The Championship clash between Kent and Essex will be the first match to count towards the newly-launched Mike Denness Challenge Shield.

Action from Saturday's Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League programme.

A career-best performance by spinner Adam Riley helped Kent Spitfires to a 21-run win over Gloucestershire at Canterbury on Friday night.

Chief Executive Jamie Clifford admits the future of the Tunbridge Wells Cricket Festival remains up in the air at the end of a week of frustration.

Sam Northeast says he still has a vital role to play in Kent’s T20 fortunes, despite handing over the opener’s duties to Daniel Bell-Drummond.

Striker Ian Pulman is back at Whitstable Town for a fourth time and joint-boss Jim Ward is delighted.

Darren Stevens believes Kent Spitfires have set themselves up for a successful NatWest T20 Blast campaign and it’s up to them to prove it.

Weekend action from the rain-affected Premier Division programme in the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League.

Kent will be ready and raring to go for Tunbridge Wells Cricket Week that gets under way on Sunday.

Daniel Bell-Drummond got a T20 career-best of 59 as Kent won their opening match on Friday

Sam Northeast says Kent face a challenge to prepare themselves for the start of their NatWest T20 Blast campaign.

Geraint Jones is set to join Gloucestershire on loan as cover for injured wicketkeeper Gareth Roderick.

James Tredwell claims being left out of Kent’s Championship brought him “down to earth” after a busy international winter with England.

Alex Blake claims he’s hitting form at the right time as he returns to the Kent Spitifires’ squad for the NatWest T20 Blast opener at Taunton.

Matt Walker refused to blame the Kent batsmen despite the capitulations at Bristol which left Kent scrambling to avoid their heaviest ever defeat.

Jim Ward insists that he and brother Danny can't wait to get back to work as the new joint managers of Whitstable Town.

Kent Spitfires suffered a comprehensive 128-run defeat at the hands of tourists Sri Lanka in a 50-over clash at Canterbury on Friday.

Sam Billings claims his extended run in the side “definitely helps” improve his wicketkeeping, although the role has not been without its drawbacks.

Kent ‘didn’t want to die wondering’ as they battled for a victory against the odds at Derbyshire this week, says assistant coach Matt Walker.

Kent spinner James Tredwell has been named in the England squad to face Sri Lanka in a t20 and ODI series later this month.