The 35-year-old batsman graduated from the club's academy and has gone on to play more than 400 times for Kent across formats, making in excess of 17,000 runs in the process
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Joe Denly has extended his Kent contract until the end of the 2023 county season.
The 35-year-old batsman graduated from the club's academy and has gone on to play more than 400 times for Kent across formats, making in excess of 17,000 runs in the process.
He is set to be available for the club throughout the upcoming campaign, after falling out of favour with England, and will now remain at Kent for at least the next three seasons.
Denly said: "I’m delighted to stay at Kent and be a part of what could really be a promising future for this group.
"We have made leaps and bounds on and off the field over the past few seasons, and I’m excited to take on the challenges that this new-found belief in ourselves will bring."
Kent director of cricket Paul Downton said: "We’re delighted to see Joe put pen to paper on an extension to his already significant tenure at Kent.
"He is a model professional cricketer who sets his own high standards. Joe has become the natural leader of our batting line-up and a calming influence in the dressing room. He brought the same calmness to the England top order, particularly during the 2019 Ashes.
"Joe has a huge role to play at Kent as a proven run scorer and a mentor to our crop of talented young batsmen. I look forward to Joe being a fixture in the Kent line-up for many years to come."
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