This is a list of seasons played by Kent County Cricket Club in English cricket. It summarises the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top run-scorers and wicket-takers in the County Championship for each season.
Kent County Cricket Club was formed in August 1846 and played their first competitive match in the same month against an England team at White Hart FieldinBromley. Before the official formation of the County club, teams had represented Kent for many years, with the first recorded match involving Kent taking place in 1719 against a London side.[1] In the years before the formation of the County Championship the club competed in County cricket as well as playing other first class matches. Kent have played in every County championship since the official formation of the competition in 1890,[2] winning the competition seven times, including four times during the Golden Age of cricket in the early years of the 20th century.
The list below contains details of the county's performance in every English domestic competition since the formation of the County Championship in 1890.
Season | County Championship | One Day League[A] | One Day Cup[B] |
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Div[E] | P | W | L | D | Tie | A | Pts | Pos | Most runs | Most wickets | Div[F] | Pts | Pos | ||||||
1890 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3rd | Alec Hearne 473 | Frederick Martin88 | |||||||||
1891 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 5th | Frank Marchant 584 | Frederick Martin98 | |||||||||
1892 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | –7 | 7th | Alec Hearne 626 | Walter Hearne88 | |||||||||
1893 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4th | Alec Hearne 558 | Alec Hearne63 | |||||||||
1894 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4th | Frank Marchant 601 | Walter Hearne99 | |||||||||
1895 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –8 | 14th | Alec Hearne 903 | Alec Hearne66 | |||||||||
1896 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | –4 | 9th | Jack Mason 1,117 | Frederick Martin70 | |||||||||
1897 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | –8 | 12th | Jack Mason 1,107 | Frederick Martin50 | |||||||||
1898 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | –1 | 7th | Jack Mason 1,197 | Frederick Martin66 | |||||||||
1899 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | –2 | 8th | Cuthbert Burnup 1,368 | Bill Bradley 112 | |||||||||
1900 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3rd | Jack Mason 1,662 | Colin Blythe 114 | |||||||||
1901 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7th | Jack Mason 1,272 | Bill Bradley 102 | |||||||||
1902 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th | Cuthbert Burnup 1,349 | Colin Blythe 111 | |||||||||
1903 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8th | Cuthbert Burnup 1,037 | Colin Blythe 137 | |||||||||
1904 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3rd | Punter Humphreys 1,452 | Colin Blythe 121 | [G] | ||||||||
1905 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6th | James Seymour 1,284 | Colin Blythe 130 | |||||||||
1906 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1st | Kenneth Hutchings 1,358 | Arthur Fielder 158 | |||||||||
1907 | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8th | James Seymour 1,483 | Arthur Fielder 151 | |||||||||
1908 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2nd | James Seymour 1,344 | Colin Blythe 167 | |||||||||
1909 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1st | Kenneth Hutchings 1,251 | Colin Blythe 178 | |||||||||
1910 | 26[H] | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1st | Punter Humphreys 1,483 | Colin Blythe 149 | |||||||||
1911 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2nd | James Seymour 1,619 | Colin Blythe 125 | |||||||||
1912 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 3rd | Wally Hardinge 1,151 | Colin Blythe 170 | |||||||||
1913 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 1st | Wally Hardinge 1,949 | Colin Blythe 145 | |||||||||
1914 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 3rd | Frank Woolley 1,933 | Colin Blythe 159 | |||||||||
No competitive cricket was played between 1915 and 1918 due to the First World War. | |||||||||||||||||||
