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Campaign-opening loss for Kent

Campaign-opening loss for Kent

Kent Spitfires were edged out by Somerset in their campaign-opening Metro Bank One-Day Cup match at Taunton.

Mark’s a screen saver!

Mark’s a screen saver!

Stats have their place, but Ebbsfleet keeper Mark Cousins says there’s no substitute for watching re-runs of matches - even if it’s on his phone.

Will-power comes to the fore

Will-power comes to the fore

There was a long-awaited half-century for Will Hilton as St Lawrence & Highland Court 1sts completed the league double over Canterbury 1sts.

Kent’s Muyeye loss is gain for Invincibles

Kent’s Muyeye loss is gain for Invincibles

Jack Leaning says Kent team-mate Tawanda Muyeye is one of the best young players in the country - as the in-form batsman starts his Hundred campaign.

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Spirits remain high at Minster after league defeat with payback on their minds

Spirits remain high at Minster after league defeat with payback on their minds

Minster’s winning run ended on Saturday - and the captain knows they’ll be fired up to put things right this weekend.

Goalscoring start for newly-signed Ebbsfleet striker

Goalscoring start for newly-signed Ebbsfleet striker

Ebbsfleet United’s new striker was on the scoresheet in a win over West Ham at the weekend- a day after signing for the club.

Kent League Premier Division weekend round-up

Kent League Premier Division weekend round-up

Minster’s Kent League Premier Division lead was cut to 11 points as they were thrashed at sixth-placed Bexley.

Tough Kent T20 Blast campaign ends on a high

Tough Kent T20 Blast campaign ends on a high

There was a big victory for Kent Spitfires as they ended a Vitality T20 Blast season to forget in strong fashion against Surrey at Canterbury.

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Teenage all-rounder signs rookie Kent deal

Teenage all-rounder signs rookie Kent deal

A Kent Academy scholar is expected to play for the club in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup after signing a rookie deal.

Better safe than sorry

Better safe than sorry

Ebbsfleet boss Danny Searle is prepared to start the new season without one of his key men if need be - in favour of long-term fitness.

Injuries put squad depth to test

Injuries put squad depth to test

Opportunity knocks for some of St Lawrence & Highland Court’s players to stake first-team claims.

Kent name One-Day Cup head coach

Kent name One-Day Cup head coach

Kent have appointed their interim head coach for the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.

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Fleet’s squad spirit pleases boss Searle

Fleet’s squad spirit pleases boss Searle

Manager Danny Searle is delighted with his Ebbsfleet squad's healthy competition for places.

Minster captain not fazed by title talk

Minster captain not fazed by title talk

Minster captain Dave Masters has no issue with title-talk among his team after another big weekend win in the Kent Cricket League Premier Division.

Rogers: I would play for free!

Rogers: I would play for free!

Bowling all-rounder Tom Rogers has joked he would return to Kent for free despite their miserable T20 Blast season.

Fleet bring in new defender

Fleet bring in new defender

Ebbsfleet manager Danny Searle has made his eighth new signing of the summer.

Rain-affected T20 Blast defeat for Spitfires

Rain-affected T20 Blast defeat for Spitfires

A rain-affected game saw Kent Spitfires suffer a 13-run T20 Vitality Blast defeat against Glamorgan in front of the television cameras at Canterbury.

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Town on the up in tight league

Town on the up in tight league

Captain Tom Chapman thinks there will still be plenty more twists and turns during the rest of Sandwich Town’s season - despite back-to-back wins.

Kent League Premier Division weekend round-up

Kent League Premier Division weekend round-up

Basement boys Bickley Park pulled off a surprise Kent League Premier Division win at home against third-placed St Lawrence & Highland Court.

Leaning: Kent players hurting just as much as fans

Leaning: Kent players hurting just as much as fans

Jack Leaning understands Kent fans’ frustration at their displays this year - but has denied the players aren’t trying hard enough or don’t care.

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Hapless Spitfires thrashed

Hapless Spitfires thrashed

Kent Spitfires were thumped at home against high-fliers Sussex Sharks in the T20 Vitality Blast at Canterbury.

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Spitfires lose their way in T20 loss

Spitfires lose their way in T20 loss

Kent Spitfires sit rock bottom of the Vitality Blast South group after losing at Essex on Thursday night.

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‘It felt like the longest off-season ever’

‘It felt like the longest off-season ever’

It’s pre-season friendlies time for Ebbsfleet, the new players have settled in and boss Danny Searle can’t wait to get going.

Minster reach halfway stage of Kent League season as the team to beat

Minster reach halfway stage of Kent League season as the team to beat

Minster saw off another potential title challenger on Saturday to maintain a healthy lead at the top of the Kent League Premier Division.

Fleet start with long away trip

Fleet start with long away trip

Ebbsfleet will start the new National League campaign with a long away trip.

‘It should be an interesting few weeks!’

‘It should be an interesting few weeks!’

Skipper Tom Chapman is predicting an interesting few weeks as Sandwich Town - along with the rest of the division - adapt to some key changes.

Searle happy to play the long game

Searle happy to play the long game

Ebbsfleet boss Danny Searle won’t make hasty signings with time on his side before the new season gets under way.

Former Kent chief to become interim chairman

Former Kent chief to become interim chairman

A former long-serving Kent chief executive is to become the club’s chairman for an interim period.

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Spitfires beaten in rain-shortened match

Spitfires beaten in rain-shortened match

A rain-shortened Vitality T20 Blast game saw Kent Spitfires edged out by South group leaders Surrey at The Kia Oval.

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Kent League Premier Division weekend round-up

Kent League Premier Division weekend round-up

Frontrunners Minster took a big stride towards winning the Kent League Premier Division title as they were victorious at St Lawrence & Highland Court.

Welcome win for Spitfires

Welcome win for Spitfires

Kent ended a run of five successive Vitality Blast defeats with a rain-affected win at Gloucestershire on Friday.

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Billings: Don’t be a lost cause

Billings: Don’t be a lost cause

Kent Spitfires skipper Sam Billings says his team-mates will be ‘a lost cause’ if their Groundhog-Day displays continue in the Vitality Blast.

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Captain Taig: We can’t be complacent

Captain Taig: We can’t be complacent

Captain Jarryd Taig won’t underestimate Bickley Park as Canterbury visit the Kent League Premier Division basement boys this Saturday.

Australian joins Kent for T20 Blast run-in

Australian joins Kent for T20 Blast run-in

An Australian bowling all-rounder has signed for Kent Spitfires’ remaining six Vitality T20 Blast South group games.

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Stevo still a class act

Stevo still a class act

Captain Dave Masters knows Darren Stevens is the dangerman when Minster visit Kent League Premier Division title rivals St Lawrence & Highland Court.

Kent beaten once again

Kent beaten once again

Basement boys Kent took the match into the final session but fell to a six-wicket defeat at Hampshire in Vitality County Championship Division 1.

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Captain Chapman aware of opponents’ big guns

Captain Chapman aware of opponents’ big guns

Sandwich Town skipper Tom Chapman expects visitors Bexley to be a much-strengthened force this Saturday.

Fires still burning for Kate

Fires still burning for Kate

Meopham’s Olympic pentathlon champion Kate French admits the pull of another Games bid was too great to resist.

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