- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras9 (b 4, lb 1, nb 4)TOTAL144 all out (53.4 Overs, RR: 2.68)Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Billy Godleman, 13.6 ov), 2-30 (Owais Shah, 16.2 ov), 3-49 (Tom Westley, 20.6 ov), 4-64 (Adam Wheater, 25.4 ov), 5-75 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 29.5 ov), 6-96 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 36.4 ov), 7-103 (Graham Napier, 41.6 ov), 8-134 (James Foster, 49.6 ov), 9-143 (David Masters, 51.6 ov), 10-144 (Maurice Chambers, 53.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DI Stevens 18 7 46 2 2.55 0 0 MT Coles 13 6 21 1 1.61 0 0 DJ Balcombe 15.4 3 51 6 3.25 0 2 AJ Ball 5 2 18 1 3.6 0 0 JC Tredwell 2 0 3 0 1.5 0 0
31/08Result
County Championship Division Two at Canterbury, Aug 31-Sep 2 2011
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![Essex]( "Essex")
144 & 185 -
![Kent]( "Kent")
260 & 72/4 (14.3 ov)
31/08Result
County Championship Division Two at Canterbury, Aug 31-Sep 2 2011
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![Essex]( "Essex")
144 & 185 -
![Kent]( "Kent")
260 & 72/4 (14.3 ov)
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras26 (b 12, lb 11, nb 2, w 1)TOTAL260 all out (76.2 Overs, RR: 3.4)Fall of wickets: 1-51 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 10.4 ov), 2-79 (Joe Denly, 17.1 ov), 3-86 (Sam Northeast, 19.5 ov), 4-122 (Darren Stevens, 27.4 ov), 5-133 (Martin van Jaarsveld, 29.4 ov), 6-230 (Geraint Jones, 64.1 ov), 7-248 (James Tredwell, 69.5 ov), 8-249 (Adam Ball, 71.1 ov), 9-250 (Matt Coles, 73.1 ov), 10-260 (David Balcombe, 76.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DD Masters 27 7 78 6 2.88 0 0 MA Chambers 15 2 51 0 3.4 0 1 GR Napier 15 3 47 0 3.13 1 0 RN ten Doeschate 9 1 33 2 3.66 0 0 TR Craddock 10.2 1 28 2 2.7 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras26 (b 8, lb 3, nb 12, w 3)TOTAL185 all out (61.2 Overs, RR: 3.01)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Tom Westley, 3.5 ov), 2-34 (Owais Shah, 11.5 ov), 3-73 (Billy Godleman, 24.4 ov), 4-84 (Adam Wheater, 27.6 ov), 5-139 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 43.5 ov), 6-149 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 45.3 ov), 7-150 (Graham Napier, 46.6 ov), 8-156 (David Masters, 50.6 ov), 9-169 (Maurice Chambers, 53.3 ov), 10-185 (Tom Craddock, 61.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DI Stevens 8 3 15 0 1.87 1 0 DJ Balcombe 16.2 4 51 4 3.12 0 3 MT Coles 13 4 36 3 2.76 1 2 AJ Ball 3 1 10 0 3.33 0 1 JC Tredwell 18 3 48 3 2.66 0 0 AEN Riley 3 0 14 0 4.66 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras0TOTAL72/4 (14.3 Overs, RR: 4.96)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 3.6 ov), 2-14 (Sam Northeast, 5.5 ov), 3-18 (Joe Denly, 6.5 ov), 4-35 (Darren Stevens, 11.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DD Masters 7 3 22 1 3.14 0 0 GR Napier 7 1 42 3 6 0 0 MA Chambers 0.3 0 8 0 16 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Essex , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
31 August, 1,2 September 2011 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Kent 13, Essex 3
Close of Play
- Wed, 31 Aug - day 1 - Kent 1st innings 160/5 (GO Jones 16*, JC Tredwell 15*, 42 ov)
- Thu, 1 Sep - day 2 - Essex 2nd innings 180/9 (JS Foster 44*, TR Craddock 1*, 59 ov)
- Fri, 2 Sep - day 3 - Kent 2nd innings 72/4 (14.3 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- GO Jones 50 off 99 balls, 133 mins, 5x4, 0x6
- Lunch: 250/9 off 73.1 overs
- Tea: 80/3 off 27 overs
- Close of play: 180/9 off 59 overs
- Lunch: 75/5 off 30 overs
- Tea: 0/0 off 0 overs
- JL Denly 50 off 48 balls, 62 mins, 8x4, 0x6
- Close of play: 160/5 off 42 overs
- Kent deducted 8 points for a poor pitch
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKent win but docked eight points
Kent look set to wrap up a convincing County Championship win over DivisionTwo rivals Essex with a day to spare, but may yet pay the price for preparing abelow-par pitch for this end-of-season encounter at Canterbury
Kent in control after Essex collapse
Kent look set to wrap up a convincing County Championship win over DivisionTwo rivals Essex with a day to spare, but may yet pay the price for preparing abelow-par pitch for this end-of-season encounter at Canterbury
Balcombe six puts Kent in charge
Overcast conditions and a sporting pitch gave the bowlers the edge inCanterbury, where 15 wickets fell on the opening day of Kent's CountyChampionship Division Two clash with neighbours Essex