Worcester vs Kent, 23rd Match at Canterbury, County DIV1, May 10 2024 - Match Result

RESULT

23rd Match, Canterbury, May 10 - 13, 2024, County Championship Division One

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Worcestershire

618/7d

Kent

(f/o) 407 & 146/4

Match drawn

Towering Leaning, dogged Finch set Kent up for high-scoring draw

Worcestershire give hosts a scare in the follow-on but ultimately the pitch is the winner

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Scorecard summary

Worcestershire • 618/7(158.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

123* (110)

3/58 (26)

117 (281)

3/201 (44.5)

Kent • 407/10(149.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

179* (403)

3/37 (25)

67 (111)

3/51 (18)

Kent • 146/4(57 overs)

2nd INNINGS

48* (116)

2/38 (10)

41 (116)

1/9 (4)

end of over 572 runs

KENT: 146/4CRR: 2.56

Joey Evison8 (47b)

Harry Finch48 (116b 4x4)

Kashif Ali 6-0-17-0

Rob Jones 1-0-1-0

56.6

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Kashif Ali to Evison, no run

56.5

Kashif Ali to Finch, 1 run

56.4

Kashif Ali to Evison, 1 run

56.3

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Kashif Ali to Evison, no run

56.2

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Kashif Ali to Evison, no run

56.1

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Kashif Ali to Evison, no run

end of over 561 run

KENT: 144/4CRR: 2.57

Harry Finch47 (115b 4x4)

Joey Evison7 (42b)

Rob Jones 1-0-1-0

Kashif Ali 5-0-15-0

55.6

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Jones to Finch, no run

55.5

Jones to Evison, 1 run

55.4

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Jones to Evison, no run

55.3

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Jones to Evison, no run

55.2

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Jones to Evison, no run

55.1

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Jones to Evison, no run

end of over 552 runs

KENT: 143/4CRR: 2.60

Joey Evison6 (37b)

Harry Finch47 (114b 4x4)

Kashif Ali 5-0-15-0

Matthew Waite 13-4-34-0

54.6

Kashif Ali to Evison, 1 run

54.5

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Kashif Ali to Evison, no run

54.4

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Kashif Ali to Evison, no run

54.3

Kashif Ali to Finch, 1 run

54.2

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Kashif Ali to Finch, no run

54.1

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Kashif Ali to Finch, no run

end of over 547 runs

KENT: 141/4CRR: 2.61

Joey Evison5 (34b)

Harry Finch46 (111b 4x4)

Matthew Waite 13-4-34-0

Brett D'Oliveira 10-3-9-0

53.6

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Waite to Evison, no run

53.5

Waite to Finch, 3 runs

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Match details

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Toss	Worcestershire, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2024
Hours of play (local time)	11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	10,11,12,13 May 2024 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ben Debenham Mike Burns
Match Referee	James Whitaker
Points	Worcestershire 13, Kent 10

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Kent Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Z Crawley	caught	10	15
BG Compton	caught	11	32
DJ Bell-Drummond	bowled	41	116
JL Denly	lbw	10	20
HZ Finch	not out	48	116
JDM Evison	not out	8	47
Extras	(b 6, lb 4, nb 8)
Total	146(4 wkts; 57 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
MJ Waite	13	4	34	0	2.61 (1 nb)
JO Holder	4	1	9	1	2.25
NG Smith	6	0	17	1	2.83 (2 nb)
J Leach	6	2	10	0	1.66
BJ Gibbon	10	1	38	2	3.8 (1 nb)
Kashif Ali	6	0	17	0	2.83
BL D'Oliveira	10	3	9	0	0.9
JD Libby	1	0	1	0	1
RP Jones	1	0	1	0	1

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	13	Zak Crawley	Ben Compton
2nd	9	Daniel Bell-Drummond	Ben Compton
3rd	14	Joe Denly	Daniel Bell-Drummond
4th	77	Daniel Bell-Drummond	Harry Finch
5th	33	Harry Finch	Joey Evison

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County Championship Division One

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SUR	5	3	0	2	95
ESSEX	5	2	1	2	74
SOM	5	1	0	4	72
NOTTS	5	1	1	3	65
DURH	5	1	0	3	61
WARKS	5	0	1	4	59
WORCS	5	0	1	4	58
KENT	5	1	1	3	56
HANTS	5	0	1	3	44
LANCS	5	0	3	2	31

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