Kent Cricket squad members extend contracts

Kent Cricket is delighted to confirm that several members of the current squad have committed their futures to the Club.

Adam Ball, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Sam Billings, Alex Blake, Charlie Hartley, Matt Hunn, Imran Qayyum, Adam Riley and Darren Stevens have all signed contract extensions.

In addition, academy scholars Ryan Davies and Sam Weller join the squad for the first time.

The cricket management group, led by former Kent all-rounder Graham Johnson and made up of head coach Jimmy Adams and assistant Matt Walker, club captain Rob Key, chief executive Jamie Clifford and high performance director Simon Willis, is delighted to retain the services of the core of the current squad.

Chairman of cricket Graham Johnson said: “This year has shown the potential of the team emerging both at an individual and a team level.

“The exciting thing for the future is that there is so much more to come, both in terms of the higher levels each player can attain and the consistency of delivery.

“What we are doing is to grow this potential, based on players who have emerged from our home-grown system, together with others who have come from outside that system but who buy into what we are trying to do.

“That way it is sustainable and will reflect the way we do things at Kent. It is very encouraging to have all these players wanting to build on this year and commit to Kent.

“With them on board forming the core of our squad going forward and defining our future, Kent supporters should feel enthusiastic about what we can achieve.”