Essex v Kent - Friends Life T20 - South Group – Essex hammer 158 runs – First Innings Update
Essex 158/6 (20/20 ov) – Kent won the toss and chose to field
In the Friends Life T20 match between Essex and Kent, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 to bat first on a seaming track at County Ground, Chelmsford.
However, instead of causing great problems for the batting side, Kent bowlers got hammered for 158 runs.
Essex had an unimpressive start to their innings as they lost the services of opening batsman ML Pettini (2) with only six runs on the board, as the batsman found his way off the field without putting much of a fight.
It was then the partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JEC-Franklin-c1684 and GR Napier that saved the day for Essex, as the duo steadfast and hammered the bowlers in order to maintain a steady flow of runs.
The batting side knew that in order for them to leave an impression, it was vital to bolster a staggering total on the board by the end of the innings.
Finally with 59 runs on the board, Kent struck for the second time as they nabbed the wicket of Franklin, who had his stumps obliterated on a delivery bowled by AJ Ball. The batsman managed to amass an innings of 39 runs off 41 deliveries before his demise.
With 66 runs on the scorecard, Napier lost his wicket on a run out after jabbing a knock of 20 runs.
Ten runs later, Ball struck again by grabbing the wicket of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338, who departed after smashing a 12-run knock.
With wickets falling like http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Berg-c1457, these were desperate times for the batting side, but the arrival of skipper, JS Foster, turned the tables around as he batted a well-tamed knock of 51 runs to steer his team towards a favourable total which would give his opponents a run of their money.
In the end, the side managed to post a stinging total with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-Lennox-James-c44309 Wheater unbeaten on 12 and MA Comber on nil as Essex now aim to defend the total by exhibiting a commendable bowling performance.
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