In 2023, Kent County Cricket Club competed in the

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, the

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and the 2023 T20 Blast. The season was the seventh in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker.

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retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018. In June 2023, Billings stepped down as captain in the County Championship for the remainder of the season after a run of poor form in the format, with Jack Leaning taking over the captaincy.

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left his position as batting coach after a single season with Kent, to take up a role with the

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. Former

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head coach

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joined Kent as a replacement for ten Doeschate.

Squad

Departures

On 29 July 2022, Matt Milnes signed a contract to join

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at the end of the season. In August it was announced that Darren Stevens 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. On 23 September 2022, the club announced that wicketkeeper-batsman

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would be leaving the club at the end of the season to join

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. In November 2022, Harry Podmore signed for Glamorgan. At the end of the season, following his one-year stint at the county, Michael Hogan retired from cricket.

Arrivals

On 30 July 2022, Kent signed 20 year-old Joey Evison from

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, initially on loan for the One-Day Cup before joining on a three-year contract from the start of the 2023 season. In October 2022, Harry Finch signed a two-year contract to run until the end of the 2024 season. Finch had previously had short spells with Kent in 2021 season when the squad had been severely affected by

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. and again in 2022 season as cover for a number of players absent due to injuries and The Hundred. In November 2022, Kent signed Australian veteran Michael Hogan. Hogan had originally planned to retire at the end of the 2022 season, which was his tenth year with Glamorgan. In December 2022, Kent announced that Australian international fast-bowler

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would play for the county as an overseas player for the 2023 T20 Blast. In March 2023, Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh agreed to play up to five County Championship matches in June and July for the county. In April 2023, Connor McKerr rejoined the county on loan from Surrey for two County Championship matches to cover for injuries in the bowling unit, having previously had a spell with Kent at the end of the

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season. Two days later, Australian bowler Wes Agar signed for Kent to play four County Championship matches until Arshdeep Singh arrives in June. Agar later signed an extension to keep him with Kent until the end of July. In May 2023, Bangladesh-born seam bowler Arafat Bhuiyan signed a professional contract with Kent for the remainder of the season, after a spell with the 2nd XI and playing in the Kent League for Blackheath. In June 2023, Kent announced that England leg-spinner Matt Parkinson would join from

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at the end of the season. In July, it was announced that Parkinson would also join on loan this summer for the One Day Cup. On 25 July, due to several players being unavailable due to injuries and international duty, Kent signed batters Toby Albert and Ben Geddes on loan from

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and Surrey, respectively, on loan for a County Champiomship match against

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and

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all-rounder James Bazley, joined Kent for the One Day Cup. In August, Kent announced that New Zealand bowler Ben Lister would join the club to play the final three County Championship matches, subject to international call-ups. On 6 September, Indian

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bowler

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signed to play im Kent's final three County Championship matches. On 10 September, following further injuries, Kent signed spin bowler Aron Nijjar on loan from

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for the last three games of the season. At the end of the season, bowler George Garrett signed a two-year contract with Kent to join from

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Squad list

* Ages given as of the first day of the

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, 6 April 2023. The following players featured in at least game while on loan from other counties: Toby Albert, Ben Geddes, Connor McKerr and Aron Nijjar.

County Championship

Division One

One-Day Cup

Group A

T20 Blast

South Group

References

External links

Kent home
at ESPN cricinfo
Kent County Cricket Club official site
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