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The 2009 season saw Kent County Cricket Club competing in four competitions; the Second Division of the County Championship , the Friends Provident Trophy , the second division of the Pro40 League and the Twenty20 Cup . It was the county's first ever season in the second tier of the County Championship, following their relegation at the end of the 2008 season .
Promotion back to the First Division of the County Championship was achieved on 18 September following a draw against Leicestershire .
Summary
First-class matches
In all, the county played seventeen first-class matches , consisting of sixteen County Championship games and a three-day friendly against Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence .[3]
No.
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Notes
Ref
1
15–17 April
Loughborough UCCE
St Lawrence Ground , Canterbury
Drawn
Not a County Championship match.
[4]
2
21–24 April
Northamptonshire
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Drawn
[5]
3
29 April–2 May
Essex
County Ground , Chelmsford
Won by 192 runs
Won after following-on
[6]
4
6–9 May
Glamorgan
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 204 runs
[7]
5
6–9 June
Leicestershire
Grace Road , Leicester
Drawn
[8]
6
16–19 June
Essex
Nevill Ground , Royal Tunbridge Wells
Lost by 122 runs
[9]
7
30 June–3 July
Gloucestershire
County Ground , Beckenham
Won by 76 runs
[10]
8
10–13 July
Surrey
The Oval , London
Drawn
[11]
9
15–18 July
Glamorgan
SWALEC Stadium , Cardiff
Won by an innings and 45 runs
[12]
10
31 July–3 August
Derbyshire
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 3 wickets
[13]
11
5–7 August
Middlesex
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Lost by 47 runs
[14]
12
11–14 August
Northamptonshire
County Ground , Northampton
Won by 238 runs
[15]
13
28–31 August
Surrey
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 6 wickets
[16]
14
2–5 September
Derbyshire
County Ground , Derby
Drawn
[17]
15
9–12 September
Middlesex
Uxbridge Cricket Club , Uxbridge
Won by 10 wickets
[18]
16
15–18 September
Leicestershire
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Drawn
[19]
17
23–25 September
Gloucestershire
County Ground , Bristol
Lost by an innings and 23 runs
[20]
One day matches
Comp.
Date
Opponents
Venue
Results
Notes
Ref
FPT
26 April
Somerset
County Ground , Taunton
Lost by 110 runs
[21]
FPT
3 May
Middlesex
John Walker's Ground , Southgate
Won by 6 wickets
[22]
FPT
4 May
Scotland
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 4 wickets
Duckworth–Lewis method used.
[23]
FPT
10 May
Warwickshire
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 4 wickets
[24]
FPT
11 May
Middlesex
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Lost by 80 runs
[25]
FPT
16 May
Somerset
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Lost by 45 runs
[26]
FPT
18 May
Scotland
The Grange , Edinburgh
Lost by 9 wickets
Duckworth–Lewis method used.
[27]
FPT
20 May
Warwickshire
Edgbaston , Birmingham
Tied
Duckworth–Lewis method used.
[28]
Pro40
21 July
Glamorgan
SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff
Abandoned
Floodlit
[29]
Pro40
9 August
Middlesex
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 12 runs
[30]
Pro40
18 August
Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Won by 3 wickets
Floodlit
[31]
Pro40
23 August
Derbyshire
Queen's Park , Chesterfield
Won by 4 wickets
[32]
Pro40
27 August
Surrey
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 8 runs
Floodlit; Duckworth–Lewis method used.
[33]
Pro40
6 September
Lancashire
Old Trafford , Manchester
Lost by 25 runs
Duckworth–Lewis method used.
[34]
Pro40
13 September
Warwickshire
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Lost by 59 runs
[35]
Pro40
27 September
Northamptonshire
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Lost by 99 runs
[36]
Twenty20 Cup
Kent finished top of the South Division table, qualifying for the quarter-finals for the fourth consecutive season. Victory against Durham saw them qualify for Finals Day at Edgbaston , where they were comprehensively beaten by Somerset in the second semi final.
Stage
Date
Opponents
Venue
Results
Notes
Ref
South
25 May
Essex
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
No result
[37]
South
27 May
Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground , London
Won by 62 runs
Floodlit
[38]
South
29 May
Middlesex
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 4 wickets
[39]
South
31 May
Sussex
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 5 wickets
[40]
South
1 June
Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford
Lost by 36 runs
Floodlit
[41]
South
2 June
Sussex
County Ground , Hove
Lost by 2 runs
Floodlit; Duckworth–Lewis method
[42]
South
22 June
Hampshire
Nevill Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells
Won by 8 runs
[43]
South
24 June
Surrey
The Oval, London
Won by 1 run
[44]
South
26 June
Hampshire
The Rose Bowl , Southampton
Won by 7 wickets
Floodlit
[45]
South
28 June
Surrey
County Ground, Beckenham
Won by 16 runs
[46]
Quarter-Final
27 July
Durham
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Won by 56 runs
[47]
Semi-Final
15 August
Somerset
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Lost by 7 wickets
[48]
Matches
First-class matches
Kent vs. Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence — Scorecard
No play on days 2 or 3 due to rain.
