Denly dominates to lift Kent
Joe Denly’s 23rd first-class century led a lively Kent fightback on the hole day in opposition to Glamorgan
Glamorgan 18 for 1 path Kent 302 (Denly 152, Hogan 4-44)
Joe Denly‘s 23rd first-class century led a lively Kent fightback on the hole day of their Specsavers County Championship match with Division Two opponents Glamorgan in Canterbury.
The hosts had lost four wickets and Denly had but to receive off the assign after Glamorgan’s tempo assault made a fiery delivery on a neatly-grassed pitch, but 31-year-venerable Denly dug in to post his fourth championship ton of the summer season and lead the hosts to relative riches at 302 all out.
Within the 13 overs by to stumps, Glamorgan reached 18 for 1 to path by 284 runs. The friends, who named seven graduates from the junior Welsh ranks in their initiating XI, lost Prick Selman in the third over to a decide at the wicket off Adam Milne, but performed with spirit thereafter in snappy fading light.
Batting first when Glamorgan opted to bowl after an uncontested toss, Kent had been indebted to No. 3 Denly for contributing over half of the home complete and for salvaging the innings from the depths of 39 for 4.
Kent lost both openers interior the major 37 deliveries of the match. Sean Dickson, prodding delivery air off in opposition to Michael Hogan, edged low to David Lloyd at ride, then, to the next shipping from Lucas Carey, Daniel Bell-Drummond aimed an gargantuan pressure without shifting his toes and feathered one though to the gloves of Chris Cooke.
The Kent malaise worsened when skipper Sam Northeast chased a huge, floating away-swinger from Carey to be caught at ride and right now after, Sam Billings’ 14-ball halt ended for 18. Pushing on the assist foot to a Rory Smith away-swinger that started on a fourth-stump line and saved swinging, Billings lamely adopted to edge to the keeper. The suitable-hander also stood his floor, forcing umpire Nigel Cowley, officiating in his closing sport, to raise the finger.
With Denly becalmed on a single for 45 minutes, the hosts eventually raised their 50 in the 19th over, however the interval finest served to fracture Zak Crawley’s concentration and his precious contribution ended in the second over after the resumption. Aiming a leg-facet flick in opposition to Hogan, he stumbled on a cutting edge to balloon a easy decide to mid-off.
Hogan struck again soon after, snaring Darren Stevens lbw with an off-cutter that darted assist up the slope while Stevens shouldered arms.
Denly and Callum Haggett joined forces to add a precious 87 except Haggett fell upright earlier than tea, departing lbw after working all the absolute most practical intention by the road of a Lloyd in-swinger.
Denly stumbled on any other willing ally in Milne who performed some demand-catching drives in shifting to 33 for his share in an eighth-wicket stand of 57. Milne ought to own gone for 28 when he skied to deep square leg, finest to be downed by Connor Brown. The blunder mattered dinky, nonetheless, as Milne soon nicked to ride in opposition to Craig Meschede to spark a secondary give intention.
Denly posted his 10,000th speed in first-class cricket and moved past 150 from 200 balls but, after 300 minutes at the crease, he danced down the pitch to Lloyd aiming an gargantuan lofted shot finest to be bowled.
Kent debutant Grant Stewart received off the assign with a rasping pulled boundary in opposition to Smith but, with the brand new ball on hand, Hogan returned to own closing man Imran Qayyum caught at second ride
Hogan carried out with 4 for 44, but Kent also had motive to be chuffed with a comeback that sooner or later reaped three batting bonus choices.