List of Kent first-class cricket records

This is a list of Kent first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club. Records for Kent in List A cricket, the shorter form of the game, are found at List of Kent List A cricket records.

Listing criteria

In general the top five are listed in each category (except when there is a tie for the last place among the five, when all the tied record holders are noted).

Listing notation

Team notation

• (300–3) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets and the innings was closed, either due to a successful run chase or if no playing time remained.
• (300–3 d) indicates that a team scored 300 runs for three wickets, and declared its innings closed.
• (300) indicates that a team scored 300 runs and was all out.

Batting notation

• (100) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was out.
• (100*) indicates that a batsman scored 100 runs and was not out.

Bowling notation

• (5–100) indicates that a bowler has captured 5 wickets while conceding 100 runs.

Currently playing

• † indicates a currently playing cricketer registered as a Kent player.
• ‡ indicates a currently playing cricketer who plays for a side other than Kent.

Seasons

• Cricket is played during the summer months in most countries. Domestic cricket seasons in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and the West Indies may therefore span two calendar years, and are by convention said to be played in (e.g.) "2008–09". A cricket season in England is described as a single year. e.g. "2009".

An international Test series may be for a much shorter duration, and Cricinfo treats this issue by stating "any series or matches which began between May and September of any given year will appear in the relevant single year season and any that began between October and April will appear in the relevant cross-year season".[1] 

In the record tables, a two-year span generally indicates that the record was set within a domestic season in one of the above named countries.

Team records

Team wins, losses and draws

Matches played

Team	First match	Matches	Winner	Lost	Drawn	Tied	% Won
Australia[a]	01882-08-07-00007 August 1882	34	6	16	12	0	17.65
Bangladesh[b]	02005-08-16-000016 August 2005	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Cambridge University / Cambridge UCCE	01908-06-01-00001 June 1908	29	15	5	9	0	51.72
Cambridgeshire	01861-06-06-00006 June 1861	5	2	3	0	0	40.00
Combined Services	01949-05-07-00007 May 1949	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
Derbyshire	01874-07-13-000013 July 1874	127	52	37	38	0	40.94
Durham	01992-05-07-00007 May 1992	17	8	6	3	0	47.06
England[c]	01806-08-05-00005 August 1806	65	26	35	4	0	40.00
Essex	01898-07-21-000021 July 1898	174	62	45	67	0	35.63
Gentlemen of Philadelphia	01897-07-26-000026 July 1897	5	4	1	0	0	80.00
Glamorgan	01932-06-04-00004 June 1932	90	35	24	31	0	38.88
Gloucestershire	01887-05-26-000026 May 1887	169	72	48	49	0	42.60
Hampshire	01867-06-13-000013 June 1867	199	85	41	72	1	42.71
India	01911-07-03-00003 July 1911	11	4	2	5	0	36.36
Lancashire	01871-06-19-000019 June 1871	219	55	88	76	0	25.11
Leicestershire	01906-06-28-000028 June 1906	148	73	29	46	0	49.32
Lord Londesborough's XI	01913-09-08-00008 September 1913	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Loughborough UCCE	02009-04-15-000015 April 2009	1	0	0	1	0	0.00
Marylebone Cricket Club[d]	01822-07-15-000015 July 1822	80	29	43	8	0	36.25
Middlesex	01859-06-16-000016 June 1859	214	76	71	67	0	35.51
Minor Counties	01951-06-06-00006 June 1951	1	1	0	0	0	100.00
New Zealand	01927-08-31-000031 August 1927	11	4	0	7	0	36.36
Northamptonshire	01907-05-13-000013 May 1907	127	58	28	40	1	45.67
Nottinghamshire	01837-07-27-000027 July 1837	178	52	64	62	0	29.21
Oxford University / Oxford UCCE	01895-05-30-000030 May 1895	34	10	8	16	0	29.41
Pakistan[e]	01954-08-25-000025 August 1954	10	1	4	5	0	10.00
Rest of the World XI	01968-08-24-000024 August 1968	1	0	1	0	0	0.00
Somerset	01884-05-08-00008 May 1884	161	79	39	43	0	49.07
South Africa	01901-05-23-000023 May 1901	14	4	7	3	0	28.57
Sri Lanka	01979-06-30-000030 June 1979	3	0	0	3	0	0.00
Surrey	01828-09-16-000016 September 1828	275	66	103	104	2	24.00
Sussex	01825-06-13-000013 June 1825	320	125	105	88	2	39.06
The Rest	01906-09-10-000010 September 1906	3	0	2	1	0	0.00
W. G. Grace's XI	01871-09-21-000021 September 1871	2	0	1	1	0	0.00
Warwickshire	01894-05-14-000014 May 1894	130	48	34	48	0	36.92
West Indies	01906-07-12-000012 July 1906	15	3	9	3	0	20.00
Worcestershire	01900-06-07-00007 June 1900	136	63	26	47	0	46.32
Yorkshire	01849-05-28-000028 May 1849	199	40	85	74	0	20.10
Zimbabwe[f]	01993-03-30-000030 March 1993	3	2	0	1	0	66.67
Total:		3,213	1,162	1,008	1,037	6	36.17
Source:.[2] Last updated: 7 December 2009. Notes: ^[a] Including two matches against the Australian Imperial Forces. ^[b] Including one match against Bangladesh A. ^[c] Including three matches against the All-England Eleven, one match against the Gentlemen of England and one match against the United All-England Eleven. ^[d] Including nine matches against the Gentlemen of Marylebone Cricket Club. ^[e] Including one match against the Pakistan Eaglets. ^[f] Including one match against Zimbabwe B.

