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City clubs raring for start of league season

City clubs raring for start of league season

Canterbury Cricket Club are relishing their Kent League Premier Division return while St Lawrence & Highland Court also kick off their league season.

Sidelined skipper Gray has faith in Town squad

Sidelined skipper Gray has faith in Town squad

Sidelined Sandwich Town skipper Jan Gray insists his absence won’t weaken the side much this summer.

DFDS Kent Intermediate Cup Final

DFDS Kent Intermediate Cup Final

Player-of-the-match Charlie Groombridge kept up his impressive scoring record to help Deal retain the Kent Intermediate Cup.

Kent complete historic victory

Kent complete historic victory

Kent eased their way to an historic seven-wicket away win against Lancashire to clinch their first County Championship Division 1 win of the season.

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Patient Kent remain in charge

Patient Kent remain in charge

Kent remain on track for their first win of the season despite coming up against some stubborn Lancashire batting on day three.

Kent close in on first victory

Kent close in on first victory

Nathan Gilchrist took a career-best 6-24 as Kent took complete control against Lancashire at Old Trafford.

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Evison leads Kent’s fightback

Evison leads Kent’s fightback

Joey Evison made his third half-century this season as Kent battled back against Lancashire on the first day of their County Championship match.

Whites update fans on 2024/25 season squad plans

Whites update fans on 2024/25 season squad plans

Relegated Dover have confirmed the majority of their squad have been offered the chance to stay as they prepare for Isthmian Premier football.

Experienced midfielder’s two-year Invicta deal

Experienced midfielder’s two-year Invicta deal

A former Gillingham, Ebbsfleet, Dover and Maidstone man has turned his loan stay with Isthmian Premier side Folkestone into a permanent one.

Green light for pavilion

Green light for pavilion

Leeds & Broomfield Cricket Club have been granted planning permission to build a new pavilion.

Parkinson ticks all the boxes

Parkinson ticks all the boxes

Matt Parkinson makes a swift return to his former club when Kent visit Lancashire this week.

Kent’s ‘Aussie takeover’ continues

Kent’s ‘Aussie takeover’ continues

An Australian seam bowler has become Kent’s FOURTH 2024 overseas player - the third from his home country.

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‘I’ve been brutally honest!’

‘I’ve been brutally honest!’

Coach Mike Sandmann has offered some advice to Dover’s young players as they decide over the summer where their immediate futures lie.

Dixon in no mood to come off the throttle

Dixon in no mood to come off the throttle

Dover racer Jake Dixon says he’ll continue to go flat out - despite another costly Moto2 crash.

Kent name returning club president

Kent name returning club president

Kent have confirmed their club president for 2025 - returning to the post for a second time.

Low scores making life tough

Low scores making life tough

Head coach Matt Walker says cheap first-innings wickets are giving Kent a mountain to climb.

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Leberl’s plan for Whites

Leberl’s plan for Whites

Manager Jake Leberl is hoping to avoid a complete rebuild at relegated Dover.

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Bartlett gets green light for T20 Blast

Bartlett gets green light for T20 Blast

Kent have confirmed that Xavier Bartlett will feature for them in this summer’s Vitality Blast.

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Spirited Kent suffer first defeat

Spirited Kent suffer first defeat

Kent’s resistance on the final day of their Vitality County Championship at Canterbury lasted for three hours on Monday.

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Kent heading towards final-day defeat

Kent heading towards final-day defeat

Defeat on the final day looks inevitable for Kent in their County Championship clash with Surrey at Canterbury.

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Kent on the backfoot against Surrey

Kent on the backfoot against Surrey

It proved a tough day for Kent against Surrey at Canterbury on Saturday.

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In-form Bell-Drummond in the runs again

In-form Bell-Drummond in the runs again

Kent had the better of a rain-affected opening day in the Vitality County Championship with Surrey at Canterbury.

Belt has big shoes to fill

Belt has big shoes to fill

New Kent Women’s captain Megan Belt is “starstruck” to be following in the footsteps of former skippers Tammy Beaumont and Charlotte Edwards.

Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Catch up with all the week’s football fixtures and results here.

‘This is a deeply disappointing day for the club’

‘This is a deeply disappointing day for the club’

Simon Philip has described Kent missing out in their bid for a tier-one women’s team as a “difficult” pill to swallow.

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Blueprint for success is simple

Blueprint for success is simple

Kent head coach Matt Walker wants his side to take a leaf out of their rivals’ book by doing the basics better.

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Fam-iliar face helps Jaydn call the shots!

Fam-iliar face helps Jaydn call the shots!

Jaydn Denly credits wise words from uncle Joe during the pair’s second-innings partnership against Essex for his game-saving knock.

Kent admit defeat with overseas options

Kent admit defeat with overseas options

Kent head coach Matt Walker has admitted defeat in their quest to bring in an additional overseas player.

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Whites boss remains upbeat

Whites boss remains upbeat

Manager Jake Leberl hopes Dover’s National League South relegation will be the lowest ebb for the club in recent years.

‘One of his great attributes is his temperament’

‘One of his great attributes is his temperament’

Kent head coach Matt Walker led the praise for teenage debutant Jaydn Denly after their County Championship draw at Essex on Monday.

Teenager Denly guides Kent to final-day draw

Teenager Denly guides Kent to final-day draw

Jaydn Denly came to Kent’s rescue as they left Essex with a draw on the final day of their County Championship clash.

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Tributes paid to Kent and England cricketing great

Tributes paid to Kent and England cricketing great

Kent Cricket is in mourning after the death of one of the club’s icons at the age of 78.

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‘I had the pace for the podium’

‘I had the pace for the podium’

There was frustration for Dover racer Jake Dixon on his return to Moto2 action.

Cox puts Essex in control against Kent

Cox puts Essex in control against Kent

Former Kent batsman Jordan Cox scored a century as Essex wrestled control of their Vitality County Championship clash.

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Dartford relegated from National League South | Weekend round-up

Dartford relegated from National League South | Weekend round-up

Dartford have been relegated from National League South while play-off occupants Maidstone, Welling and relegated Dover were also in weekend action.

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Kent duo hit centuries against Essex

Kent duo hit centuries against Essex

Kent captain Daniel Bell-Drummond made it back-to-back centuries as just two wickets fell on day two of their clash with Essex.

Kent toil away after good start

Kent toil away after good start

Teenager Jaydn Denly made his Kent first-class debut as Essex dominated day one of the County Championship Division 1 match at Chelmsford.

Joe’s still a class act!

Joe’s still a class act!

Experienced batsman Joe Denly is being backed to make a positive impact in the middle order with Kent this season.

Football fixtures and results

Football fixtures and results

Catch up with all the week’s football fixtures and results.

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