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastUK passport
75Keith Dudgeon South Africa7 November 1995 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-mediumOverseas player (April)

County Championship

Division One

4–7 April
v
Kent won by 145 runs
  
 
231 (62.5 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 72 (106)
Raphael Weatherall 3/32 (10 overs)
143 (42 overs)
Rob Keogh 64 (81)
Jas Singh 4/35 (12 overs)
171 (55.3 overs)
Joey Evison 52 (96)
Raphael Weatherall 3/38 (10 overs)
114 (35.4 overs)
George Bartlett 60* (79)
Keith Dudgeon 7/36 (10.4 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Northamptonshire 3, Kent 19
  • Keith Dudgeon played his first match for Kent.
11–14 April
v
Kent (H)
Kent won by 8 wickets
  
 
222 (60.3 overs)
Jack Davies 47* (77)
Nathan Gilchrist 3/43 (16 overs)
218 (49 overs)
Grant Stewart 56 (56)
Blake Cullen 4/60 (11 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Surendiran Shanmugam and Jack Shantry
311 (101.4 overs)
Ben Geddes 75 (142)
Grant Stewart 3/52 (22)
316/2 (64.4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 125* (127)
Zafar Gohar 2/91 (20 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Kent 19, Middlesex 3
  • Kashif Ali played his first match for Kent.
18–21 April
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
472 (110.5 overs)
James Bracey 151* (224)
Nathan Gilchrist 7/100 (26 overs)
393 (105.3 overs)
Ben Compton 178* (298)
Graeme van Buuren 2/14 (10.3 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Chris Watts
333/5 (86 overs)
Miles Hammond 89 (136)
Jack Leaning 3/106 (27 overs)
124/6 (40.3 overs)
Zak Crawley 54* (112)
Tom Price 4/33 (10 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Kent 14, Gloucestershire 16
2–5 May
v
Middlesex won by 2 wickets
  
 
129 (50.3 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 29 (53)
Toby Roland-Jones 5/33 (14 overs)
238 (65 overs)
Ryan Higgins 54 (101)
Joey Evison 3/43 (14 overs)
Lord's, London
Umpires: Rob Bailey and Anthony Harris
473 (30.5 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 223 (360)
Toby Roland-Jones 3/107 (29 overs)
366/8 (119 overs)
Luke Hollman 103 (192)
Joey Evison 3/71 (24 overs)
9–12 May
v
Kent (H)
Glamorgan won by an innings and 161 runs
  
 
549/9d (132 overs)
Ben Kellaway 181* (228)
Kashif Ali 4/92 (24 overs)
212 (74.1 overs)
Chris Benjamin 94* (171)
Timm van der Gugten 3/23 (12 overs)
176 (48.2 overs) (f/o)
Tawanda Muyeye 41 (56)
Asitha Fernando 3/18 (7 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and elected to field.
  • Points: Kent 2, Glamorgan 23
  • Ekansh Singh made his first class debut.
16–19 May
v
Gloucestershire won by 3 wickets
  
 
424 (110.4 overs)
Grant Stewart 182 (189)
Ajeet Singh Dale 7/110 (26 overs)
516 (125 overs)
Cameron Green 128 (184)
Jake Ball 3/132 (30 overs)
County Ground, Bristol
Umpires: Anthony Harris and James Tredwell
253 (84.4 overs)
Chris Benjamin 58 (149)
Ben Charlesworth 3/5 (6 overs)
162/7 (43.1 overs)
Cameron Green 67* (90)
Nathan Gilchrist 4/43 (15 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Gloucestershire 24, Kent 6
  • Jake Ball played his first match for Kent.
23–26 May
v
Derbyshire won by an innings and 14 runs
  
 
587/5d (140 overs)
Caleb Jewell 232 (361)
Jack Leaning 2/85 (18 overs)
326 (98.5 overs)
Ben Compton 156 (287)
Anuj Dal 4/50 (22 overs)
County Ground, Derby
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Surendiran Shanmugam
247 (70.4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 55 (71)
Luis Reece 3/21 (10 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Derbyshire 23, Kent 2
22–25 June
v
Match drawn
  
 
374 (123.2 overs)
Ben Compton 135 (296)
George Balderson 3/54 (23 overs)
639/9d (142 overs)
Ashton Turner 154 (148)
Joey Evison 3/61 (21 overs)
328/8 (92 overs)
Grant Stewart 130 (122)
Chris Green 4/104 (38 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Lancashire 14, Kent 11
29 June – 2 July
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
566/8d (155.5 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 158 (275)
Liam Guthrie 3/92 (25 overs)
722/6d (146 overs)
Saif Zaib 196* (213)
Jaydn Denly 2/148 (24 overs)
160/8 (61 overs)
Joey Evison 49* (104)
Yuzvendra Chahal 4/51 (30 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 13, Northamptonshire 14
22–25 July
v
Glamorgan won by 5 wickets
  
 
155 (53.2 overs)
Daniel Bell-Drummond 42 (81)
Timm van der Gugten 3/27 (15 overs)
327 (100.5 overs)
Ben Kellaway 90 (174)
Wes Agar 4/58 (17 overs)
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Paul Baldwin and Chris Watts
360 (114.3 overs)
Harry Finch 68 (125)
Kiran Carlson 3/24 (5 overs)
189/5 (45.5 overs)
Kiran Carlson 89* (115)
Matt Parkinson 4/82 (18.5 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Glamorgan 21, Kent 3
29 July – 1 August
v
Kent (H)
Match drawn
  
