Regional brewer Shepherd Neame is strengthening the bowler's arm at Kent County Cricket Club with a £400,000 three-year sponsorship package. It has lined up its leading premium ale Spitfire as the brand sponsor of the club's championship-winning Norwich Union league one-day side. And Holsten Export, which the Kent brewer produces under licence and sells on draught to pubs, will be backing the four-day county championship side. MD Robert Neame said: "Spitfire has had a record year and is the fastest growing cask bitter in the UK and a top three brand in the take home premium ale market." {{DRINKS }}