Kent County Cricket Club in 2009

The 2009 season saw Kent County Cricket Club compete in four competitions: the Second Division of the County Championship, the Friends Provident Trophy, the second division of the Pro40 League and the Twenty20 Cup. It was the county's first ever season in the second tier of the County Championship, following their relegation at the end of the 2008 season.

Kent County Cricket Club

2009 season
Coach	Graham Ford
Captain	Rob Key
Overseas player	Wayne Parnell
Ground(s)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells County Ground, Beckenham
County Championship	Division Two, 1st (promoted)
NatWest Pro40	Division Two, 3rd
Friends Provident Trophy	Group stage
Twenty20 Cup	Semi-final
Most runs	FC: M van Jaarsveld (1,509) LA: JL Denly (429) T20: Darren Stevens (356)
Most wickets	FC: JC Tredwell (69) LA: Azhar Mahmood (15) T20: Azhar Mahmood (16)
Most catches	FC: M van Jaarsveld (36); JM Kemp (36) LA: AJ Blake (6); JM Kemp (6) T20: JM Kemp (7)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals	FC: GO Jones (44) LA: GO Jones (10) T20: GO Jones (13)
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Promotion back to the First Division of the County Championship was achieved on 18 September following a draw against Leicestershire.

Squad

Kent originally announced that their overseas player for 2009 would be Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark.^[1] However Clark received a late call-up to join the Australian tour of South Africa forcing the county side to look at other options.^[2] Kent announced Clark's replacement would be South African 19-year old left-arm fast bowler Wayne Parnell.^[3] Three other South African players remained at the county as Kolpak players: all-rounders Justin Kemp, Ryan McLaren and vice-captain Martin van Jaarsveld. In addition, former Pakistan international all-rounder Azhar Mahmood was with Kent for a second season, having been granted British citizenship.^[4]

Batsman James Hockley, who was released at the end of the 2002 season and had been playing club cricket and teaching since, was re-signed by Kent for a second spell.^[5] Left-arm spinner Rob Ferley also returned for a second spell with the county.

With Parnell yet to arrive, McLaren on IPL duty, and several other bowlers suffering with early season injuries, Kent signed 35-year old seamer Steffan Jones on a one-month loan from Somerset at the start of the season.^[6]

Squad list

• Ages given as of the first day of the County Championship season, 15 April 2009.

Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
Alex Blake	England	(1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 20)	Left-handed	Right arm medium-fast
Joe Denly	England	(1986-03-16)16 March 1986 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
James Goodman	England	(1990-11-19)19 November 1990 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
James Hockley	England	(1979-04-16)16 April 1979 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
Rob Key	England	(1979-05-12)12 May 1979 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right arm off break	Club captain
Sam Northeast	England	(1989-10-16)16 October 1989 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
Chris Piesley	England	(1992-02-12)12 February 1992 (aged 17)	Left-handed	Right arm off break
Martin van Jaarsveld	South Africa	(1974-06-18)18 June 1974 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right arm medium / Right arm off break	Kolpak player, vice-captain
All-rounders
Azhar Mahmood	Pakistan	(1975-02-28)28 February 1975 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	British citizen
Matt Coles	England	(1990-05-26)26 May 1990 (aged 18)	Left-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Charlie Hemphrey	England	(1989-08-31)31 August 1989 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right arm off break
Justin Kemp	South Africa	(1977-10-02)2 October 1977 (aged 31)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	Kolpak player
Ryan McLaren	South Africa	(1983-02-09)9 February 1983 (aged 26)	Left-handed	Right arm medium-fast	Kolpak player
Darren Stevens	England	(1976-04-30)30 April 1976 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right arm medium
Wicket-keepers
Paul Dixey	England	(1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 21)	Right-handed	—
Geraint Jones	England	(1979-07-14)14 July 1979 (aged 29)	Right-handed	—
Bowlers
Simon Cook	England	(1977-01-15)15 January 1977 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
Phil Edwards	England	(1984-04-16)16 April 1984 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Rob Ferley	England	(1982-02-04)4 February 1982 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox
James Iles	England	(1990-02-11)11 February 1990 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
Steffan Jones	Wales	(1974-02-09)9 February 1974 (aged 35)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium	On loan from Somerset[6]
Robbie Joseph	England	(1982-01-20)20 January 1982 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right arm fast
Amjad Khan	England	(1980-10-14)14 October 1980 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
Warren Lee	England	(1987-08-27)27 August 1987 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
Wayne Parnell	South Africa	(1989-07-30)30 July 1989 (aged 19)	Left-handed	Left arm medium-fast	Overseas player[3]
Martin Saggers	England	(1972-05-23)23 May 1972 (aged 36)	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
James Tredwell	England	(1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Right arm off break

Summary

First-class matches

In all, the county played seventeen first-class matches, consisting of sixteen County Championship games and a three-day friendly against Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence.^[7]