 
471 (114.5 overs)
Rehan Ahmed 119 (156)
Matt Parkinson 4/82 (18.5 overs)
445/8 (152 overs)
Ben Compton 221 (380)
Rehan Ahmed 3/134 (42 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Points: Leicestershire 14, Kent 13
  • Ben Dawkins made his first class debut.
  • Ben Compton achieved his highest score in first class cricket.[16]
8–11 September
Kent (H)
v
Match drawn
  
 
293 (86 overs)
Ben Compton 77 (166)
Mitchell Stanley 5/80 (16 overs)
284 (77.2 overs)
Luke Wells 80 (127)
Matt Quinn 4/43 (19 overs)
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Surendiran Shanmugam
293 (77.3 overs)
Jaydn Denly 74* (106)
Mitchell Stanley 6/100 (18.3 overs)
138/3 (28 overs)
Marcus Harris 50* (69)
Matt Quinn 2/21 (7 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 12, Lancashire 12
15–18 September
v
Match drawn
  
 
459/7d (84.1 overs)
Rishi Patel 114 (143)
Joey Evison 3/67 (16.1 overs)
17/0 (9.1 overs)
Harry Finch 9* (24)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • No play was possible on days 1, 3 or 4 due to rain.
  • Points: Leicestershire 13, Kent 4 (Kent were deducted 6 points for a slow over rate)
  • Oliver Curtiss and Corey Flintoff both made their first class debuts.
24–27 September
v
Kent (H)
Derbyshire won by an innings and 229 runs
  
 
698/6d (145 overs)
Luis Reece 211 (342)
Matt Parkinson 3/188 (38 overs)
271 (85.4 overs)
Ekansh Singh 71 (113)
Jack Morley 5/99 (23 overs)
198 (61.5 overs) (f/o)
Ben Compton 65 (120)
Luis Reece 5/63 (21.5 overs)
  • Derbyshire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Points: Kent 1, Derbyshire 24

One-Day Cup

Group B

7 August
Kent
287/9 (50 overs)
v
Sussex (H)
278/7 (48.2 overs)
Sussex won by 3 wickets
  
 
Joey Evison 52 (54)
Fynn Hudson-Prentice 3/65 (10 overs)
Oli Carter 68 (85)
Michael Cohen 4/65 (9 overs)
10 August
Kent (H)
238/8 (50 overs)
v
Durham
239/3 (39.2 overs)
Durham won by 7 wickets
  
 
Jack Leaning 68 (50)
Mitchell Killeen 3/15 (10 overs)
Emilio Gay 119* (111)
Matt Parkinson 2/54 (8 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
13 August
Warwickshire (H)
283/9 (50 overs)
v
Kent
204 (40.5 overs)
Warwickshire won by 79 runs
  
 
Rugby School Ground, Rugby
Umpires: Neil Pratt and Chris Watts
Ed Barnard 60 (68)
Grant Stewart 2/33 (7 overs)
Jaydn Denly 52 (58)
Tazeem Chaudry Ali 5/54 (8.5 overs)
  • Warwickshire won the toss and chose to bat.
  • Ben Dawkins made his List A debut.
17 August
Kent (H)
315/8 (50 overs)
v
Lancashire
293 (47.3 overs)
Kent won by 22 runs
  
 
County Ground, Beckenham
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Nigel Llong
Jaydn Denly 91 (95)
Tom Bailey 2/54 (10 overs)
Josh Bohannon 133 (110)
Matt Parkinson 3/57 (9.3 overs)
  • Lancashire won the toss and chose to field.
19 August
Kent
279/6 (50 overs)
v
Middlesex (H)
283/4 (45 overs)
Middlesex won by 6 wickets
  
 
Jack Leaning 63* (48)
Henry Brookes 3/47 (10 overs)
Ben Geddes 141* (119)
Ekansh Singh 1/23 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and chose to field.
  • Corey Flintoff made his List A debut.
21 August
Northamptonshire (H)
243 (47.2 overs)
v
Kent
247/3 (44.4 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets
  
 
County Ground, Northampton
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Mohammed Waseem
Aadi Sharma 82 (90)
Joey Evison 3/36 (10 overs)
Ben Dawkins 111* (105)
Nirvan Ramesh 1/13 (4 overs)
  • Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to bat.
24 August
Kent (H)
269/9 (50 overs)
v
Somerset
270/6 (44.3 overs)
Somerset won by 4 wickets
  
 
Jaydn Denly 65 (72)
Jack Leach 2/37 (10 overs)
Tom Lammonby 102 (104)
Jaydn Denly 2/41 (7.3 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
  • Oliver Curtiss made his List A debut.
26 August
Yorkshire
301/9 (50 overs)
v
Kent (H)
225 (44.2 overs)
Yorkshire won by 76 runs
  
 
James Wharton 118 (106)
Ekansh Singh 3/42 (8 overs)
Jaydn Denly 79 (81)
Dom Bess 4/43 (9 overs)
  • Yorkshire won the toss and chose to bat.

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