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Kent face survival battle against Derbyshire
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, County Ground, Derby (day three) Derbyshire 587-5 dec: Jewell 232, Madsen 100, Came 89, Lloyd 50, Reece 50 Kent 326: Compton 156, Bell-Drummond 61; Dal 4-50 & 157-3 (f/o): Muyeye 55* Kent (2 pts) need 104 to avoid innings defeat by Derbyshire (7 pts) Match scorecard Derbyshire moved further down the road towards victory despite Ben Compton's efforts to block their advance on the third day of the County Championship Division Two match against Kent. The opener scored 156 from 287 balls out of 326-9 and 49 in a second-innings 157-3 after the visitors were forced to follow-on. All-rounder Anuj Dal was the pick of the home attack in Kent's first innings, taking 4-50 from 22 overs including the prize wicket of Compton. Tawanda Muyeye made an unbeaten 55 but at the close Kent were still 104 behind and will need resolute batting along with some assistance from the weather to save the game on day four. The day had started well for Kent with Matt Parkinson extending his nightwatchman duties for another 50 minutes before Derbyshire removed him. Parkinson was unsettled by a short ball from Zak Chappell and could only fend it to short leg where Caleb Jewell made no mistake. The leg-spinner had done a good job for his side, offering sound defence and good judgment in a stand of 41 from 106 balls with Compton and was only undone by a good piece of fast bowling. The same could not be said for the rest of the Kent first innings which subsided in tame fashion either side of lunch. Jack Leaning lost patience and missed a big sweep at Jack Morley to be lbw three overs before the interval and a mini collapse against the second new ball left the visitors in the mire. Compton had batted with control and calmness throughout his innings so it was a surprise when he drove Dal low to cover. Harry Finch lobbed the first ball he faced to mid-off and when Dal moved one in off the seam to bowl Chris Benjamin, Ken had lost three wickets for seven in four overs. Any chance they had of avoiding the follow on was gone and after Grant Stewart edged Martin Andersson behind, the innings ended when Jake Ball aggravated the injury sustained while bowling on day two and could not continue. Not surprisingly given the threat of rain on Monday, Derbyshire sent Kent back in with 261 needed to make the home side bat again and they made a good start with Joe Denly timing the ball sweetly. He pulled Chappell for six before taking two fours from his next over and with Compton again looking secure, the visitors reached tea on 48-0. But seven balls into the evening session, Luis Reece broke through with one that Denly played slightly across to be lbw for 32. Compton and Daniel Bell-Drummond shared a century stand in the first innings but this time only 13 runs were added before the Kent captain was drawn into playing at one that moved away and edged to first slip. That was a big wicket for Derbyshire and they claimed another six overs later when Compton could not keep down a lifting ball from Pat Brown and Jewell dived forward at short leg to take the catch. Muyeye and Leaning prevented further setbacks but it was another impressive day for Derbyshire. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay Notifications, social media and more with BBC Sport
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25-05-2025
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Kent face survival battle against Derbyshire
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, County Ground, Derby (day three)Derbyshire 587-5 dec: Jewell 232, Madsen 100, Came 89, Lloyd 50, Reece 50Kent 326: Compton 156, Bell-Drummond 61; Dal 4-50 & 157-3 (f/o): Muyeye 55*Kent (2 pts) need 104 to avoid innings defeat by Derbyshire (7 pts)Match scorecard Derbyshire moved further down the road towards victory despite Ben Compton's efforts to block their advance on the third day of the County Championship Division Two match against opener scored 156 from 287 balls out of 326-9 and 49 in a second-innings 157-3 after the visitors were forced to Anuj Dal was the pick of the home attack in Kent's first innings, taking 4-50 from 22 overs including the prize wicket of Muyeye made an unbeaten 55 but at the close Kent were still 104 behind and will need resolute batting along with some assistance from the weather to save the game on day day had started well for Kent with Matt Parkinson extending his nightwatchman duties for another 50 minutes before Derbyshire removed was unsettled by a short ball from Zak Chappell and could only fend it to short leg where Caleb Jewell made no leg-spinner had done a good job for his side, offering sound defence and good judgment in a stand of 41 from 106 balls with Compton and was only undone by a good piece of fast same could not be said for the rest of the Kent first innings which subsided in tame fashion either side of Leaning lost patience and missed a big sweep at Jack Morley to be lbw three overs before the interval and a mini collapse against