No.	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Notes	Ref
1	15–17 April	Loughborough UCCE	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Drawn	Not a County Championship match	[8]
2	21–24 April	Northamptonshire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Drawn		[9]
3	29 April – 2 May	Essex	County Ground, Chelmsford	Won by 192 runs	Won after following-on	[10]
4	6–9 May	Glamorgan	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 204 runs		[11]
5	6–9 June	Leicestershire	Grace Road, Leicester	Drawn		[12]
6	16–19 June	Essex	Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells	Lost by 122 runs		[13]
7	30 June – 3 July	Gloucestershire	County Ground, Beckenham	Won by 76 runs		[14]
8	10–13 July	Surrey	The Oval, London	Drawn		[15]
9	15–18 July	Glamorgan	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff	Won by an innings and 45 runs		[16]
10	31 July – 3 August	Derbyshire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 3 wickets		[17]
11	5–7 August	Middlesex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Lost by 47 runs		[18]
12	11–14 August	Northamptonshire	County Ground, Northampton	Won by 238 runs		[19]
13	28–31 August	Surrey	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 6 wickets		[20]
14	2–5 September	Derbyshire	County Ground, Derby	Drawn		[21]
15	9–12 September	Middlesex	Uxbridge Cricket Club, Uxbridge	Won by 10 wickets		[22]
16	15–18 September	Leicestershire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Drawn		[23]
17	23–25 September	Gloucestershire	County Ground, Bristol	Lost by an innings and 23 runs		[24]

One day matches

Comp.	Date	Opponents	Venue	Results	Notes	Ref
FPT	26 April	Somerset	County Ground, Taunton	Lost by 110 runs		[25]
FPT	3 May	Middlesex	John Walker's Ground, Southgate	Won by 6 wickets		[26]
FPT	4 May	Scotland	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 4 wickets	Duckworth–Lewis method used.	[27]
FPT	10 May	Warwickshire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 4 wickets		[28]
FPT	11 May	Middlesex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Lost by 80 runs		[29]
FPT	16 May	Somerset	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Lost by 45 runs		[30]
FPT	18 May	Scotland	The Grange, Edinburgh	Lost by 9 wickets	Duckworth–Lewis method used.	[31]
FPT	20 May	Warwickshire	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Tied	Duckworth–Lewis method used.	[32]
Pro40	21 July	Glamorgan	SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff	Abandoned	Floodlit	[33]
Pro40	9 August	Middlesex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 12 runs		[34]
Pro40	18 August	Leicestershire	Grace Road, Leicester	Won by 3 wickets	Floodlit	[35]
Pro40	23 August	Derbyshire	Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Won by 4 wickets		[36]
Pro40	27 August	Surrey	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 8 runs	Floodlit; Duckworth–Lewis method used.	[37]
Pro40	6 September	Lancashire	Old Trafford, Manchester	Lost by 25 runs	Duckworth–Lewis method used.	[38]
Pro40	13 September	Warwickshire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Lost by 59 runs		[39]
Pro40	27 September	Northamptonshire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Lost by 99 runs		[40]

Twenty20 Cup

Kent finished top of the South Division table, qualifying for the quarter-finals for the fourth consecutive season. Victory against Durham saw them qualify for Finals Day at Edgbaston, where they were comprehensively beaten by Somerset in the second semi final.

Stage	Date	Opponents	Venue	Results	Notes	Ref
South	25 May	Essex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	No result		[41]
South	27 May	Middlesex	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	Won by 62 runs	Floodlit	[42]
South	29 May	Middlesex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 4 wickets		[43]
South	31 May	Sussex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 5 wickets		[44]
South	1 June	Essex	County Ground, Chelmsford	Lost by 36 runs	Floodlit	[45]
South	2 June	Sussex	County Ground, Hove	Lost by 2 runs	Floodlit; Duckworth–Lewis method	[46]
South	22 June	Hampshire	Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells	Won by 8 runs		[47]
South	24 June	Surrey	The Oval, London	Won by 1 run		[48]
South	26 June	Hampshire	The Rose Bowl, Southampton	Won by 7 wickets	Floodlit	[49]
South	28 June	Surrey	County Ground, Beckenham	Won by 16 runs		[50]
Quarter-final	27 July	Durham	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	Won by 56 runs		[51]
Semi-final	15 August	Somerset	Edgbaston, Birmingham	Lost by 7 wickets		[52]

Matches

First-class matches

15–17 April 2009

Kent	v	Loughborough UCCE
499/5 (114 overs) Darren Stevens 193* Peter Groves 2/69 (13)

Match drawn[8] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Steve O'Shaughnessy and John Steele

• No play on days 2 or 3 due to rain.
• MT Coles made his first class debut

21–24 April 2009

Northamptonshire	v	Kent
355 (128.2 overs) Nicky Boje 98 Azhar Mahmood 4/73 (23)		417 (107.4 overs) Martin van Jaarsveld 107 Andrew Hall 3/89 (20)
348/7d (135 overs) Stephen Peters 107 James Tredwell 3/67 (37)

Match drawn[9] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Barry Dudleston

• Points: Kent 11, Northamptonshire 10

29 April – 2 May 2009

Essex	v	Kent
370 (104.5 overs) James Foster 99 Wayne Parnell 4/78 (27.5)		205 (62 overs) Wayne Parnell 69 David Masters 2/18 (14)
155 (57.2 overs) Ryan ten Doeschate 36 Robbie Joseph 6/55 (13.2)		512/9d (f/o, 149.4 overs) Darren Stevens 136* Danish Kaneria 4/172 (46)

