| 2011 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach |  Paul Farbrace | ||
| Captain | Rob Key | ||
| Overseas players |  Wahab Riaz (June–August) Charl Langeveldt (Twenty20 only) | ||
| Ground(s) | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells County Ground, Beckenham | ||
| County Championship | 8th, Division Two | ||
| Clydesdale Bank 40 | 4th, Group A | ||
| Friends Life t20 | Quarter-finals | ||
| Most runs | FC: JL Denly (1,024) LA: M van Jaarsveld (538) T20: Azhar Mahmood (485) | ||
| Most wickets | FC: JC Tredwell (42) LA: Azhar Mahmood (18) T20: Wahab Riaz (20) | ||
| Most catches | FC: M van Jaarsveld (24) LA: M van Jaarsveld (7) T20: AJ Ball (9) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | FC: GO Jones (61) LA: GO Jones (11) T20: GO Jones (9) | ||
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In 2011, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group A of the 40-over Clydesdale Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Life t20. Kent also hosted a Twenty20 match at the St Lawrence Ground against the touring Indians, and a three-day first-class MCC Universities match against Loughborough MCCU, also at the St Lawrence Ground. It was the second and final season in charge for Director of Cricket Paul Farbrace.[1] The club captain was former England batsman Rob Key who had been club captain since 2006. Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz joined Kent as their overseas player in June,[2] and another fast bowler, South African Charl Langeveldt, signed as Kent's second overseas player for the Friends Life t20 competition only.
Kent finished a very disappointing eighth of nine in Division Two of the County Championship in their first season since relegation from Division One. They won 6 and lost 6 matches in the Clydesdale Bank 40, leaving them in the middle of the final Group A standings (they did not progress to the knock-out stages). Kent did progress to the quarter-final stage of the Friends Life t20 after finishing in 3rd place in the South Group, with the side winning 9 out of 14 completed matches. They lost their quarter final at Grace Road against Leicestershire, in what was a high scoring game, by 3 wickets.[3]
- ^ Joe Denly, Martin van Jaarsveld and coach Paul Farbrace leave Kent, BBC Sport website, 2011-9-28. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ Kent Cricket to sign Wahab Riaz, Kent County Cricket Club, 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ Leicestershire reach finals day with stunning chase, Cricinfo, 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2017-01-24.