Kent name squad to face Northants in LV= CC match at the St Lawrence Ground

Kent, unbeaten in all cricket in 2012, welcome Northamptonshire to the St Lawrence Ground for their latest LV= County Championship fixture; and with the weather forecast looking better, Rob Key’s side will be looking to maintain their division two promotion charge.

Jimmy Adams has named a 12 man squad ahead of the match, which sees the return of Matt Coles to the Kent side, after taking six wickets against the West Indians last week for the England Lions.

Coles replaces the promising Ivan Thomas in the Kent line-up. Azhar Mahmood is still on IPL duty, with the Kings XI Punjab and Ashley Shaw is still sidelined after shin surgery.

Awful recent weather has ensured a spate of draws across championship cricket, in recent weeks, but Kent look nicely poised in third place – just nine points behind front-runners Derbyshire. This week’s visitors lie in seventh, after claiming just one win from their opening five games, and are 17 points behind Kent.

Kent also have one win to go with four draws, but they will be looking for a repeat performance as that victory came against Northants at Wantage Road, earlier this season.

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The full squad to face Northamptonshire will be:

Rob Key

Scott Newman

Ben Harmison

Brendan Nash

Mike Powell

Darren Stevens

Geraint Jones

Matt Coles

Mark Davies

Charlie Shreck

James Tredwell

Chris Piesley

Match Reports will be available on the Kent Cricket website each evening.

Ground Information:

* The Simon Langton Girls' School Car Park will be closed on Wednesday 16th May – details below *

Tickets:

Tickets for this match are available both online (click here) and at the gate. If you purchase tickets online before 9am on each of the day's play, they will be cheaper than those purchased at the gate. Please see ticket prices below.
Adults: £10 in advance, £15 on the gate (Ground Only)
£15 in advance, £20 on the gate (Frank Woolley Stand)
Juniors (U 16): £5 in advance, £8 on the gate
Tickets can also be purchased from the Kent Cricket Shop.

Kent Cricket Retail Shop:

The Kent Cricket Shop will be open from 9am and has the new range of training kit available to purchase. There will also be a few bargains to be had within the Sale section.

The 2012 Kent Cricket Annual is now in stock for you to buy, priced £10 for non-members. Members please go to the Kent Cricket Shop to collect your Annual (you may be guided to the Meeting Room in the Cowdrey Conference Centre to pick this up).

Car Parking:

** Parking update for 16/05/12 – Simon Langton Girls' School Car Park will be closed on Wednesday 16th May, and possibly for the duration of this match due torecent rain. Updates will be available on the Kent Cricket website on each day. Please make your way to the Nackington Road entrance to the St Lawrence Ground on Thursday if you would like to park on site. As many cars as possible will be parked on site, with the New Dover Road Park and Ride an alternative option. **

Standard car parking arrangements usually in place at the St Lawrence Ground:

One off parking in the Simon Langton Girls' School Car Park is £8

St Lawrence car park pass holders may park on site at the St Lawrence Ground at no additional cost.

Life Members can park at the St Lawrence free of charge, but space is not guaranteed.

Some additional parking will be available on site on a first come first served basis priced at £15.

Anyone with a season long parking pass for Simon Langton Girls School may park at the St Lawrence Ground at a reduced cost of £7 subject to available space.

All cars entering the St Lawrence Ground must do so from the Nackington Road entrance due to on-going construction work on the administration building and for the safety of customers using the Sainsbury’s convenience store.

Food and Beverage:

The Cornwallis Room, located in the Cowdrey Conference Centre is open to both members and non-members, serving a range of food and drink from 9am. The Carvery will be served from 12pm, which is available on a first come first serve basis.

Jonesy's Kitchen, located on the ground floor of the Les Ames Boxes is also open from 9am, serving a range of hot and cold snacks throughout the day and hot meals during the lunch interval. To book a table please telehone Carol on 07887 974304 or email littlenashpartnership@hotmail.co.uk.

Club Forum

The Club Forum takes place on Day Two of each home LV= County Championship match. This season Club Forums will take place in the Cornwallis Room at the St Lawrence Ground. This week’s Forum take place before the match commences – at 10am and is led by Jamie Clifford.
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