List of Kent County Cricket Club seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Kent County Cricket Club in English cricket. It summarises the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top run-scorers and wicket-takers in the County Championship for each season.

Kent County Cricket Club was formed in August 1846 and played their first competitive match in the same month against an England team at White Hart Field in Bromley. Before the official formation of the County club, teams had represented Kent for many years, with the first recorded match involving Kent taking place in 1719 against a London side.^[1] In the years before the formation of the County Championship the club competed in County cricket as well as playing other first class matches. Kent have played in every County championship since the official formation of the competition in 1890,^[2] winning the competition seven times, including four times during the Golden Age of cricket in the early years of the 20th century.

Seasons

The list below contains details of the county's performance in every English domestic competition since the formation of the County Championship in 1890.

Season	County Championship											One Day League			One Day Cup	B&H	T20	Notes
	Div									Most runs	Most wickets	Div
1890		14	6	3	5	0	0	3	3rd	Alec Hearne 473	Frederick Martin 88
1891		16	4	5	6	0	1	–1	5th	Frank Marchant 584	Frederick Martin 98
1892		16	2	9	5	0	0	–7	7th	Alec Hearne 626	Walter Hearne 88
1893		16	6	4	6	0	0	2	4th	Alec Hearne 558	Alec Hearne 63
1894		16	6	6	3	0	1	0	4th	Frank Marchant 601	Walter Hearne 99
1895		18	3	11	4	0	0	–8	14th	Alec Hearne 903	Alec Hearne 66
1896		18	5	9	4	0	0	–4	9th	Jack Mason 1,117	Frederick Martin 70
1897		18	2	10	6	0	0	–8	12th	Jack Mason 1,107	Frederick Martin 50
1898		20	5	6	9	0	0	–1	7th	Jack Mason 1,197	Frederick Martin 66
1899		20	6	8	5	0	1	–2	8th	Cuthbert Burnup 1,368	Bill Bradley 112
1900		22	8	4	10	0	0	4	3rd	Jack Mason 1,662	Colin Blythe 114
1901		22	7	7	7	0	1	0	7th	Jack Mason 1,272	Bill Bradley 102
1902		22	8	8	6	0	0	0	7th	Cuthbert Burnup 1,349	Colin Blythe 111
1903		22	7	6	7	0	2	1	8th	Cuthbert Burnup 1,037	Colin Blythe 137
1904		21	10	4	7	0	0	6	3rd	Punter Humphreys 1,452	Colin Blythe 121
1905		22	10	7	4	1	0	3	6th	James Seymour 1,284	Colin Blythe 130
1906		22	16	2	4	0	0	14	bgcolor=gold	1st	Kenneth Hutchings 1,358	Arthur Fielder 158
1907		26	12	9	5	0	0	3	8th	James Seymour 1,483	Arthur Fielder 151
1908		26	17	3	5	0	1	14	bgcolor=silver	2nd	James Seymour 1,344	Colin Blythe 167
1909		26	16	2	8	0	0	14	bgcolor=gold	1st	Kenneth Hutchings 1,251	Colin Blythe 178
1910		26	19	3	3	0	0	19	bgcolor=gold	1st	Punter Humphreys 1,483	Colin Blythe 149
1911		26	17	4	5	0	0	96	bgcolor=silver	2nd	James Seymour 1,619	Colin Blythe 125
1912		26	14	5	6	0	0	82	3rd	Wally Hardinge 1,151	Colin Blythe 170
1913		28	20	3	4	0	0	110	bgcolor=gold	1st	Wally Hardinge 1,949	Colin Blythe 145
1914		28	16	7	5	0	0	87	3rd	Frank Woolley 1,933	Colin Blythe 159
No competitive cricket was played between 1915 and 1918 due to the First World War.
1919		14	6	1	7	0	0	6	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Wally Hardinge 888	Frank Woolley 90
