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This is a list of seasons played by Kent County Cricket Club in English

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''. Retrieved 2016-02-01. winning the competition seven times, including four times during the '' Golden Age of cricket'' in the early years of the 20th century.

Seasons

The list below contains details of the county's performance in every English domestic competition since the formation of the County Championship in 1890.

Key

Top run scorer/wicket taker shown in bold when he was the leading run scorer/wicket taker in the country. Key to league record:
Div - division played in
P – games played
W – games won
L – games lost
D – games drawn
Tie – game tied
A – games

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Pts – points
Pos – final position
Key to rounds:
Pre - preliminary round
R1 – first round
R2 – second round, etc.
QF – quarter-final
SF – semi-final
Grp – group stage
RU - runners-up
n/a – not applicable

Notes

References

History - England domestic competitions

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*Reid J (ed) (2016) "Match Records" in ''2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual'', pp. 191–194,

External links

Yearly tables 1890-present / The County Championship Tables
ESPN Cricinfo
Kent County Cricket Club official website
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Seasons, Kent