1997-09-18 to 1997-09-20 · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Kent v Surrey
Kent won by 5 wickets
England & Wales · First Class · Domestic
Kent 1997 cricket statistics and records
Kent in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1997; Tests are excluded.
AP Wells leads the displayed batting table with 1,055 runs. PA Strang leads the bowling table with 61 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 17
- Recorded players
- 18
- Wins
- 8
- Recorded venues
- 12
Selected season match starts: 1997-04-23 to 1997-09-18. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.
County Championship standings · 1997
League table for 1997. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Single Division
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glamorgan | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 256 |
| 2 | Kent | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 252 |
| 3 | Worcestershire | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 228 |
| 4 | Middlesex | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 219 |
| 5 | Warwickshire | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 219 |
| 6 | Yorkshire | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 215 |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 206 |
| 8 | Essex | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 192 |
| 9 | Surrey | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 192 |
| 10 | Leicestershire | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 191 |
| 11 | Lancashire | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 186 |
| 12 | Somerset | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 183 |
| 13 | Nottinghamshire | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 175 |
| 14 | Hampshire | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 158 |
| 15 | Northamptonshire | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 156 |
| 16 | Derbyshire | 17 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 141 |
| 17 | Durham | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 131 |
| 18 | Sussex | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 115 |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.
Season leaders · County Championship 1997
Figures earned for Kent only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| AP Wells | 17 | 1,055 |
| TR Ward | 16 | 895 |
| DP Fulton | 15 | 885 |
| MA Ealham | 12 | 809 |
| SA Marsh | 17 | 797 |
Recorded innings through 1997-09-18. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| PA Strang | 16 | 61 |
| MJ McCague | 11 | 48 |
| BJ Phillips | 11 | 41 |
| MV Fleming | 17 | 36 |
| MA Ealham | 12 | 31 |
Recorded innings through 1997-09-18. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1997
All recorded players for Kent in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 18 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP Wells | Kent | 17 | 31 | 1 | 1,055 | 109 | 35.17 | 49.02 | 8 | 1 | 136 | 10 |
| TR Ward | Kent | 16 | 29 | 2 | 895 | 161* | 33.15 | 71.77 | 7 | 1 | 137 | 6 |
| DP Fulton | Kent | 15 | 28 | 3 | 885 | 110 | 35.40 | 47.25 | 3 | 1 | 121 | 1 |
| MA Ealham | Kent | 12 | 21 | 6 | 809 | 139 | 53.93 | 42.80 | 4 | 3 | 110 | 5 |
| SA Marsh | Kent | 17 | 31 | 5 | 797 | 142 | 30.65 | 53.49 | 3 | 1 | 88 | 6 |
| MV Fleming | Kent | 17 | 31 | 4 | 694 | 138 | 25.70 | 58.47 | 3 | 1 | 100 | 9 |
| PA Strang | Kent | 16 | 29 | 2 | 588 | 82 | 21.78 | 58.74 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 1 |
| GR Cowdrey | Kent | 9 | 15 | 0 | 442 | 101 | 29.47 | 48.36 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 4 |
| ET Smith | Kent | 9 | 16 | 1 | 434 | 102 | 28.93 | 61.39 | 1 | 1 | 70 | 0 |
| BJ Phillips | Kent | 11 | 20 | 4 | 343 | 100* | 21.44 | 37.00 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 |
| MJ Walker | Kent | 9 | 17 | 0 | 298 | 51 | 17.53 | 61.70 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2 |
| MJ McCague | Kent | 11 | 20 | 6 | 190 | 53* | 13.57 | 68.10 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| NJ Llong | Kent | 7 | 14 | 0 | 140 | 57 | 10.00 | 36.65 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| JBD Thompson | Kent | 7 | 13 | 3 | 103 | 59* | 10.30 | 35.52 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| DW Headley | Kent | 7 | 13 | 3 | 99 | 40 | 9.90 | 40.41 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| MM Patel | Kent | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 19.00 | 95.00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| AP Igglesden | Kent | 5 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0.50 | 5.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WJ House | Kent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 14 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA Strang | Kent | 16 | 30 | 4,215 | 207 | 1,843 | 61 | 30.21 | 69.10 | 2.62 | 4 | 7/118 |
