Northamptonshire vs Kent - Preview, Predictions & H2H · County Championship Division Two
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Division 2
County Championship Division Two · Division 2 · County Ground
10:00 AM UTC
Thu, Aug 27 · County Ground, Northampton · County Ground
Kent
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KEN lead H2H 3–1
1025 avg total here
50.2% boundary rate
23°C, partly cloudy
Conway 8 straight wickets (1+)
NORNorthamptonshire
10:00 AM
KENKent
County Championship Division Two · Division 2 · County Ground
The Statz verdict
Kent lead this head-to-head 3–1, though Kent won all 2 meetings at County Ground. The season batting edge is NOR's, 402.3 runs per game vs 295.9, while NOR's attack takes 9.5 wickets a match, the better bowling unit. They meet on a 50.2% boundary-rate ground averaging 1025 total runs.
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Head-to-head record
7 meetings · 2022–2026
1
3
3 draws
Pro · Win probability
38%
23%
NOR
KEN
Projected total, innings scores and match sixes for this fixture.
Season comparison
37.5%
50%
Win rate
402.3
295.9
Avg runs
330
383.9
Avg conceded
9.5
9
Avg wickets
3.3
1.1
Avg sixes
51.8
38.1
Avg boundaries
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38%
23%
NOR
KEN
Projected total, innings scores and match sixes for this fixture.
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Projected win probability
toss pending · blend of both scenarios
NOR
KEN
Middle segment = projected draw
Projected totalTotal
ground avg 1,024.7
1st innings1st inn
ground avg 344.4
Match sixesSixes
ground avg 6.5
Match foursFours
ground avg 118.8
MODEL CONFIDENCE
High
NOR projected boundaries
2.9 6s
47.8 4s
Ground 6s factor 1.04x
KEN projected boundaries
1.6 6s
37 4s
Ground 4s factor 1.06x
Player projections
expected XI · per-player output
Advanced adds balls, bowling workload, conceded, economy, catches, stumpings, run-outs
| Northamptonshire | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | 53.6 | 97 | 55 | 7.6 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 69.5 | 108.5 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 75.4 | 143 | 53 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 13 | 2.6 | 0.0 | - | 0.1 | 81.4 | 132.6 |
| Luke Procter | 62.3 | 128 | 49 | 7.3 | 0.2 | 16.4 | 1.3 | 51 | 3.1 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 89.7 | 134.5 |
| George Bartlett | 45.2 | 88 | 51 | 5.5 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.7 | - | 0.0 | 51.7 | 83.4 |
| Justin Broad | 50.2 | 83 | 60 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 1.7 | 53 | 3.4 | 1.5 | - | 0.1 | 98.7 | 134.4 |
| Saif Zaib | 74.4 | 114 | 65 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 0.4 | 18 | 2.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 86.8 | 139.2 |
| Gus Miller | 29.8 | 44 | 68 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.7 | 0.0 | - | - | 39.8 | 63.1 |
| James Sales | 58.8 | 108 | 55 | 7.7 | 0.3 | 5.8 | 0.7 | 24 | 4.1 | 0.4 | - | 0.0 | 76.2 | 120.2 |
| Calvin Harrison | 46.3 | 83 | 56 | 5.9 | 0.6 | 29.0 | 2.0 | 93 | 3.2 | 1.7 | - | 0.0 | 102.8 | 139.8 |
| Harry Conway | 11.0 | 50 | 22 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 4.9 | 91 | 2.7 | 0.3 | - | - | 112.3 | 136.5 |
| Ben Sanderson | 18.7 | 31 | 61 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 32.8 | 4.5 | 79 | 2.4 | 0.1 | - | - | 109.6 | 139.9 |
| Liam Guthrie | 29.0 | 40 | 73 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 26.4 | 3.2 | 98 | 3.7 | 0.3 | - | - | 96.3 | 127.7 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (14 more) | ||||||||||||||
| Rob Keogh | 64.0 | 114 | 56 | 8.0 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 46 | 3.1 | 0.2 | - | - | 89.0 | 136.7 |
| David Willey | 36.8 | 49 | 75 | 6.1 | 0.1 | 18.5 | 2.6 | 72 | 3.9 | 0.7 | - | 0.3 | 95.6 | 135.5 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 8.4 | 9 | 95 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 54.7 | 3.5 | 144 | 2.6 | 0.4 | - | 0.2 | 81.9 | 103.9 |
| Lewis McManus | 41.7 | 88 | 47 | 5.0 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 3.0 | - | 0.0 | 72.1 | 96.8 |
