Bob Willis TrophyGroup stage, South · Match · First-class
Kent beat Sussex by an innings and 25 runs
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, . Sussex won the toss and chose to bat.
Match report
From the scorecardSussex won the toss and chose to bat. Sussex were bowled out for 332, Ben Brown 98 from 175 balls and Tom Clark 65 from 104 balls. Harry Podmore took 4 for 85.
Kent made 530 for 1, Jordan Cox 238 not out from 345 balls and Jack Leaning 220 not out from 308 balls.
Sussex were bowled out for 173, Harry Finch 66 from 98 balls. Darren Stevens took 5 for 50.
Kent won by an innings and 25 runs.
Key performers
Sussex 1st innings
332(94.3 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltc OG Robinson b DI Stevens | c OG Robinson b DI Stevens | 19 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Tom Hainesc JM Cox b TD Groenewald | c JM Cox b TD Groenewald | 21 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 32.81 |
| Harry Finchc DI Stevens b MK O'Riordan | c DI Stevens b MK O'Riordan | 37 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 77.08 |
| Tom Clarkc HW Podmore b MK O'Riordan | c HW Podmore b MK O'Riordan | 65 | 104 | 10 | 0 | 62.50 |
| Ben Brown †b HW Podmore | b HW Podmore | 98 | 175 | 10 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Delray Rawlinsc OG Robinson b HW Podmore | c OG Robinson b HW Podmore | 20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 105.26 |
| George Gartonc OG Robinson b HW Podmore | c OG Robinson b HW Podmore | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Jack Carsonc JA Leaning b HW Podmore | c JA Leaning b HW Podmore | 16 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 47.06 |
| Henry Crocombelbw b MK O'Riordan | lbw b MK O'Riordan | 15 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 31.25 |
| Stuart Meakerrun out (Hamidullah Qadri) | run out (Hamidullah Qadri) | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Mitchell Claydonnot out | not out | 14* | 37 | 2 | 0 | 37.84 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 8) | (b 4, lb 5, w 1, nb 8) | 18 | ||||
| Total94.3 Ov (RR 3.51) | 94.3 Ov (RR 3.51) | 332 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 27-1 (PD Salt, 7.1 ov), 77-2 (TJ Haines, 20.3 ov), 90-3 (HZ Finch, 26.3 ov), 173-4 (TGR Clark, 48.1 ov), 215-5 (DMW Rawlins, 55.3 ov), 221-6 (GHS Garton, 58 ov), 253-7 (JJ Carson, 67.4 ov), 284-8 (HT Crocombe, 80.4 ov), 293-9 (SC Meaker, 83.1 ov), 332-10 (BC Brown, 94.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Podmore | 23.3 | 3 | 85 | 4 | 3.62 | 102 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Darren Stevens | 23 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 2.43 | 110 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Groenewald | 19 | 5 | 66 | 1 | 3.47 | 89 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Thomas | 11 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 4.36 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Marcus O'Riordan | 13 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 3.85 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hamidullah Qadri | 5 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3.60 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PD Salt 19(19) & TJ Haines 8(24) | 27 | 43 |
| 2nd | HZ Finch 35(41) & TJ Haines 13(40) | 50 | 80 |
| 3rd | TGR Clark 11(29) & HZ Finch 2(7) | 13 | 36 |
| 4th | BC Brown 23(57) & TGR Clark 54(75) | 83 | 130 |
| 5th | DMW Rawlins 20(19) & BC Brown 17(25) | 42 | 44 |
| 6th | GHS Garton 4(11) & BC Brown 2(4) | 6 | 15 |
| 7th | BC Brown 15(24) & JJ Carson 16(34) | 32 | 58 |
| 8th | HT Crocombe 15(48) & BC Brown 12(31) | 31 | 78 |
| 9th | SC Meaker 5(12) & BC Brown 4(3) | 9 | 15 |
| 10th | BC Brown 25(31) & ME Claydon 14(37) | 39 | 68 |
Kent 1st innings
530/1(120 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bell-Drummondc HZ Finch b ME Claydon | c HZ Finch b ME Claydon | 43 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 57.33 |
| Jordan Coxnot out | not out | 238* | 345 | 27 | 3 | 68.99 |
| Jack Leaningnot out | not out | 220* | 308 | 29 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Extras(b 6, lb 5, w 2, nb 16) | (b 6, lb 5, w 2, nb 16) | 29 | ||||
| Total120 Ov (RR 4.42) | 120 Ov (RR 4.42) | 530/1 | ||||
Did not bat: Sam Billings, Ollie Robinson, Darren Stevens, Marcus O'Riordan, Tim Groenewald, Harry Podmore, Hamidullah Qadri, Ivan Thomas