| MJ McCague | Kent | 11 | 20 | 1,875 | 55 | 1,125 | 48 | 23.44 | 39.06 | 3.60 | 4 | 7/50 |
| BJ Phillips | Kent | 11 | 21 | 1,525 | 67 | 773 | 41 | 18.85 | 37.20 | 3.04 | 2 | 5/47 |
| MV Fleming | Kent | 17 | 28 | 2,294 | 95 | 1,096 | 36 | 30.44 | 63.72 | 2.87 | 2 | 5/51 |
| MA Ealham | Kent | 12 | 23 | 1,901 | 63 | 928 | 31 | 29.94 | 61.32 | 2.93 | 0 | 4/47 |
| DW Headley | Kent | 7 | 13 | 1,516 | 44 | 841 | 26 | 32.35 | 58.31 | 3.33 | 1 | 5/92 |
| JBD Thompson | Kent | 7 | 13 | 1,117 | 24 | 713 | 24 | 29.71 | 46.54 | 3.83 | 1 | 5/89 |
| AP Igglesden | Kent | 5 | 10 | 786 | 21 | 454 | 15 | 30.27 | 52.40 | 3.47 | 0 | 4/67 |
| NJ Llong | Kent | 5 | 7 | 315 | 11 | 200 | 4 | 50.00 | 78.75 | 3.81 | 0 | 2/33 |
| AP Wells | Kent | 6 | 6 | 108 | 6 | 55 | 0 | — | — | 3.06 | 0 | 0/2 |
| MM Patel | Kent | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 4.00 | 0 | 0/12 |
| GR Cowdrey | Kent | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 31 | 0 | — | — | 6.20 | 0 | 0/31 |
| ET Smith | Kent | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 11.00 | 0 | 0/22 |
| TR Ward | Kent | 2 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 34 | 0 | — | — | 6.80 | 0 | 0/4 |
Statistics definitions and missing data
Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.
Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.
— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology
Team season summary
Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1997. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 8,544 | 257 | 33.25 | 525 | 8,439 | 291 | 29.00 |
Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.
Recent recorded matches · 1997
Latest 12 of 17 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1997-09-10 to 1997-09-13 · Headingley, Leeds
Yorkshire v Kent
Match drawn
1997-09-02 to 1997-09-05 · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Kent v Gloucestershire
- Kent
- 305 & 432/4d
- Gloucestershire
- 256 & 209
Kent won by 272 runs
1997-08-27 to 1997-08-30 · United Services Ground, Portsmouth
Hampshire v Kent
Match drawn
1997-08-20 to 1997-08-23 · County Ground, Taunton
Somerset v Kent
Match drawn
1997-08-06 to 1997-08-09 · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Kent v Essex
Kent won by an innings and 8 runs
1997-08-01 to 1997-08-31 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Worcestershire v Kent
- Worcestershire
- 422 & 174/3d
- Kent
- 276 & 158/4
Match drawn
1997-07-23 to 1997-07-25 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Middlesex v Kent
Kent won by 4 runs
1997-07-16 to 1997-07-19 · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Kent v Leicestershire
- Kent
- 498/9d & 26/0d
- Leicestershire
- 160/4d & 367/4
Leicestershire won by 6 wickets
1997-07-02 to 1997-07-05 · Mote Park, Maidstone
Kent v Northamptonshire
- Kent
- 306 & 99/2d
- Northamptonshire
- 84/0d & 322/9
Northamptonshire won by 1 wicket
1997-06-18 to 1997-06-21 · Feethams Cricket Ground, Darlington
Durham v Kent
Durham won by 135 runs
1997-06-12 to 1997-06-16 · Old Trafford, Manchester
Lancashire v Kent
- Lancashire
- 285 & 247
- Kent
- 373 & 217/9d
Kent won by 58 runs
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | 6 |
| County Ground, New Road, Worcester | 1 |
| County Ground, Taunton | 1 |
| Cricket Field Road, Horsham | 1 |
| Feethams Cricket Ground, Darlington | 1 |
| Headingley, Leeds | 1 |
| Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1 |
| Mote Park, Maidstone | 1 |
| Old Trafford, Manchester | 1 |
| The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells | 1 |
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1 |
| United Services Ground, Portsmouth | 1 |
Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.
Season innings records
Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1997 for Kent, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TR Ward | 161* | Gloucestershire | 1997-09-02 |
| SA Marsh | 142 | Sussex | 1997-05-21 |
| MA Ealham | 139 | Leicestershire | 1997-07-16 |
| MV Fleming | 138 | Essex | 1997-08-06 |
| MA Ealham | 122 | Nottinghamshire | 1997-05-29 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| MJ McCague | 7/50 | Middlesex | 1997-07-23 |
| MJ McCague | 7/82 | Sussex | 1997-05-21 |
| PA Strang | 7/118 | Lancashire | 1997-06-12 |
| PA Strang | 6/72 | Somerset | 1997-08-20 |
| MJ McCague | 6/75 | Glamorgan | 1997-05-14 |
* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.
Competitions and other teams
Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.
- County Championship · 1890-05-15 to 2026-09-24
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Kent in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.
Recorded match dates: 1890-05-15 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.
Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.
Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.