A word of caution: the only other time we've scored this many runs in the first innings we managed to make Gloucester follow on ... but couldn't then finish them off, came up a couple of wickets short.
A word of caution: the only other time we've scored this many runs in the first innings we managed to make Gloucester follow on ... but couldn't then finish them off, came up a couple of wickets short.
A word of caution: the only other time we've scored this many runs in the first innings we managed to make Gloucester follow on ... but couldn't then finish them off, came up a couple of wickets short.
Have no fear......Henry is here !
The previous occasion Kent managed more than 400 in the first innings:
Kent 582/9d (Dicko 117, Denly 107, Stevo 89, Rouse 55, Podders 53; Miles 4-122)
Congratulations to Matt Henry who has now hit his highest first class score, beating his previous best of 75. He reached the milestone with his fourth maximum.
Comments
Kent get a second batting point ... they're becoming addicted to them!
Kent 251-2 (62 ov), Denley 96*, Kuhn 45*
Joe completes his 27th first class hundred and his third this season, coming off 189 deliveries and containing 12 boundaries.
Tea - Kent 259-2 Denly 101* Kuhn 48*
Durham 129ao (39.1 ov) v Northants 53/2 (19.3 ov)
Glamorgan 203ao (59.4 ov) v Warwicks
Gloucs 145/3 (64.0 ov) v Leics
Middlesex 145/8 (54.5 ov) v Sussex
Heino reaches his fifty off 68 balls. Time to push on for his first ton of the Championship season.
Kent 265-2 (65.4 ov) Denly 103* Kuhn 50*
Overtaking Warks and Sussex could be tough, though they have to play each other still
Four batting points in one innings?
Ambassador Billings, you spoil us!
365-6 at close, a definite chance of the 5th bonus point
393-7 (101.1 ov) Stewart 34*
Seven more runs required in 8.5 overs to claim the final batting bonus point ...
400-7 (102.4 ov)
A word of caution: the only other time we've scored this many runs in the first innings we managed to make Gloucester follow on ... but couldn't then finish them off, came up a couple of wickets short.
Kent 582/9d (Dicko 117, Denly 107, Stevo 89, Rouse 55, Podders 53; Miles 4-122)
Gloucs 240 (van Buuren 83, Noema-Barnett 73; Henners 6-58)
Gloucs (f/o) 322/7 (Dent 76, Howell 67, van Buuren 59; Henners 0-62)
The (second innings) wickets were shared between Denly, Podders (two each), Stevo, Ivan, DBD.
Henners (24.4 - 9 - 62 -0) and Riley (14.2 - 5 - 28 - 0) went wicketless.
Back to today ...
Stewart has reached 50, must be eyeing up another ton!
439-7 Stewart 54* Henners 21*
Warwickshire have just lost another wicket, 170-4 in reply to Glamorgan's 203. Promising youngster Ian Bell is 74*.
453-7 Stewart 62* Henners 22*
512-8 Henners 58*
Well played Henners!
552-8 Henners 81* Riley 16*
561all out