Kent won by 192 runs[10] County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Neil Bainton and Martin Bodenham

• Points: Kent 18, Essex 7

6–9 May 2009

Kent	v	Glamorgan
282 (79.3 overs) Wayne Parnell 90 Adam Shantry 3/54 (20)		307 (95.4 overs) Jamie Dalrymple 79 James Tredwell 3/54 (24)
409/5d (91 overs) Martin van Jaarsveld 182 Adam Shantry 2/68 (21)		180 (69 overs) Ben Wright 81 James Tredwell 8/66 (28)

Kent won by 204 runs[11] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Peter Willey

• Points: Kent 19, Glamorgan 6

6–9 June 2009

Leicestershire	v	Kent
403/9d (110.3 overs) Boeta Dippenaar 89 Simon Cook 5/78 (26)		265/2 (63.5 overs) Joe Denly 116* Harry Gurney 1/55 (17.5)

Match drawn[12] Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Richard Kettleborough

• No play on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
• Points: Kent 9, Leicestershire 9

16–19 June 2009

Essex	v	Kent
280 (90.5 overs) Graham Napier 64* Ryan McLaren 4/80 (17.2)		123 (50.3 overs) Justin Kemp 36 Graham Napier 4/32 (15)
320/6d (99.4 overs) Mark Pettini 101* Ryan McLaren 3/72 (20)		355 (120.2 overs) Joe Denly 123 Danish Kaneria 6/92 (42)

Essex won by 122 runs[13] Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells Umpires: Nick Cook and John Steele

• Points: Kent 3, Essex 19

30 June – 3 July 2009

Kent	v	Gloucestershire
231 (74.2 overs) Martin van Jaarsveld 53 Vikram Banerjee 3/58 (19.2)		166 (56.1 overs) Craig Spearman 47 Simon Cook 5/22 (11.1)
266 (96 overs) Martin van Jaarsveld 62 Steven Kirby 5/44 (26)		255 (82.3 overs) Jon Lewis 61* (49) Azhar Mahmood 5/39 (16.3)

Kent won by 76 runs[14] County Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Martin Bodenham and John Holder

• Points: Kent 18, Gloucestershire 3

10–13 July 2009

Surrey	v	Kent
386 (115 overs) Mark Ramprakash 86 Amjad Khan 3/56 (18)		620/7d (154.2 overs) Justin Kemp 183 Pedro Collins 2/107 (32)
170/3 (62 overs) Mark Butcher 60* James Tredwell 2/42 (23)

Match drawn[15] The Oval, London Umpires: Rob Bailey and John Steele

• Points: Kent 12, Surrey 9

15–18 July 2009

Glamorgan	v	Kent
317 (99.3 overs) Gareth Rees 80 Ryan McLaren 4/51 (18.3)		557/5d (123.4 overs) Rob Key 270* James Harris 3/118 (29.4)
195 (61.5 overs) Mike Powell 60 James Tredwell 4/48 (20.5)

Kent won by an innings and 45 runs[16] SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Vanburn Holder and Tim Robinson

• Points: Kent 22, Glamorgan 4

31 July – 3 August 2009

Derbyshire	v	Kent
303 (83.5 overs) Wavell Hinds 74 James Tredwell 4/92 (22)		289 (93 overs) James Tredwell 86 Graham Wagg 5/96 (36)
303 (95 overs) Chris Rogers 107 James Tredwell 4/93 (32)		318/7 (70.5 overs) Rob Key 110 Tim Groenewald 3/52 (12.5)

Kent won by 3 wickets[17] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Steve Garratt and Richard Illingworth

• Points: Kent 19, Derbyshire 6

5–7 August 2009

Middlesex	v	Kent
155 (36 overs) Gareth Berg 57* Amjad Khan 3/41 (12)		141 (37 overs) Darren Stevens 67 Tim Murtagh 3/26 (11)
320 (93 overs) Gareth Berg 98 James Tredwell 5/100 (33)		287 (91.4 overs) Amjad Khan 62* Murali Kartik 4/53 (35)

Middlesex won by 47 runs[18] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Barry Dudleston and Michael Gough

• Points: Kent 3, Middlesex 17

11–14 August 2009

Kent	v	Northamptonshire
244 (80.4 overs) Rob Key 90 Johan van der Wath 3/32 (12.4)		218 (73.4 overs) Riki Wessels 74 James Tredwell 5/68 (24.4)
302/5d (88.4 overs) Martin van Jaarsveld 100* Nicky Boje 4/59 (20)		90 (46.1 overs) Niall O'Brien 41 James Tredwell 5/32 (20)

Kent won by 238 runs[19] County Ground, Northampton Umpires: David Millns and Tim Robinson

• Points: Kent 18, Northamptonshire 4

28–31 August 2009

Surrey	v	Kent
423 (129.3 overs) Jon Batty 96 Amjad Khan 5/113 (31.3)		517 (110.3 overs) Geraint Jones 156 Chris Schofield 3/90 (19)
293 (101.5 overs) Stuart Meaker 64* Amjad Khan 3/49 (17.5)		200/4 (35 overs) Rob Key 50 Stuart Meaker 2/29 (4)

Kent won by 6 wickets[20] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: George Sharp and Peter Willey

