Kent County Cricket Club in 2025

Kent County Cricket Club
2025 season
Coach Adam Hollioake
Captain Daniel Bell-Drummond
Sam Billings (T20)
Overseas players
Ground(s)
← 2024

In 2025, Kent County Cricket Club will compete 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 side.[2][3]

Squad

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]

Squad list

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
2 Ben Compton  England (1994-03-29)29 March 1994 (aged 31) Left-handed Right-arm off break
5 Ekansh Singh  England (2006-07-16)16 July 2006 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium
6 Joe Denly  England (1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 39) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
14 Tawanda Muyeye  Zimbabwe (2001-03-05)5 March 2001 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break Qualifies as a domestic player[14]
16 Zak Crawley  England (1998-02-03)3 February 1998 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium
23 Daniel Bell-Drummond  England (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium Club captain
34 Jack Leaning  England (1993-10-18)18 October 1993 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium/off break Vice-captain
All-rounders
9 Grant Stewart  Italy (1994-02-19)19 February 1994 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium EU passport
33 Joey Evison  England (2001-11-14)14 November 2001 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium
42 Jaydn Denly  England (2006-01-05)5 January 2006 (aged 19) Left-handed Slow left arm orthodox
55 Marcus O'Riordan  England (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break
– Corey Flintoff  England (2006-03-08)8 March 2006 (aged 19) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Rookie contract
Wicket-keepers
7 Sam Billings  England (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 33) Right-handed — T20 captain; White-ball contract only
12 Chris Benjamin  South Africa (1999-04-29)29 April 1999 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium UK passport
72 Harry Finch  England (1995-02-10)10 February 1995 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Bowlers
8 Wes Agar  Australia (1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player (April–July)
17 Nathan Gilchrist  South Africa (2000-06-11)11 June 2000 (aged 24) Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium UK passport
18 Fred Klaassen  Netherlands (1992-11-13)13 November 1992 (aged 32) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast White-ball contract only
19 Jas Singh  England (2002-09-19)19 September 2002 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium
25 Kashif Ali  Pakistan (1994-06-06)6 June 1994 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas player (April–May)
28 Matt Parkinson  England (1996-10-24)24 October 1996 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break
44 George Garrett  England (2000-03-04)4 March 2000 (aged 25) Left-handed Left-arm fast
45 Michael Cohen  South Africa (1998-08-04)4 August 1998 (aged 26) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium UK residency
64 Matt Quinn  New Zealand (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast UK passport
75 Keith Dudgeon  South Africa (1995-11-07)7 November 1995 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas 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
  
 
29 July – 1 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
8–11 September
Kent (H)
v
  
 
15–18 September
v
  
 
24–27 September
Kent (H)
v
  
 

One-Day Cup

Group B

7 August
Sussex (H)
v
  
 
10 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
13 August
v
  
 
17 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
19 August
v
  
 
21 August
v
  
 
24 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 
26 August
Kent (H)
v
  
 

T20 Blast

South Group

30 May
Gloucestershire (H)
208/3 (20 overs)
v
Kent
204/7 (20 overs)
Kent won by 4 runs
  
 
Daniel Bell-Drummond 60 (38)
Tom Smith 2/39 (4 overs)
Oliver Price 51 (26)
Tom Rogers 2/22 (4 overs)
  • Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to field.
5 June
Middlesex (H)
172/9 (20 overs)
v
No result
  
 
Zak Crawley 57 (34)
Tom Helm 3/29 (4 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and chose to field.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.
6 June
Surrey
193/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
151/9 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 42 runs
  
 
Laurie Evans 62* (26)
Grant Stewart 3/27 (4 overs)
Zak Crawley 46 (31)
Mitchell Santner 3/28 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
8 June
Hampshire
177/7 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
181/2 (19 overs)
Kent won by 8 wickets
  
 
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Umpires: Ben Debenham and Anthony Harris
Joe Weatherley 63* (56)
Tom Rogers 3/33 (4 overs)
Zak Crawley 75 (43)
Chris Wood 2/32 (4 overs)
  • Hampshire won the toss and chose to bat.
12 June
Kent
171/7 (20 overs)
v
Surrey (H)
173/6 (20 overs)
Surrey won by 4 wickets
  
 
The Oval, London
Umpires: Hassan Adnan and Ben Debenham
Joe Denly 40 (22)
Chris Jordan 4/10 (4 overs)
Jason Roy 56 (30)
Wes Agar 3/26 (4 overs)
  • Surrey won the toss and chose to field.
15 June
Kent
228/5 (20 overs)
v
Somerset (H)
224/6 (20 overs)
Kent won by 4 runs
  
 
Daniel Bell-Drummond 100 (49)
Riley Meredith 3/45 (4 overs)
Tom Banton 68 (33)
Joey Evison 2/24 (4 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and chose to field.
18 June
Kent (H)
157/9 (20 overs)
v
Gloucestershire
160/3 (18.2 overs)
Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets
  
 
Harry Finch 42 (34)
Ajeet Singh Dale 3/24 (4 overs)
Jack Taylor 54* (36)
Matt Parkinson 1/27 (4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to bat.
20 June
Kent
219/3 (20 overs)
v
Essex (H)
172 (19 overs)
Kent won by 47 runs
  
 
County Ground, Chelmsford
Umpires: Chris Watts and Rob White
Tawanda Muyeye 100 (59)
Luc Benkenstein 1/29 (3 overs)
Simon Harmer 55 (21)
Matt Parkinson 1/27 (4 overs)
  • Essex won the toss and chose to field.
4 July
Sussex Sharks
195/9 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
161 (19.4 overs)
Sussex won by 34 runs
  
 
Daniel Hughes 48 (28)
Nathan Gilchrist 3/31 (4 overs)
Harry Finch 56 (26)
Danny Lamb 5/15 (3.4 overs)
  • Kent won the toss and chose to field.
6 July
Kent
118/9 (20 overs)
v
Glamorgan (H)
122/4 (11.4 overs)
Glamorgan won by 6 wickets
  
 
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Umpires: Anthony Harris and Rob White
Jack Leaning 45* (40)
Andy Gorvin 4/17 (4 overs)
Kiran Carlson 34 (19)
Fred Klaassen 2/31 (4 overs)
  • Glamorgan won the toss and chose to field.
9 July
Sussex Sharks (H)
148 (19.5 overs)
v
Kent
151/8 (19.3 overs)
Kent won by 2 wickets
  
 
Tom Clark 29 (20)
Nathan Gilchrist 4/42 (3.5 overs)
Joey Evison 48* (24)
Tymal Mills 3/21 (4 overs)
  • Sussex won the toss and chose to bat.
11 July
Kent (H)
137/8 (20 overs)
v
Somerset
138/5 (18.3 overs)
Somerset won by 5 wickets
  
 
Joe Denly 40 (35)
Riley Meredith 3/19 (4 overs)
Lewis Gregory 37 (23)
Nathan Gilchrist 1/12 (2 overs)
  • Somerset won the toss and chose to field.
13 July
Middlesex
160/5 (20 overs)
v
Kent (H)
165/3 (18.1 overs)
Kent won by 7 wickets
  
 
Leus du Plooy 68 (45)
Fred Klaassen 3/39 (4 overs)
Tawanda Muyeye 59 (41)
Zafar Gohar 1/22 (3 overs)
  • Middlesex won the toss and elected to bat.
18 July
Kent (H)
v
  
 

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