Jon Kent (cricketer)

{{Short description|South African cricketer (born 1979)}}

{{For|the English cricketer|Jonathan Kent (cricketer){{!}}Jonathan Kent}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Use South African English|date=July 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Jon Kent

| image =

| country = South Africa

| fullname = Jon Carter Kent

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|05|07|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| international = true

| odidebutdate = 3 April

| odidebutyear = 2002

| odidebutagainst = Australia

| odicap = 69

| lastodidate = 6 April

| lastodiyear = 2002

| lastodiagainst = Australia

| club1 = KwaZulu-Natal

| year1 = {{nowrap|1997/98–2009/10}}

| club2 = Dolphins

| year2 = 2003/04–2010/11

| club3 = Southern Rocks

| year3 = 2011/12

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = –

| bat avg1 = –

| 100s/50s1 = –

| top score1 = –

| deliveries1 = 48

| wickets1 = 0

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 1/–

| column2 = FC

| matches2 = 101

| runs2 = 5,009

| bat avg2 = 35.77

| 100s/50s2 = 9/26

| top score2 = 178*

| deliveries2 = 10,715

| wickets2 = 158

| bowl avg2 = 32.51

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 6/77

| catches/stumpings2 = 66/–

| column3 = LA

| matches3 = 149

| runs3 = 2,900

| bat avg3 = 28.43

| 100s/50s3 = 1/20

| top score3 = 115*

| deliveries3 = 5,382

| wickets3 = 118

| bowl avg3 = 37.20

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/29

| catches/stumpings3 = 48/–

| column4 = T20

| matches4 =

| runs4 = 41

| bat avg4 = 366

| 100s/50s4 = 0/0

| top score4 = 46*

| deliveries4 = 474

| wickets4 = 27

| bowl avg4 = 22.81

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/25

| catches/stumpings4 = 10/–

| date = 26 January

| year = 2025

| source = http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/45800.html Cricinfo

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Jon Carter Kent (born 7 May 1979) is a South African former cricketer who played in two One Day Internationals in 2002. He retired from senior cricket in 2011, after being released from his Dolphins cricket team contract.{{Cite web |title=Jon Kent Profile - Cricket Player South Africa {{!}} Stats, Records, Video |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jon-kent-45800 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}