Walker awarded benefit in 2008

Kent have announced that Matthew Walker has been awarded a benefit for 2008. Walker, 33, joined the staff in 1992 and made his county debut in 1994, receiving his cap in 2000.

He captained England Under-19 to Pakistan in 1991-92 and still holds the record for the highest ever individual score by a Kent batsman at Canterbury (275 against Somerset in 1996).