1920		26	16	6	3	0	0	82	5th	Frank Woolley 1,548	Frank Woolley 164
1921		26	16	7	3	0	0	84	4th	Wally Hardinge 1,919	Tich Freeman 156
1922		28	16	3	8	0	0	86	4th	Wally Hardinge 2,068	Tich Freeman 194
1923		28	15	9	3	0	0	75	5th	Frank Woolley 1,662	Tich Freeman 148
1924		28	12	4	10	0	0	81	5th	James Seymour 1,533	Tich Freeman 146
1925		28	15	7	2	0	0	79	5th	Frank Woolley 1,990	Tich Freeman 146
1926		28	15	2	11	0	0	92	3rd	Wally Hardinge 2,174	Tich Freeman 163
1927		30	12	6	10	0	2	129	4th	Wally Hardinge 1,519	Tich Freeman 158
1928		30	15	5	10	0	0	167	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Frank Woolley 2,582	Tich Freeman 216
1929		28	12	8	8	0	0	132	8th	Wally Hardinge 1,761	Tich Freeman 199
1930		28	12	7	9	0	0	133	5th	Frank Woolley 1,823	Tich Freeman 249
1931		28	12	7	9	0	0	216	3rd	Frank Woolley 1,659	Tich Freeman 241
1932		28	14	3	10	0	1	248	3rd	Les Ames 1,958	Tich Freeman 209
1933		30	15	8	7	0	0	253	3rd	Les Ames 2,150	Tich Freeman 252
1934		30	12	7	11	0	0	225	5th	Frank Woolley 2,447	Tich Freeman 187
1935		30	10	12	8	0	0	185	10th	Frank Woolley 2,187	Tich Freeman 201
1936		28	9	9	10	0	0	174	8th	Arthur Fagg 1,686	Tich Freeman 103
1937		28	8	16	4	0	0	136	12th	Les Ames 1,909	Alan Watt 108
1938		28	8	14	5	0	0	120	9th	Arthur Fagg 2,297	Doug Wright 88
1939		28	14	9	3	0	1	180	5th	Les Ames 1,846	Doug Wright 131
No competitive cricket was played between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War.
1946		26	11	8	7	0	0	144	6th	Les Todd 1,864	Doug Wright 113
1947		26	12	8	6	0	0	172	4th	Les Ames 2,137	Doug Wright 136
1948		26	4	11	11	0	0	76	15th	Arthur Fagg 2,404	Doug Wright 71
1949		26	7	15	4	0	0	96	13th	Les Ames 1,862	Doug Wright 111
1950		28	6	12	9	1	0	108	9th	Arthur Fagg 2,019	Doug Wright 141
1951		28	4	15	9	0	0	60	16th	Arthur Fagg 2,046	Ray Dovey 93
1952		28	5	15	8	0	0	84	15th	Arthur Fagg 1,442	Doug Wright 111
1953		28	4	14	10	0	0	64	16th	Arthur Fagg 1,347	Doug Wright 90
1954		28	5	7	16	0	0	100	11th	Bob Wilson 1,324	Doug Wright 105
1955		28	8	13	7	0	0	104	13th	Arthur Fagg 1,291	Doug Wright 127
1956		28	4	12	12	0	0	60	16th	Arthur Phebey 1,357	Fred Ridgway 82
1957		28	6	13	9	0	0	90	14th	Bob Wilson 1,760	David Halfyard 112
1958		28	9	10	8	0	1	139	8th	Arthur Phebey 1,087	David Halfyard 126
1959		28	8	12	8	0	0	128	13th	Bob Wilson 1,769	David Halfyard 121
1960		28	7	7	14	0	0	118	10th	Peter Richardson 1,429	David Halfyard 123
1961		28	8	8	12	0	0	132	11th	Peter Richardson 1,919	David Halfyard 110
1962		28	7	9	12	0	0	110	11th	Peter Richardson 1,997	David Halfyard 98
1963		28	5	6	17	0	0	68	13th	Peter Richardson 1,798	Derek Underwood 96				R1
1964		28	9	6	13	0	0	108	7th	Bob Wilson 1,979	Alan Dixon 121				R2
1965		28	8	5	15	0	0	96	5th	Brian Luckhurst 1,418	Alan Dixon 113				R2
1966		28	11	8	9	0	0	144	4th	Brian Luckhurst 1,553	Derek Underwood 143				R2
1967		28	11	3	13	0	1	176	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Colin Cowdrey 1,101	Derek Underwood 111				bgcolor=gold	Won
1968		28	12	5	11	0	0	256	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Mike Denness 1,299	Derek Underwood 91				R2
1969		24	4	6	14	0	0	151	10th	Brian Luckhurst 1,593	Norman Graham 77		38	4th	R2
