Kent v Sussex - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group C – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852 prevail by nine wickets – Live Score and Update
Kent 210/5 (40/40 ov) v Sussex 211/1 (30.0/40 ov) - Sussex won by 9 wickets (with 60 balls remaining)
In the Group C match of the ongoing Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament, Sussex won their match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canterbury-c775.
Kent chose to bat first on winning the toss, but had a reeking start to their innings, losing their first wicket with only ten runs on the board.
The partnership between skipper RWT Key and SA Northeast halted the bowling side from getting carried away, as the duo steered the side to a tally of 63, before Sussex earned their second wicket of the day on the demise of Key, who faltered after scoring a knock of 40 off 55.
Northeast then forged a daunting partnership alongside DI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stevens-c91368, with the pair taking the score to 83, before he was sent back to the pavilion by WAT Beer on a knock of 21 off 35.
This was Sussex’s moment to make a strong comeback in the match, but Stevens and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BP-Nash-c1183 took the game away by initiating a remorseless batting onslaught.
The two batsmen took the score to 125, before Stevens was run out after smashing a brilliant knock of 32.
Nash was then joined by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-Lennox-James-c44309 Blake and Kent continued their batting offensive, taking the score to 153, before AJ Blake became the fifth wicket of the day, faltering after scoring 15 off 17 balls.
Kent played out their 40 overs with Nash unbeaten on 51 and wicketkeeper/batsman GO http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217 standing on 37 runs.
Sussex made a resilient start to their run chase, with openers CD Nash and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LJ-Wright-c1841 smacking a stand of 59 before Nash became the only wicket to fall from his side. The batsman was clean-bowled by DI Stevens after hammering 20 runs.
Wright and MJ Prior then overpowered the opposition, denying the bowlers any success, as they reached the target in 30 overs with Player of the Match Wright on 101 and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Prior-c1984 having scored 78 runs.
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