1919 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2nd | Wally Hardinge 888 | Frank Woolley90 | |||||||||
1920 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 5th | Frank Woolley 1,548 | Frank Woolley 164 | |||||||||
1921 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 4th | Wally Hardinge 1,919 | Tich Freeman 156 | |||||||||
1922 | 28 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 4th | Wally Hardinge 2,068 | Tich Freeman 194 | |||||||||
1923 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 5th | Frank Woolley 1,662 | Tich Freeman 148 | |||||||||
1924 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 5th | James Seymour 1,533 | Tich Freeman 146 | |||||||||
1925 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 5th | Frank Woolley 1,990 | Tich Freeman 146 | |||||||||
1926 | 28 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 3rd | Wally Hardinge 2,174 | Tich Freeman 163 | |||||||||
1927 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 129 | 4th | Wally Hardinge 1,519 | Tich Freeman 158 | |||||||||
1928 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 2nd | Frank Woolley 2,582 | Tich Freeman 216 | |||||||||
1929 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 8th | Wally Hardinge 1,761 | Tich Freeman 199 | |||||||||
1930 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 5th | Frank Woolley 1,823 | Tich Freeman 249 | |||||||||
1931 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 3rd | Frank Woolley 1,659 | Tich Freeman 241 | |||||||||
1932 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 248 | 3rd | Les Ames 1,958 | Tich Freeman 209 | |||||||||
1933 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 3rd | Les Ames 2,150 | Tich Freeman 252 | |||||||||
1934 | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 5th | Frank Woolley 2,447 | Tich Freeman 187 | |||||||||
1935 | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 10th | Frank Woolley 2,187 | Tich Freeman 201 | |||||||||
1936 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 174 | 8th | Arthur Fagg 1,686 | Tich Freeman 103 | |||||||||
1937 | 28 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 12th | Les Ames 1,909 | Alan Watt 108 | |||||||||
1938 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 9th | Arthur Fagg 2,297 | Doug Wright88 | |||||||||
1939 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1[I] | 180 | 5th | Les Ames 1,846 | Doug Wright 131 | |||||||||
No competitive cricket was played between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War. | |||||||||||||||||||
1946 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 6th | Les Todd 1,864 | Doug Wright 113 | |||||||||
1947 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 4th | Les Ames 2,137 | Doug Wright 136 | |||||||||
1948 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 15th | Arthur Fagg 2,404 | Doug Wright71 | |||||||||
1949 | 26 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 13th | Les Ames 1,862 | Doug Wright 111 | |||||||||
1950 | 28 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 108 | 9th | Arthur Fagg 2,019 | Doug Wright 141 | |||||||||
1951 | 28 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 16th | Arthur Fagg 2,046 | Ray Dovey93 | |||||||||
1952 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 15th | Arthur Fagg 1,442 | Doug Wright 111 | |||||||||
1953 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 16th | Arthur Fagg 1,347 | Doug Wright90 | |||||||||
1954 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 11th | Bob Wilson 1,324 | Doug Wright 105 | |||||||||
1955 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 13th | Arthur Fagg 1,291 | Doug Wright 127 | |||||||||
1956 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 16th | Arthur Phebey 1,357 | Fred Ridgway82 | |||||||||
1957 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 14th | Bob Wilson 1,760 | David Halfyard 112 | |||||||||
1958 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 139 | 8th | Arthur Phebey 1,087 | David Halfyard 126 | |||||||||
1959 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 13th | Bob Wilson 1,769 | David Halfyard 121 | |||||||||
1960 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 10th | Peter Richardson 1,429 | David Halfyard 123 | |||||||||
