Clydesdale Bank 40; Kent set up 8-wicket win over Leicestershire
An all-round performance from Martin Van Jaarsveld with 56 runs and 3 wickets bagged http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807, Martin Van Jaarsveld led his team to an eight wicket win with plenty of overs to spare.
Disciplined bowling performance led by Malinga Bandara’s 5 for 35 followed by Martin Van Jaarsveld’s 3 for 23 helped Kent to restrict the rivals to a below par total of 148 runs. Opener James Benning was the leading run scorer from Leicestershire with 37 runs off 33 balls. Six of the Leicestershire batters could not enter double figures even. In reply, Kent’s batting line-up being led by Van Jaarsveld chased the target on the first ball of 27th over at the loss of just 2 wickets.
The Leicestershire captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Coles-c51379 broke the opening partnership having Jacques du Toit trapped leg before. Du Toit scored 13 runs from 12 balls hitting two boundaries as well.
After Jacques du Toit’s dismissal, James Taylor came to the crease to join Toit’s opening partner James Benning in his assault. Both the partners played a flurry of well-timed boundaries as they added 35 runs to the team’s total for the second wicket stand. The opener departed in the 10th over while slashing Malinga Bandara to Van Jaarsveld leaving Leicestershire 75 for 2 on the board. He scored 37 runs off 33 balls. His 39 minutes stay at the crease saw him plundering six lofty boundaries and a six.
After Benning’s departure, Leicestershire kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. James Taylor and Greg Smith posted 14 runs for the third wickets partnership before Bandara sent http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 back to the pavilion in the 14th over. Taylor edged a fine delivery from Bandara into the gloves of Geraint Jones standing behind the stumps. He added 22 runs to the team’s total from 28 balls. During his 29 minutes stay at the crease, he pushed the ball thrice through the ropes.
Malinga Bandara struck back in his next over when he sacked http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joel-Pope-c1713 started his innings in a quite aggressive way hitting a boundary off Van Jaarsveld. The keeper could not add even a single more run to his account after that boundary and went back slashing Jaarsveld to James Tredwell.
Skipper Matthew Hoggard took the initiative hitting two innovative boundaries but Leicestershire kept on losing wickets at the other end. Both http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jigar-Naik-c1694 and Daniel Masters added 2 runs to the scorecard while Harry Gurney scored seven runs off 11 balls including a boundary as well. Hoggard remained not out at 17 from 22 balls as the whole team was bowled out in the 31st over for only 148. Malinga Bandara took 5 wickets conceding 35 runs in his 8 overs spell while Jaarsveld had final figures of 3 for 23 from 6.1 overs.
In reply, Kent led by Jaarsveld’s half-century chased off the target on the first ball of 27th over with 8 wickets intact. Martin van Jaarsveld was the leading run scorer with 56 off 54 followed by opener Joe Denly’s 39 from 51.
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