Kent fought back to reach 172-6 at stumps in their County Championship match with Middlesex at Canterbury, trailing by 50 on a day when 16 wickets fell. Jack Davies’ unbeaten 47 was the highlight for Middlesex, as they scratched their way to 222 all out, Nathan Gilchrist taking 3-43 and debutant Kashif Ali, occasionally wearing...
Northants head coach Darren Lehmann said: “That was disappointing with the bat and the boys have got to take some accountability. “It wasn’t a two-and-a-half-day wicket, I thought the groundsman did a really good job – that for me was a nice four-day wicket, more of a 250 wicket in each innings. “I think both...
Kent’s South African paceman Keith Dudgeon took four wickets to all but shatter Northamptonshire’s hopes of chasing 260 on day two of their County Championship match at Wantage Road. On a day which encompassed parts of three innings and saw 20 wickets fall, Dudgeon claimed 4-32, including three in nine balls, as Northamptonshire stumbled to...
Earlier left-arm quick Liam Guthrie struck twice in his opening spell in his first match in Northamptonshire colours, cleaning up England Test opener Zak Crawley for one in just the third over of the day. Crawley never looked comfortable against the Australian and fell playing a booming drive to an in-swinger which knocked two stumps...
“The lads in the dressing room have been so welcoming to me this week and there’s a great atmosphere here,” Flintoff told the club website., external “I’m excited for what’s next for me and I know that Kent is the right place for me to make the step up to first-team cricket.” Kent’s director of...
Experienced Kent batter Joe Denly is set to miss the start of the County Championship season after suffering a broken arm in training. The 39-year-old has undergone surgery after he was injured while batting in a nets session this week. “He is unavailable for selection at this time,” Kent said on its website, external ahead...
Kent have signed Pakistan Test bowler Kashif Ali and South African paceman Keith Dudgeon for the start of the 2025 season. But Australian fast bowler Wes Agar will not rejoin the club until the end of May as his workload is managed at the end of the Australian season. Ali and Dudgeon will be available...
The largest road tunnel in the UK will be built after an £8.3bn plan was approved by the government. The Lower Thames Crossing would link Tilbury, Essex, and Gravesend in Kent by two tunnels running underneath the River Thames. National Highways hoped the road would reduce traffic at the Dartford Crossing by 20% and open...
Kent chief executive officer Simon Storey will step down at the end of the season after more than six years at the helm. The club have won the T20 Blast, One Day Cup and Women’s County Championship during his time in charge. Storey moved to Kent in 2019 after seven years in charge at Derbyshire,...