Result records

Greatest win margins (by innings)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
Innings and 314 runs	Kent (593) beat Gloucestershire (61 & 218)	Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford	1909
Innings and 312 runs	Kent (464) beat Somerset (74 & 78)	County Ground, Taunton	1901
Innings and 294 runs	Kent (519–6 d) beat Warwickshire (119 & 106)	Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	1928
Innings and 294 runs	Kent (592–5 d) beat Gloucestershire (125 & 173)	Cheriton Road, Folkestone	1933
Innings and 286 runs	Kent (561) beat Northamptonshire (146 & 129)	Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend	1908
Source:.[3] Last updated: 14 December 2009

Greatest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
429 runs	Kent (224 & 343–4 d) beat Northamptonshire (92 & 46)	Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover	1933
365 runs	Kent (193 & 411–2 d) beat Nottinghamshire (115 & 124)	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1899
354 runs	Kent (274 & 358–5 d) beat Somerset (107 & 171)	County Ground, Taunton	1906
	Kent (233 & 389–5 d) beat Somerset (146 & 122)	Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford	1913
351 runs	Kent (368–3 d & 245–2 d) beat Cambridge University (102 & 160)	Fenner's, Cambridge	1999
Source:.[4] Last updated: 30 December 2009.

Narrowest win margin (by wickets)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
By 1 wicket	Kent (156 & 213–9) beat Sussex (200 & 168)	Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells	1876
	Kent (112 & 118–9) beat Lancashire (86 & 143)	Mote Park, Maidstone	1877
	Kent (103 & 45–9) beat Sussex (51 & 96)	Angel Ground, Tonbridge	1888
	Kent (200 & 131–9) beat Surrey (73 & 254)	The Oval, London	1906
	Kent (101 & 334–9) beat Worcestershire (115 & 317)	Tipton Road, Dudley	1923
	Kent (321 & 166–9) beat New Zealanders (186 & 300)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1937
	Kent (335 & 249–9) beat Glamorgan (371 & 212–3 d)	Hesketh Park, Dartford	1959
	Kent (140 & 340–9) beat Gloucestershire (289 & 190)	College Ground, Cheltenham	1970
	Kent (289 & 184–9) beat Essex (322–4 & 150)	Cheriton Road, Folkestone	1977
	Kent (262–4 d & 173–9) beat Middlesex (303–6 d & 131)	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	1987
	Kent (268–7 d & 288–9) beat Northamptonshire (329 & 226–3 d)	County Ground, Northampton	1988
	Kent (107 & 309–9) beat Gloucestershire (182 & 233–7 d)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1991
Source:.[5] Last updated: 9 August 2009.

Narrowest win margin (by runs)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
2 runs	Kent (145 & 64) beat England (130 & 77)	Old County Ground, Town Malling	1839
	Kent (104 & 152) beat Surrey (153 & 101)	Mote Park, Maidstone	1870
	Kent (108 & 98) beat Marylebone Cricket Club (52 & 152)	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	1896
4 runs	Kent (96 & 80) beat Sussex (79 & 93)	Beverley Ground, Canterbury	1842
	Kent (173 & 314) beat Northamptonshire (301 & 182)	County Ground, Northampton	1953
	Kent (208 & 157) beat Middlesex (105 & 256)	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	1997
Source:.[6] Last updated: 22 December 2009.

