Half-way through the 2007 NZNBL season, Kench signed to play for the Wollongong Hawks of the Australian NBL for the 2007–08 season.
hˈæfwˈeɪ θɹuː ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən ˌɛnzˌiːˈɛnbˌiːˈɛl sˈiːzən, kˈɛntʃ sˈaɪnd tə plˈeɪ fɚðə wˈoʊlɔŋɡˌɔŋ hˈɔːks ʌvðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ˌɛnbˌiːˈɛl fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən zˈiəɹoʊ ˈeɪt sˈiːzən.