Kent v West Indies (Sunday, 11am)
Sam Billings will captain Kent for the first time against the touring West Indies in a three-day first class match on Sunday at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence (11am start).
The 26-year-old will play as a specialist batsman alongside 19-year-old Zak Crawley who will make his first class debut for Kent after a prolific season in the second XI.
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Billings, who has captained England Lions in recent years, said: “It’s an absolute honour to captain my home county. I’ve been at the club since I was eight years old and I’m really looking forward to the challenge against international opposition.
“I’ve not played a lot of red-ball cricket but I want to play more and progress my game so this will be a good test.
“Sam Northeast has done a fantastic job on and off the pitch since taking over from Rob Key.
“It’s good to have options with the bat, ball, in the field, wicketkeeping or with captaincy in case of injuries or international call-ups.”
Championship regulars Daniel Bell-Drummond, Sean Dickson, Will Gidman and Adam Rouse are set to play and there is an opportunity to impress for four specialist seamers and England Lions spinner Adam Riley in a 12-man squad.
Meanwhile, Kent seamer Hugh Bernard has been given permission to negotiate a new contract at another county.
The 20-year-old played one first-class match in 2016 and appeared twice on the pre-season FGS Plant Tour in 2017.
The former England U19 international is out of contract at the end of the 2017 season.
Kent squad: 23 Daniel Bell-Drummond, 58 Sean Dickson, 16 Zak Crawley, 7 Sam Billings (c), 42 Will Gidman, 12 Adam Rouse (w), 24 Adam Ball, 25 Calum Haggett, 33 Adam Riley, 14 Matt Hunn, 22 Charlie Hartley, Grant Stewart.
West Indies squad: Jason Holder (c), Kraigg Braithwaite (vc), Devendra Bishoo, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Miguel Cummins, Shane Dowrich (wk), Shannon Gabriel, Shimron Hetmyer, Kyle Hope, Shai Hope (wk), Alzarri Joseph, Kieran Powell, Raymon Reifer, Kemar Roach
Gates open at 9am. Parking is available at the Simon Langton Girls Grammar (CT1 3EW) for £10 per car.
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