List of Kent cricketers

Below is a list of notable cricketers who have played for Kent County Cricket Club. This means players who have played 300 or more first-class matches for the club[1] or who have represented their country at Test match level whilst on the club's books.

List of players

Appearances and goals are for first-class matches only. "Caps" refers to Test caps gained whilst a Kent player. Statistics correct as of end of 30 August 2007.

Name Nationality Kent career First-class
appearances		 Runs Batting average Wickets Bowling average Caps References
Woolley, FrankFrank Woolley  England 1906–1938 764 47,868 41.76 1,680 18.84 64 [2][3]
Hardinge, WallyWally Hardinge  England 1902–1933 606 32,549 36.48 370 26.41 1 [4][5]
Seymour, JamesJames Seymour  England 1902–1926 536 26,818 32.66 15 45.33 0 [6][7]
Underwood, DerekDerek Underwood  England 1963–1987 520 3,793 9.87 1,951 19.21 86 [8][9]
Freeman, TichTich Freeman  England 1914–1936 506 4,257 9.25 3,340 17.64 12 [10][11]
Ashdown, BillBill Ashdown  England 1920–1937 482 22,309 30.64 595 32.42 0 [12][13]
Huish, FredFred Huish  England 1895–1914 469 7,247 12.84 0 – 0 [14][15]
Ames, LesLes Ames  England 1926–1951 430 28,951 44.33 22 31.68 47 [16][17]
Todd, LesLes Todd  England 1927–1950 426 19,407 31.50 555 27.38 0 [18][19]
Fagg, ArthurArthur Fagg  England 1932–1957 414 26,070 36.05 0 – 5 [20][21]
Hearne, AlecAlec Hearne  England 1884–1906 403 13,598 21.79 1,018 19.96 1 [22][23]
Cowdrey, ColinColin Cowdrey  England 1950–1976 402 23,779 42.01 27 47.59 114 [24][25]
Wright, DougDoug Wright  England 1932–1957 397 5,074 12.46 1,709 22.68 34 [26][27]
Blythe, ColinColin Blythe  England 1899–1914 381 3,964 10.03 2,210 16.67 19 [28][29]
Leary, StuartStuart Leary  South Africa 1951–1971 381 16,169 30.79 140 33.67 0 [30][31]
Dixon, AlanAlan Dixon  England 1950–1970 378 9,561 18.93 929 25.69 0 [32][33]
Johnson, GrahamGraham Johnson  England 1965–1985 376 12,509 24.77 560 30.93 0 [34][35]
Humphreys, EdwardEdward Humphreys  England 1899–1920 366 15,308 28.03 306 26.54 0 [36][37]
Wilson, BobBob Wilson  England 1952–1967 365 19,454 32.10 4 22.50 0 [38][39]
Knott, AlanAlan Knott  England 1964–1985 349 11,340 27.59 1 13.00 95 [40][41]
Hubble, JackJack Hubble  England 1904–1929 343 10,229 23.51 0 – 0 [42][43]
Luckhurst, BrianBrian Luckhurst  England 1958–1985 336 19,096 37.96 61 42.90 21 [44][45]
Denness, MikeMike Denness  England 1962–1976 333 17,047 32.90 2 27.50 28 [46][47]
Phebey, ArthurArthur Phebey  England 1946–1961 320 14,299 25.90 0 – 0 [48][49]
Valentine, BryanBryan Valentine  England 1927–1948 308 14,131 30.52 18 36.00 7 [50][51]
Ealham, AlanAlan Ealham  England 1966–1982 305 10,996 27.62 3 63.00 0 [52][53]
Shepherd, JohnJohn Shepherd  Barbados 1966–1981 303 9,401 26.33 832 26.56 5 [54][55]
Taylor, NeilNeil Taylor  England 1979–1995 302 17,721 39.82 16 55.68 0 [56][57]
Fairservice, BillBill Fairservice  England 1902–1921 301 4,922 15.33 853 22.59 0 [58][59]
Mason, JackJack Mason  England 1893–1914 300 15,563 33.98 769 22.07 5 [60][61]
Benson, MarkMark Benson  England 1980–1995 280 18,284 40.27 5 98.60 1 [62][63]
Woolmer, BobBob Woolmer  England 1968–1984 279 12,634 35.09 334 23.38 19 [64][65]
Tavaré, ChrisChris Tavaré  England 1974–1988 259 14,201 37.97 5 98.60 30 [66][67]
Evans, GodfreyGodfrey Evans  England 1939–1967 258 9,325 21.38 2 107.50 91 [68][69]
Iqbal, AsifAsif Iqbal  Pakistan 1968–1972 243 13,231 37.06 73 28.71 47 [70][71]
Harris, LordLord Harris  England 1870–1911 157 7,842 30.04 64 23.79 4 [72][73]
Key, RobRob Key  England 1998–present 144 9,843 41.88 0 – 15 [74][75]
Hooper, CarlCarl Hooper*  West Indies 1992-1995
1996
1998		 85 6,714 50.48 154 34.99 8 [76][77][78]
Jones, GeraintGeraint Jones  England 2001–present 49 2,125 36.63 0 – 34 [79][80]