• Points: Kent 22, Surrey 7

2–5 September 2009

Kent	v	Derbyshire
281 (83.5 overs) Geraint Jones 108 Steffan Jones 5/35 (20.5)		583/4d (132 overs) Chris Rogers 208 Amjad Khan 4/110 (26)
333/2 (88 overs) Rob Key 141* Greg Smith 1/55 (20)

Match drawn[21] County Ground, Derby Umpires: Vanburn Holder and Trevor Jesty

• Points: Kent 7, Derbyshire 12

9–12 September 2009

Kent	v	Middlesex
652/7d (153 overs) Darren Stevens 208 Tim Murtagh 2/114 (24)		356 (110 overs) Neil Dexter 146 Azhar Mahmood 3/60 (22)
36/0 (5.1 overs) Sam Northeast 19		326 (f/o, 116 overs) Neil Dexter 118 Rob Ferley 3/73 (33)

Kent won by 10 wickets[22] Uxbridge Cricket Club, Uxbridge Umpires: John Holder and Trevor Jesty

• Points: Kent 22, Middlesex 5

15–18 September 2009

Leicestershire	v	Kent
148 (57 overs) Boeta Dippenaar 54 Simon Cook 5/44 (18)		453 (100.4 overs) Martin van Jaarsveld 146 A. J. Harris 4/84 (19.4)
350/2d (122 overs) Paul Nixon 173* Martin van Jaarsveld 1/33 (9)

Match drawn[23] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jeff Evans and Peter Hartley

• Points: Kent 12, Leicestershire 7

23–25 September 2009

Kent	v	Gloucestershire
264 (62 overs) Simon Cook 60* James Franklin 5/30 (13)		552 (123.4 overs) Stephen Adshead 114 James Tredwell 3/100 (28)
265 (56.3 overs) Sam Northeast 128* Jon Lewis 2/45 (12.3)

Gloucestershire won by an innings and 23 runs[24] County Ground, Bristol Umpires: Michael Gough and Richard Illingworth

• Points: Kent 4, Gloucestershire 22

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Friends Provident Trophy matches

26 April 2009

Somerset 291/3 (38 overs)	v	Kent 181 (33.1 overs)
Peter Trego 73 (36) Rob Ferley 2/46 (8)		Geraint Jones 43* (35) Alfonso Thomas 3/38 (7)

Somerset won by 110 runs[25] County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Neil Bainton and John Holder Player of the match: Peter Trego (Somerset)

• Match reduced to 38 overs per side.

3 May 2009

Middlesex 133 (36.4 overs)	v	Kent 137/4 (37.2 overs)
Ben Scott 29* (50) James Tredwell 6/27 (10)		Darren Stevens 37* (62) Dawid Malan 2/37 (6)

Kent won by 6 wickets[26] John Walker's Ground, Southgate Umpires: Peter Hartley and Richard Kettleborough Player of the match: James Tredwell (Kent)

4 May 2009

Scotland 227/7 (50 overs)	v	Kent 206/6 (42.2 overs)
Gavin Hamilton 75 (112) Robbie Joseph 3/55 (10)		Joe Denly 97* (129) Ryan Watson 2/29 (6.2)

Kent won by 4 wickets (Duckworth–Lewis method)[27] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Keith Coburn and Richard Illingworth Player of the match: Joe Denly (Kent)

• Rain stopped play after 20.2 overs of Kent's reply; the Kent target was reduced to 206 from 44 overs.^[27]

10 May 2009

Warwickshire 218 (49.2 overs)	v	Kent 219/6 (41.5 overs)
Jim Troughton 62 (59) Wayne Parnell 3/27 (9)		Joe Denly 49 (62) Ant Botha 2/47 (7.5)

Kent won by 4 wickets[28] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds and Peter Willey Player of the match: Wayne Parnell (Kent)

11 May 2009

Middlesex 322/5 (50 overs)	v	Kent 242 (45.4 overs)
Eoin Morgan 161 (136) Azhar Mahmood 2/51 (10)		Justin Kemp 69 (71) Chris Silverwood 3/26 (8)

Middlesex won by 80 runs[29] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Tim Robinson and John Steele Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Middlesex)

16 May 2009

Somerset 296 (50 overs)	v	Kent 251/9 (50 overs)
Justin Langer 77 (60) Simon Cook 3/29 (10)		Martin van Jaarsveld 132* (125) Peter Trego 4/56 (10)

Somerset won by 45 runs[30] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Millns Player of the match: Martin van Jaarsveld (Kent)

18 May 2009

Kent 65/4 (19.5 overs)	v	Scotland 80/1 (14.5 overs)
Geraint Jones 18 (33) Sean Weeraratna 2/14 (5)		Fraser Watts 45 (38) Simon Cook 1/29 (4)

Scotland won by 9 wickets (Duckworth–Lewis method)[31] Umpires: John Holder and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Fraser Watts (Scotland)

• Rain stopped play 10 overs into Kent's innings, reducing the match to 48 overs a side. Further rain after another 9.5 overs ended the innings; Scotland's target under the Duckworth–Lewis method was 77 from 18 overs.^[31]

18 May 2009

Kent 265 (49.2 overs)	v	Warwickshire 241/6 (46.5 overs)
Joe Denly 115 (128) Steffan Piolet 3/53 (10)		Jim Troughton 67 (88) Simon Cook 4/37 (10)

