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English County Championship Division Two 2012 –

Kent v Leicestershire

Wed 23 May 2012, 11:00am BST, 11:00am local

Kent win by an innings and 279 runs

Leicestershire141 (53.5 ovs) & 113 (46 ovs)
Kent533 (172.4 ovs)

match report

Kent wrapped up their second win of the campaign by dismissing Leicestershire for 113 to complete an innings-and-279-run victory.

Kent won the LV= Championship Division Two clash with 17 overs and a day to spare.

Having batted on until shortly after lunch in posting 533 all out, their second highest total of the summer, Kent set the visitors an unlikely target of 392 simply to make the hosts bat a second time.

By tea the result was as good as decided as Leicestershire slumped to 65 for seven inside 30 overs.

Off-spinner James Tredwell's 11-ball purple patch of three for seven saw debutant Preston Mommsen out to a bat-pad catch at short leg, Josh Cobb snaffled at slip and Claude Henderson bowled after the ball rolled back onto the stumps via the top of the pad and arm guard.

Having toiled in the field for nearly 11 hours in the course of the second and third days, Leicestershire looked tired and disinterested second time around as they succumbed in 46 overs.

The slide started when Will Jefferson padded up to a Charlie Shreck off-cutter to go leg before and make it seven for one. Then, 13 runs later, Jacques du Toit fended at a

lifting leg-cutter from Mark Davies to edge the first of three catches to wicketkeeper Geraint Jones.

Ramnaresh Sarwan drove airily at Matt Coles to drag the ball onto his stumps and trudge off for nine, then Greg Smith (11) pushed down the wrong line to a Darren Stevens off-cutter to go lbw.

Tredwell then enjoyed his three-wicket burst before Kent polished off the job through Stevens, who took the last three to finish with four for 24.

Ned Eckersley pushed away from the body to edge behind, Wayne White followed suit to be caught at slip, then Nathan Buck, after posting a career-best 27, fended lamely to the wicketkeeper.

The third day had started with Kent resuming on 404 for six in their first innings.

Overnight century-maker Michael Powell departed for 134 having added only a single to end a seventh-wicket stand worth 104 with Tredwell.

After posting a 122-ball 50, his first of the season, Tredwell moved to within 13 of his century when he played back against Henderson only to drag the ball on and make it 505 for nine.

Coles added a belligerent 47 before snicking behind, then Davies was stumped to give Henderson figures of five for 116.

Kent had plenty of energy remaining in the tank and polished off the win just after 5pm to bank 22 points, while Leicestershire travelled home with only one.

English County Championship Division Two 2012 –

Kent v Leicestershire

Wed 23 May 2012, 11:00am BST, 11:00am local

Kent win by an innings and 279 runs

Leicestershire – 1st innings

runsballs4s6s
WI Jeffersonlbw CE Shreck194020
GP Smithlbw CE Shreck124410
J Toitc GO Jones b CE Shreck0200
RR Sarwanc GO Jones b MT Coles173720
JJ Cobbc GO Jones b MT Coles52510
PL Mommsenc GO Jones b DI Stevens91610
WA Whitec GO Jones b MT Coles385570
EJH Eckersleynot out317930
CW Hendersonc DI Stevens b MT Coles01300
NL Buckc JC Tredwell b MT Coles4600
MJ Hoggardc MJ Powell b DI Stevens0700
Extras4b, 2nb6
Total(53.5 ovs)141all out

fow: 1-27 (WI Jefferson, 11.5 ov), 2-27 (J Toit, 13.1 ov), 3-32 (GP Smith, 15.3 ov), 4-53 (JJ Cobb, 22.3 ov), 5-62 (RR Sarwan, 26.4 ov), 6-66 (PL Mommsen, 27.4 ov), 7-122 (WA White, 44.2 ov), 8-126 (CW Henderson, 48.6 ov), 9-134 (NL Buck, 50.6 ov), 10-141 (MJ Hoggard, 53.5 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
M Davies14.052301.64
CE Shreck15.035133.40
DI Stevens13.562221.59
MT Coles11.024153.73

Kent – 1st innings

runsballs4s6s
SA Northeastc GP Smith b MJ Hoggard0100
RWT Keyb JJ Cobb8525250
BW Harmisonb MJ Hoggard306220
BP Nashc GP Smith b WA White7612580
MJ Powellc WI Jefferson b NL Buck134282170
DI Stevensc JJ Cobb b CW Henderson233330
GO Jonesc J Toit b CW Henderson72310
JC Tredwellb CW Henderson8716180
MT Colesc EJH Eckersley b CW Henderson477270
M Daviesst EJH Eckersley b CW Henderson222021
CE Shrecknot out1900
Extras10b, 1lb, 2w, 8nb21
Total(172.4 ovs)533all out

fow: 1-0 (SA Northeast, 0.1 ov), 2-36 (BW Harmison, 17.3 ov), 3-167 (BP Nash, 60.4 ov), 4-253 (RWT Key, 91.6 ov), 5-292 (DI Stevens, 104.1 ov), 6-312 (GO Jones, 112.2 ov), 7-416 (MJ Powell, 146.3 ov), 8-505 (JC Tredwell, 166.5 ov), 9-518 (MT Coles, 168.4 ov), 10-533 (M Davies, 172.4 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
MJ Hoggard20.066723.35
NL Buck27.057712.85
WA White30.039413.13
CW Henderson50.41711652.29
PL Mommsen8.003604.50
RR Sarwan1.00303.00
J Toit13.013502.69
JJ Cobb23.029414.09

Leicestershire – 2nd innings

runsballs4s6s
WI Jeffersonlbw CE Shreck71110
GP Smithlbw DI Stevens115610
J Toitc GO Jones b M Davies112710
RR Sarwanb MT Coles92220
JJ Cobbc BW Harmison b JC Tredwell122430
PL Mommsenc SA Northeast b JC Tredwell52200
EJH Eckersleyc GO Jones b DI Stevens62900
CW Hendersonb JC Tredwell2400
NL Buckc GO Jones b DI Stevens275340
WA Whitec MJ Powell b DI Stevens0200
MJ Hoggardnot out182821
Extras1b, 4nb5
Total(46 ovs)113all out

fow: 1-7 (WI Jefferson, 1.5 ov), 2-20 (J Toit, 10.4 ov), 3-34 (RR Sarwan, 18.4 ov), 4-38 (GP Smith, 19.4 ov), 5-53 (PL Mommsen, 26.2 ov), 6-58 (JJ Cobb, 26.6 ov), 7-64 (CW Henderson, 28.4 ov), 8-72 (EJH Eckersley, 35.6 ov), 9-76 (WA White, 37.2 ov), 10-113 (NL Buck, 45.6 ov)

ovsmdnsrunswktsecon
M Davies7.031211.71
CE Shreck8.021912.38
MT Coles8.021912.38
DI Stevens13.072441.85
JC Tredwell10.023833.80

match details

toss: Leicestershire won the toss and elected to bat.

venue: St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

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