Kent welcome Gloucestershire to The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence in the opening round of the 2017 Specsavers County Championship on Friday 7 April.

The new-look Division Two will feature ten teams battling for two promotion places with Kent aiming to repeat last year’s top-two finish and reach the top flight.

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Kent welcome neighbours Sussex to The Nevill Ground for the 2017 Tunbridge Wells Cricket Festival on Friday 26 May and face Northamptonshire at The County Ground, Beckenham on Monday 3 July.

The 166th Canterbury Cricket Week starts on Friday 4 August and includes the eagerly anticipated tour match against the West Indies, with two NatWest T20 Blast matches on successive Fridays.

The away fixture against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge starting on Monday June 26 will be a day-night fixture played with pink Dukes balls.

The campaign concludes with Kent entertaining Glamorgan at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence on Monday 25 September.

FIRST-CLASS FIXTURES (home fixtures 11am at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence unless stated)

Mar 28-30: Kent v Leeds-Bradford MCCU

Apr 7-10: Kent v Gloucestershire

Apr 21-24: Kent v Derbyshire

May 26-29: Kent v Sussex, The Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells

Jun 8-11: Kent v Durham

Jul 3-6: Kent v Northamptonshire, The County Ground, Beckenham

Aug 28-31: Kent v Leicestershire

Sep 25-28 (10.30am): Kent v Glamorgan

The Road to Lord’s in the Royal London One-Day Cup begins earlier than usual with the visit of Hampshire on Thursday 27 April and the group stage ends with a day-night derby against Essex on Wednesday 17 May.

ROYAL LONDON ONE-DAY CUP FIXTURES (home fixtures 11am at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence unless stated)