Just back from Canterbury and not too despondent. We've just won five matches on the spin and we had to lose one sometime. Morgan played one of the most extraordinary innings I've ever seen - audacious reverse sweeps and a range of other shots not in the coaching manual and which you can't set a field to...and he had one of those days where everything he tried came off. It was his 'Graham Napier moment', if you like.
Middx massive total was beyond us from the start, especially once we lost Key so early (now his lack of form is a worry).
A shame because we started so well, getting Ausse wonder boy Hughes and Owas Shah cheaply. They were the two batsemen we feared most - but we hadn't reckoned with Compton and Morgan.
It will all come right v Somerset on Sat. I've seen virtually every day of cricket Kent have played this season (well, 13 out of 17 days in the championship and FPT) and we are in really good shape and very 'up for it'. There's competition for batting places now wth Hockley and Northeast coming good and Kemp back in form. And when McLaren arrives back from the IPL and Amjad is fit again, we have a real headache over which bowlers to leave out.
If Charlton showed the form, skill and spirit Kent have done this season, you would all be purring with pleasure, believe me.
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Middlesex 322-5 off their 50.
Kent 122-5 (24.4).
Only need 201 off 152 balls !!
need 192 from 132.
131-6 (28).
172 to win off 78.
Middx massive total was beyond us from the start, especially once we lost Key so early (now his lack of form is a worry).
A shame because we started so well, getting Ausse wonder boy Hughes and Owas Shah cheaply. They were the two batsemen we feared most - but we hadn't reckoned with Compton and Morgan.
It will all come right v Somerset on Sat. I've seen virtually every day of cricket Kent have played this season (well, 13 out of 17 days in the championship and FPT) and we are in really good shape and very 'up for it'. There's competition for batting places now wth Hockley and Northeast coming good and Kemp back in form. And when McLaren arrives back from the IPL and Amjad is fit again, we have a real headache over which bowlers to leave out.
If Charlton showed the form, skill and spirit Kent have done this season, you would all be purring with pleasure, believe me.
I was getting alittle worried but you've calmed me down.
Scotland....ffs !
as soon as i found out we had a different captain for the 2 forms of the game I knew it would be a hard season
Didn't know (Super)Kent were on Sky today !
We were 113-5,
but thanks to Hockley and Joe we're now 258-7 off 46.5
Worcs 27-6.
S.Kent 265.
Warks. 50-0 (8.2)
need 175 from 32.1
need 136 off 132 balls/
(Super)Kent might win a televised match !!
Warks need 60 from 45 balls;
206-6.
Essex 38-0 off 4 overs
Kent batting.
26-1 off 5overs.
7 overs.
Denly N.O. 15
Key 0
Van J N.O. 32.
Slurrey 118-7. 19 overs v Hampshire.
Stevens having a right go !!
178-3 off 19
Van Man 75 not out
Stevens 59 not out (off 26balls).
need 25 per over.
need 69 0ff 1 over.
(Super) Kent won by 62.