This is a list of Kent County Cricket Club captains. Kent County Cricket Club was formed in 1842 and has played in the County Championship since its inception in 1890 and in List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket. The first match in which Kent have a named captain indicated on scorecards available occurred on 26–27 June 1856 when the county played the Marylebone Cricket Club at Gravesend.Scorecard – Kent v Marylebone Cricket Club in 1856, CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2016. South Norton captained the team on that occasion and throughout the period until 1870. The first official club captain was Lord Harris, who was appointed to the role in 1875.Kent County Cricket Club Timeline, Kent County Cricket Club. Retrieved 15 February 2018. As of 2026, the current club captain is batsman Daniel Bell-Drummond, who was appointed in October 2023, replacing Sam Billings.Kent: Daniel Bell-Drummond appointed as club captain to replace Sam Billings, BBC Sport, 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
In total, 34 men have been officially appointed as captain of the club. Colin Cowdrey captained the team a total of 250 times in first-class cricket and held the position for 15 years, the most of any player since the establishment of the County Championship. At times there have been multiple captains during a season and joint captains have been appointed.Reid J (ed) (2016) "Captains of Kent" in 2016 Kent County Cricket Club Annual, p. 232. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
Other players have captained the county in matches without being appointed the club captain. Peter Richardson has done so the most times in first-class matches, captaining Kent in 45 matches, including 21 matches in the 1963 season in place of official club captain Colin Cowdrey.PE Richardson as captain in first-class matches where team is Kent, Player Oracle search results, CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2016. In 2015 Sam Northeast captained the team on a number of occasions, including in all one-day matches, despite the club captain being Rob Key. Northeast captained the team after the beginning of the season even when Key was playing and succeeded him at the end of the season.Sam Northeast rising to the challenge of being Kent captain after Rob Key decided to take a short break, Kent Online, 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
Kent won their first County Championship title in 1906, under the captaincy of Cloudesley Marsham, and have won the title on a further six occasions, including one shared title in 1977. Ted Dillon won the Championship three times as captain in the period immediately before World War I. Mike Denness captained Kent to six one-day titles in the early 1970s.
Captains Below is a list of club captains appointed by Kent County Cricket Club or players who have been the sole known captain when no other has been appointed. Captains are listed in order of appointment.