Follow-on records (victory after following-on)

Margin	Teams	Venue	Season
192 runs	Kent (205 & 512–9 d) beat Essex (370 & 155)	County Ground, Chelmsford	2009
72 runs	Kent (117 & 332) beat Surrey (301–8 d & 76)	Woodbridge Road, Guildford	1992
57 runs	Kent (151 & 348) beat Middlesex (305–5 d & 137)	Hesketh Park, Dartford	1976
36 runs	Kent (127 & 198) beat Australia (229 & 60)	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1893
24 runs	Kent (115 & 389) beat Gloucestershire (351 & 129)	Mote Park, Maidstone	1925
16 runs	Kent (120 & 176) beat Cambridgeshire (206 & 74)	Mote Park, Maidstone	1863
Source:.[7] Last updated: 22 December 2009.

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
803–4 d	v Essex	Old County Ground, Brentwood	1934
652–7 d	v Middlesex	Uxbridge Cricket Club, Uxbridge	2009
621–6 d	v Essex	Angel Ground, Tunbridge Wells	1922
620–7 d	v Surrey	The Oval, London	2009
616–6 d	v Oxford University	University Parks, Oxford	1982
Source:.[8] Last updated: 14 December 2009.

Fewest runs in a completed innings

Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
18	v Sussex	Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend	1867
20	v Surrey	The Oval, London	1870
21	v England	Lord's Cricket Ground, London	1834
23	v Sussex	Royal New Ground, Brighton	1828
	v England	Phillip's Field, Bromley	1840
	v Sussex	Royal Brunswick Ground, Hove	1859
Source:.[9] Last updated: 21 December 2009.

Most runs in the fourth innings to win

Runs	Teams	Venue	Season
447–9	v Hampshire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2005
429–5	v Worcestershire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2004
416–6	v Surrey	Rectory Field, Blackheath	1934
410	v Middlesex	John Walker's Ground, Southgate	2004
403–7	v Leicestershire	Grace Road, Leicester	2001
Last updated: 9 August 2009[10]

Individual records

Individual records (batting)

Career runs

Most career runs

Runs	Player	Period
47,868 (1,213 innings)	Frank Woolley	1906–1938
32,549 (990 innings)	Wally Hardinge	1902–1933
28,951 (717 innings)	Les Ames	1926–1951
26,818 (881 innings)	James Seymour	1902–1926
26,070 (767 innings)	Arthur Fagg	1932–1957
Source:.[11] Last updated: 6 December 2009.

Innings or series

Highest individual score

Runs	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
332	Bill Ashdown	v Essex	Old County Ground, Brentwood	1934
305*	Bill Ashdown	v Derbyshire	Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover	1935
295	Les Ames	v Gloucestershire	Cheriton Road, Folkestone	1933
275*	Matthew Walker ‡	v Somerset	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1996
270	Frank Woolley	v Middlesex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1923
Source:.[12] Last updated: 15 December 2009.

Most runs in a season

Runs	Player	Season
2,894 (52 innings)	Frank Woolley	1928
2,540 (51 innings)	Frank Woolley	1934
2,446 (46 innings)	Wally Hardinge	1928
2,428 (48 innings)	Les Ames	1933
2,420 (47 innings)	Arthur Fagg	1948
Source:.[13] Last updated: 15 December 2009.

Centuries

Most centuries for Kent

Centuries	Player	Matches
122	Frank Woolley	764
78	Les Ames	430
73	Wally Hardinge	606
58	Colin Cowdrey	402
55	Arthur Fagg	414
Source:.[14] Last updated: 16 December 2009.

Individual records (bowling)

Career

Most wickets in a career

Wickets	Player	Matches	Average
3,340	Tich Freeman	506	17.64
2,210	Colin Blythe	381	16.67
1,951	Derek Underwood	520	19.21
1,709	Doug Wright	397	22.68
1,680	Frank Woolley	764	18.84
Source:.[15] Last updated: 16 December 2009.

Season

Most wickets in a season

Wickets	Player	Season
262	Tich Freeman	1933
260	Tich Freeman	1930
257	Tich Freeman	1931
246	Tich Freeman	1928
226	Tich Freeman	1932
Source:.[16] Last updated: 16 December 2009. Note: The most wickets taken in a season by a bowler other than Freeman is 185, by Colin Blythe in 1909. Freeman, Blythe and Arthur Fielder are the only men to take 150 wickets or more in a season for Kent.

Innings

Best figures in an innings

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
10–30	Colin Blythe	v Northamptonshire	County Ground, Northampton	1907
10–53	Tich Freeman	v Essex	Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea	1930
10–65	George Collins	v Nottinghamshire	Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover	1922
10–79	Tich Freeman	v Lancashire	Old Trafford, Manchester	1931
10–131	Tich Freeman	v Lancashire	Mote Park, Maidstone	1929
Source:.[17] Last updated: 16 August 2009 Edmund Hinkly took ten wickets in an innings against England in 1848, however it is not known how many runs he conceded in doing so and is thus excluded from the above list.

