Jason Weaver was appointed high performance director in January 2017.

Weaver oversees the pathway from the age-group teams to the prolific Kent Cricket Academy programme (sponsored by Kent Reliance) after 10 years as high performance manager.

The former Minor Counties wicketkeeper said: “I am looking forward to working with all of our coaches in helping to develop our young players and build on the good work of previous academy directors.

“Kent have a good reputation for developing home grown players and that is something we as a club are keen to maintain. I’m also keen to stress that this would not happen without the hard work of clubs, schools and the area programme.”