icket ▁in ▁England ▁since ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁Mary le bone ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁( M CC ). ▁Kent ▁began ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁domin ance ▁as ▁the ▁" ch ampion ▁county ". ▁ ▁Import ant ▁matches ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁match ▁list ▁ ▁Events ▁Kent ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁Champion ▁County ▁and ▁this ▁marks ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁great ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁county ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁claimed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁eight ▁titles ▁between ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 9 . ▁Main st ays ▁of ▁the ▁Kent ▁team ▁in ▁those ▁years ▁included ▁Alfred ▁M yn n , ▁Full er ▁Pil ch , ▁Nicholas ▁Felix , ▁Ned ▁W en man ▁and ▁William ▁H illy er . ▁ ▁Le ading ▁b ats men ▁Full er ▁Pil ch ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁run sc orer ▁with ▁ 3 7 2 ▁@ ▁ 2 6 . 5 7 ▁ ▁Other ▁leading ▁b ats men ▁were : ▁E G ▁W en man , ▁E H ▁Gr im ston , ▁T ▁Box , ▁J ▁C obb ett , ▁J ▁Broad bridge , ▁G ▁Mil ly ard ▁ ▁Le ading ▁bow lers ▁William ▁L illy white ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁w icket - t aker ▁with ▁ 9 9 ▁ ▁Other ▁leading ▁bow lers ▁were : ▁S ▁Red gate , ▁J ▁C obb ett , ▁J ▁Bay ley , ▁J ▁Broad bridge , ▁J H ▁Kir wan , ▁T M ▁Adams , ▁CG ▁Taylor ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁reviews ▁ ▁Arthur ▁Hay gar th