Kent County Cricket Club in 2022 explained

Club:Kent County Cricket Club
Season:2022
Coach: Matthew Walker
Captain: Sam Billings
Overseas: George Linde
Jackson Bird
Jacob Duffy
Navdeep Saini
Matt Henry
Qais Ahmad (T20 only)
Overseastitle:Overseas players
Ground:St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
County Ground, Beckenham
Comp1:County Championship
Comp1 Result:5th, Division One
Comp2:One-Day Cup
Comp2 Result:Winners
Comp3:T20 Blast
Comp3 Result:9th, South Group
Prevseason:2021
Nextseason:2023

In 2022, Kent County Cricket Club competed in the 2022 County Championship, the 2022 One-Day Cup and the 2022 T20 Blast. The season was 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]

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]

On 17 September 2022, Kent defeated Lancashire by 21 runs in the final at Trent Bridge to win the 2022 One-Day Cup.[5] The victory ended a run of eight consecutive defeats in List A finals going back to their last title in 1978.[6]

Squad

Departures

South African batsman Heino Kuhn left the club at the end of the 2021 season after four seasons with Kent.[7]

On 20 April 2022, Grant Stewart signed a short-term loan deal with Sussex.[8] Stewart was recalled by Kent after just one game, due to an injury sustained by Jackson Bird.[9] On 23 May 2022, Ollie Robinson joined Durham on loan for the T20 Blast.[10]

On 29 July 2022, Matt Milnes signed a contract to join Yorkshire at the end of the season.[11] In August it was announced that Darren Stevens would be released at the end of the season after 17 years with Kent.[12] Stevens played over 630 games for Kent, scored more than 28,000 runs and took almost 900 wickets.[13] In 2021, at the age of 44, Stevens was named as one of the five Wisden cricketers of the year, making him the oldest person to be named in the list for 88 years.[14]

On 23 September 2022, the club announced that wicketkeeper-batsman Ollie Robinson would be leaving the club at the end of the season to join Durham.[15]

Arrivals

In October 2021, teenage bowler Jas Singh signed his first full-time contract after making his first-class debut in 2021.[16] The same month, opening batsman Ben Compton joined Kent on a two-year contract after being released by Nottinghamshire.[17] [18]

In November 2021, New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry rejoined the county after previously featuring during the 2018 season.[19] Henry arrived at the club in July 2022 and was available for the One-Day Cup and the second half of the County Championship.[20] In December 2021, Kent announced that Afghan spinner Qais Ahmad would return to represent the county in the T20 Blast for a second season.[21]

In January 2022, South African international all-rounder George Linde signed on a two-year deal.[22] 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.[23] Bird's spell was cut short after he sustained a shoulder injury.[24] On 7 June 2002, following injuries to other bowlers in the squad, Kent signed New Zealand seamer Jacob Duffy for a short spell.[25] Duffy would be available for two County Championship matches.[26] On 24 June 2022, Kent announced the signing of bowler Toby Pettman on loan from Nottinghamshire for the County Championship game against Surrey.[27] In July, Indian fast bowler Navdeep Saini was announced as another short-term overseas player, replacing Duffy, to play up to three Championship matches and five One-Day Cup games.[28] Saini's contract was later extended for the duration of the One-Day Cup after Matt Henry was called up to the New Zealand squad, meaning that Henry would only be available for the first game of the tournament.[29]

On 30 July 2022, Kent signed 20 year-old Joey Evison from Nottinghamshire, initially on loan for the One-Day Cup before joining on a three-year contract from the start of the 2023 season.[30] On 10 August 2022, batsman Harry Finch re-joined Kent for the remainder of the One-Day Cup as cover for a number of players absent due to injuries and The Hundred.[31] Finch previously had a short-term deal with the county during the 2021 season when the squad had been severely affected by COVID-19.[32] In October 2022, Finch signed a two-year contract to run until the end of the 2024 season.[33]

