Yup, I can confirm that, in Kent, hops are 'bines'. This usually means the whole length of the growth which is cut down from the wire, laid out and then put through the stripping machine in a shed to separate the flowers, which are usually female. Willow and weather- we used to do quite well in the County Championship before T20 disrupted the season because we had about a foot less rain than Old Trafford!
Bob