This is a list of Kent County Cricket Club List A cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in List A cricket for Kent County Cricket Club. List A cricket is a limited overs form of cricket usually played over one day.
Kent played their first List A match in the 1963 domestic season against Sussex in the 1963 Gillette Cup at the Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells.List A matches played by Kent, CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2016. The county have competed in List A competitions in every season since 1963 and, as of February 2018, have played just over 1,000 List A matches, including against representative and touring international teams.Milton, Howard (2016). 'Limited-Overs Records' in Reid J (ed) 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual, pp.236–242, Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club In January and February 2017 they competed in the 2016–17 Regional Super50, the List A competition of the West Indies domestic season. This was the first time that any English county had competed in an overseas domestic competition.'Matt Walker's Kent embark on a winter Caribbean odyssey', The Cricketer, February 2017. (Available online ) Kent competed again in the competition in 2018.Kent, Hampshire invited for WI Regional Super50, CricInfo, 17 September 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.2018 FGS Plant Tour squad announced, Kent County Cricket Club, 26 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
The county have won 11 domestic List A competitions, most recently the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup. Long serving spin bowler Derek Underwood holds the record for most List A appearances for Kent with 377 matches played for the county between 1963 and 1987.
Team records All records last updated 30 September 2024 Highest total for: 384/6 vs Berkshire at Finchampstead, 1994 (60 over match) and 384/8 vs Surrey at Beckenham, 2018 (50 over match) Highest total against: 405/4 by Durham at Beckenham, 2021 (50 over match) Lowest total for: 60 all out vs Somerset at Taunton, 1979 Lowest total against: 60 all out by Derbyshire at Canterbury, 2008
Highest partnerships The highest partnership for Kent was 241 runs for the 2nd wicket between Trevor Ward and Aravinda de Silva made against Surrey at Canterbury in 1995 in a 40 over match. +Highest partnership for each wicket Partnership Runs Players Opposition Venue Season 1st wicket 229 Trevor Ward Mark Benson v Surrey St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 1995 2nd wicket 241 Trevor Ward Aravinda de Silva v Surrey St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 1995 3rd wicket 208 Carl Hooper Alan Wells v Durham St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 1998 4th wicket 216* Martin van Jaarsveld Darren Stevens v Surrey St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 2008 5th wicket 219 Ben Compton Joey Evison v Yorkshire North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough 2023 6th wicket 226 Nigel Llong Matthew Fleming v Cheshire South Downs Road Cricket Ground, Bowdon 1999 7th wicket 91 Charlie Stobo Grant Stewart v Worcestershire New Road, Worcester 2024 8th wicket 174 Rob Key James Tredwell v Surrey The Oval, London 2007 9th wicket 81 John Shepherd Derek Underwood v Middlesex Lord's, London 1975 10th wicket 64 Matt Coles Matt Hunn v Surrey The Oval, London 2015
Individual batting records
Over 100 players have scored a century for Kent in List A cricket since the county began competing in this form of cricket in 1963. The first century for Kent was made by Colin Cowdrey against Suffolk in the 1966 Gillette Cup. Chris Tavaré, Rob Key, Martin van Jaarsveld and Joe Denly have all scored eight centuries in their Kent careers.
The highest individual score for Kent is 206 not out made by Ollie Robinson in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup against Worcestershire in August 2022 at New Road, Worcester.One-Day Cup: Ollie Robinson hits double century in Kent win, plus opening day round-up, BBC Sport, 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.Ollie Robinson hammers 206* to lead to Kent's successful chase of 352, CricInfo, 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022. This is the only double century to be scored by a Kent player in List A matches and surpassed the previous highest score of 150 not out made by Joe Denly in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup against Glamorgan in May 2018 at Canterbury.One-Day Cup: Denly stars as Kent beat Glamorgan by four wickets, BBC Sport, 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018. Denly in turn had surpassed the innings of 147 made by Darren Stevens in the previous year's competition and Andrew Symonds' score of 146 in the 2004 National League.Darren Stevens hits record one-day score as Kent Spitfires lose to Glamorgan in Royal London One-Day Cup, Kent Online, 14 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
Highest individual score: 206 not out, Ollie Robinson vs Worcestershire at Worcester, 2022 (50 over match) Most runs in a season: 1,073, Trevor Ward, 1995 Most career runs: 7,814, Mark Benson, 1980–1995
Individual bowling records
Long serving spin bowler Derek Underwood dominates Kent bowling records in List A cricket, leading the county in wickets taken and, with 530 wickets, is the only player with more than 400 wickets for Kent. Underwood also has the best bowling figures in Kent List A history, with Alan Dixon taking the second best figures for the county, and took five wickets in an innings eight times. Three players have taken hat-tricks for Kent in List A cricket, Richard Ellison, Martin McCague and, most recently in 2015, Matt Coles.
Best bowling: 8/31 Derek Underwood vs Scotland at Myreside, Edinburgh, 1987 Most wickets in a season: 49, Martin McCague, 1992 Most career wickets: 530, Derek Underwood, 1963–1987
See also List of Kent County Cricket Club first-class cricket records List of Kent County Cricket Club Twenty20 cricket records
References
External links Kent County Cricket Club website