The final Metro Bank One Day Cup match of the Summer at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence took place as Kent Spitfires faced the Northamptonshire Steelbacks.
Kent Women are playing under the lights at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence this month
Tickets are now on sale for the Oldest Rivalry, Kent Women vs. Surrey Women, on Thursday 29 August – entry is £5 for adults, £2.50 for 14-17 year-olds & just £1 for Under 14s:
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This match is included in all 2024 Kent Cricket Memberships.
Kent Spitfires were defeated by nine wickets by the Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the final Metro Bank One Day Cup match of the Summer at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence.
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Former Spitfire Yuzvendra Chahal, whose signing was only confirmed an hour before the start of play, took five for 14 during an unbroken 10-over spell, as the hosts were dismissed for 82 in 35.1 overs.
Justin Broad was nearly as impressive, claiming three for 16 and Kent’s top scorer, Jaydn Denly, made just 22.
Northants needed 14 overs to reach the target, James Sales finishing on 32 not out and George Bartlett unbeaten on 31 as the visitors closed on 86 for one.
Although neither side stood a chance of qualifying for the knock out stages, a healthy crowd of around 2,300 turned up at The Spitfire Ground.
Kent won the toss, chose to bat and instantly regretted it. Both openers went cheaply: Broad had Marcus O’Riordan caught at first slip by Prithvi Shaw for five and Luke Procter bowled Joey Evison for one.
Sunday’s centurion Harry Finch went for seven, edging Broad behind and skipper Jack Leaning went in the next over for two, edging Procter to Gus Miller at second slip, reducing Kent to 15 for four.
It nearly got worse as Denly was on 8 when Chahal dropped an easy caught and bowled chance, but he immediately atoned when he had Ekansh Singh stumped for 10.
Chahal, who played two red ball games for Kent in 2023, then had Jaydn Denly and Beyers Swanepoel both lbw in the same over, for 22 and 0 respectively.
When he then had Grant Stewart caught by Shaw for 1, Kent were 52 for eight and in severe danger of posting their lowest ever List A total, 60 vs Somerset at Taunton in 1979.
When Matt Parkinson hit a single to steer them past that landmark there was a smattering of dry applause but Nathan Gilchrist then hit Chahal high into the air and was caught at long-off by Raphael Weatherall.
Parkinson raised a rare cheer when he swiped Freddie Heldreich for six, but when Broad returned from the Nackington Road end he immediately had George Garrett caught by Shaw, to dismiss Kent for their fourth lowest score in this format.
The chase was almost entirely devoid of drama. Northants lost Prithvi Shaw for 17 when he was caught and bowled by a juggling Beyers Swanepoel but Sales and Bartlett coasted to the target, the latter sealing the win when the latter smacked Parkinson for six over cow corner.
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Kent Women are playing under the lights at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence this month
Tickets are now on sale for the Oldest Rivalry, Kent Women vs. Surrey Women, on Thursday 29 August – entry is £5 for adults, £2.50 for 14-17 year-olds & just £1 for Under 14s:
Buy Kent Women tickets now
This match is included in all 2024 Kent Cricket Memberships.
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Publish date : 2024-08-15 01:52:15
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