Batsmen dominate, as the game between Derbyshire and Kent ended in a draw
A high scoring game of the County Championship Division Two between Derbyshire and Kent ended in a draw, at the St http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013. The visitors scored 460 and 256/4 in both their innings whereas Kent managed 352 and 94/2 in their
respective outings.
Derbyshire’s skipper, Luke Sutton, decided to bat first after winning the toss, as the pitch was perfect for batting and his side piled a strong first innings total.
Centuries from Derbyshire’s opener, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Usman-Khawaja-c2729, put the team in firm control in the first innings.
Both players made most of the good batting conditions and constructed a brilliant century partnership for the second wicket. They put together 231 runs for the second wicket, guiding their team in a dominant position.
Madsen got out after scoring 140 runs from 251 balls. He struck 18 fours in his brilliant knock. Khawaja also played with effortless ease, scoring 135 runs before being sent back to the pavilion.
There was no player in the middle-order of the visitors’ innings to make a big impression and the team was all-out for 460. At one stage, it appeared as if Derbyshire would take their total past 550, but they lost their way after a few quick wickets fell.
Ashley Shaw gave a few runs away, but also bowled an attacking line and took five wickets in the innings. He got good support from, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JC-Tredwell-c1676, who also chipped in with a couple of wickets.
Kent lost a couple of quick wickets in their first innings, but the middle-order batsmen held the innings together for the hosts. Seasoned South African batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-van-Jaarsveld-c74944, top scored the innings with 95 runs. He got terrific support from the
team’s first-drop, Sam Northeast, and the wicketkeeper batsman, Geraint http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217, who scored 50 and 59 runs respectively.
Although the home team managed a decent total in their first outing, they were still 108 runs behind the opposition. The main striker for Derbyshire proved to be, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tim-Groenewald-c2670, who picked up four wickets.
Madsen continued his good run of form in the match, scoring a half-century in the second innings. He was the top scorer for his team yet again with 71 runs and got good support from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Dan-Redfern-c1306, who collected 51 and 53 respectively.
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Mahmood-c1116, was impressive with the ball in the second innings and took one wicket.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Key-c2349, remained unbeaten on 59 runs, guiding his team to safety.
Groenewald was yet again impressive with the ball and managed to dismiss one batsman in the final innings of the match.
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