Margate have signed versatile former Football League player David Hunt from Maidenhead United.

Margate have signed former Crawley and Aldershot defender Glenn Wilson.

Kent batsmen Alex Blake and Fabian Cowdrey both starred for their club sides in the Shepherd Neame Kent Cricket League Premier Division.

Kent suffer a third consecutive defeat in LV= County Championship Division 2 after a eight-wicket loss against Northamptonshire.

Regional qualifying for The Open Championship takes place on Monday.

Former Kent captain David Fulton has backed Sam Northeast to take on the captaincy full time should Rob Key decide to relinquish the role permanently.

All-rounder Darren Stevens was in sensational form as Kent Spitfires beat Surrey by 54 runs at Kia Oval.

Kent wicketkeeper Sam Billings has been named in a 13-man England squad to face New Zealand in a T20 game at Old Trafford.

Kent assistant coach Matt Walker says the players must continue to believe in their ability as they bid to bounce back from three defeats.

Captain Sam Northeast scores 90 as Kent Spitfires end two-game losing run in the NatWest T20 Blast after beating Essex by six wickets at Canterbury.

Billy Bricknell's Maidstone United contract has been cancelled by mutual consent.

Kent assistant coach Matt Walker has put pressure on his batsmen to start performing and take advantage of match-winning positions.

Alex Blake is looking forward to the return of the “real” Kent Spitfires when they take on Hampshire in the NatWest T20 Blast at Canterbury on Friday.

West Ham United are launching an academy in Kent - and there will be a familiar face in charge of the scheme.

Skipper Sam Northeast says Kent need to come to terms with a frenetic playing schedule across two formats.

Kent Spitfires lose second consecutive NatWest T20 Blast game after Hampshire win by six-wickets at Canterbury.

Former Gills and Maidstone player Stephen Butcher has left Ramsgate to sign for Hythe Town.

Teenage wicketkeeper Ryan Davies vowed to bounce back from the disappointment of failing to score a run on his First Class debut.

Darren Stevens is hoping time in the middle will be the answer to his poor run of form with the bat, according to Kent assistant coach Matt Walker

Matt Coles has his sights set on smashing his own wickets record and collecting more than 75 scalps this season – so long as he can remain fit.