Kent County Cricket Club in 2021
In 2021 Kent County Cricket Club competed in the 2021 County Championship, the 2021 One-Day Cup and the 2021 T20 Blast. The season was the fifth in charge for head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker. Sam Billings retained the club captaincy that he was first awarded in 2018. Daniel Bell-Drummond was named as vice-captain, replacing Joe Denly. Jack Leaning was named as captain for the One-Day Cup.
| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Matthew Walker | ||
| Captain | Sam Billings | ||
| Overseas players | Heino Kuhn Miguel Cummins Qais Ahmad (T20 only) Adam Milne (T20 only) | ||
| Ground(s) | St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury County Ground, Beckenham | ||
| County Championship | Winners, Division Three | ||
| One-Day Cup | 9th, Group A | ||
| T20 Blast | Winners | ||
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As a result of Brexit, the ECB confirmed that all Kolpak contracts would be terminated after the 2020 season. Counties were instead able to field two overseas players in all formats. Heino Kuhn, who had been contracted to Kent under a Kolpak deal, was, as a result, counted as an overseas player for this season.
On 18 September, during the T20 Blast Finals day at Edgbaston, Kent defeated Sussex in the semi-final. In the final, Kent defeated Somerset by 25 runs to win the tournament for a second time. This was the first trophy for the county since winning the 2007 Twenty20 Cup.