Departing Kent all-rounder Darren Stevens hopes Royal London One-Day Cup final is not his last match for the side

Darren Stevens hopes Kent’s Royal London One-Day Cup final this weekend is not his last match for the side.

The popular all-rounder has played an integral part in their successful one-day cup campaign this summer.

The 46-year-old - set to depart Kent at the end of the season - has not played a County Championship game since May.

With just two more red-ball fixtures to come this year, the showdown at Trent Bridge could be his Kent swansong after a glittering spell in Canterbury.

But Stevens said: “I hope not. There’s always still a chance and hope.

“I came in and bowled for 40 minutes or so at Jack Leaning on Monday with a red ball and I’ll probably do the same for the rest of the week, just in case there’s a slim chance of me playing next week down at Hampshire. My name’s in the hat.

“I have told them [Kent’s management team] I still want to get picked. Fingers crossed I’ll get picked but, if not, let’s just try and get the win on Saturday.”

Stevens has twice won the T20 Blast competition at Kent, first in 2007 and again last year, and will now get the opportunity to help the Spitfires claim a 50-over tournament success.

The cup competition - which has had various different guises over the years - hasn’t been won by Kent since 1974.

“It would be unbelievable," said Stevens. "Winning trophies is our job, isn’t it? We are professional cricketers and our job is to win games of cricket to put us into contention to win trophies.

“Winning in 2007 was amazing - although I’d only been at the club a couple of years. We had only won one Blast title, and then doing that again last year was phenomenal.

“But I think the one that will haunt me is not winning the County Championship with Kent. I was involved - I didn’t play - but I was