| Aadi Sharma | 33.3 | 43 | 77 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.7 | 0.0 | - | - | 43.3 | 74.9 |
| Raphael Weatherall | 2.8 | 7 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 23.3 | 2.8 | 80 | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | - | 61.7 | 74.0 |
| Dominic Leech | 15.0 | 57 | 27 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 25.3 | 1.4 | 100 | 3.9 | 0.0 | - | - | 42.1 | 59.0 |
| Louis Kimber | 25.8 | 28 | 93 | 4.1 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | - | 34.5 | 56.9 |
| Arush Buchake | 30.6 | 24 | 135 | 2.7 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - | - | 30.6 | 53.9 |
| George Scrimshaw | 8.2 | 23 | 35 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 14.7 | 1.3 | 78 | 5.3 | 0.0 | - | - | 34.6 | 47.6 |
| Chris Lynn | 19.7 | 15 | 135 | 1.7 | 0.8 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 22.7 | 39.0 |
| Nirvan Ramesh | 3.6 | 6 | 58 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 12.6 | 1.3 | 59 | 4.7 | 0.0 | - | - | 30.0 | 38.8 |
| Stuart Van Der Merwe | 11.0 | 9 | 130 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 27 | 7.7 | 0.0 | - | - | 21.0 | 32.5 |
| Tiaan Cornelius Louw | 5.5 | 6 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 15.5 | 20.1 |
| Kent | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Compton | 80.5 | 181 | 45 | 10.0 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 85.2 | 138.7 |
| Ben Dawkins | 58.0 | 126 | 46 | 7.8 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 61.9 | 106.3 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | 71.0 | 130 | 55 | 9.4 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 81.5 | 133.1 |
| Sam Northeast | 66.9 | 125 | 53 | 8.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.1 | 74.4 | 118.6 |
| Harry Finch | 47.1 | 96 | 49 | 6.3 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | - | 0.1 | 61.8 | 93.7 |
| Chris Benjamin | 54.3 | 100 | 55 | 6.0 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 68.6 | 101.4 |
| Ekansh Singh | 47.1 | 91 | 52 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 38 | 4.4 | 0.1 | - | - | 67.8 | 107.0 |
| Grant Stewart | 48.6 | 61 | 80 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 21.3 | 1.6 | 66 | 3.1 | 0.3 | - | - | 84.1 | 127.5 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 39.3 | 78 | 51 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 26.3 | 4.7 | 92 | 3.5 | 0.9 | - | - | 141.9 | 181.8 |
| Matt Milnes | 19.5 | 42 | 46 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 26.9 | 3.8 | 83 | 3.1 | 0.2 | - | - | 97.1 | 124.1 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 9.4 | 15 | 64 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 3.1 | 79 | 5.8 | 0.0 | - | - | 70.8 | 89.0 |
| Matt Parkinson | 11.9 | 43 | 28 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 34.0 | 2.4 | 118 | 3.5 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 62.7 | 81.2 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (17 more) | ||||||||||||||
| Joey Evison | 46.5 | 94 | 50 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 17.8 | 1.8 | 58 | 3.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 85.1 | 124.0 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | 62.5 | 95 | 66 | 7.9 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | - | - | 76.3 | 119.9 |
| Joe Denly | 53.1 | 96 | 55 | 9.1 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 33 | 4.2 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 61.9 | 111.6 |
| Zak Crawley | 56.2 | 88 | 64 | 8.3 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | - | 64.9 | 108.0 |
| James Philip Arthur Taylor | 8.2 | 13 | 63 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 18.3 | 3.4 | 82 | 4.5 | 0.3 | - | - | 80.4 | 98.8 |
| Matthew Quinn | 13.2 | 26 | 50 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 26.6 | 3.0 | 73 | 2.7 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 76.0 | 97.7 |
| Sam Billings | 37.8 | 71 | 53 | 4.5 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 2.7 | - | 0.1 | 64.7 | 87.3 |
| Jaydn Denly | 39.8 | 70 | 57 | 5.2 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 30 | 4.2 | 0.5 | - | - | 55.3 | 85.6 |
