http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kent-c802 v Leicestershire: County Championship Division Two – Kent’s First Innings Recap
Leicestershire were bowled out for 257 runs against Kent on day-one in a County Championship Division Two match at the Grace Road, Leicester in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011.
Although the first inning total of the hosts was a good one, they would have liked to get a few more runs in the end, especially after their skipper Claude Henderson opted to bat first at the toss.
However, Leicestershire had lost 7 wickets for 166 runs on the board and were threatened to be bowled out within 200. The team would have been pleased with the recovery towards the end of the innings, which guided them past 250.
Kent would have sniffed an opportunity of taking a solid first innings lead, but the team had to bat extremely well in order to do so. The pitch was good for batting but still had some assistance for the bowlers.
The start to the visitors’ innings was a disastrous one, losing a couple of wickets early. The team’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Key-c2349 was unable to make an impression, getting out for a duck in the very first over of the innings.
Just a few runs later, first-drop Sam Northeast was also sent back to the pavilion without troubling the scorers, leaving Kent at 10/2.
However, the innings was given some sort of momentum by opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-van-Jaarsveld-c74944. The pair gathered 37 runs for the third wicket partnership before the former gave his wicket away.
The stylish opening batsman was looking impressive, collecting 31 runs off 52 balls with the help of six boundaries. He would have been disappointed though, nit being able to convert his start into a big one.
The pressure had shifted right back on the visitors, as they had lost three wickets for 47 runs. However, a solid century partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stevens-c91368 guided the team into a very strong position.
Both batsmen played with patience and collected 114 runs for the fourth wicket partnership. Stevens was the more aggressive of the two, as he scored 67 runs off 85 balls with the help of 11 boundaries. The partnership was eventually broken by his wicket.
Van Jaarsveld played a steady innings, but was unable to convert it into a big one. He played extremely well though and ended up with 60 runs with the help of nine boundaries.
Just one run later after the downfall of the South African, Pakistan’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Ball-c41883, who got out after scoring 1 and 0 respectively.
Five wickets had fallen in a span of 21 runs, putting the Kent side under immense pressure. The lower-order failed to cop up with the situation, as the team was all out for 219.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807, picking up an impressive five-wicket haul.
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