He is a left-handed batsman who plays for Gloucestershire. Dent played for the Gloucestershire Second XI from 2007, before signing his first professional contract with the club in August 2009. Dent made his List A début in September 2009, against Nottinghamshire.
He did not bat or bowl in the match, as Gloucestershire reached their winning target of 58 runs with nine wickets to spare.
Dent played in nearly all of Gloucestershire"s games for 2013, averaging 45.12 with the bat scoring a total of 1,128 runs, the first time he had scored 1000 runs in a season. As of 1 October 2013.
Dent played for Gloucestershire at Under-15 and Under-17 level as a member of their academy squad, while playing club cricket for Thornbury in the West of England Premier League.