In 2022,

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competed in the

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, the

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and the

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. The season was the sixth in charge for head coach, and former player,

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. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018.

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and

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was named as vice-captains for limited overs and first-class matches, respectively. Michael Yardy left his position as batting coach in November 2021 to return to his former county

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. The following month, Kent announced that former Netherlands international Ryan ten Doeschate would join the county as the new batting coach. On 17 September 2022, Kent defeated Lancashire by 21 runs in the final at Trent Bridge to win the

. The victory ended a run of eight consecutive defeats in

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finals going back to their last title in 1978.

Squad

Departures

South African batsman Heino Kuhn left the club at the end of the 2021 season after four seasons with Kent. On 20 April 2022, Grant Stewart signed a short-term loan deal with

. Stewart was recalled by Kent after just one game, due to an injury sustained by Jackson Bird. On 23 May 2022, Ollie Robinson joined Durham on loan for the

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. On 29 July 2022,

Matt Milnes Matthew Edward Milnes (born 29 July 1994) is an English professional cricketer who currently plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, having moved from Kent at the end of the 2018 season.Yorkshire at the end of the season. In August it was announced that

Darren Stevens Darren Ian Stevens (born 30 April 1976) is an English cricketer. An all-rounder, he bats right-handed and bowls right-arm medium-pace. In first-class cricket, he has scored over 16,000 runs and since the age of 35 has taken over 500 wickets an ...

would be released at the end of the season after 17 years with Kent. Stevens played over 630 games for Kent, scored more than 28,000 runs and took almost 900 wickets. 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. 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.

Arrivals

In October 2021, teenage bowler Jas Singh signed his first full-time contract after making his first-class debut in 2021. The same month, opening batsman Ben Compton joined Kent on a two-year contract after being released by Nottinghamshire. In November 2021, New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry rejoined the county after previously featuring during the 2018 season. Henry arrived at the club in July 2022 and was available for the One-Day Cup and the second half of the County Championship. In December 2021, Kent announced that Afghan spinner

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would return to represent the county in the

for a second season. In January 2022, South African international all-rounder George Linde signed on a two-year deal. 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. Bird's spell was cut short after he sustained a shoulder injury. On 7 June 2002, following injuries to other bowlers in the squad, Kent signed New Zealand seamer Jacob Duffy for a short spell. Duffy would be available for two County Championship matches. On 24 June 2022, Kent announced the signing of bowler

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on loan from Nottinghamshire for the County Championship game against

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. 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. 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. On 30 July 2022, Kent signed 20 year-old

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from Nottinghamshire, initially on loan for the One-Day Cup before joining on a three-year contract from the start of the 2023 season. On 10 August 2022, batsman

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re-joined Kent for the remainder of the One-Day Cup as cover for a number of players absent due to injuries and

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. Finch previously had a short-term deal with the county during the 2021 season when the squad had been severely affected by COVID-19. In October 2022, Finch signed a two-year contract to run until the end of the 2024 season. 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

for the remaining two games of the season.

Squad list

* Ages given as of the first day of the County Championship, 7 April 2022.

County Championship

The County Championship will return to the two division format last used in the 2019 season. The teams were placed into the division they had qualified to following the result of the

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, after the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Division One

Relegated to the Division Two.

One-Day Cup

Group A

* Advanced directly to the semi-finals * Advanced to the quarter-finals

Quarter-final

Semi-final

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.

References

External links

Kent home
at ESPN cricinfo
Kent County Cricket Club official site
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