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Kent 261 v Derbyshire 32/1 (11.0 ov) - Derbyshire trail by 229 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
Derbyshire had a fantastic day against Kent with their bowlers pulverising the opposition by restricting them on a total of 261 in the first innings, at St http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canterbury-c775.
Derbyshire now trail by 229 runs with nine wickets remaining, in the ongoing County Championship Division Two tournament, at stumps on the first day of the four-day contest.
The day began with Kent winning the toss and choosing to bat first, aiming to muster a big total on the board.
However, after an opening stand of only 19 runs, the batting side lost their first wicket with skipper, RWT Key, getting caught behind off ML Turner after scoring nine runs.
On the final delivery of the 16th overs, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-Lennox-James-c44309 Blake, who had come in at number-three also hit the showers after scoring only a run.
With two wickets down for 34, Kent needed a strong batting response in order to subdue the opposition. Nonetheless, with 59 runs on the scoreboard, the side suffered the demise of their third wicket with SA Northeast falling after jabbing a knock of 37 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BP-Nash-c1183 and MJ Powell then steered their team to a score of 73, before Derbyshire, made another breakthrough by dismissing Nash, who fell after hitting a knock of 17 runs. The batsman was trapped in front of stumps by Groenewald, becoming the bowler’s second wicket of the day.
Later with five wickets down for 93, Powell and GO Jones forged a face saving partnership by racing the score to 139 runs.
With things almost slipping out of their hands, Derbyshire struck again by dismissing Powell, who found his way back to the pavilion after hammering 37 runs.
While Jones exhibited fantastic touch with the bat, MT http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Coles-c51379 and M Davies supported the batsman by hammering 24 and 25 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217 was the ninth wicket to fall after he smashed an impressive innings of 80 runs.
Derbyshire’s TD Groenewald was the ace bowler for taking three wickets in the first innings.
Derbyshire then clobbered a total of 32 runs for the loss of one wicket by the end of the day with skipper, WL Madsen, standing unbeaten on 21 alongside WJ Durston on a tally of eleven.
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