This is a list of Kent County Cricket Club captains.

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was formed in 1842 and has played in the

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since its inception in 1890 and in

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and

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. The first match in which Kent have a named

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indicated on scorecards available occurred on 26–27 June 1856 when the county played MCC at

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.Scorecard - Kent v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1856
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South Norton William South Norton (8 June 1831 – 19 March 1916) was an English cricketer active from 1849 to 1870 who played for Kent and was the club captain for many years. He was born in Town Malling and died in London Charterhouse. He appeared in 87 fi ...

captained the county on that occasion and throughout the period until 1870. The first official captain of the club was

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, an influential figure in the development of Kent and English cricket, who was appointed to the role in 1875.Kent County Cricket Club Timeline
Kent County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2018-02-15. As of 2018 the current club captain is batsman

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who was appointed in January 2018, replacing

Sam Northeast Sam Alexander Northeast (born 16 October 1989) is an English professional cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman. Northeast made his senior debut in 2007 and until 2017 played for Kent County Cricket ...

.Sam Billings: England limited-overs player replaces Sam Northeast as Kent captain

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, 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-01-30. In total 33 men have been officially appointed as the captain of the club.

Colin Cowdrey Michael Colin Cowdrey, Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, (24 December 19324 December 2000) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University (1952–1954), Kent County Cricket Club (1950–1976) and England (1954–1975). Univers ...

captained the side a total of 250 times in

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and held the position for 15 years, the most of any player since the establishment of the County Championship. At times there have been multiple captains during a season or joint captains appointed. William Patterson, for example, captained the side five times during the 1891 and 1892 seasons towards the end of each season, the only times he was able to play regularly for the county during those seasons. For the majority of both seasons the official club captain was

Frank Marchant Francis Marchant (22 May 1864 – 13 April 1946), known as Frank Marchant, was an English amateur cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, an occasional wicket-keeper and the captain of Kent County Cricket Club from 1890 to 1897. Early life M ...

. Similarly, Ian Akers-Douglas was the club captain for five games in the 1936 season. Akers-Douglas only captained Kent for seven matches in total, the fewest of any of the official club captains.Reid J (ed) (2016) "Captains of Kent" in ''2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual'', p. 232. Canterbury:

. Other players have captained the county in matches without being appointed the club captain. Peter Richardson has done so the most times in first-class matches, captaining Kent in 45 games, including 21 games in the 1963 season in place of official club captain Colin Cowdrey.PE Richardson as captain in first-class matches where team is Kent
Player Oracle search results, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2016-02-28. In 2015 Sam Northeast captained the side on a number of occasions, including in all one-day matches, despite the club captain being

Rob Key Robert William Trevor Key (born 12 May 1979) is an English former cricketer and cricket commentator who played international cricket in all formats for England and domestic cricket for Kent County Cricket Club. He is the current Managing Direct ...

. Northeast captained the side after the beginning of the season even when Key was playing and succeeded him at the end of the season.Sam Northeast rising to the challenge of being Kent captain after Rob Key decided to take a short break
''Kent Online'', 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2016-02-27. Kent won their first County Championship title in 1906, under the captaincy of Cloudesley Marsham, and have won the title on a further six occasions, including one shared title in 1977. Sides captained by

Ted Dillon Edward Wentworth Dillon (15 February 1881 – 20 April 1941) was an English amateur sportsman in the early years of the 20th century. He played over 200 first-class cricket matches, mainly for Kent County Cricket Club between 1900 and 1913. Dil ...

won the Championship three times in the period immediately before

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Mike Denness Michael Henry Denness (1 December 1940 – 19 April 2013) was a Scottish cricketer who played for England, Scotland, Kent and Essex. Scotland did not have a representative international team at the time of Denness' career, so he could only play ...

captained Kent to six one-day titles in the early 1970s.

Captains

Below is a list of club captains appointed by

or players who have been the sole known captain when no other has been appointed. Captains are listed in order of appointment.

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References

External links

Kent County Cricket Club website
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Captains

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