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Kent have extended the contract of player of the year Ben Compton for the next two seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n The left-hander was the second player to pass 1,000 runs in Division One of the County Championship last season.<\/span><\/p>\n Compton was also in the Kent team that beat Lancashire by 21 runs at Trent Bridge to win the <\/span>One-Day Cup<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n “2022 has been a bit of a whirlwind, including winning a trophy, and being named player of the year by our members and supporters,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n After amassing a summer’s combined haul of 1,573 in England, the runs have continued to flow for Compton in the Logan Cup, Zimbabwe’s first-class competition.<\/span><\/p>\n He has made 453 runs in his last four innings for Mountaineers in the space of 10 days, posting new career-best scores in consecutive matches, including a maiden double century, 217, in their win against Southern Rocks in Harare.<\/span><\/p>\n Compton, whose cousin Nick played for Somerset, Middlesex and Worcestershire and won 18 Test caps for England. was also the most selected player in the <\/span>BBC Sport County Championship team of the year<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n “Nobody could have predicted how well Compo would begin his career in a Kent shirt,” said Kent director of cricket Paul Downton.<\/span><\/p>\n “But, right from the start, Ben showed us his extraordinary determination and an ability to concentrate for long periods of time in the middle.<\/span><\/p>\n “Opening the batting in England is a specialist job and he has showcased a lot of skill and discipline in successfully taking on the role.<\/span><\/p>\n‘He has a lot of skill and discipline’ – Downton<\/h3>\n