Kent County Cricket Club in 2010
In 2010, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division One of the County Championship, Group C of the 40-over Clydesdale Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Provident t20. Kent also hosted three-day first-class matches at the St Lawrence Ground against Loughborough MCCU and the touring Pakistanis. It was the first season in charge for Director of Cricket Paul Farbrace. The club captain was former England batsman Rob Key who had been club captain since 2006. Kent's overseas players were South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini until late May, and Sri Lankan leg-spinner Malinga Bandara for the rest of the season.
| 2010 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Paul Farbrace | ||
| Captain | Rob Key | ||
| Overseas players | Malinga Bandara (May–September) Makhaya Ntini (April–May) | ||
| Ground(s) | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells County Ground, Beckenham | ||
| County Championship | 8th, Division One (relegated) | ||
| Clydesdale Bank 40 | 2nd, Group C | ||
| Friends Provident t20 | 7th, South Group | ||
| Most runs | FC: M van Jaarsveld (1,188) LA: JL Denly (467) T20: M van Jaarsveld (421) | ||
| Most wickets | FC: JC Tredwell (38); A Khan (38) LA: MT Coles (14) T20: SJ Cook (21) | ||
| Most catches | FC: M van Jaarsveld (36) LA: M van Jaarsveld (6) T20: AJ Blake (9) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | FC: GO Jones (55) LA: GO Jones (11) T20: GO Jones (10) | ||
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Kent were relegated from Division One of the County Championship in their first season since promotion from Division Two. They finished second in Group C of the Clydesdale Bank 40 and seventh in the South Group of the Friends Provident t20 (they did not progress to the knock-out stages of either competition).