Match tied (Duckworth–Lewis method)[32] Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Nigel Cowley and Jeff Evans Player of the match: Joe Denly (Kent)

• Rain ended play after 46.5 overs of Warwickshire's reply; the Duckworth–Lewis target was 242.^[32]

Pro40 League matches

21 July

	v

No result (match abandoned without a ball bowled)[33] Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Michael Gough and Richard Kettleborough

9 August 2009

Kent 258/4 (40 overs)	v	Middlesex 246 (38.3 overs)
Darren Stevens 75 (50) Tim Murtagh 2/38 (7 overs)		Owais Shah 130 (94) Warren Lee 3/39 (7.3 overs)

Kent won by 12 runs[34] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Barry Dudleston and Michael Gough

• MT Coles and PD Edwards made their List A debuts

18 August 2009 (floodlit)

Leicestershire 239/8 (40 overs)	v	Kent 211/7 (39.4 overs)
James Taylor 95 (113) Azhar Mahmood 4/41 (8 overs)		Sam Northeast 130 (94) Claude Henderson 2/24 (8 overs)

Kent won by 3 wickets[35] Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Steve Garratt and Jeremy Lloyds Player of the match: James Taylor (Leicestershire)

23 August 2009

Derbyshire 259/8 (40 overs)	v	Kent 260/6 (38.2 overs)
Chris Rogers 88 (107) Phil Edwards 3/57 (7 overs)		Alex Blake 80 (70) Dan Redfern 2/10 (1.2 overs)

Kent won by 4 wickets[36] Queen's Park, Chesterfield Umpires: Nick Cook and Neil Mallender

27 August 2009 (floodlit)

Kent 167/6 (27 overs)	v	Surrey 110/5 (19.4 overs)
Sam Northeast 69 (67) Stuart Meaker 2/21 (4 overs)		Chris Schofield 42* (33) James Tredwell 2/28 (5 overs)

Kent won by 8 runs D/L[37] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: George Sharp and Peter Willey Player of the match: Sam Northeast (Kent)

• Match reduced to 27 overs per side due to rain; Surrey's innings was stopped after 19.4 overs with a D/L victory target of 119

6 September

Kent 162	v	Lancashire 80/1 (17.4 overs)
Justin Kemp 44 (50) Steven Mullaney 3/36 (7 overs)		Paul Horton 51 (55) Darren Stevens 1/8 (2 overs)

Lancashire won by 25 runs D/L[38] Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Neil Mallender and David Millns

• Rain stopped the Lancashire innings after 17.4 overs with a D/L victory target of 56

13 September

Warwickshire 283/6 (40 overs)	v	Kent 224 (35.2 overs)
Neil Carter 103* (66) Darren Stevens 2/25 (4 overs)		Geraint Jones 63 (60) Ant Botha 3/72 (8 overs)

Warwickshire won by 59 runs[39] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Michael Gough and Peter Willey

27 September

Lancashire 244/6 (40 overs)	v	Kent 145 (31.5 overs)
Niall O'Brien 72 (52) James Hockley 2/32 (8 overs)		James Hockley 55 (72) David Lucas 4/28 (7 overs)

Northamptonshire won by 99 runs[40] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Nigel Llong and David Millns

Twenty20 Cup matches

25 May 2009

Essex 187/7 (20 overs)	v	Kent 16/0 (3.2 overs)
Alastair Cook 80 (56) Azhar Mahmood 2/33 (4)		Joe Denly 9* (10)

No result[41] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Neil Bainton and Trevor Jesty

• Bad light ended the match early, with Kent having not received the required number of overs to constitute a match.

27 May 2009 (floodlit)

Kent 191/3 (20 overs)	v	Middlesex 129/8 (20 overs)
Martin van Jaarsveld 75* (53) Alan Richardson 2/25 (4)		Shaun Udal 26* (18) James Tredwell 2/14 (4)

Kent won by 62 runs[42] Lord's Cricket Ground, London Umpires: Martin Bodenham and George Sharp Player of the match: Darren Stevens (Kent)

29 May 2009

Middlesex 104/6 (20 overs)	v	Kent 107/6 (18.2 overs)
Tyron Henderson 31* (38) Robbie Joseph 2/14 (4)		Ryan McLaren 31 (43) Alan Richardson 3/29 (4)

Kent won by 4 wickets[43] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nigel Llong Player of the match: Robbie Joseph (Kent)

31 May 2009

Sussex 132/7 (20 overs)	v	Kent 133/5 (17 overs)
Yasir Arafat 43 (34) Azhar Mahmood 3/16 (4)		Geraint Jones 56 (39) James Kirtley 2/15 (2)

Kent won by 5 wickets[44] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Neil Bainton and Nick Cook Player of the match: Geraint Jones (Kent)

1 June 2009 (floodlit)

Essex 205/4 (20 overs)	v	Kent 169/7 (20 overs)
Alastair Cook 77 (55) James Tredwell 1/33 (4)		Martin van Jaarsveld 33 (25) Grant Flower 3/26 (4)

Essex won by 36 runs[45] County Ground, Chelmsford Umpires: Nick Cook and Tim Robinson Player of the match: Grant Flower (Essex)

4 June 2009 (floodlit)

Sussex 131/3 (20 overs)	v	Kent 61/0 (11 overs)
Dwayne Smith 69 (59) Darren Stevens 1/11 (2)		Joe Denly 32* (32)

Sussex won by 2 runs (Duckworth–Lewis method)[46] County Ground, Hove Umpires: Rob Bailey and Vanburn Holder Player of the match: Dwayne Smith (Sussex)

• Floodlight failure forced an early conclusion,^[53] Kent required 64 runs at the time of abandonment under the Duckworth–Lewis method.