1970		24	9	5	10	0	0	237	bgcolor=gold	1st	Mike Denness 1,445	John Shepherd 84		48	bgcolor=silver	2nd	QF
1971		24	7	6	11	0	0	234	4th	Mike Denness 1,391	Derek Underwood 97		32	8th	bgcolor=silver	RU
1972		20	7	4	9	0	0	191	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Brian Luckhurst 1,345	Derek Underwood 52		45	bgcolor=gold	1st	SF	Grp
1973		20	4	3	13	0	0	197	4th	Graham Johnson 1,175	John Shepherd 78		50	bgcolor=gold	1st	QF	bgcolor=gold	Won
1974		20	5	8	7	0	0	146	10th	Brian Luckhurst 1,035	Bob Woolmer 54		44	3rd	bgcolor=gold	Won	QF
1975		20	8	4	8	0	0	209	5th	Asif Iqbal 1,262	Derek Underwood 57		48	3rd	R2	Grp
1976		20	5	7	8	0	0	155	14th	Bob Woolmer 1,222	Derek Underwood 48		40	bgcolor=gold	1st	R2	bgcolor=gold	Won
1977		22	9	2	10	0	1	227	bgcolor=gold	1st	Asif Iqbal 1,224	John Shepherd 87		34	6th	R1	bgcolor=silver	RU
1978		22	13	3	6	0	0	292	bgcolor=gold	1st	Chris Tavaré 1,335	Derek Underwood 110		28	10th	QF	bgcolor=gold	Won
1979		22	6	3	13	0	0	181	5th	Chris Tavaré 1,239	Derek Underwood 104		48	bgcolor=silver	2nd	QF	Grp
1980		22	2	8	12	0	0	119	16th	Chris Tavaré 1,050	Derek Underwood 60		28	11th	R2	Grp
1981		22	5	7	10	0	0	189	9th	Chris Tavaré 1,502	Kevin Jarvis 79		32	7th	R2	SF
1982		22	3	4	15	0	0	166	13th	Neil Taylor 1,083	Derek Underwood 78		36	4th	R2	QF
1983		24	7	4	13	0	0	250	7th	Derek Aslett 1,437	Derek Underwood 105		42	3rd	bgcolor=silver	RU	SF
1984		24	8	3	11	2	0	254	5th	Derek Aslett 1,231	Derek Underwood 77		28	9th	bgcolor=silver	RU	Grp
1985		24	4	5	15	0	0	186	9th	Mark Benson 1,446	Derek Underwood 64		30	10th	QF	SF
1986		24	5	7	12	0	0	197	8th	Mark Benson 1,242	Terry Alderman 98		36	6th	R2	bgcolor=silver	RU
1987		24	2	7	15	0	0	151	14th	Mark Benson 1,619	Eldine Baptiste 51		38	6th	R2	SF
1988		22	10	5	7	0	0	289	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Chris Tavaré 1,292	Chris Penn 80		34	7th	QF	Grp
1989		22	3	8	11	0	0	154	15th	Neil Taylor 1,495	Alan Igglesden 53		28	11th	R2	SF
1990		22	3	6	13	0	0	152	16th	Neil Taylor 1,752	Richard Davis 65		30	10th	R2	Grp
1991		22	6	3	12	1	0	209	6th	Neil Taylor 1,647	Tony Merrick 58		28	10th	R2	QF
1992		22	9	3	10	0	0	259	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Trevor Ward 1,648	Richard Davis 67		40	5th	QF	bgcolor=silver	RU
1993		17	6	4	7	0	0	190	8th	Carl Hooper 1,304	Alan Igglesden 50		52	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R2	Pre
1994		17	6	7	4	0	0	198	9th	Carl Hooper 1,579	Min Patel 79		48	3rd	SF	QF
1995		17	3	10	4	0	0	132	18th	Aravinda de Silva 1,688	Min Patel 51		50	bgcolor=gold	1st	R2	bgcolor=silver	RU
1996		17	9	2	6	0	0	261	4th	Carl Hooper 1,287	Martin McCague 75		34	10th	R2	QF
1997		17	8	4	5	0	0	252	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Alan Wells 1,055	Paul Strang 61		50	bgcolor=silver	2nd	R1	bgcolor=silver	RU
1998		17	5	5	7	0	0	178	11th	Carl Hooper 1,215	Dean Headley 52		38	5th	R2	QF
1999		17	6	4	7	0	0	194	5th	Andrew Symonds 829	Julian Thompson 64	Div 1	36	3rd	QF	n/a
2000	Div 1	16	4	4	8	0	0	140	6th	Rahul Dravid 1,039	Martin Saggers 57	Div 1	32	5th	R4	Grp
2001	Div 1	16	4	3	9	0	0	175	3rd	David Fulton 1,729	Martin Saggers 63	Div 1	50	bgcolor=gold	1st	QF	Grp
