Kent vs Worcestershire - Preview, Predictions & H2H · County Championship Division Two
KENKent
10:00 AM
WORWorcestershire
County Championship Division Two · Division 2
The Statz verdict
Worcestershire lead this head-to-head 2–0. The season batting edge is WOR's, 310.9 runs per game vs 295.9, while WOR's attack takes 9.1 wickets a match, the better bowling unit.
Head-to-head record
3 meetings · 2024–20261 draw
Season comparison
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Projected win probability
toss pending · blend of both scenariosPlayer projections
expected XI · per-player output| Kent | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Compton | 70.9 | 159 | 45 | 8.8 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.5 | - | - | 75.6 | 122.6 |
| Ben Dawkins | 52.6 | 114 | 46 | 7.1 | 0.5 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 56.5 | 96.7 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | 55.9 | 102 | 55 | 7.4 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 6 | 2.6 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 66.4 | 107.1 |
| Sam Northeast | 60.6 | 114 | 53 | 7.4 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 0.8 | - | 0.1 | 68.1 | 108.1 |
| Harry Finch | 42.7 | 87 | 49 | 5.7 | 0.1 | - | - | - | - | 1.5 | - | 0.1 | 57.4 | 86.2 |
| Chris Benjamin | 57.8 | 106 | 55 | 6.3 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.4 | - | - | 72.1 | 107.2 |
| Ekansh Singh | 42.7 | 82 | 52 | 5.4 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 1.0 | 37 | 4.3 | 0.1 | - | - | 63.0 | 98.7 |
| Grant Stewart | 44.0 | 55 | 80 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 21.3 | 1.6 | 64 | 3.0 | 0.3 | - | - | 78.8 | 118.5 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 35.6 | 70 | 51 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 26.3 | 4.6 | 90 | 3.4 | 0.9 | - | - | 136.1 | 173.1 |
| Matt Milnes | 17.7 | 38 | 46 | 2.4 | 0.2 | 26.9 | 3.7 | 81 | 3.0 | 0.2 | - | - | 93.6 | 119.1 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 8.5 | 13 | 64 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 77 | 5.7 | 0.0 | - | - | 68.6 | 86.0 |
| Matt Parkinson | 10.8 | 39 | 28 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 34.0 | 2.4 | 116 | 3.4 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 60.5 | 78.1 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (17 more) | ||||||||||||||
| Joey Evison | 42.1 | 85 | 50 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 17.8 | 1.7 | 56 | 3.2 | 0.4 | - | - | 79.9 | 115.6 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | 56.6 | 86 | 66 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 8 | 2.9 | 1.3 | - | - | 70.4 | 109.8 |
| Joe Denly | 48.2 | 87 | 55 | 8.3 | 0.5 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 32 | 4.1 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 56.8 | 101.8 |
| Zak Crawley | 50.9 | 80 | 64 | 7.6 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 0.9 | - | - | 59.6 | 98.6 |
| James Philip Arthur Taylor | 7.4 | 12 | 63 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 18.3 | 3.4 | 80 | 4.4 | 0.3 | - | - | 78.1 | 95.8 |
| Matthew Quinn | 12.0 | 24 | 50 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 26.6 | 2.9 | 71 | 2.7 | 0.3 | - | 0.0 | 73.4 | 94.0 |
| Sam Billings | 34.3 | 64 | 53 | 4.1 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 2.7 | - | 0.1 | 61.2 | 81.2 |
| Jaydn Denly | 36.1 | 64 | 57 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 0.5 | 30 | 4.1 | 0.5 | - | - | 51.3 | 78.8 |
| Bertie Foreman | 8.8 | 19 | 46 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.4 | 0.9 | 62 | 5.4 | 3.0 | - | - | 57.1 | 61.8 |
| Jaskaran Singh | 8.4 | 26 | 32 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 19.8 | 1.9 | 89 | 4.5 | 0.2 | - | - | 47.9 | 61.7 |
| Michael Cohen | 10.2 | 30 | 34 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 22.3 | 1.4 | 87 | 3.9 | 0.2 | - | - | 40.3 | 54.6 |
| Oliver Curtiss | 12.8 | 10 | 140 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 0.6 | 30 | 6.9 | 0.5 | - | - | 29.1 | 41.4 |
| Senuran Muthusamy | 16.5 | 13 | 135 | 1.4 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 19.5 | 33.8 |
| Thomas Stewart Rogers | 9.2 | 7 | 130 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 29 | 8.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 22.2 | 33.6 |
| Frederick Klaassen | 4.6 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 29 | 8.3 | 1.0 | - | - | 24.6 | 30.2 |
| Corey Flintoff | 4.6 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 8.1 | 0.3 | 51 | 6.3 | 0.5 | - | - | 16.2 | 22.4 |
| Glenton Stuurman | 4.6 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 29 | 8.3 | 0.0 | - | - | 14.6 | 22.2 |
| Worcestershire | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Ov | Wkts | Conc | Econ | Ct | St | RO | Perf | D11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan | 61.1 | 112 | 55 | 9.4 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 0.4 | - | 0.1 | 65.1 | 115.7 |
| Jake Libby | 60.9 | 122 | 50 | 6.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 5 | 3.0 | 0.6 | - | 0.0 | 68.8 | 107.1 |
