| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach |  Jimmy Adams | ||
| Captain |  Sam Northeast | ||
| Overseas players |  Tom Latham (May–July) Kagiso Rabada (June–July) Hardus Viljoen (August–September) | ||
| Ground(s) | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells County Ground, Beckenham | ||
| County Championship | Runners-up, Division Two | ||
| Royal London One-Day Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
| NatWest t20 Blast | 7th, South Group | ||
| Most runs | FC: SA Northeast (1,402) LA: JL Denly (428) T20: SA Northeast (462) | ||
| Most wickets | FC: ME Claydon (50) LA: MT Coles (24) T20: DA Griffiths (13) | ||
| Most catches | FC: JC Tredwell (14) LA: AJ Blake (8) T20: AJ Blake (8) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | FC: AP Rouse (31) LA: SW Billings (11) T20: SW Billings (7) | ||
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In 2016, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast. The season was the fifth, and last, in charge for head coach Jimmy Adams and the first for new club captain Sam Northeast, who took over from Rob Key at the end of the 2015 season, having captained the side on the field for much of the season.[1]
Sam Billings continued to be selected for England limited overs squads, although he had to settle for only three appearances in 2016. On 21 February, he played in the second of two T20I matches at the end of the South Africa tour, scoring 5 runs in Johannesburg. Billings was selected in England's squad for the 2016 World Twenty20 in India, but did not play during the tournament other than as a substitute fielder.[2] On 5 July, he featured in the only T20I during Sri Lanka's tour of England. Billings played a single ODI, the final match of three during England's tour of Bangladesh, on 12 October at Chittagong, opening the batting with a useful 62 in a four wicket win.
Sam Northeast won the club's Player of the Year award, having scored over 2,000 runs across all formats for a second successive season.[3]
- ^ Sam Northeast: Kent appoint batsman as club captain, BBC Sport website, 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2015-09-30.
- ^ England World T20 squad: Liam Dawson in, Chris Woakes out, BBC Sport website, 2016-02-10. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
- ^ Sam Northeast and Suzie Bates win player of the year 2016, Kent County Cricket Club, 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2017-04-19.