Kent's second eleven will open up their competitive season against Surrey at Maidstone on Tuesday 19 May in a Twenty20 match before a three-day Championship fixture against the same opponents.

There will be fixtures at the newly-developed County Ground, Beckenham as well as Folkestone, King's School and The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence.

The side will be managed by high performance director Simon Willis (pictured above).

SEF = Friendly, SET20 = Twenty20, SEC = Championship

April

Wed 15 (3 days): Kent/Northants v Warwickshire, Beckenham, 11.00, SEF

Mon 20(4 days): Hampshire/Kent v Surrey, Ageas Bowl, 11.00, SEF

Mon 27 (4 days): Essex/Kent v Durham, Billericay, 11.00, SEF

May

Tue 12 (4 days): Kent v Yorkshire, Polo Farm, 11.00, SEF

Tue 19 (1 day): Kent v Surrey, Maidstone, 11.30, SET20

Wed 20 (3 days): Kent v Surrey, Maidstone, 11.00, SEC

Tue 26 (1 day): Sussex v Kent, Horsham C.C, 11.30, SET20

Thu 28 (1 day): Kent v Chris Gayle Academy, Folkestone, 11.00, SEF

Fri 29 (1 day): Army v Kent, Aldershot, 11.30, SEFT20

June

Tue 2 (1 day): Kent v Club Cricket Conference, Beckenham, 11.00, SEF

Tue 9 (3 days):Kent vEssex, Maidstone, 11.00, SEC

Fri 12 (1 day):Kent vEssex, Maidstone, 11.30, SET20

Mon 15(1 day): Gloucestershire v Kent, TBC, 11.30, SET20

Tue 16(3 days): Gloucestershire v Kent, TBC, 11.00, SEC

Mon 22 (1 day):Kent vMiddlesex, Beckenham, 11.30, SET20

Tue 23 (1 day): MCC Young Cricketers v Kent, High Wycombe, 11.30, SET20

Wed 24 (3 days): MCCYoung Cricketersv Kent, High Wycombe, 11.00, SEC

Tue 30(3 days): Glamorgan v Kent, Neath C.C, 11.00, SEC

July

Fri 3 (1 day): Glamorgan v Kent, Newport C.C, 11.00, SET

Mon 6(3 days):Kent vDerbyshire, King’s School, 11.00, SEF

Mon 13 (1 day):Kent vGloucestershire, Canterbury, 11.00, SET

Thur 16(1 day): Finals Day, Arundel, TBC, SET20

Mon 20(1 day): Middlesex v Kent, Radlett, 11.00, SET

Tue 21(3 days): Middlesex v Kent, Radlett, 11.00, SEC

Mon 27 (1 day): Somerset v Kent, Taunton Vale, 11.00, SET

Tue 28 (3 days): Somerset v Kent, Taunton Vale, 11.00, SEC

August

Mon 3 (3 days): Kent vHampshire, Polo Farm, 11.00, SEC

Thur 6 (1 day):Kent vHampshire, Polo Farm, 11.00, SET

Tue 11 (1 day):Kent vSussex, Beckenham, 11.00, SET

Wed 12 (3 days):Kent vSussex, Beckenham, 11.00, SEC

Tue 18 (3 days):Kent vSussex, Canterbury. 11.00, SEF

Fri 21 (1 day): Semi Finals TBC, SET

Thur 27(1 day): Final TBC, SET

September

Wed 2 (3 days): Northants/Kent v Worcestershire, Away, 10.30, SEF

Mon 7 (4 days): Final TBC, SEC