Kent Spitfires v Essex - Cricket - BBC Sport

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Kent Spitfires win by 7 wickets

ESS
KEN

Essex Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Pepper,caught Klaassen, bowled Parkinson Pepper, caught Klaassen, bowled Parkinson	28	21	11	4	1	26	133.33
Walter,caught Finch, bowled Joe Denly Walter, caught Finch, bowled Joe Denly	52	37	12	7	1	55	140.54
Cox,bowled Evison Cox, bowled Evison	6	11	6	0	0	8	54.55
Allison,caught Leaning, bowled Stewart Allison, caught Leaning, bowled Stewart	48	33	10	4	2	38	145.45
Critchley,caught Stewart, bowled Gilchrist Critchley, caught Stewart, bowled Gilchrist	12	10	3	0	1	11	120.00
Benkenstein,caught Parkinson, bowled Gilchrist Benkenstein, caught Parkinson, bowled Gilchrist	6	2	1	0	1	1	300.00
Harmer,not out Harmer, not out	12	6	0	1	0	8	200.00
Thain,not out Thain, not out	1	1	0	0	0	2	100.00
Extras, no balls 2, wides 4, byes 1, leg byes 0, total 7 Extras, no balls 2, wides 4, byes 1, leg byes 0, total 7
Total,172 for 6 20.0 overs Total,172 for 6 20.0 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Stewart	4.0	0	31	1	7	1	1	2	0	7.75
Klaassen	4.0	0	36	0	10	0	1	3	2	9.00
Joe Denly	2.0	0	25	1	4	0	0	4	1	12.50
Gilchrist	2.0	0	35	2	4	0	0	4	3	17.50
Parkinson	4.0	0	22	1	10	0	0	2	0	5.50
Evison	4.0	0	22	1	8	0	2	1	0	5.50

Fall of wicket	Batter
68 for 1 (6.5 overs)	Pepper
81 for 2 (9.1 overs)	Cox
111 for 3 (14.4 overs)	Walter
142 for 4 (17.4 overs)	Critchley
148 for 5 (17.6 overs)	Benkenstein
165 for 6 (19.2 overs)	Allison

Kent Spitfires Innings

Batter	Runs	Balls	Dots	4s	6s	Minutes	Strike Rate
Muyeye,caught Benkenstein, bowled Critchley Muyeye, caught Benkenstein, bowled Critchley	80	49	7	11	0	58	163.27
Bell-Drummond,caught Pepper, bowled Walter Bell-Drummond, caught Pepper, bowled Walter	13	14	7	2	0	20	92.86
Finch,bowled Amir Finch, bowled Amir	64	35	8	6	3	39	182.86
Joe Denly,not out Joe Denly, not out	0	3	3	0	0	7	0.00
Billings,not out Billings, not out	11	4	0	0	1	5	275.00
Extras, no balls 2, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 5 Extras, no balls 2, wides 1, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 5
Total,173 for 3 17.2 overs Total,173 for 3 17.2 overs

Bowler	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Dots	No balls	Wides	4s	6s	Economy rate
Snater	2.2	0	30	0	2	1	0	2	1	12.85
Amir	4.0	0	26	1	11	0	0	4	0	6.50
Jones	2.0	0	25	0	2	0	0	5	0	12.50
Walter	2.0	0	30	1	2	0	0	5	1	15.00
Critchley	3.0	0	18	1	6	0	0	1	0	6.00
Benkenstein	3.0	0	23	0	2	0	1	1	0	7.66
Harmer	1.0	0	19	0	0	0	0	1	2	19.00

Fall of wicket	Batter
46 for 1 (5.2 overs)	Bell-Drummond
160 for 2 (15.6 overs)	Muyeye
160 for 3 (16.2 overs)	Finch

home team, Kent Spitfires

Daniel Bell-Drummond
Tawanda Muyeye
Harry Finch
Joe Denly
Sam Billings , Captain , Wicket Keeper
Jack Leaning
Joey Evison
Grant Stewart
Fred Klaassen
Nathan Gilchrist
Matt Parkinson

away team, Essex

Michael Pepper
Paul Walter
Jordan Cox , Wicket Keeper
Charlie Allison
Matt Critchley
Luc Benkenstein
Noah Thain
Simon Harmer , Captain
Shane Snater
Mohammad Amir
Mackenzie Jones

Kent Spitfires
Essex

home team, Kent Spitfires

Daniel Bell-Drummond
Tawanda Muyeye
Harry Finch
Joe Denly
Sam Billings , Captain , Wicket Keeper
Jack Leaning
Joey Evison
Grant Stewart
Fred Klaassen
Nathan Gilchrist
Matt Parkinson

Start Time:: 18:30
Toss:: Kent Spitfires won the toss and decided to field
Venue:: The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Canterbury
Officials:: Martin Saggers, Rob Bailey, Simon Hinks