Kent Cricket 2026

County Championship Batting 2026:   Runs (Average)

Benjamin - 874 (43.70)   

Peter_G said:

Thanks for the averages @Addick Addict.

Finch hobbled into the pavilion in a protective boot when the players came off at the end of the Gloucs match. Not quite sure what he has done to himself but I hope he makes a full recovery.

The averages are interesting:
- what Dawkins might have done if his form hadn’t dropped off so sharply;

- the key contributions Benjamin, SNE, DBD and Muyeye made with the bat;
- James Taylor’s figures were excellent in just two matches on loan for us in May. I see Yorkshire have now signed him from Surrey on a three year contract;
- getting Mahmud and / or Khaled back next summer would be very welcome. Bangladesh have a one off test here at the end of May, so they will be in the UK anyway (Mahmud for sure);
- Parky’s figures are nowhere near what he needs for Kent to offer him a new deal. A real shame, he’s a likeable lad, but maybe young Foreman should be given a contract. And there’s Lintott coming in by all accounts.

Kent's spinners took the fewest number of wickets of all the 18 counties - 17 wickets in total at 73.53. Although we are unlikely to produce spin-friendly tracks It is definitely an area we need to improve on.  

fenaddick said:

DubaiCAFC said:

fenaddick said:

Haven't read it yet but The Telegraph have done an "inside Kents promotion" piece

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cricket/2026/09/27/kent-promotion-faith-healer-crawley-hollioake-divison-two/

Anyone able to share a copy of this behind as it is behind a paywall. thank you in advance.

Archived version here: https://archive.ph/syswd

"The weather has remained kind: a contentious bad light call denied Northants, who needed 23 to win with four wickets in hand, victory at Derby in the penultimate week of the season, meaning Kent took a four-point buffer into the final round, not a 12-point deficit."

That is surely factually incorrect? Northants received eight points for drawing against Derbyshire instead of 16 points for winning, meaning that they would have had a four-point and not a 12-point lead had they won.  

lt's irrelevant anyway as the ultimate gap was 20 points (and that ignores the five-point deduction) but, perhaps, the journalist, Will McPherson, might want to tone down the rhetoric that Kent were in any way "lucky". Kent won eight and lost two matches against Northants' five wins and four defeats. Luck plays a part but not to the degree that McPherson infers. 

wmcf123 said:

Addick Addict said:

So, the following are confirmed as not being contracted Kent CCC players:

Mikey Cohen (released)
Joe Denly (retired)
Joey Evison (joined Sussex)

The following are still under contract - home grown in italics:

Sam Billings (white ball only)
Chris Benjamin
Ben Compton
Olly Curtiss
Ben Dawkins
Jaydn Denly
Harry Finch 
Fred Klaassen (white ball only)
Matt Milnes
Tawanda Muyeye
Sam Northeast
Matt Quinn
Ekansh Singh
Jas Singh
Grant Stewart

I believe that the following will be out of contract before the start of next season or I cannot find any details of any recent one that they have signed:

Daniel Bell-Drummond
Zak Crawley
Corey Flintoff
Matt Parkinson

Can’t believe we can afford Crawley 

Given Crawley's FC overall average is 31.62 (just 12 hundreds in 274 innings) and was 27.63 this season, his List A average is 32.68 (not that he'll play 50 over cricket anyway) and his T20 average is 26.75, I'm not sure how much we should be paying him. Dawkins, who is more than eight years younger, had a bad run in the latter part of this year but still averaged 35.18 (34.93 overall) in the CC. Crawley won't be available for the 50 over comp either. Not saying we shouldn't re-sign Crawley but every player has his price and we shouldn't be paying over the top for him.

Crawley's also probably independently wealthy anyway and equally, we are on a relatively level playing field in Div 1, if he wants to get back into the England set up then he has to find another county at that level, willing to pay more and that he is happy to uproot for.

MarcusH26 said:

Crawley off to the BBL this winter with the Perth Scorchers 

If it becomes clear to him then he's not going to get back into the Test side then I'm sure that white ball will become his focus. He's won't get a gig at the IPL at the moment but could make a decent living with all the other various franchises that are available to play in.  

killerandflash said:

I'm not sure playing in the BBL suggests that white ball is his focus. It's a no brainer to play the BBL, as it's a great place to go in our winter, and doesn't impact on any domestic commitments.

It's when players turn up in the Albanian Supersmash tournament that you realise they've gone down that path 

I wasn't suggesting that his focus would be on white ball right now but if he sees no pathway back to the Test team the n I think it will.

The BBL is certainly a good standard but it doesn't attract the best overseas players in the world. In this year's final, the Sydney Sixers didn't have an overseas and the Scorchers had Laurie Evans and David Payne. So that's one overseas international cap between the two sides. The reason for this dearth of stars is that the BBL clashes with four other T20 comps going on at the same time as theirs (plus there are Australia internationals that go on at the same time) albeit that some do flit in and out.  

PrincessFiona said:

Addick Addict said:

wmcf123 said:

Addick Addict said:

So, the following are confirmed as not being contracted Kent CCC players:

Mikey Cohen (released)
Joe Denly (retired)
Joey Evison (joined Sussex)

The following are still under contract - home grown in italics:

Sam Billings (white ball only)
Chris Benjamin
Ben Compton
Olly Curtiss
Ben Dawkins
Jaydn Denly
Harry Finch 
Fred Klaassen (white ball only)
Matt Milnes
Tawanda Muyeye
Sam Northeast
Matt Quinn
Ekansh Singh
Jas Singh
Grant Stewart

I believe that the following will be out of contract before the start of next season or I cannot find any details of any recent one that they have signed:

Daniel Bell-Drummond
Zak Crawley
Corey Flintoff
Matt Parkinson

Can’t believe we can afford Crawley 

Given Crawley's FC overall average is 31.62 (just 12 hundreds in 274 innings) and was 27.63 this season, his List A average is 32.68 (not that he'll play 50 over cricket anyway) and his T20 average is 26.75, I'm not sure how much we should be paying him. Dawkins, who is more than eight years younger, had a bad run in the latter part of this year but still averaged 35.18 (34.93 overall) in the CC. Crawley won't be available for the 50 over comp either. Not saying we shouldn't re-sign Crawley but every player has his price and we shouldn't be paying over the top for him.

Crawley's also probably independently wealthy anyway and equally, we are on a relatively level playing field in Div 1, if he wants to get back into the England set up then he has to find another county at that level, willing to pay more and that he is happy to uproot for.

why doesn't he play 50 overs, is it becasue he gets drafted for that other nonsense?

He doesn't just play in that "comp", he captains a team too.