The 2009 season saw Kent County Cricket Club competing in four competitions; the Second Division of the

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, 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. Promotion back to the First Division of the County Championship was achieved on 18 September following a draw against

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Squad

Kent originally announced that their overseas player for 2009 would be Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark.Australia seamer Clark joins Kent
BBC Sport, 2009-3-17. Retrieved 2017-02-02. However Clark received a late call-up to join the Australian tour of South Africa forcing the county side to look at other options.Clark call-up forces Kent rethink
BBC Sport, 2009-4-11. Retrieved 2017-02-02. Kent announced Clark's replacement would be South African 19-year old left-arm fast bowler

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.Kent sign paceman Parnell
Kent Online, 2009-4-24. Retrieved 2017-02-01. Three other South African players remained at the county as Kolpak players: all-rounders Justin Kemp,

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and vice-captain

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. In addition, former Pakistan international all-rounder Azhar Mahmood was with Kent for a second season, having been granted British citizenship.Kent sign ex-Pakistan ace Mahmood
BBC Sport, 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2017-02-02. 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.Hockley determined to take his second chance
Kent County Cricket Club, 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2017-02-02. Left-arm spinner

Rob Ferley Robert Steven Ferley (born 4 February 1982) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. He bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin. He was born in Norwich in 1982.

also returned for a second spell with the county. With Parnell yet to arrive, McLaren on

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duty, and several other bowlers suffering with early season injuries, Kent signed 35-year old seamer

Steffan Jones Philip Steffan Jones (born 9 February 1974) is a former professional cricketer who played for Somerset, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire County Cricket Clubs. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium pace bowler. He is now a teach ...

on a one-month loan from

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at the start of the season.Kent sign Somerset bowler Steffan Jones on loan
Kent Online, 2009-4-20. Retrieved 2017-02-01.

Squad list

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

Summary

First-class matches

In all, the county played seventeen

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, consisting of sixteen

games and a three-day friendly against

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One day matches

Twenty20 Cup

Kent finished top of the

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table, qualifying for the quarter-finals for the fourth consecutive season. Victory against Durham saw them qualify for Finals Day at

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, where they were comprehensively beaten by

in the second semi final.

Matches

First-class matches

Friends Provident Trophy matches

Pro40 League matches

Twenty20 Cup matches

Tables

County Championship Division Two

Friends Provident Trophy Group B

Natwest Pro40 League Division Two

Twenty20 Cup South Group

Statistics

Batting

Bowling

References

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