Kent County Cricket Club in 2024

Kent County Cricket Club
2024 season
CoachEngland Matthew Walker
CaptainEngland Daniel Bell-Drummond
Overseas players
Ground(s)
One-Day Cup10th, Division one
T20 Blast9th, South group

In 2024, Kent County Cricket Club will compete in the 2024 County Championship, the 2024 One-Day Cup and the 2024 T20 Blast. The season was the eighth in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker. Sam Billings stepped down as club captain, signed a white-ball only contract and retained captaincy of the Twenty20 side.[1] Daniel Bell-Drummond was named as the 36th men's Captain of Kent Cricket.[2] Paul Downton retired as Director of Cricket at the end of the 2023 season,[3] and was replaced by bowling coach Simon Cook.[4] Former Kent bowler Robbie Joseph replaced Cook as bowling coach.[5] Batting coach Alex Gidman left his role to become assistant coach with the England women's team.[6] Gidman was replaced by Toby Radford.[7]

  1. ^ "Sam Billings: Kent T20 captain signs white-ball only contract until 2025". BBC Sport. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Daniel Bell-Drummond appointed club captain as Kent men captains confirmed". Kent County Cricket Club. 12 October 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Paul Downton: Kent director of cricket to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Simon Cook to become Kent's Director of Cricket". Kent County Cricket Club. 5 September 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Kent Cricket: Toby Radford and Robbie Joseph join coaching staff". BBC Sport. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Alex Gidman appointed England Women assistant coach". England and Wales Cricket Board. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Kent name Toby Radford as Alex Gidman's successor as batting coach while Robbie Joseph returns to the club as new bowling coach". Kent Online. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.