Kent in Group C of the 2010 ECB 40 League

The draw for the 2010 ECB 40 League has taken place at Lord“s with 21 teams drawn into three de-regionalised groups.

Kent are in Group C along with Friends Provident Trophy winners Hampshire, LV= County Champions Durham, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire and Scotland.

Commenting on the draw, Kent head coach, Paul Farbrace (pictured), said: “We are in a tough group, along with six other very good sides, but you would expect that. We certainly don“t have anything to fear as we have a very good one-day side. It“s a shame that we don“t have any real local derbies but you get that in the Twenty20 Cup.”

The 18 First-Class Counties, Scotland, the Netherlands and the ECB Recreational XI will compete for the ECB 40 League – the 40-over competition in top flight domestic cricket in 2010.

Three groups of seven are taking part with teams playing each other home and away. Group winners, and the best second placed team, will qualify for the semi-finals with the final taking place at Lord“s on Saturday 18 September.

The full draw is as follows:

Group A
ECB Recreational XI
Glamorgan
Lancashire
Somerset
Surrey
Sussex
Worcestershire

Group B
Derbyshire
Essex
Gloucestershire
Middlesex
Netherlands
Northamptonshire
Yorkshire

Group C
Durham
Hampshire
Kent
Leicestershire
Nottinghamshire
Scotland
Warwickshire

Fixtures for the competition will be announced in due course along with the rest of the dates for the 2010 domestic season.