Kent v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Leicestershire-c807: County Championship Division Two – Leicestershire’s Second Innings Recap
Leicestershire had gained a first innings lead of 38 runs against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 on Wednesday, August 3, 2011.
The hosts bounced back very strongly in the match, as Kent were in a strong position at one stage of their innings. The team had reached 161 runs, losing just three batsmen and looked to end up with a solid lead.
However, the visitors were bowled out for 219 runs in the end, courtesy a superb spell of bowling from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jigar-Naik-c1694, who captured five wickets in the innings.
The pitch had become easier for batting and it was a very good opportunity for the Leicestershire batsmen to take a solid overall lead in the match. The start for the team was a solid one, as opener Will Jefferson and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Boyce-c1924 constructed a half-century
partnership at the top of the order.
The pair put together 72 runs for the first wicket before Jefferson was finally dismissed. The seasoned campaigner would have liked to covert his start into a big one, but got out after scoring 37 runs with the help of three fours and one massive six.
Leicestershire’s first-drop http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Greg-Smith-c1508 was unable to make an impression for the second time in the match, as he was sent back to the pavilion after adding 17 runs to the total.
Boyce missed out on a half-century by 2 runs, as he was dismissed after collecting 48 runs. The opening batsman did a decent job for his side, but would have been happy to stay out longer.
The next two wickets to fall in the hosts’ innings were http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Joshua-Cobb-c1739 and Wayne White. Both batsmen got starts to their respective outings, but failed to make most of them. They ended up with 17 and 14 respectively.
The home team was in a spot of bother with 5 wickets down for 148 runs on the board. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tom-New-c2702 rescued the team out of trouble with a century stand.
The pair collected 104 runs before Thakor was dismissed. The middle-order player ended up with 34 runs for his side.
New was the next man to be dismissed in the innings after contributing a solid 76 runs to the total with the help of 10 boundaries.
Leicestershire’s innings was declared at 289/9 with the team’s overall lead of 327 runs in the match.
Kent’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Ball-c41883, who dismissed three batsmen in the day.
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