| Jaskaran Singh | 9.3 | 29 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 1.9 | 91 | 4.6 | 0.2 | - | - | 49.6 | 64.1 |
| Bertie Foreman | 9.7 | 21 | 46 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 63 | 5.6 | 3.0 | - | - | 58.4 | 63.6 |
| Michael Cohen | 11.4 | 34 | 34 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 22.3 | 1.4 | 89 | 4.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 42.0 | 57.2 |
| Oliver Curtiss | 13.6 | 11 | 140 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 30 | 7.0 | 0.5 | - | - | 30.1 | 42.9 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 17.4 | 14 | 135 | 1.5 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 20.4 | 35.3 |
| Thomas Stewart Rogers | 9.7 | 8 | 130 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 31 | 8.8 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 22.7 | 34.4 |
| Frederick Klaassen | 4.8 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 31 | 8.8 | 1.0 | - | - | 24.8 | 30.6 |
| Corey Flintoff | 4.8 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 52 | 6.4 | 0.5 | - | - | 16.6 | 23.0 |
| Glenton Stuurman | 4.8 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 31 | 8.8 | 0.0 | - | - | 14.8 | 22.6 |
Keith Dudgeon KEN
39.3 runs
181.8 D11
141.9 PP
Ben Sanderson NOR
18.7 runs
139.9 D11
109.6 PP
Calvin Harrison NOR
46.3 runs
139.8 D11
102.8 PP
Saif Zaib NOR
74.4 runs
139.2 D11
86.8 PP
Ben Compton KEN
80.5 runs
138.7 D11
85.2 PP
Rob Keogh NOR
64.0 runs
136.7 D11
89.0 PP
Harry Conway NOR
4.9 wkts
136.5 D11
112.3 PP
David Willey NOR
36.8 runs
135.5 D11
95.6 PP
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STATZ
NOR
vs
KEN
OPTIMAL
County Championship Division Two • Thu, 27 Aug • 10:00
Projected Points
1760PTS
Rating
100/100
Wicket-Keepers
R. Vasconcelos
112.2 pts
Batters
B. Compton
133.3 pts
D. Bell-Drummond
128.2 pts
S. Northeast
114.1 pts
All-Rounders
VC
S. Zaib
144.2 pts
C. Harrison
143 pts
L. Procter
138.6 pts
J. Broad
137.7 pts
Bowlers
C
K. Dudgeon
179.2 pts
B. Sanderson
141.1 pts
H. Conway
137.1 pts
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NOR
vs
KEN
AGGRESSIVE
County Championship Division Two • Thu, 27 Aug • 10:00
Projected Points
1720PTS
Rating
100/100
Wicket-Keepers
R. Vasconcelos
112.2 pts
Batters
D. Bell-Drummond
128.2 pts
B. Compton
133.3 pts
S. Northeast
114.1 pts
All-Rounders
C. Harrison
143 pts
L. Procter
138.6 pts
M. Milnes
122.8 pts
C
S. Zaib
144.2 pts
Bowlers
VC
K. Dudgeon
179.2 pts
B. Sanderson
141.1 pts
L. Guthrie
129.7 pts
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NOR
vs
KEN
SAFE
County Championship Division Two • Thu, 27 Aug • 10:00
Projected Points
1661PTS
Rating
100/100
Wicket-Keepers
R. Vasconcelos
112.2 pts
Batters
B. Compton
133.3 pts
D. Bell-Drummond
128.2 pts
S. Northeast
114.1 pts
All-Rounders
C
S. Zaib
144.2 pts
VC
C. Harrison
143 pts
L. Procter
138.6 pts
G. Stewart
124 pts
Bowlers
B. Sanderson
141.1 pts
H. Conway
137.1 pts
L. Guthrie
129.7 pts
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NOR
vs
KEN
TOSS HEDGE
County Championship Division Two • Thu, 27 Aug • 10:00
Projected Points
1758PTS
Rating
100/100
Wicket-Keepers
C. Benjamin
104.9 pts
Batters
VC
B. Compton
144 pts
D. Bell-Drummond
137.9 pts
S. Northeast
123 pts
All-Rounders
C. Harrison
136.6 pts
S. Zaib
134.2 pts
J. Broad
131.1 pts
G. Stewart
131 pts
Bowlers
C
K. Dudgeon
184.3 pts
B. Sanderson
138.6 pts
H. Conway
135.9 pts
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Why this team
- Pace-friendly ground (344 par) - seam bowlers boosted; favour top-order stacks against the new ball.
- Slight bat-first edge (57% over last 14 games) - minor lean toward the side batting first.
- Captain pick: Keith Dudgeon (179.2 pts) - 24% projection edge over the next-best pick.
- Stacks NOR heavily (7 of 11) - more of their players grade as fantasy-relevant tonight; even out if you fancy KEN's XI to outperform projections.
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County Ground, Northampton
Full ground stats →The last 24 FirstClass matches here average 1025 total runs with a 50.2% boundary rate and 6.5 sixes a match. Seamers concede 3.40 an over against spin's 3.40, and batting first pays: 57% of winners set the target.
