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New Zealand fast bowler Matt Henry has signed a deal with Kent for the first half of the 2018 County season. The 26-year-old, who has a vast of experience in English cricket after successful spells with Worcestershire and Derbyshire over the last two years, will be available for Kent's first seven matches in the County Championship and the Royal London Cup. He has played 9 Tests, 35 ODIs and 6 T20Is for New Zealand. The right-armer pacer will be also Kent's overseas player in England's domestic 50-over competition, the One Day Cup. Henry is part of Black Cap's 12-man test squad for the upcoming series against England, which gets underway with the pink ball test at Eden Park, Auckland on March 22. Kent's campaign starts on April 13 against Gloucestershire.

Australian-born Grant Stewart has put pen to a paper on his first professional contract for Kent. The 23-year-old seamer has impressed in the second XI as joint leading wicket-taker across all formats with 29 competitive wickets and scored an unbeaten half-century with the bat. The seamer, who can bats at lower-order lineup, has also scored a century and seven 50s this season. He said : “I’ve really enjoyed my time at Kent and I’m delighted to get the opportunity to work with the first-team squad and coaches. “Becoming a full-time professional means I can dedicate more time to developing my game and I hope I can contribute to some success for the club.” Stewart is not considered as an overseas player as the all-rounder has an EU passport through his mother’s Italian ancestry.

New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne has signed the Division Two side Kent for the NatWest T20 Blast and he will also be available for the County Championship, which takes place in July and August. The 25-year-old, who recently played his first ODI in more than a year, against Ireland - will join Kent for T20 stint after the conclusion of Champions Trophy. Milne has been recalled to Black Caps’s squad for the Champions Trophy following his injury which sidelined him from all forms of cricket for almost a year. "I'm delighted to be joining Kent and working with such a talented squad pushing for promotion," he said . "The County Championship is one of the best first-class competitions in the world and I'm looking forward to getting stuck in and taking some wickets. I also can't wait to experience the atmosphere at The Spitfire Ground in the NatWest T20 Blast." Milne has played 34 one-day internationals and has claimed 67 wickets in 18 T20Is at a ...