All the talk ahead of The Pears' County Championship clash with Sussex at New Road was about the debut of Smith, who will most certainly be a key player for the Aussies in the forthcoming Ashes Series in the summer.

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Ben Compton and Zak Crawley started the County Championship season with big scores as Kent beat Northamptonshire by seven wickets at Canterbury.

Source: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/sport/sports-review-of-the-year-298993/

Berbice Women's team after winning the 2023 Super50 Inter County Championship.

Source: https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2023/04/10/grimmond-leads-berbice-to-2023-senior-womens-inter-county-super50-title/

He again hit the 50-wicket mark in the County Championship last year but also starred in The Hundred final with four for 18 to help Trent Rockets win the title.

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The club’s first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman in County Championship Division 1 for 2023, 28-year-old Finch has committed to stay until at least the end of the 2025 season.

Source: https://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/sport/wicketkeeper-signs-new-kent-deal-298542/

Will the County Championship season follow the same schedule in 2024?

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