Kent vs. Northamptonshire — Scorecard
Points: Kent 11, Northamptonshire 10
Essex vs. Kent — Scorecard
Kent vs. Glamorgan — Scorecard
Points: Kent 19, Glamorgan 6
Leicestershire vs. Kent — Scorecard
No play on days 1 and 2 due to rain. Points: Kent 9, Leicestershire 9
Kent vs. Essex — Scorecard
Kent vs. Gloucestershire — Scorecard
Points: Kent 18, Gloucestershire 3
Surrey vs. Kent — Scorecard
Points: Kent 12, Surrey 9
Glamorgan vs. Kent — Scorecard
Points: Kent 22, Glamorgan 4
Kent vs. Derbyshire — Scorecard
Points: Kent 19, Derbyshire 6
Kent vs. Middlesex — Scorecard
Points: Kent 3, Middlesex 17
Northamptonshire vs. Kent — Scorecard
Points: Kent 18, Northamptonshire 4
Kent vs. Surrey — Scorecard
Points: Kent 22, Surrey 7
Derbyshire vs. Kent — Scorecard
Points: Kent 7, Derbyshire 12
Middlesex vs. Kent — Scorecard
Points: Kent 22, Middlesex 5
Kent vs. Leicestershire — Scorecard
Points: Kent 12, Leicestershire 7
Gloucestershire vs. Kent — Scorecard
Points: Kent 4, Gloucestershire 22
Friends Provident Trophy matches
Somerset vs. Kent — Scorecard
v
Kent 181 all out (33.1 overs)
Match reduced to 38 overs per side.
Middlesex vs. Kent — Scorecard
v
Kent 137 for 4 (37.2 overs)
Kent vs. Scotland — Scorecard
v
Kent 206 for 6 (42.2 overs)
Rain stopped play after 20.2 overs of Kent's reply; the Kent target was reduced to 206 from 44 overs.[23]
Kent vs. Warwickshire — Scorecard
v
Kent 219 for 6 (41.5 overs)
Kent vs. Middlesex — Scorecard
v
Kent 242 all out (45.4 overs)
Kent vs. Somerset — Scorecard
v
Kent 251 for 9 (50 overs)
Scotland vs. Kent — Scorecard
Kent 65 for 4 (19.5 overs)
v
Rain stopped play 10 overs into Kent's innings, reducing the match to 48 overs a side. Further rain after another 9.5 overs ended the innings; Scotland's target under the Duckworth–Lewis method was 77 from 18 overs.[27]
Warwickshire vs. Kent — Scorecard
Kent 265 all out (49.2 overs)
v
Rain ended play after 46.5 overs of Warwickshire's reply; the Duckworth–Lewis target was 242.[28]
Pro40 League matches
Glamorgan vs. Kent — Scorecard
Twenty20 Cup matches
Kent vs. Essex — Scorecard
Essex 187 for 7 (20 overs)
v
Kent 16 for 0 (3.2 overs)
Bad light ended the match early, with Kent having not received the required number of overs to constitute a match.
Middlesex vs. Kent — Scorecard
Kent 191 for 3 (20 overs)
v
Kent vs. Middlesex — Scorecard
v
Kent 107 for 6 (18.2 overs)
Kent vs. Sussex — Scorecard
v
Kent 133 for 5 (17 overs)
Essex vs. Kent — Scorecard
Essex 205 for 4 (20 overs)
v
Kent 169 for 7 (20 overs)
Sussex vs. Kent — Scorecard
v
Kent 61 for 0 (11 overs)
Floodlight failure forced an early conclusion,[49] Kent required 64 runs at the time of abandonment under the Duckworth–Lewis method .
Kent vs. Hampshire — Scorecard
Kent 182 for 4 (20 overs)
v
Surrey vs. Kent — Scorecard
Kent 168 for 6 (20 overs)
v
Surrey 167 all out (19.4 overs)
Hampshire vs. Kent — Scorecard
v
Kent 132 for 3 (17.5 overs)
Kent vs. Surrey — Scorecard
Kent 184 for 7 (20 overs)
v
Quarter Final: Kent vs. Durham — Scorecard
Kent 149 for 7 (20 overs)
v
Semi Final: Kent vs. Somerset — Scorecard
Kent 145 for 5 (20 overs)
v
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