| Brett D'Oliveira | 53.8 | 116 | 46 | 6.3 | 0.2 | 5.7 | 0.2 | 25 | 4.3 | 0.1 | - | 0.1 | 59.1 | 95.9 |
| Gareth Roderick | 56.0 | 123 | 46 | 6.1 | 0.2 | - | - | - | - | 3.7 | - | 0.1 | 93.2 | 121.7 |
| Adam Hose | 59.2 | 107 | 55 | 7.9 | 0.7 | - | - | - | - | 0.6 | - | 0.0 | 65.5 | 110.4 |
| Ethan Brookes | 54.4 | 109 | 50 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 1.0 | 36 | 3.1 | 1.2 | - | 0.1 | 87.5 | 130.0 |
| Matthew Waite | 51.0 | 95 | 54 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 20.9 | 2.5 | 57 | 2.7 | 0.3 | - | - | 103.1 | 144.2 |
| Tom Taylor | 29.3 | 57 | 51 | 3.6 | 0.3 | 28.4 | 3.9 | 82 | 2.9 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 109.4 | 142.4 |
| Beyers Swanepoel | 34.5 | 48 | 72 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 28.9 | 3.1 | 85 | 3.0 | 0.1 | - | - | 98.4 | 137.4 |
| Ben Allison | 26.1 | 58 | 45 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 25.0 | 3.1 | 69 | 2.8 | 0.5 | - | 0.0 | 92.8 | 121.6 |
| Fateh Singh | 16.5 | 26 | 64 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 18.2 | 1.8 | 88 | 4.8 | 0.7 | - | - | 59.9 | 77.8 |
| ▾ Full squad projections (13 more) | ||||||||||||||
| George Drissell | 32.2 | 71 | 46 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 27.8 | 1.8 | 91 | 3.3 | 0.7 | - | - | 74.4 | 101.6 |
| Ben Gibbon | 30.4 | 52 | 58 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 21.5 | 1.6 | 77 | 3.6 | 0.5 | - | 0.1 | 67.6 | 95.4 |
| Oliver Hannon-Dalby | 5.5 | 25 | 22 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 28.7 | 3.3 | 73 | 2.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 74.2 | 90.8 |
| Rob Jones | 39.8 | 76 | 52 | 5.8 | 0.3 | - | - | - | - | 1.6 | - | - | 55.3 | 84.3 |
| Rehaan Edavalath | 38.6 | 66 | 58 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 7.3 | 0.4 | - | - | 52.1 | 83.3 |
| Kashif Ali | 45.7 | 94 | 49 | 5.8 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 7 | 4.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.0 | 49.0 | 82.2 |
| Adam Finch | 14.0 | 37 | 37 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 21.0 | 2.3 | 79 | 3.8 | 0.1 | - | - | 60.1 | 78.7 |
| Jack Home | 27.7 | 54 | 51 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 42 | 5.7 | 0.7 | - | - | 47.9 | 70.5 |
| Isaac Mohammed | 29.2 | 23 | 135 | 2.7 | 1.1 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 39.2 | 59.4 |
| Harry Darley | 7.3 | 35 | 21 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 42 | 5.9 | 0.5 | - | - | 32.3 | 39.8 |
| Sikandar Raza | 10.4 | 8 | 130 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 7.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 23.4 | 35.6 |
| Henry Cullen | 10.4 | 8 | 130 | 0.9 | 0.4 | - | - | - | - | 1.0 | - | - | 20.4 | 28.3 |
| Usama Mir | 5.2 | 5 | 110 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 26 | 7.3 | 0.3 | - | 0.2 | 18.2 | 27.0 |
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- Captain pick: Keith Dudgeon (174.8 pts) - 23% projection edge over the next-best pick.
- Slight WOR edge (6-5) - marginally more of their players grade as fantasy-relevant; flip the balance if you back KEN's XI more.
Small League: safe floor picks.
Grand League: higher-variance ceiling.
All re-run when XIs confirm.
Venue not yet announced
Ground stats will appear once the venue is confirmed
Top performers in this fixture
from 3 H2H meetings
KEN in form
WOR in form
Full squads
Who is playing in Kent vs Worcestershire?
Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, Kent are likely to field Ben Dawkins, Ben Compton, Sam Northeast, Daniel Bell-Drummond and 7 more, and Worcestershire Daniel Lategan, Jake Libby, Gareth Roderick, Beyers Swanepoel and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.
Who leads the Kent vs Worcestershire head-to-head record?
Worcestershire lead 2–0 from 3 matches.
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.
What is Worcestershire's current form in 2026?
Worcestershire have won 3 and lost 3 from 8 matches in 2026, averaging 310.9 runs per match.
Where is Kent vs Worcestershire being played?
Kent vs Worcestershire is being played on 2 Sep 2026 at 15:30 IST.
Who are the top run-scorers in Kent vs Worcestershire head-to-head matches?
The top run-scorers in Kent vs Worcestershire H2H are Gareth Roderick (220 runs), Brett D'Oliveira (205 runs), Adam Hose (204 runs).
Who are the top wicket-takers in Kent vs Worcestershire head-to-head matches?
The top wicket-takers in Kent vs Worcestershire H2H are Joe Leach (9 wkts), Joey Evison (6 wkts), Matt Parkinson (6 wkts).
Who are the top 2026 run-scorers for Kent and Worcestershire?
The leading run-scorers in 2026 are Ben Dawkins (428 runs), Gareth Roderick (421 runs), Brett D'Oliveira (410 runs).
Who are the top 2026 wicket-takers for Kent and Worcestershire?
The leading wicket-takers in 2026 are Keith Dudgeon (22 wkts), Tom Taylor (21 wkts), Beyers Swanepoel (14 wkts).
Where are Kent and Worcestershire in the standings?
Kent are 2nd with 88 points and Worcestershire are 5th with 64 points.