1961 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 11th | Peter Richardson 1,919 | David Halfyard 110 | |||||||||
1962 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 11th | Peter Richardson 1,997 | David Halfyard98 | |||||||||
1963 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 13th | Peter Richardson 1,798 | Derek Underwood96 | R1 | ||||||||
1964 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 7th | Bob Wilson 1,979 | Alan Dixon 121 | R2 | ||||||||
1965 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 5th | Brian Luckhurst 1,418 | Alan Dixon 113 | R2 | ||||||||
1966 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 4th | Brian Luckhurst 1,553 | Derek Underwood 143 | R2 | ||||||||
1967 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 2nd | Colin Cowdrey 1,101 | Derek Underwood 111 | Won | ||||||||
1968 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 2nd | Mike Denness 1,299 | Derek Underwood91 | R2 | ||||||||
1969 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 10th | Brian Luckhurst 1,593 | Norman Graham77 | 38 | 4th | R2 | ||||||
1970 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 1st | Mike Denness 1,445 | John Shepherd84 | 48 | 2nd | QF | ||||||
1971 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 4th | Mike Denness 1,391 | Derek Underwood97 | 32 | 8th | RU | ||||||
1972 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 2nd | Brian Luckhurst 1,345 | Derek Underwood52 | 45 | 1st | SF | Grp | |||||
1973 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 4th | Graham Johnson 1,175 | John Shepherd78 | 50 | 1st | QF | Won | |||||
1974 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 10th | Brian Luckhurst 1,035 | Bob Woolmer54 | 44 | 3rd | Won | QF | |||||
1975 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 5th | Asif Iqbal 1,262 | Derek Underwood57 | 48 | 3rd | R2 | Grp | |||||
1976 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 14th | Bob Woolmer 1,222 | Derek Underwood48 | 40 | 1st[J] | R2 | Won | |||||
1977 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 227 | 1st[K] | Asif Iqbal 1,224 | John Shepherd87 | 34 | 6th | R1 | RU | |||||
1978 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 1st | Chris Tavaré 1,335 | Derek Underwood 110 | 28 | 10th | QF | Won | |||||
1979 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 5th | Chris Tavaré 1,239 | Derek Underwood 104 | 48 | 2nd | QF | Grp | |||||
1980 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 16th | Chris Tavaré 1,050 | Derek Underwood60 | 28 | 11th | R2 | Grp | |||||
1981 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 9th | Chris Tavaré 1,502 | Kevin Jarvis79 | 32 | 7th | R2 | SF | |||||
1982 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 13th | Neil Taylor 1,083 | Derek Underwood78 | 36 | 4th | R2 | QF | |||||
1983 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 7th | Derek Aslett 1,437 | Derek Underwood 105 | 42 | 3rd | RU | SF | |||||
1984 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 254 | 5th | Derek Aslett 1,231 | Derek Underwood77 | 28 | 9th | RU | Grp | |||||
1985 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 9th | Mark Benson 1,446 | Derek Underwood64 | 30 | 10th | QF | SF | |||||
1986 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 8th | Mark Benson 1,242 | Terry Alderman98 | 36 | 6th | R2 | RU | |||||
1987 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 14th | Mark Benson 1,619 | Eldine Baptiste51 | 38 | 6th | R2 | SF | |||||
1988 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 289 | 2nd | Chris Tavaré 1,292 | Chris Penn80 | 34 | 7th | QF | Grp | |||||
1989 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 15th | Neil Taylor 1,495 | Alan Igglesden53 | 28 | 11th | R2 | SF | |||||
1990 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 16th | Neil Taylor 1,752 | Richard Davis65 | 30 | 10th | R2 | Grp | |||||
1991 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 6th | Neil Taylor 1,647 | Tony Merrick58 | 28 | 10th | R2 | QF | |||||
1992 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 2nd | Trevor Ward 1,648 | Richard Davis67 | 40 | 5th | QF | RU | |||||
1993 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 8th | Carl Hooper 1,304 | Alan Igglesden50 | 52 | 2nd | R2 | Pre | |||||
1994 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 9th | Carl Hooper 1,579 | Min Patel79 | 48 | 3rd | SF | QF | |||||
