Kent County Cricket Club in 2017
| 2017 season | |||
| Coach |
 Matthew Walker
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| Captain |
Sam Northeast
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| Overseas player |
 Wayne Parnell (April–May) Yasir Shah (June–July) Adam Milne (June–September) James Neesham (July–August, t20 only) |
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| Ground(s) |
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells County Ground, Beckenham |
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| Royal London One-Day Cup | 9th, South Group | ||
| 2016–17 Regional Super50 | 3rd, Group A | ||
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In 2017, Kent County Cricket Club will compete in Division Two of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast. In addition, before the start of the English cricket season, Kent competed in the 2016–17 Regional Super50, the List A competition of the West Indian domestic season. This was the first time that any English county had competed in an overseas domestic competition. The invitation to take part in the tournament was largely due to the influence of former West Indian captain Jimmy Adams who had been Kent's Head Coach until September 2016.
The season is the first in charge for new head coach, and former player, Matthew Walker. Former South African fast-bowler Allan Donald was announced as the new assistant coach, but his arrival was delayed while he works towards the ECB level three qualification he requires to gain the visa necessary to take up the role. Former Yorkshire coach, and Australia fast-bowler, Jason Gillespie was later appointed as assistant coach on an interim basis. It was later announced that Donald would not be joining up with Kent until 2018.Sam Northeast has retained the club captaincy for a second season.
Fast bowler David Griffiths left the club at the end of his contract in September 2016 after three seasons with Kent. Academy graduate Sam Weller left the club without having played for the first XI (he had played 6 First Class matches for Oxford MCCU during his time with Kent).Hardus Viljoen, who had a brief spell with Kent as an overseas player at the end of the 2016 season, signed a Kolpak deal with Derbyshire. Reports suggest that Kent had first refusal on signing Viljoen, but opted not to match Derbyshire's offer.
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