On 16 September, with several players unavailable due to injuries and a first England call-up for Jordan Cox, Kent signed bowler Connor McKerr on loan from Surrey for the remaining two games of the season.[34]

Squad list

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
2 April 7, 2022 Left-handed
6 April 7, 2022 Right-handed
10 April 7, 2022 Left-handed White-ball contract only[35]
14April 7, 2022 Right-handed Qualifies as a domestic player[36]
16 April 7, 2022 Right-handed
23 April 7, 2022 Right-handed Vice-captain
34 April 7, 2022 Right-handed Vice-captain
72 April 7, 2022 Right-handed Signed in August 2022
All-rounders
3 April 7, 2022 Right-handed
9 April 7, 2022 Right-handed EU passport
27 April 7, 2022 Left-handed Overseas player
33 April 7, 2022 Right-handed On loan from Nottinghamshire
55 April 7, 2022 Right-handed
Wicket-keepers
7 April 7, 2022 Right-handed — Club captain
21 April 7, 2022 Right-handed —
22 April 7, 2022 Right-handed —
Bowlers
1 April 7, 2022 Right-handed
8 April 7, 2022 Right-handed
11 April 7, 2022 Left-handed
17April 7, 2022 Left-handed UK passport
18 April 7, 2022 Right-handed
19 April 7, 2022 Right-handed
24 April 7, 2022 Right-handed Overseas player (second half of the season)
32 April 7, 2022 Right-handed Overseas player; T20 Blast only
33 April 7, 2022 Right-handed Overseas player (early season)
64 April 8, 2022 Right-handed UK passport
75 April 7, 2022 Right-handed
96 April 7, 2022 Right-handed Overseas player (July–August)
99 April 7, 2022 Right-handed Overseas player (June)
– April 7, 2022 Right-handed On loan from Nottinghamshire (June)
– April 7, 2022 Right-handed On loan from Surrey (September)

County Championship

The County Championship will return to the two division format last used in the 2019 season.[37] The teams were placed into the division they had qualified to following the result of the 2019 County Championship,[38] after the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[39]

Division One

Relegated to the Division Two.