22 June 2009

Kent 182/4 (20 overs)	v	Hampshire 174/7 (20 overs)
Rob Key 58* (52) Dimitri Mascarenhas 2/19 (4)		Michael Lumb 59 (33) Ryan McLaren 2/31 (4)

Kent won by 8 runs[47] Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells Umpires: Neil Bainton and Ian Gould Player of the match: Darren Stevens (Kent)

24 June 2009

Kent 168/6 (20 overs)	v	Surrey 167 (19.4 overs)
Martin van Jaarsveld 54 (32) Chris Schofield 2/42 (4)		Usman Afzaal 62 (41) Darren Stevens 2/21 (4)

Kent won by 1 run[48] The Oval, London Umpires: Neil Bainton and Ian Gould Player of the match: Martin van Jaarsveld (Kent)

26 June 2009 (floodlit)

Hampshire 131/7 (20 overs)	v	Kent 132/3 (17.5 overs)
Dimitri Mascarenhas 45* (36) Ryan McLaren 2/17 (3)		Darren Stevens 62* (42) Dimitri Mascarenhas 1/21 (4)

Kent won by 7 wickets[49] The Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Rob Bailey and Martin Bodenham Player of the match: Darren Stevens (Kent)

28 June 2009

Kent 184/7 (20 overs)	v	Surrey 168/9 (20 overs)
Martin van Jaarsveld 64 (40) Matthew Spriegel 4/33 (4)		Chris Murtagh 28 (23) Ryan McLaren 4/37 (4)

Kent won by 16 runs[50] County Ground, Beckenham Umpires: Vanburn Holder and David Millns Player of the match: Martin van Jaarsveld (Kent)

27 July 2009

Kent 149/7 (20 overs)	v	Durham 93 (17.2 overs)
Joe Denly 31 (30) Ben Harmison 3/24 (3)		Dale Benkenstein 47 (42) James Tredwell 3/18 (4)

Kent won by 56 runs[51] St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Barry Dudleston and Jeff Evans Player of the match: James Tredwell (Kent)

15 August 2009

Kent 145/5 (20 overs)	v	Somerset 146/3 (18.5 overs)
Darren Stevens 77 (51) Alfonso Thomas 2/26 (4)		Marcus Trescothick 56 (32) James Tredwell 2/25 (4)

Somerset won by 7 wickets[52] Edgbaston, Birmingham Umpires: Rob Bailey and Ian Gould Player of the match: Marcus Trescothick (Somerset)

Tables

County Championship Division Two Team Pld W T L D A Bat Bwl Adj Pts Kent 16 8 0 3 5 0 43 44 0 219 Essex 16 6 0 3 7 0 40 43 −1 194 Northamptonshire 16 6 0 4 6 0 40 45 0 193 Gloucestershire 16 6 0 6 4 0 39 46 0 185 Glamorgan 16 2 0 2 12 0 56 43 0 175 Derbyshire 16 2 0 3 11 0 55 45 0 172 Surrey 16 1 0 4 11 0 54 36 0 148 Middlesex 16 2 0 7 7 0 43 41 0 140 Leicestershire 16 2 0 3 11 0 31 35 0 138

Friends Provident Trophy Group B Team Pld W T L NR Pts NRR Somerset Sabres 8 7 0 0 1 15 +2.001 Middlesex Panthers 8 4 0 4 0 8 +0.137 Warwickshire Bears 8 3 1 3 1 8 +0.468 Kent Spitfires 8 3 1 4 0 7 −0.409 Scottish Saltires 8 1 0 7 0 2 −1.783

Natwest Pro40 League Division Two Team Pld W L T N/R Pts Net R/R Warwickshire Bears 8 5 0 1 2 13 +1.268 Middlesex Crusaders 8 5 1 0 2 12 +0.993 Kent Spitfires 8 4 3 0 1 9 -0.629 Northamptonshire Steelbacks 8 3 2 1 2 9 +0.600 Lancashire Lightning 8 3 3 0 2 8 –0.193 Glamorgan Dragons 8 2 4 0 2 6 –0.362 Derbyshire Phantoms 8 2 4 0 2 6 –0.572 Leicestershire Foxes 8 2 5 0 1 5 –0.231 Surrey Brown Caps 8 2 6 0 0 4 –0.762

Twenty20 Cup South Group Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Kent Spitfires 10 7 2 0 1 15 +0.639 Sussex Sharks 10 7 3 0 0 14 +0.315 Hampshire Hawks 10 6 4 0 0 12 +0.853 Essex Eagles 10 5 4 0 1 11 +0.153 Surrey Brown Caps 10 2 8 0 0 4 –0.661 Middlesex Crusaders 10 2 8 0 0 4 –1.186

Statistics

Batting

First-class (County Championship and UCCE match)