An asterisk (*) next to a name denotes that the player had more than one spell at the club. Players marked in bold are still playing for the club.

References

  1. ^ Kent County Cricket Club. Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2007. pp. p269. 
  2. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frank Woolley". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/404/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  3. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Frank Woolley". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/404/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  4. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Wally Hardinge". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/404/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  5. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Wally Hardinge". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/404/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  6. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Seymour". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32676/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
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  8. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Derek Underwood". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1284/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
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  10. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tich Freeman". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/443/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
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  12. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bill Ashdown". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27535/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
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  14. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Fred Huish". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30456/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
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  16. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Les Ames". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/516/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  17. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Les Ames". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/516/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  18. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Les Todd". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33351/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  19. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Les Todd". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33351/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  20. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Fagg". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/680/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
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  22. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alec Hearne". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/154/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
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  24. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Colin Cowdrey". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/998/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  25. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Colin Cowdrey". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/998/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  26. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Doug Wright". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/708/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  27. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Doug Wright". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/708/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  28. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Colin Blythe". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/251/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  29. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Colin Blythe". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/251/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  30. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Stuart Leary". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30927/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  31. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Stuart Leary". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30927/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  32. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alan Dixon". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29085/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  33. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alan Dixon". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29085/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  34. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Graham Johnson". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2814/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  35. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Graham Johnson". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2814/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  36. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Punter Humphreys". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21286/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
  37. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Punter Humphreys". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21286/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
  38. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bob Wilson". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33961/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
  39. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Bob Wilson". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33961/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
  40. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alan Knott". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1301/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  41. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alan Knott". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1301/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  42. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jack Hubble". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30440/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
  43. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Jack Hubble". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30440/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
  44. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Brian Luckhurst". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1360/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  45. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Brian Luckhurst". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1360/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  46. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mike Denness". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1340/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  47. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mike Denness". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1340/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  48. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Arthur Phebey". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32040/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  49. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Arthur Phebey". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32040/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  50. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bryan Valentine". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/629/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  51. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Bryan Valentine". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/629/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  52. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alan Ealham". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29197/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  53. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alan Ealham". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29197/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  54. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Shepherd". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1332/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  55. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Shepherd". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1332/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  56. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neil Taylor". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4683/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  57. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Neil Taylor". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4683/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  58. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bill Fairservice". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29337/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
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  60. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jack Mason". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/217/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
  61. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Jack Mason". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/217/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
  62. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Benson". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1840/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
  63. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Benson". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1840/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
  64. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Tich Freeman". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1449/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
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  66. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Chris Tavaré". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1627/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
  67. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Chris Tavaré". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1627/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
  68. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Godfrey Evans". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/758/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  69. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Godfrey Evans". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/758/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  70. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Asif Iqbal". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1237/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
  71. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Asif Iqbal". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1237/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-03. 
  72. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Lord Harris". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/30/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  73. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Lord Harris". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/30/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  74. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rob Key". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7035/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  75. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Rob Key". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7035/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  76. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Carl Hooper". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1872/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  77. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Carl Hooper". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1872/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
  78. ^ Hooper also played domestic cricket for Demerara, Guyana and Lancashire. He made a total of 102 Test and 339 ODI appearances for the West Indies.
  79. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geraint Jones". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34355/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
  80. ^ CricketArchive. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Geraint Jones". http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34355/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-08-30. 
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