Thursday 5 January 2017 18:13, UK
Kent have appointed club stalwart Matt Walker as their new head coach with Allan Donald as his assistant.
The 43-year-old Walker replaces Jimmy Adams, who left Kent after five seasons in charge, in October 2016.
Walker spent 16 years of his playing career at Kent, scoring more than 12,000 first-class runs and top-scored in Kent's Twenty20 Cup Final win in 2007.
He holds Kent's record individual score, with 275 not out against Somerset in 1996.
"Having grown up as a Kent player and played 16 seasons for this great county, I am extremely honoured and proud to be offered the head coach role," said Walker.
"We have an exciting and talented squad that I believe is capable of challenging across all three formats.
"I am relishing this opportunity and hope will work with Sam Northeast and Allan Donald to bring success to the club."
Former South Africa fast bowler Donald, who has worked at Warwickshire and enjoyed coaching spells with the Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England national teams, said: "I would like to thank the club for giving me this opportunity to work with this very talented group as the assistant coach.
"I look forward to working closely with Matt Walker and Sam Northeast in forming a very tight relationship as we plot our way through the season."
