Kent County Cricket Club in 2007
In 2007, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division One of the County Championship, the South Conference of the 50-over Friends Provident Trophy, Division Two of the NatWest Pro40 and the South Division of the Twenty20 Cup. Kent also hosted a List A match against the touring Sri Lanka A team and a three-day match without first-class status against Cardiff UCCE, both at the St Lawrence Ground.
| 2007 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Graham Ford | ||
| Captain | Rob Key | ||
| Overseas players | Yasir Arafat Andrew Hall (May–July) Lasith Malinga (August) Morné Morkel (June–July; Twenty20 only) | ||
| Ground(s) | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells County Ground, Beckenham | ||
| County Championship | 7th, Division One | ||
| Friends Provident Trophy | 4th, South Conference | ||
| Natwest Pro40 | 5th, Division Two | ||
| Twenty20 Cup | Champions | ||
| Most runs | FC: RWT Key (1,250) LA: RWT Key (695) T20: RWT Key (282) | ||
| Most wickets | FC: R McLaren (44) LA: SJ Cook (27) T20: SJ Cook (17) | ||
| Most catches | FC: M van Jaarsveld (17) LA: M van Jaarsveld (16) T20: R McLaren (9) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | FC: GO Jones (46) LA: GO Jones (20) T20: GO Jones (6) | ||
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The team narrowly avoided relegation from Division One of the County Championship, with a number of matches affected by rain including one match in Worcester that was abandoned without a ball being bowled. In List A cricket, Kent finished mid-table in both the South Conference of the Friends Provident Trophy and Division Two of the Natwest Pro40 (although they only missed out on promotion in the latter tournament by a single point).
The highlight of the season was victory at finals day of the Twenty20 Cup at Edgbaston on 4 August. Kent defeated Sussex in their semi-final by 5 wickets, and then later in the day beat Gloucestershire by 4 wickets – aided by a hat-trick by Ryan McLaren – to win the title for the first time.