Daniel Bell-Drummond gets off the mark with an edge down to third man from the fourth ball of the over.

Heino Kuhn leaves his first delivery and then guides a shot down to third man himself for a single.

One shot was pretty brainless to get out, the other was mightily unlucky.

I'll let you decide which was which...

Jack Leaning hits a couple of fours off Jamie Porter to break the shackles.

The first is streaky as he edges just past slip, the second is a thing of beauty, creamed through the off side.

10 off the over - by far Porter's most expensive of the innings.

Luke Fletcher, who scored a very handy 53 not out in Nottinghamshire's innings, is opening the bowling for the Outlaws.

Daniel Bell-Drummond dabs the first delivery down to mid off, and there is no run.

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We are just about to get started again at Trent Bridge, with umpires making their way to the wicket.

Nottinghamshire scored 255-8 from their 50 overs, so have a decent total to defend after being reduced to 23-4 early on.

Daniel Bell-Drummond and Heino Kuhn will open the batting for Kent.

Can the Spitfires put out the holders?

The winners of this match face a trip to Worcester on Sunday.

Time for a bit of spin as Simon Harmer comes into the attack.

It's another tidy one for the hosts - just four singles from it.

Notts recovered well from four down for not many in the other play-off. Yorkshire will have to do the same here.

That's a double-wicket maiden for Jamie Porter who now has 3-13 from 6 overs.

Jack Leaning and Gary Ballance will need to bat deep into this innings if Yorkshire are going to get anywhere near a competitive score.

Gary Ballance has had a stroke of luck there.

The left-hander chops Neil Wagner's second delivery past his stumps and down to the boundary.

The New Zealander is fuming. That's the first powerplay done - Essex slightly on top I'd say.

I might just start copying and pasting entries for Jamie Porter's overs.

Just the two singles come from his fifth, he has 1-13. Lovely stuff.

Meanwhile left-arm paceman Neil Wagner replaces the less economical Matt Coles for Essex.

Here's the wicket of Harry Brook in the second over.

Yorkshire have rebuilt nicely since the teenager went.

Adam Lyth is certainly timing the ball nicely but is struggling to pierce the field.

But it's another good over for the visitors - eight from it, including that four over point.

Matt Coles has been expensive - 25 have come from his four overs.

BOSH!

It's a filthy long hop from Matt Coles and Adam Lyth thwacks him over point for four.

Lyth is extremely dangerous if he gets going.

That's a bit of luck for Adam Lyth.

Jamie Porter bowls a surprising short ball and the Yorkshire opener spoons it into the air.

It goes inches over Alastair Cook at square leg and trickles to the boundary.

This is one of the reasons Yorkshire are happy to tick along at the moment.

Tom Kohler-Cadmore was pinned lbw by Jamie Porter second ball.

Just two runs come from Matt Coles' third over.

Jamie Porter is giving Yorkshire absolutely nothing.

One from the over.

Has there been a better bowler on the county circuit over the last couple of seasons? I can't think of one.

Dombacca: Outstanding knock by Fletch.

@NFFC90: After being 24-4.. Finish 255 take it.. Still don't think it's enough. But least we got something to defend.

Fabian Cowdrey
Former Kent all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

Kent have worked so hard over the last two hours to restrict Nottinghamshire to 210-220.

But the bowlers have done brilliantly for Notts to play catch-up.