2002	Div 1	16	7	4	5	0	0	195.5	3rd	Ed Smith 1,233	Martin Saggers 79	Div 1	30	5th	SF	Grp
2003	Div 1	16	6	5	5	0	0	198	4th	Ed Smith 1,352	Martin Saggers 54	Div 1	30	6th	R4		Grp
2004	Div 1	16	7	3	6	0	0	206	bgcolor=silver	2nd	Rob Key 1,274	Min Patel 41	Div 1	24	bgcolor=lightcoral	8th	R3		Grp
2005	Div 1	16	6	3	7	0	0	202.5	5th	Rob Key 1,556	Min Patel 59	Div 2	28	8th	QF		Grp
2006	Div 1	16	4	4	8	0	0	175	5th	Matthew Walker 1,419	Amjad Khan 34	Div 2	10	5th	Grp		QF
2007	Div 1	16	3	5	7	0	1	153	7th	Rob Key 1,250	Ryan McLaren 44	Div 2	10	5th	Grp		bgcolor=gold	Won
2008	Div 1	16	4	6	6	0	0	154	bgcolor=lightcoral	8th	Martin van Jaarsveld 1,150	Robbie Joseph 55	Div 2	10	4th	bgcolor=silver	RU		bgcolor=silver	RU
2009	Div 2	16	8	3	5	0	0	219	bgcolor=lightgreen	1st	Martin van Jaarsveld 1,475	James Tredwell 69	Div 2	9	3rd	Grp		SF
2010	Div 1	16	3	7	6	0	0	151	bgcolor=lightcoral	8th	Martin van Jaarsveld 1,082	Amjad Khan 38				Grp		Grp
2011	Div 2	16	5	9	2	0	0	149	8th	Joe Denly 1,024	James Tredwell 42				Grp		QF
2012	Div 2	16	4	3	9	0	0	170	3rd	Brendan Nash 908	Charlie Shreck 55				Grp		Grp
2013	Div 2	16	3	2	11	0	0	151	7th	Darren Stevens 1,268	Charlie Shreck 33				Grp		Grp
2014	Div 2	16	4	6	6	0	0	171	6th	Daniel Bell-Drummond 955	Darren Stevens 56				SF		Grp
2015	Div 2	16	4	7	5	0	0	161	7th	Sam Northeast 1,168	Matt Coles 67				QF		QF
2016	Div 2	16	5	2	8	0	1	212	2nd	Sam Northeast 1,337	Mitchell Claydon 48				QF		Grp
2017	Div 2	14	4	2	7	0	1	175	5th	Joe Denly 1,165	Darren Stevens 62				Grp		Grp
2018	Div 2	14	10	3	1	0	0	221	bgcolor=lightgreen	2nd	Joe Denly 828	Matt Henry 75				bgcolor=silver	RU		QF
2019	Div 1	14	5	5	4	0	0	172	4th	Daniel Bell-Drummond 892	Matt Milnes 55				Grp		Grp
2020	South	5	3	1	1	0	0	82	2nd	Jordan Cox 324	Darren Stevens 29				–		QF
2021	Div 3	14	5	5	4	0	0	94	1st	Jack Leaning 745	Darren Stevens 39				Grp		bgcolor=gold	Won
2022	Div 1	14	4	5	5	0	0	158	5th	Ben Compton 1,193	Nathan Gilchrist 33				bgcolor=gold	Won		Grp
2023	Div 1	14	2	7	5	0	0	111	8th	Ben Compton 735					Grp		Grp
2024	Kent's 2024 season began on 5 April

Key

bgcolor=gold

Winners

bgcolor=silver

Runners up

bgcolor=lightgreen

Promoted

bgcolor=lightcoral

Relegated

Top run scorer/wicket taker shown in bold when he was the leading run scorer/wicket taker in the country.

Key to league record:
Div - division played in
P – games played
W – games won
L – games lost
D – games drawn
Tie – game tied
A – games abandoned
Pts – points
Pos – final position
Key to rounds:
Pre - preliminary round
R1 – first round
R2 – second round, etc.
QF – quarter-final
SF – semi-final
Grp – group stage
RU - runners-up
n/a – not applicable

References

• History - England domestic competitions, CricInfo
• Reid J (ed) (2016) "Match Records" in 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual, pp. 191–194, Kent County Cricket Club.

External links

• Yearly tables 1890-present / The County Championship Tables, ESPN Cricinfo
• Kent County Cricket Club official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.kentcricket.co.uk/the-club/history A brief history
2. http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/259958.html A brief history of the County Championship