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Martin van Jaarsveld	16	25	3	1,509	182	68.59	64.95	7	7	1	192	14
Geraint Jones	17	26	0	1,345	156	51.73	62.26	5	6	2	190	12
Rob Key	15	25	3	1,171	270*	53.22	65.12	4	3	2	139	10
Darren Stevens	17	24	3	1,050	208	50.00	71.72	4	2	2	147	9
Justin Kemp	14	21	3	789	183	43.33	63.51	2	2	1	93	12
Sam Northeast	11	19	2	667	128*	39.23	52.31	1	3	0	97	0
Joe Denly	10	15	1	578	123	41.28	54.47	3	1	2	74	8
James Tredwell	17	21	5	485	86*	30.31	37.92	0	4	0	57	2
James Hockley	5	8	2	240	72	40.00	57.97	0	2	0	37	2
Simon Cook	13	13	4	220	60*	24.44	53.39	0	1	2	27	4
Wayne Parnell	5	6	1	183	90	36.60	80.26	0	2	0	20	4
Amjad Khan	11	12	3	153	62*	17.00	62.70	0	1	2	22	2
Ryan McLaren	7	8	1	126	43	18.00	50.80	0	0	1	15	0
Alex Blake	4	5	0	125	47	25.00	51.44	0	0	1	19	1
Azhar Mahmood	4	6	0	78	35	13.00	65.54	0	0	2	7	1
Matt Coles	2	2	0	30	16	15.00	56.60	0	0	0	6	1
Steffan Jones	3	4	0	26	16	6.50	55.31	0	0	2	3	1
Rob Ferley	3	1	0	17	17	17.00	51.51	0	0	0	2	0
Robbie Joseph	4	5	2	11	9*	3.66	21.56	0	0	1	1	0
Phil Edwards	5	4	2	5	5	2.50	14.28	0	0	1	0	0
Martin Saggers	4	4	2	5	5*	2.50	13.88	0	0	2	0	0
Source: ESPNcricinfo[54]

List A (Friends Provident Trophy and Natwest Pro40 League)

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Joe Denly	9	9	1	429	115	53.62	76.88	1	2	1	39	7
Geraint Jones	12	12	2	342	73	34.20	87.69	0	3	1	28	8
Darren Stevens	10	10	2	286	75*	35.75	109.16	0	2	0	12	11
Justin Kemp	12	12	3	284	69	31.55	79.10	0	1	0	22	2
Martin van Jaarsveld	9	9	1	262	132*	32.75	92.90	1	0	1	26	1
James Hockley	12	12	1	257	55	23.36	70.02	0	2	1	25	3
Azhar Mahmood	13	11	1	190	51	19.00	91.78	0	1	0	16	5
Sam Northeast	6	6	0	144	69	24.00	77.83	0	1	0	21	0
Alex Blake	7	6	0	142	80	23.66	97.93	0	1	1	20	3
Rob Key	9	9	0	123	27	13.66	50.82	0	0	0	13	0
James Tredwell	14	11	2	121	45	13.44	70.34	0	0	2	7	3
Wayne Parnell	6	3	0	51	22	17.00	86.44	0	0	0	6	1
Simon Cook	6	4	1	41	21	13.66	100.00	0	0	0	1	2
James Goodman	2	2	1	38	26*	38.00	102.70	0	0	0	2	1
Paul Dixey	3	3	2	32	16	32.00	106.66	0	0	0	1	3
Rob Ferley	12	6	1	39	9*	5.80	63.04	0	0	1	3	0
Robbie Joseph	5	3	3	12	7*	—	70.58	0	0	0	1	0
Martin Saggers	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	110.00	0	0	0	1	0
Matt Coles	4	2	0	10	5	5.00	62.50	0	0	0	1	0
Amjad Khan	2	1	1	7	7*	—	70.58	0	0	0	1	0
Phil Edwards	7	3	2	3	2*	3.00	42.85	0	0	1	0	0
Warren Lee	2	1	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0	0	1	0	0
Steffan Jones	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Source: ESPNcricinfo[55]

Twenty20 (Twenty20 Cup)

Player	Matches	Innings	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Darren Stevens	11	11	5	356	77	59.33	144.12	0	4	0	31	15
Martin van Jaarsveld	12	10	1	326	75*	36.22	138.72	0	4	0	44	7
Geraint Jones	12	10	2	216	56	27.00	119.33	0	1	0	18	6
Rob Key	9	9	2	202	58*	28.85	108.02	0	1	1	17	2
Joe Denly	12	12	2	185	32*	18.50	101.64	0	0	2	27	1
Ryan McLaren	10	6	4	100	31	50.00	107.52	0	0	0	11	0
Justin Kemp	12	8	3	89	20	17.80	130.88	0	0	0	7	4
Azhar Mahmood	12	5	1	45	15	11.25	112.50	0	0	0	4	1
James Hockley	4	2	0	14	14	7.00	97.50	0	0	1	3	0
Simon Cook	12	2	2	9	8*	—	112.50	0	0	0	1	0
Wayne Parnell	2	1	1	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Ferley	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Robbie Joseph	7	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Amjad Khan	4	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
James Tredwell	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Source: ESPNcricinfo[56]

Bowling

First-class (County Championship and UCCE match)

Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	5w	10w
James Tredwell	17	28	681.5	178	1,838	69	8/66	11/120	26.63	2.69	59.2	4	2
Amjad Khan	11	20	339.1	65	1,146	36	5/113	8/162	31.83	3.37	56.5	1	0
Simon Cook	13	23	374.1	88	1,047	34	5/22	6/67	30.79	2.79	66.0	3	0
Azhar Mahmood	4	8	130.3	38	382	21	5/39	7/74	18.19	2.92	37.2	1	0
Ryan McLaren	7	13	164.5	38	608	19	4/51	7/152	32.00	3.68	52.0	0	0
Wayne Parnell	5	9	166.3	35	529	17	4/78	7/134	31.11	3.17	58.7	0	0
Robbie Joseph	4	6	97.2	9	373	12	6/55	8/159	31.08	3.83	48.6	1	0
Martin Saggers	4	6	108.5	34	264	10	3/45	4/90	26.40	2.42	65.3	0	0
Justin Kemp	14	17	165.5	35	568	8	3/12	3/12	71.00	3.42	124.3	0	0
Rob Ferley	3	4	75.0	15	189	7	3/73	4/132	27.00	2.52	64.2	0	0
Phil Edwards	5	7	95.0	18	325	7	3/72	5/124	46.42	3.42	81.4	0	0
Steffan Jones	3	6	80.0	19	240	4	1/8	2/38	60.00	3.00	120.0	0	0
Martin van Jaarsveld	16	13	71.1	10	241	4	2/15	2/32	60.25	3.38	106.7	0	0
Matt Coles	2	1	17.4	0	130	2	2/130	2/130	65.00	7.35	53.0	0	0
Darren Stevens	17	14	68.0	13	256	2	1/42	1/46	128.00	3.76	204.0	0	0
Rob Key	15	3	22.0	5	59	1	1/14	1/14	59.00	2.68	132.0	0	0
Sam Northeast	11	1	1.0	0	2	0	—	—	—	2.00	—	0	0
Alex Blake	4	1	4.0	0	15	0	—	—	—	3.75	—	0	0
Joe Denly	10	3	25.0	7	60	0	—	—	—	2.40	—	0	0
Source: ESPNcricinfo[57]

List A (Friends Provident Trophy and Natwest Pro40 League)

Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Azhar Mahmood	13	13	97.3	9	532	15	4/41	35.46	5.45	39.0	1	0
James Tredwell	14	14	105.0	3	505	14	6/27	36.07	4.80	45.0	0	1
Rob Ferley	12	12	89.4	1	465	12	3/34	38.75	5.18	44.8	0	0
Simon Cook	6	6	46.0	2	200	9	4/37	22.22	4.34	30.6	1	0
Wayne Parnell	6	6	43.5	4	235	7	3/27	33.57	5.36	37.5	0	0
Phil Edwards	7	7	34.0	1	241	7	3/57	34.42	7.08	29.1	0	0
Darren Stevens	10	8	16.0	0	108	4	2/25	27.00	6.75	24.0	0	0
Warren Lee	2	2	13.3	1	110	4	3/39	27.50	8.14	20.2	0	0
Matt Coles	4	4	17.0	1	127	4	3/50	31.75	7.47	25.5	0	0
Robbie Joseph	5	5	30.0	0	155	3	3/55	55.33	5.53	60.0	0	0
Martin van Jaarsveld	9	8	32.0	1	191	3	2/25	63.66	5.96	64.0	0	0
James Hockley	12	1	8.0	0	32	2	2/32	16.00	4.00	24.0	0	0
Steffan Jones	2	2	9.0	0	35	2	1/9	17.50	3.88	27.0	0	0
Amjad Khan	2	2	12.0	1	74	1	1/47	74.00	6.16	72.0	0	0
Justin Kemp	12	5	13.0	0	120	1	1/11	120.00	9.23	78.0	0	0
Martin Saggers	1	1	5.0	0	32	0	—	—	6.40	—	0	0
Source: ESPNcricinfo[58]

Twenty20 (Twenty20 Cup)

Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Azhar Mahmood	12	12	45.1	0	328	16	3/16	20.50	7.26	16.9	0	0
James Tredwell	12	12	42.0	0	271	13	3/18	20.84	6.45	19.3	0	0
Ryan McLaren	10	10	35.4	1	288	11	4/37	26.18	8.07	19.4	1	0
Simon Cook	12	12	42.0	2	279	10	2/29	27.90	6.64	25.2	0	0
Robbie Joseph	7	7	22.0	1	164	8	2/14	20.50	7.45	16.5	0	0
Darren Stevens	11	6	16.0	0	96	5	2/21	19.20	6.00	19.2	0	0
Justin Kemp	12	6	13.0	0	102	3	2/38	34.00	7.84	26.0	0	0
Wayne Parnell	2	2	7.0	0	51	2	2/20	25.50	7.28	21.0	0	0
Amjad Khan	4	4	9	0	80	2	1/16	40.00	8.88	27.0	0	0
Martin van Jaarsveld	12	1	1	0	11	0	—	—	11.00	—	0	0
Rob Ferley	1	1	3.0	0	24	0	—	—	8.00	—	0	0
Source: ESPNcricinfo[59]