Match records

Best figures in a match

Bowling	Player	Opponent	Venue	Season
17–48	Colin Blythe	v Northamptonshire	County Ground, Northampton	1907
17–67	Tich Freeman	v Sussex	County Ground, Hove	1922
17–92	Tich Freeman	v Warwickshire	Cheriton Road, Folkestone	1932
16–80	Doug Wright	v Somerset	Recreation Ground, Bath	1939
16–82	Tich Freeman	v Northamptonshire	Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	1932
Source:.[18] Last updated: 16 December 2009.

Individual records (fielding)

Most catches in career

Catches	Player	Matches
773	Frank Woolley	764
659	James Seymour	536
409	Arthur Fagg	414
406	Colin Cowdrey	402
398	Bill Ashdown	482
Source:.[19] Last updated: 16 December 2009.

Individual records (wicket-keeping)

Most dismissals

Dismissals	Player	Matches
1,253 (902 catches + 352 stumpings)	Fred Huish	469
915 (828 catches + 87 stumpings)	Alan Knott	349
745 (688 catches + 61 stumpings)	Steve Marsh	291
713 (383 catches + 330 stumpings)	Les Ames	430
553 (450 catches + 103 stumpings)	Godfrey Evans	258
Source:.[20] Last updated: 9 August 2009.
Note: Ames took 842 dismissals but this includes 129 catches taken in matches in which he was not the designated wicket-keeper. Evans took 554 dismissals but this includes one catch taken in a match where he was not the designated wicket-keeper.

Individual records (captaincy)

Most matches played as captain

Matches	Player	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied
247	Colin Cowdrey	82	61	104	0
145	Lionel Troughton	80	30	35	0
145	Chris Cowdrey	35	39	71	0
138	Percy Chapman	53	38	47	0
133	Frank Marchant	37	64	32	0
Last updated: 16 December 2009.

Most matches won as captain

Won	Player	Lost	Drawn	Ties	Matches
82	Colin Cowdrey	61	104	0	247
80	Lionel Troughton	30	35	0	145
67	Ted Dillon	17	20	0	104
59	Bryan Valentine	39	33	0	131
59	C. H. B. Marsham	29	23	0	112
Last updated: 16 December 2009.

Partnership records

Highest wicket partnerships

Partnership	Runs	Players		Opposition	Venue	Season
1st wicket	300	Neil Taylor (146)	Mark Benson (160)	v Derbyshire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1991
2nd wicket	366	Simon Hinks (234)	Neil Taylor (152*)	v Middlesex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1990
3rd wicket	323	Robert Key † (189)	Martin van Jaarsveld † (168)	v Surrey	Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2005
4th wicket	368	Aravinda de Silva (255)	Graham Cowdrey (137)	v Derbyshire	Mote Park, Maidstone	1995
5th wicket	277	Frank Woolley (224)	Les Ames (115)	v New Zealanders	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1931
6th wicket	315	Aravinda de Silva (225)	Mark Ealham (121)	v Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1995
7th wicket	248	Arthur Day (118)	Punter Humphreys (149)	v Somerset	County Ground, Taunton	1908
8th wicket	177	Geraint Jones † (105)	Yasir Arafat ‡ (101*)	v Warwickshire	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	2007
9th wicket	171	Mark Ealham (122)	Paul Strang (73)	v Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1997
10th wicket	235	Frank Woolley (185)	Arthur Fielder (112*)	v Worcestershire	War Memorial Athletic Ground, Stourbridge	1909
Source:.[21] Last updated: 21 December 2009.

Highest partnerships

Runs	Players		Opposition	Venue	Season
368 (4th wicket)	Aravinda de Silva (255)	Graham Cowdrey (137)	v Derbyshire	Mote Park, Maidstone	1995
366 (2nd wicket)	Simon Hinks (234)	Neil Taylor (152*)	v Middlesex	St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury	1990
352 (2nd wicket)	Bill Ashdown (332)	Frank Woolley (172)	v Essex	Old County Ground, Brentwood	1934
323 (3rd wicket)	Robert Key † (189)	Martin van Jaarsveld † (168)	v Surrey	Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells	2005
321* (3rd wicket)	Alec Hearne (162*)	Jack Mason (181*)	v Nottinghamshire	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	1899
Source:.[22] Last updated: 21 December 2009.

References

External links

• Kent First-Class records from CricketArchive

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