A similar organisation was formed at Maidstone in 1859 and, in 1870, these two amalgamated to create the present county club.
[1] Like the Kent county teams formed by earlier organisations, including the old Town Malling club, the county club has always been classified as a top-class team.
Note that many players represented other teams besides Kent.
Current players are shown as active to the latest year in which they played for the club.
[3] The list excludes Second XI and other players who did not play for the club's first team.