One-Day Cup

Group A

Final

T20 Blast

South Group

Advanced to the quarter-finals

Tour Match

Kent hosted a four-day first-class match against the touring Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI from 6 to 9 May 2022. This was the first of six matches for the Sri Lanka A side on their tour of England.[40]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sam Billings: England limited-overs player replaces Sam Northeast as Kent captain . BBC Sport . 17 January 2018 . 4 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Kent confirm captains for 2022 season . The Cricketer . 15 March 2022 . 4 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Michael Yardy: Sussex appoint former captain as academy director . BBC Sport . 11 November 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Ryan ten Doeschate: Kent name former Essex captain as new batting coach . BBC Sport . 20 December 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  5. Web site: Darren Stevens ends glittering Kent career with Royal London One-Day Cup victory . The Telegraph . 17 September 2022 . 17 September 2022.
  6. Web site: One-Day Cup: Kent end losing streak in finals to beat Lancs by 21 runs at Trent Bridge . BBC Sport . 17 September 2022 . 17 September 2022.
  7. Web site: Heino Kuhn: Kent's South African batter leaves club after four seasons . BBC Sport . 1 October 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Grant Stewart: All-rounder joins Sussex on short-term loan from Kent . BBC Sport . 20 April 2022 . 4 April 2022.
  9. Web site: Kent recall Grant Stewart from Sussex loan following Jackson Bird injury . The Cricketer . 24 April 2022.
  10. Web site: Ollie Robinson: Durham sign Kent wicketkeeper-batter on loan for T20 Blast . BBC Sport . 23 May 2022.
  11. Web site: Matt Milnes: Yorkshire sign Kent's ex-Notts seamer from 2023 season . BBC Sport . 29 July 2022.
  12. Web site: Darren Stevens: Veteran all-rounder to leave Kent but wants to play on . BBC Sport . 12 August 2022.
  13. Web site: 'Bittersweet' - End of the Kent road for ageless cult hero Darren Stevens . ESPN Cricinfo . 12 August 2022.
  14. Web site: Darren Stevens named among Wisden Five Cricketers of the Year in 2021 . Wisden . 14 April 2021.
  15. Web site: Ollie Robinson: Durham to sign Kent wicketkeeper-batter . BBC Sport . 23 September 2022.
  16. Web site: Jas Singh: Kent hand full-time contract to teenage seamer . BBC Sport . 5 October 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  17. Web site: Ben Compton: Kent sign opening batter on two-year deal . BBC Sport . 26 October 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  18. Web site: Barber and Compton to leave Trent Bridge . Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club . 10 September 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  19. Web site: Matt Henry: New Zealand fast bowler to return to Kent in 2022 . BBC Sport . 26 November 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  20. Web site: Matt Henry to return to Kent for 2022 . ESPN Cricinfo . 26 November 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  21. Web site: Qais Ahmad: Afghanistan leg-spinner returns to Kent in 2022 . BBC Sport . 16 December 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  22. Web site: George Linde: Kent bring in South Africa all-rounder on two-year deal . BBC Sport . 8 January 2022 . 4 April 2022.
  23. Web site: Jackson Bird: Australia seamer signs short-term Kent deal . BBC Sport . 25 February 2022 . 4 April 2022.
  24. Web site: Shoulder injury forces early end to Jackson Bird's Kent stay . ESPN Cricinfo . 3 May 2022 . 3 May 2022.
  25. Web site: Jacob Duffy signs short-term Kent contract to ease club's injury crisis . ESPN Cricinfo . 7 June 2022 . 7 June 2022.
  26. Web site: Kent sign New Zealand swing bowler Jacob Duffy for County Championship matches against Gloucestershire and Surrey . Kent Online . 7 June 2022 . 7 June 2022.
  27. Web site: Kent sign former Tonbridge School student Toby Pettman on loan from Nottinghamshire ahead of County Championship match against Division 1 leaders Surrey . Kent Online . 24 June 2022 . 24 June 2022.
  28. Web site: Navdeep Saini: Kent sign India fast bowler on short-term deal . BBC Sport . 15 July 2022 . 15 July 2022.
  29. Web site: Kent extend Navdeep Saini’s One-Day Cup spell . The Cricketer . 2 August 2022 . 2 August 2022.
  30. Web site: Joey Evison: Kent sign Notts all-rounder on One-Day Cup loan and on three-year deal from 2023 . BBC Sport . 30 July 2022 . 30 July 2022.
  31. Web site: Batsman Harry Finch back at Kent for the remainder of Royal London One-Day Cup campaign . Kent Online . 10 August 2022 . 10 August 2022.
  32. Web site: Kent forced to pick new squad for Sussex fixture following positive Covid test . ESPN Cricinfo . 11 July 2021 . 11 July 2021.
  33. Web site: Harry Finch: Kent agree two-year deal with batter . BBC Sport . 27 October 2022 . 27 October 2022.
  34. Web site: Kent sign fast bowler Conor McKerr on loan from Surrey for final two County Championship Division 1 matches . Kent Online . 16 September 2022 . 16 September 2022.
  35. Web site: Alex Blake: Kent batsman signs new white-ball deal until 2022 . BBC Sport . 24 January 2020 . 24 July 2020.
  36. https://www.kentcricket.co.uk/profile/tawanda-muyeye/ Tawanda Muyeye player profile
  37. Web site: County Championship: Two-division structure to return from 2022 season . BBC Sport . 14 October 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  38. Web site: LV= Insurance County Championship returns to two divisions in 2022 . England and Wales Cricket Board . 14 October 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  39. Web site: County Championship: Two-division structure to return from 2022 season . BBC Sport . 14 October 2021 . 4 April 2022.
  40. Web site: Kent Cricket to play a Sri Lankan development side at the Spitfire Ground in May while the county's pre-season schedule in March is also confirmed . Kent Online. 28 January 2022 . 6 May 2022.

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