Fall of wickets: 107-1 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 26.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Claydon | 24 | 4 | 86 | 1 | 3.58 | 96 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Crocombe | 16 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 5.56 | 62 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George Garton | 20 | 4 | 79 | 0 | 3.95 | 84 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tom Haines | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3.80 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Meaker | 21 | 1 | 114 | 0 | 5.43 | 78 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Carson | 16 | 1 | 59 | 0 | 3.69 | 66 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Delray Rawlins | 18 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 4.06 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DJ Bell-Drummond 43(75) & JM Cox 56(84) | 107 | 157 |
| 2nd | JA Leaning 220(308) & JM Cox 182(261) | 423* | 563 |
Sussex 2nd innings
173(46.1 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Saltc JA Leaning b HW Podmore | c JA Leaning b HW Podmore | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Haineslbw b DI Stevens | lbw b DI Stevens | 17 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 32.08 |
| Harry Finchc †SW Billings b HW Podmore | c †SW Billings b HW Podmore | 66 | 98 | 13 | 0 | 67.35 |
| Tom Clarkc OG Robinson b DI Stevens | c OG Robinson b DI Stevens | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ben Brown †lbw b DI Stevens | lbw b DI Stevens | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Delray Rawlinsb DI Stevens | b DI Stevens | 19 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| George Gartonb DI Stevens | b DI Stevens | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Jack Carsonc †SW Billings b HW Podmore | c †SW Billings b HW Podmore | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Henry Crocombec OG Robinson b TD Groenewald | c OG Robinson b TD Groenewald | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Stuart Meakernot out | not out | 31* | 30 | 6 | 0 | 103.33 |
| Mitchell Claydonc OG Robinson b MK O'Riordan | c OG Robinson b MK O'Riordan | 24 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 92.31 |
| Extras(b 4, lb 2) | (b 4, lb 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total46.1 Ov (RR 3.75) | 46.1 Ov (RR 3.75) | 173 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (PD Salt, 0.4 ov), 35-2 (TJ Haines, 15 ov), 43-3 (TGR Clark, 16.5 ov), 59-4 (BC Brown, 22.1 ov), 89-5 (DMW Rawlins, 26.5 ov), 99-6 (GHS Garton, 31 ov), 102-7 (JJ Carson, 33.1 ov), 113-8 (HZ Finch, 36 ov), 113-9 (HT Crocombe, 36.5 ov), 173-10 (ME Claydon, 46.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Podmore | 14 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 2.00 | 72 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Stevens | 15 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 3.33 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Groenewald | 9 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 5.89 | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus O'Riordan | 4.1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 5.28 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Thomas | 4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | PD Salt 0(4) & TJ Haines 0(0) | 0 | 4 |
| 2nd | HZ Finch 17(33) & TJ Haines 17(53) | 35 | 86 |
| 3rd | HZ Finch 8(6) & TGR Clark 0(5) | 8 | 11 |
| 4th | BC Brown 2(12) & HZ Finch 14(20) | 16 | 32 |
| 5th | DMW Rawlins 19(19) & HZ Finch 11(9) | 30 | 28 |
| 6th | GHS Garton 6(13) & HZ Finch 4(12) | 10 | 25 |
| 7th | HZ Finch 3(8) & JJ Carson 0(5) | 3 | 13 |
| 8th | HT Crocombe 2(7) & HZ Finch 9(10) | 11 | 17 |
| 9th | HT Crocombe 0(5) & SC Meaker 0(0) | 0 | 5 |
| 10th | ME Claydon 24(26) & SC Meaker 31(30) | 60 | 56 |
Commentary
46.1W
MK O'Riordan to ME Claydon, OUT
ME Claydon c OG Robinson b MK O'Riordan 24(26) [4s-5 6s-0] · FoW 173/10 (46.1 ov)
End of over 465 runsSUS 173/9000401
ME Claydon 24(25)SC Meaker 31(30)IAA Thomas 4-1-14-0
45.61
IAA Thomas to ME Claydon, 1 run
45.50
IAA Thomas to ME Claydon, no run
45.44
IAA Thomas to ME Claydon, FOUR
45.30
IAA Thomas to ME Claydon, no run
45.20
IAA Thomas to ME Claydon, no run
45.10
IAA Thomas to ME Claydon, no run
End of over 4514 runsSUS 168/9044024
SC Meaker 31(30)ME Claydon 19(19)MK O'Riordan 4-1-22-0
44.64
MK O'Riordan to SC Meaker, FOUR
44.52
MK O'Riordan to SC Meaker, 2 runs
44.40
MK O'Riordan to SC Meaker, no run
44.34
MK O'Riordan to SC Meaker, FOUR
44.24
MK O'Riordan to SC Meaker, FOUR
44.10
MK O'Riordan to SC Meaker, no run
End of over 443 runsSUS 154/9101001
SC Meaker 17(24)ME Claydon 19(19)IAA Thomas 3-1-9-0
43.61
IAA Thomas to SC Meaker, 1 run
43.50
IAA Thomas to SC Meaker, no run
43.40
IAA Thomas to SC Meaker, no run
43.31
IAA Thomas to ME Claydon, 1 run
43.20
IAA Thomas to ME Claydon, no run
43.11
IAA Thomas to SC Meaker, 1 run
End of over 439 runsSUS 151/90014b04
ME Claydon 18(17)SC Meaker 15(20)MK O'Riordan 3-1-8-0
42.64
MK O'Riordan to ME Claydon, FOUR
42.50
MK O'Riordan to ME Claydon, no run
42.44b
MK O'Riordan to ME Claydon, 4 byes
42.31
MK O'Riordan to SC Meaker, 1 run
42.20
MK O'Riordan to SC Meaker, no run
42.10
MK O'Riordan to SC Meaker, no run