Kent County Cricket Club in 2011
In 2011, Kent County Cricket Club competed in Division Two of the County Championship, Group A of the 40-over Clydesdale Bank 40 and the South Group of the Friends Life t20. Kent also hosted a Twenty20 match at the St Lawrence Ground against the touring Indians, and a three-day first-class MCC Universities match against Loughborough MCCU, also at the St Lawrence Ground. It was the second and final 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. Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz joined Kent as their overseas player in June, and another fast bowler, South African Charl Langeveldt, signed as Kent's second overseas player for the Friends Life t20 competition only.
| 2011 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Paul Farbrace | ||
| Captain | Rob Key | ||
| Overseas players | Wahab Riaz (June–August) Charl Langeveldt (Twenty20 only) | ||
| Ground(s) | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells County Ground, Beckenham | ||
| County Championship | 8th, Division Two | ||
| Clydesdale Bank 40 | 4th, Group A | ||
| Friends Life t20 | Quarter-finals | ||
| Most runs | FC: JL Denly (1,024) LA: M van Jaarsveld (538) T20: Azhar Mahmood (485) | ||
| Most wickets | FC: JC Tredwell (42) LA: Azhar Mahmood (18) T20: Wahab Riaz (20) | ||
| Most catches | FC: M van Jaarsveld (24) LA: M van Jaarsveld (7) T20: AJ Ball (9) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | FC: GO Jones (61) LA: GO Jones (11) T20: GO Jones (9) | ||
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Kent finished a very disappointing eighth of nine in Division Two of the County Championship in their first season since relegation from Division One. They won 6 and lost 6 matches in the Clydesdale Bank 40, leaving them in the middle of the final Group A standings (they did not progress to the knock-out stages). Kent did progress to the quarter-final stage of the Friends Life t20 after finishing in 3rd place in the South Group, with the side winning 9 out of 14 completed matches. They lost their quarter final at Grace Road against Leicestershire, in what was a high scoring game, by 3 wickets.