By Paul Eddison

Leader: Matt Walker is confident Kent can shine in the absence of Sam Northeast, this season

IT WAS a case of what might have been for Kent in 2017 but Matt Walker is confident the county has the overseas firepower to be a force this season.
While the loss of Sam Northeast has been the most notable off-season development at Canterbury, Paul Downton is now settled as the new director of cricket with Walker continuing as head coach.
And in South African Heino Kuhn, Kiwi duo Matt Henry and Adam Milne, and Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis, Kent have recruited ambitiously...