In 2013, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group A of the 40-over Yorkshire Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Life t20. Kent also hosted a first-class match at the St Lawrence Ground against Cardiff MCCU at the start of the season and a T20 match against the touring New Zealanders in June. It was the second season in charge for head coach Jimmy Adams. The club captain was England spinner James Tredwell, taking over from Rob Key who had been club captain since 2006. Brendan Nash registered as a Kolpak player, ending his West Indies international career, which allowed Kent to sign another overseas player. South African fast bowler Vernon Philander filled this role, although he was only with the club for a short spell in July. Another new addition to the squad was 22-year-old Calum Haggett from Somerset. Shortly before the end of the season, Kent signed two young fast bowlers: Charlie Hartley and Matt Hunn (Matt Hunn made his debut in the final county championship match of 2013). In addition, Mitchell Claydon joined on loan from Durham on 11 June initially for one month, but this was extended for a second month (he later signed on a permanent basis for 2014).
Kent endured a difficult season, finishing seventh of nine in Division two of the County Championship (despite only losing twice; 11 of their 16 matches were drawn) and making little impact on the List A Yorkshire Bank 40 competition (won 6, lost 6) or the Friends Life t20 (won 3, lost 7).
23-year-old all-rounder Matt Coles joined Hampshire on loan in August before signing a three-year contract with them in September. Batsman Mike Powell announced his retirement in September after two years with Kent (and previously 15 years with Glamorgan). Despite being Kent's leading wicket taker in the County Championship in 2013, Charlie Shreck was not offered a new contract and he later signed for Leicestershire.
James Tredwell received further international recognition for England, playing in all five One Day Internationals of the January 2013 tour of India, and a further 10 ODIs during the English summer - including the final of the 2013 Champions Trophy. Tredwell took a total of 25 wickets in these matches, taking his tally to 36 wickets in 24 ODIs. He also took 2 wickets in 5 T20 Internationals (taking his total to 3 wickets in 7 T20Is), and was made captain for the second home T20I against New Zealand.
Squad No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt. Ages given as of the first day of the County Championship season, 10 April 2013. No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batsmen4 Rob Key Right-handed Right arm off break Club captain10 Alex Blake Left-handed Right arm medium-fast 14 Mike Powell Right-handed Right arm off break 17 Sam Northeast Right-handed Right arm off break Vice-captain23 Daniel Bell-Drummond Right-handed Right arm medium 30 Fabian Cowdrey Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 40 Brendan Nash Left-handed Left arm medium Kolpak Registration All-rounders3 Darren Stevens Right-handed Right arm medium 21 Ben Harmison Left-handed Right arm medium-fast 24 Adam Ball Right-handed Left arm fast-medium 25 Calum Haggett Left-handed Right arm medium-fast 26 Matt Coles Left-handed Right arm fast-medium Wicket-keepers9 Geraint Jones Right-handed — 20 Sam Billings Right-handed — Bowlers5 Ivan Thomas Right-handed Right arm medium-fast 15 James Tredwell Left-handed Right arm off break 19 Charlie Shreck Right-handed Right arm fast-medium 31 Mark Davies Right-handed Right arm medium 33 Adam Riley Right-handed Right arm off break ? Mitchell Claydon Left-handed Right arm medium-fast Signed (on loan) 11 June? Vernon Philander Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Overseas player (July)? Matt Hunn Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Signed 23 September- Charlie Hartley Right-handed Right arm medium-fast Signed 23 September
County Championship Division Two Team Pld W L T D A Bat Bowl Ded PtsLancashire (C) 16 8 1 0 7 0 45 45 1.0 238Northamptonshire (P) 16 5 3 0 8 0 55 43 0.0 202Essex 16 5 4 0 7 0 43 41 3.0 182Hampshire 16 4 3 0 9 0 45 35 0.0 171Worcestershire 16 5 6 0 5 0 29 43 0.0 167Gloucestershire 16 4 4 0 8 0 43 36 0.0 167Kent 16 3 2 0 11 0 39 31 0.0 151Glamorgan 16 3 6 0 7 0 41 39 0.0 149Leicestershire 16 0 8 0 8 0 23 32 0.0 79Source: Cricinfo
Matches
Other First-Class Match
MCCU Matches
Yorkshire Bank 40
Group A Team Nottinghamshire Outlaws 12 9 3 0 0 18 +0.457Northamptonshire Steelbacks 12 8 3 0 1 17 +0.393Sussex Sharks 12 6 4 0 2 14 +0.464Kent Spitfires 12 6 6 0 0 12 +0.229Worcestershire Royals 12 5 7 0 0 10 +0.249Netherlands 12 2 7 0 3 7 –1.157Warwickshire Bears 12 2 8 0 2 6 –0.929Source: Cricinfo
Matches
Friends Life t20
South Division Team Hampshire Royals 10 8 1 0 1 17 +0.810Surrey 10 7 3 0 0 14 +0.915Essex Eagles 10 5 4 0 1 11 +0.040Middlesex Panthers 10 5 5 0 0 10 –0.194Kent Spitfires 10 3 7 0 0 6 –0.941Sussex Sharks 10 1 9 0 0 2 –0.520Source: Cricinfo
Matches
Other T20 Match
Tour Match 2013 New Zealand tour of England
References
External links Kent home at ESPN cricinfo Kent County Cricket Club official site