The 31-year-old will be returning to Kent, where he made an impact across all formats from 2019-2022, and was a part of the Kent Spitfires side that won the 2021 Vitality Blast.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In all, Milnes took 193 wickets in 94 appearances during his first stint as a Kent player, and was awarded Kent Men\u2019s Cap no. 220 in September 2021.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The right-armer was named the Club\u2019s Bowler of the Year for 2021, the year in which Kent Spitfires were crowned Vitality Blast champions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After leaving the club to join Yorkshire at the end of the 2022 season, he now returns to Kent after 41 wickets in 20 appearances for the White Rose.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On returning to Kent from the 2026 season, Milnes said, \u201cI absolutely loved playing for Kent the first time around and I\u2019ll always be proud of being a capped Kent cricketer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to come back to Kent and join this new project under Adam Hollioake. I\u2019m ready to get going in a Kent shirt again next year. Once a Spitfire, always a Spitfire!\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On returning to Kent from the 2026 season, Milnes said, \u201cI absolutely loved playing for Kent the first time around and I\u2019ll always be proud of being a capped Kent cricketer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cAs we plan for the future in our ethos of producing Kent talent, his experience will also be a great boost to us, too.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n