Saturday 6 August 2011

Key falls short of ton but steers Kent to safety

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Kent 219 and 255 6 drew with Leicestershire 257 and 289 for December 9

Kent captain Rob Key fell two runs in County Championship Division Two century match ended in a draw Leicestershire Grace Road.

Set a goal of 332 Kent seemed to be on the road to victory as they sailed to 184 by 2. But then lost three windows of two runs in five balls, with 98 key played by Wayne White.

Paceman then dismissed Geraint Jones on his next delivery and when Darren Stevens was out of the capture of a deep Leicestershire watched their chances of winning are increased. But surprisingly, the two teams shook hands stroke eight overs remaining with Kent, 255 6, still need another 77 runs.

Leicestershire review a final day 227 5, the main 265 and are looking for quick runs to set a goal Kent. Tom New and Shiv Thakore took a sixth wicket position 100 29 overs before the age of 17, was fishing off Azhar Mahmood Thakore Gully 34

Again because, after 76 of 101 balls 10 boundaries. He was trapped LBW bowler with the same delivery kept low. Mahmood claimed the wickets is Jigar Naik and Claude Henderson, Leicestershire, and reported 289 9 Kent 332 to win the 75 overs. Mahmood finished 4 42

Although Kent lost Joe opens suddenly, he was overthrown by a fine delivery Alex Wyatt with a total of 32, the visitors made good progress in Key role of captain.

Seemed secure and confident, with a sweeping blow with the peak of success against Leicestershire. Kent captain was in his 50 off 74 balls to cross-six plus six off Henderson and shared position of 82 20 overs with Sam northeast.

But the North-East has been a total of 113, LBW has Naik, when Martin van Jaarsveld join Insert Another useful partnership for the third wicket. Stand puts 71 19 sweaters, but van Jaarsveld has ended Henderson, triggered by the loss of three wickets in five deliveries faster.

Key could not believe it when he was bowled off the carrier, while White was trying to work the ball from the leg side after making 98 153 12 balls out of four and six.

Mahmood struck an unbeaten 46, but eventually the teams settled on a draw with neither side gets an edge to the front again face to face in quarter-finals tomorrow at Grace Road T20.

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