Match Preview: Kent vs. Worcestershire
Kent Men are back at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury to face Worcestershire in the Rothesay County Championship to kick-off a packed September schedule.
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Entry is INCLUDED in all 2026 Kent Memberships & Youth/Junior Season Tickets!
Please note: as this match is being played in September, timings have been brought forward by 30 minutes.
The Rothesay County Championship concludes in Canterbury this September
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Entry is included in all Kent Memberships & Youth/Junior Season Tickets!
Matchday Information
Please note: as this match is being played in September, timings have been brought forward by 30 minutes.
Important matchday information for Members, Youth/Junior Season Ticket holders & those that have purchased matchday tickets can be accessed via the button below:
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We strongly advise that all Members & spectators travelling to the ground make use of public transport.
The St Lawrence Ground is located approximately a mile from the historic Cathedral City Centre of Canterbury.
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Members’ Forum
A Members’ Forum will take place during the Lunch interval on Day One (Wednesday 2 September) inside the Ames Levett Indoor Sports Centre.
Members must show their valid 2026 Kent Membership Card at the door for entry.
Matchday tours of the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Learn about the history of the ground, visit parts that other spectators cannot always reach, and learn about the people, events – and trees – that have made our home so famous and well-loved since its first match in 1847.
Tours are conducted during the Lunch interval on the second day of home Rothesay County Championship fixtures.
Each tour will last approximately 40 minutes and our guides will be happy to answer any questions you might have at the end of the tour.
Tickets cost ÂŁ5 for adults (accompanied under 16s are free) and, with only 12 spaces available for each tour, these can sell out quickly.
We recommend that you purchase your ticket in advance from the Club’s online retail shop to avoid disappointment on the day:
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- This will be valid for any home matchday in the remaining season of the affected matchday, as well as for any home matchday for the following season of the affected matchday
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Last Time Out
Centuries from Ricardo Vasconcelos and Nathan McSweeney helped Northamptonshire secure maximum batting bonus points as their rain-affected Rothesay County Championship Division Two promotion clash with Kent ended in a draw at Wantage Road.
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With the match destined for a draw after rain washed out day three, collecting bonus points was the priority for both Kent and Northamptonshire, who were separated by just four points in second and third place respectively at the start of the match.
Opposition Report
Previewed by Brian Halford, ECB Reporters Network, supported by Rothesay
- Captain: Brett D’Oliveira
- Head coach: Alan Richardson
- 2025 finish: 10th (in Division One, relegated)
- 2025 highest run-scorer: Jake Libby (1,060)
- 2025 highest wicket-taker: Tom Taylor (58)
Worcestershire have signed South African all-rounder Beyers Swanepoel on a red-ball contract for 2026. The 27-year-old will be available for the whole Rothesay County Championship season, his second stint in England after a spell with Kent in 2024. Despite the recent yo-yo history having continued with relegation last year, the squad assembled by the Pears over recent years appears strong enough to challenge for another promotion.
The batting looks interesting. The Pears will look to Jake Libby for the customary crucial top-order anchor with the youthful exuberance of Dan Lategan and Isaac Mohammed fledging into the side around him. With Adam Hose back to fitness after a serious injury sustained in The Hundred, the New Road audience could be in for some entertaining days.
Adaptability has long been the watchword at Worcestershire and as much as ever this winter. Their pre-season plans, already accommodating frequent flooding at New Road, were further hit when a proposed trip to Oman was cancelled due to the war in the Middle East. Such inconvenience and adversity can either break or bond a squad. At New Road it is very much the latter. Expect a promotion challenge from them.
Kent vs. Worcestershire – first-class statistical history
The Club’s Honorary Statistician, Howard Milton, takes a look at the first-class history between Kent & Worcestershire:
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Live Match Centre
Kent vs. Worcestershire will be live streamed via the Club’s official YouTube channel for free & embedded into the Match Centre on the Kent Cricket website.
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Sound & commentary will be provided by BBC Radio Kent.
Team News
Men’s Head Coach Adam Hollioake has named a squad of 14 for the visit of Worcestershire.
Bangladesh international seamer Hasan Mahmud has arrived back in the UK for the start of his second stint with Kent in the Rothesay County Championship as planned.
He is joined by fellow compatriot Khaled Ahmed, who has joined the Club until the end of the season.
South Africa’s Keith Dudgeon has also been selected in the 14-strong squad, with two overseas players permitted in a final Playing XI for County Championship fixtures.
Matt Parkinson is not included, with three overseas seamers in the squad and pitch preparations in mind.
Off-spinning all-rounder Bertie Foreman signed a short-term contract until the end of the season earlier this month, and is again selected.
Chris Benjamin will once more take the gloves, with Harry Finch unavailable for selection following a recent irritation of an old injury.
Mikey Cohen, Olly Curtiss, Ben Dawkins & Jas Singh are all featuring for Kent’s Second XI away at Nottinghamshire this week.
Joey Evison has joined Sussex on loan for the remainder of the Summer ahead of his permanent move to Hove on 1 October.
Jaydn Denly remains out with an ankle injury, which is under review and being managed by the Club’s Medical Team.
Corey Flintoff is continuing his recovery following a viral infection, and will shortly begin a return to physical activity.
Sam Billings & Fred Klaassen are on white-ball contracts, and are therefore not considered for selection in the County Championship.
Another white-ball contracted player, Joe Denly, played his final match for Kent on 31 July during the Metro Bank One Day Cup, before his retirement at the end of the season. Denly has been working with the squad in training this week as a batting mentor.
Kent’s Match Squad, presented by Tassells Solicitors >>>
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The St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury will be hosting a Women’s One Day International between England & Bangladesh on Tuesday 21 September 2027!
The second of a three-match series, this will be a day/night fixture, beginning at 12:30pm.
This will be the first time that Bangladesh Women will have played at the St Lawrence Ground in the venue’s storied 183-year history, and the return of a Bangladesh international side to Canterbury since Bangladesh’s Men’s side faced Australia in a Men’s ODI in June 2005.
Canterbury’s International Women’s matches are always extremely well attended, with last year’s International fixture between England Women & New Zealand Women at the St Lawrence Ground selling out in record time.
The Ticket Ballot for this fixture will open on Wednesday 2 September, with successful applicants notified via e-mail on Thursday 1 October.
You can register your interest in entering the Ballot today via the form below:
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Kent Life Members & 2027 Annual Members do not need to enter the Ticket Ballot for next Summer’s ODI in Canterbury – they will have an exclusive pre-sale ticket priority window to get their tickets at special Kent Member prices. Life Members and 2026 Members have been contacted via e-mail with more information.
Everyone that attended England Women vs. New Zealand Women at the St Lawrence Ground this Summer also do not need to enter the Ticket Ballot – they will also enjoy an exclusive ticket priority window to secure their tickets before the public Ballot closes, and all purchasers from 2026’s International fixture have been contacted via e-mail with more information.
The Ticket Ballot for Non-Kent Members, and those that didn’t attend England Women vs. New Zealand Women in Canterbury back in May, will open on Tuesday 2 September.
You can register your interest in entering the Ballot today via the form below:
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