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Director of cricket Simon Cook thinks Kent’s ground at Beckenham is a trump card in their hopes for a tier-one women’s team. Kent confirmed their intention to submit a bid to the England & Wales Cricket Board to become one of eight counties with a professional women’s team from the 2025 season ahead of this summer. Kent have the most successful women’s county side in England and Wales, with 10 league championships and five T20 titles. Cook believes the county have “a strong bid” in the tender process because of their ready-to-go second home. He said: “You don’t enter a bid process to lose or t…

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