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Kent Cricket fixtures 2023: Kent start County Championship season at home to Northamptonshire on April 6

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Kent will start the 2023 season with a home County Championship Division 1 match against Northamptonshire. The four-day season opener will take place at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, over the Easter weekend, from Thursday, April 6.

Kent will play six County Championship games over a seven-week period in April and May. Canterbury will host Essex from April 20 and Hampshire from May 11.

Matt Walker’s men will also be hoping for some capital gains in the opening block of fixtures with trips to Lord’s (April 27) and The Oval (May 18) to take on Middlesex and Surrey respectively.

Kent Spitfires start their Vitality Blast matches under the Canterbury lights against Gloucestershire on Wednesday, May 24. They then play a further six Blast matches, including four at Canterbury, over the next fortnight before squeezing in a County Championship clash with Surrey at Canterbury from Sunday, June 11.

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