Derbyshire v Kent - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group C – Kent win the rain affected game – Live Score and Update
Derbyshire 62/5 (14/14 ov) v Kent 68/1 (10.5/14 ov) - Kent won by 9 wickets (with 19 balls remaining) (D/L method)
Tuesday, July 31: Fans witnessed their home team Derbyshire go down by nine wickets against Kent in the Group C match of the ongoing Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament, at County Ground, Derby.
The 40-over game, was however, shortened into a 14 over contest due to rain. Kent chose to field first after winning the toss, as they wanted to humble the batting side on a small total.
After restricting their opposition on a tally of 62 runs, Kent needed a steady batting performance to overcome the required target.
Openers, SW Billings and RWT Key launched a ruthless batting offensive right from the word go, destabilizing the opposition’s bowling attack.
Derbyshire needed early wickets to put pressure on Kent, a task in which they failed miserably, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802’s opening duo ran wild and smacked the bowlers remorselessly all around the park.
After conceding 39 runs, Derbyshire managed to grab their first wicket when ML Turner had Key caught behind by Poynton. The batsman found his way back to the dressing room after scoring 17 runs off 10 deliveries.
Billings was then joined by SA Northeast, and the two batsmen forged a match winning partnership, guiding their team across the finish line in 10.5 overs. Billings jabbed a knock of 28 runs and SA Northeast hammered 22 runs off 25 deliveries.
Earlier, Kent gave a decent bowling performance by restricting the opposition from amassing a huge total.
The bowlers kept taking wickets at regular intervals, which exerted pressure on the upcoming batsmen.
From Kent, DI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stevens-c91368, was the best bowler as he conceded only three runs in his two overs and secured two wickets.
For Derbyshire, ML Turner was their only successful bowler and in the batting department, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Lee-Langer-c69712 Clare was the better man for hammering 11 runs off just three deliveries. His innings included a boundary and a six, as he stayed unbeaten.
Wednesday’s fixture includes the Group B match between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851, at Nottingham.
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