Balanced pitch
1025
avg total
344
1st inn avg
6.5
sixes
57%
bat 1st wins
50.2%
boundary
Seam econ3.40
Spin econ3.40
Based on the last 24 FirstClass matches at this venue (since Apr 2022). 1 rain-affected match excluded.
Last 5 matches here
Match
1st inn
2nd inn
Total
NOR vs GLO
12 Jun 2026
465/10 (117.5)
268/10 (86.1)
1311
NOR vs WOR
01 May 2026
306/10 (79.1)
597/7 (152)
1017
NOR vs MID
17 Apr 2026
341/10 (88.5)
409/10 (111.4)
1103
NOR vs LAN
03 Apr 2026
384/10 (106.3)
258/10 (81.4)
836
NOR vs LEI
24 Sep 2025
429/10 (107.5)
189/10 (57.2)
1211
NOR at this ground
6
WON
9
LOST
Avg score 27.1 · high 172
Top scorer Rob Keogh 1117
Top bowler Ben Sanderson 40 wkts
Top scorer Rob Keogh 1117
Top bowler Ben Sanderson 40 wkts
KEN at this ground
2
WON
0
LOST
Avg score 40.4 · high 300
Top scorer Daniel Bell-Drummond 399
Top bowler Grant Stewart 6 wkts
Top scorer Daniel Bell-Drummond 399
Top bowler Grant Stewart 6 wkts
Conditions
23°C · Partly Cloudy
Wind 3.7 km/h · 61% humidity
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Six factor 1.04x · Four factor 1.06x, applied to every player projection.
Top performers in this fixture
from 7 H2H meetings
NOR in form
KEN in form
Pro · Player projections
Nathan McSweeney projected 78.4 runs at 53 SR.
Predicted XIs based on each side's last completed match. Confirmed lineups usually land ~30 min before the toss — this page updates automatically.
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Who is playing in Northamptonshire vs Kent?
Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, Northamptonshire are likely to field Ricardo Vasconcelos, Luke Procter, Gus Miller, Calvin Harrison and 8 more, and Kent Ben Dawkins, Ben Compton, Sam Northeast, Daniel Bell-Drummond and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.
Who leads the Northamptonshire vs Kent head-to-head record?
Kent lead 3–1 from 7 matches.
What is Northamptonshire's current form in 2026?
Northamptonshire have won 3 and lost 2 from 8 matches in 2026, averaging 402.3 runs per match.
What is Kent's current form in 2026?
Kent have won 4 and lost 1 from 8 matches in 2026, averaging 295.9 runs per match.
Where is Northamptonshire vs Kent being played?
Northamptonshire vs Kent is being played at County Ground on 27 Aug 2026 at 15:30 IST.
Who are the top run-scorers in Northamptonshire vs Kent head-to-head matches?
The top run-scorers in Northamptonshire vs Kent H2H are Daniel Bell-Drummond (620 runs), Luke Procter (414 runs), Tawanda Muyeye (357 runs).
Who are the top wicket-takers in Northamptonshire vs Kent head-to-head matches?
The top wicket-takers in Northamptonshire vs Kent H2H are Ben Sanderson (10 wkts), Matthew Quinn (10 wkts), Grant Stewart (10 wkts).
Who are the top 2026 run-scorers for Northamptonshire and Kent?
The leading run-scorers in 2026 are Ricardo Vasconcelos (499 runs), Saif Zaib (454 runs), James Sales (454 runs).
Who are the top 2026 wicket-takers for Northamptonshire and Kent?
The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are Ben Sanderson (27 wkts), Keith Dudgeon (22 wkts), Harry Conway (21 wkts).
Where are Northamptonshire and Kent in the standings?
Northamptonshire are 3rd with 72 points and Kent are 2nd with 88 points.
What is the pitch like at County Ground?
At County Ground, 64.5% of wickets fall to seam and 31.9% to spin. The average match total is 1,003.1 runs with a first-innings average of 337.0. There are an average of 6.3 sixes per match and teams batting first have won 53.3% of matches.
What is Northamptonshire's record at County Ground?
Northamptonshire have won 6 and lost 9 from 25 matches at County Ground.
What is Kent's record at County Ground?
Kent have won 2 and lost 0 from 3 matches at County Ground.
What is the weather forecast at County Ground for Northamptonshire vs Kent?
The forecast at County Ground for Northamptonshire vs Kent is Partly Cloudy, 23°C, humidity 61%, wind 3.7 km/h.