1995 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 18th | Aravinda de Silva 1,688 | Min Patel51 | 50 | 1st[L] | R2 | RU | |||||
1996 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 4th | Carl Hooper 1,287 | Martin McCague75 | 34 | 10th | R2 | QF | |||||
1997 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 2nd | Alan Wells 1,055 | Paul Strang61 | 50 | 2nd | R1 | RU | [M] | ||||
1998 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 11th | Carl Hooper 1,215 | Dean Headley52 | 38 | 5th | R2 | QF | |||||
1999 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 5th | Andrew Symonds 829 | Julian Thompson64 | Div 1 | 36 | 3rd | QF | n/a[N] | ||||
2000 | Div 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 6th | Rahul Dravid 1,039 | Martin Saggers57 | Div 1 | 32 | 5th | R4 | Grp | |||
2001 | Div 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 3rd | David Fulton 1,729 | Martin Saggers63 | Div 1 | 50 | 1st | QF | Grp | |||
2002 | Div 1 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 195.5 | 3rd | Ed Smith 1,233 | Martin Saggers79 | Div 1 | 30 | 5th | SF | Grp | |||
2003 | Div 1 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 4th | Ed Smith 1,352 | Martin Saggers54 | Div 1 | 30 | 6th | R4 | Grp | |||
2004 | Div 1 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 2nd | Robert Key 1,274 | Min Patel41 | Div 1 | 24 | 8th | R3 | Grp | |||
2005 | Div 1 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 202.5 | 5th | Robert Key 1,556 | Min Patel59 | Div 2 | 28 | 8th | QF | Grp | |||
2006 | Div 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 5th | Matthew Walker 1,419 | Amjad Khan34 | Div 2 | 10 | 5th | Grp | QF | |||
2007 | Div 1 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1[O] | 153 | 7th | Robert Key 1,250 | Ryan McLaren44 | Div 2 | 10 | 5th | Grp | Won | |||
2008 | Div 1 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 8th[P] | Martin van Jaarsveld 1,150 | Robbie Joseph55 | Div 2 | 10 | 4th | RU | RU | |||
2009 | Div 2 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 1st[Q] | Martin van Jaarsveld 1,475 | James Tredwell69 | Div 2 | 9 | 3rd | Grp | SF | |||
2010 | Div 1 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 8th[P] | Martin van Jaarsveld 1,082 | Amjad Khan38 | Grp | Grp | ||||||
2011 | Div 2 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 8th | Joe Denly 1,024 | James Tredwell42 | Grp | QF | ||||||
2012 | Div 2 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 3rd | Brendan Nash 908 | Charlie Shreck55 | Grp | Grp | ||||||
2013 | Div 2 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 7th | Darren Stevens 1,268 | Charlie Shreck33 | Grp | Grp | ||||||
2014 | Div 2 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 6th | Daniel Bell-Drummond 955 | Darren Stevens56 | SF | Grp | ||||||
2015 | Div 2 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 7th | Sam Northeast 1,168 | Matt Coles67 | QF | QF | ||||||
2016 | Div 2 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1[R] | 212 | 2nd[S] | Sam Northeast 1,337 | Mitchell Claydon48 | QF | Grp | ||||||
2017 | Div 2 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1[T] | 175 | 5th | Joe Denly 1,165 | Darren Stevens62 | Grp | Grp | [U] | |||||
2018 | Div 2 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 2nd[Q] | Joe Denly 828 | Matt Henry75 | RU | QF | [V] | |||||
2019 | Div 1 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 4th | Daniel Bell-Drummond 892 | Matt Milnes55 | Grp | Grp | ||||||
2020 | South[W] | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2nd | Jordan Cox 324 | Darren Stevens29 | –[W] | QF | ||||||
2021 | Div 3[X] | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 1st | Jack Leaning 745 | Darren Stevens39 | Grp | Won | ||||||
2022 | Div 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 5th | Ben Compton 1,193 | Nathan Gilchrist33 | Won | Grp | ||||||
2023 | Div 1 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 8th | Ben Compton 735 |
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2024 | Kent's 2024 season began on 5 April |
Winners | Runners up | Promoted | Relegated |
Top run scorer/wicket taker shown in bold when he was the leading run scorer/wicket taker in the country.
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