Kent vs Leicestershire – County Championship Division 2 – Coles five-for leaves Leicestershire reeling
A five-wicket haul from youngster Matt Coles ensured http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canterbury-c775, on May 23, 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Charlie-Shreck-c1232 did the early damage, wrecking the top order in a devastating early spell before Coles capitalized by rocking the middle and lower order. The tourists folded in 53.5 overs with Wayne White top-scoring with 38.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BP-Nash-c1183, who added 68 to end the day on 104 for 2 – just 37 runs adrift of their opponents first innings total.
The visitors opted to bat first and despite being troubled early on, openers Will Jefferson and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jacques-Du-Toit-c65245 (0) in between – leaving the batting side three down on the score of 32.
Cole than rain riot and dismantled the middle-order. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RR-Sarwan-c2371’s scalps saw the away team losing half the lineup, both players edging behind to Geraint Jones.
Darren Stevens also got his name on the wickets column by taking out Preston Mommsen, who gave Jones his fourth catch. White and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jones-c69217 seizing his fifth caught behind chance.
The young seamer than duly claimed his fourth and fifth scalp, removing Claude Henderson and Nathan Buck in successive overs, leaving http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Matthew-Hoggard-c1926. Eckersley remained unbeaten on 31 with his side ending on an embarrassing 141.
The hosts in reply, got off to a worst possible start after Hoggard took out opener Sam Northeast on the very first ball. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ben-Harmison-c1135 played a composed knock of 30 before being cleaned by the former English Test seamer but Key and Nash ensured that their side remained in the ascendency, remaining unbeaten on 23 and 50 respectively.
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