the second new ball left the visitors in the had batted with control and calmness throughout his innings so it was a surprise when he drove Dal low to Finch lobbed the first ball he faced to mid-off and when Dal moved one in off the seam to bowl Chris Benjamin, Ken had lost three wickets for seven in four chance they had of avoiding the follow on was gone and after Grant Stewart edged Martin Andersson behind, the innings ended when Jake Ball aggravated the injury sustained while bowling on day two and could not surprisingly given the threat of rain on Monday, Derbyshire sent Kent back in with 261 needed to make the home side bat again and they made a good start with Joe Denly timing the ball pulled Chappell for six before taking two fours from his next over and with Compton again looking secure, the visitors reached tea on seven balls into the evening session, Luis Reece broke through with one that Denly played slightly across to be lbw for and Daniel Bell-Drummond shared a century stand in the first innings but this time only 13 runs were added before the Kent captain was drawn into playing at one that moved away and edged to first was a big wicket for Derbyshire and they claimed another six overs later when Compton could not keep down a lifting ball from Pat Brown and Jewell dived forward at short leg to take the and Leaning prevented further setbacks but it was another impressive day for Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
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County Championship, day three - Somerset chasing 265 to win, radio & text
Use the audio icons in the 'watch & listen' tab for live BBC Radio commentaries All games begin at 11:00 BST unless stated Somerset chasing target of 265 against Durham Glamorgan enforce follow-on against Middlesex Kent's Ben Compton resumes on 105 not out v Derbyshire Get Involved: #bbccricket County Championship, day three - Somerset chasing 265 to win, radio & text
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24-05-2025
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Compton steadies Kent after big Derbyshire total
Rothesay County Championship Division Two, County Ground, Derby (day two)Derbyshire 587-5 dec: Jewell 232, Madsen 100, Came 89, Lloyd 50, Reece 50*; Leaning 2-85Kent 210-3: Compton 105*, Bell-Drummond 61; Dal 2-34Kent (0 pts) trail Derbyshire (5 pts) by 377 runs with seven wickets remainingMatch scorecard Caleb Jewell and Wayne Madsen achieved personal milestones to drive Derbyshire to a record-breaking score before Kent fought back on the second day of the County Championship Division Two match at opener Jewell made a career-best 232 from 361 balls out of 587-5 declared, Derbyshire's highest ever total against scored 100, the Derbyshire captain's 40th first-class century for the county, out of a third wicket stand of 176 with Jewell before Luis Reece plundered an unbeaten half-centuryThe Kent bowling figures made for sorry reading with leg spinner Matt Parkinson becoming the first to concede 200 runs in an innings against Derbyshire, eclipsing a record which had stood for 121 bowlers also struggled as Ben Compton with an unbeaten 105 and 61 from Daniel Bell-Drummond helped Kent to 210-3 at stumps, still 377 Jewell had sparkled in the sunshine on day one, it was more of the same despite contrasting conditions on an overcast and breezy hopes Kent had of making inroads with a relatively new ball under grey clouds quickly faded as Jewell and Madsen did pretty much as they lost fast bowler Jake Ball who was forced to leave the field with an injury nine overs into the session and there was more frustration when Grant Stewart had a good shout for lbw against Jewell on 164 turned Madsen lofted Parkinson for four to secure a fourth batting point, Jewell drove the leg spinner for six to move to within two runs of his double century which he reached with a scampered single to mid the same over, Madsen completed his second hundred of the season before he drove Leaning into the hands of long beat Brooke Guest's drive but it was easily Derbyshire's morning with 131 runs scored in 30 overs and there was more to passed his previous best of 227 for Tasmania against Western Australia but five runs later he tried to swing Leaning over mid-wicket and was bowled, bringing to an end the highest score by a Derbyshire batsman against was still no respite for a weary attack as Reece motored to a 46-ball 50 and Martin Andersson cleared the ropes four times before the declaration came four runs after Derbyshire had passed their previous biggest total against Kent of 583-4 at Derby in September surprisingly there were some bruised bowling figures with Parkinson's analysis of 1-204 from 46 overs the most expensive against Derbyshire since Bill Reeves conceded 192 for Essex at Chesterfield in also discovered there was little margin for error despite taking the early wicket of Joe Denly who was playing his first innings of the season after recovering from a broken was lured into aiming a big drive at Zak Chappell and the edge flew to second slip where Madsen pouched a waist high and Bell-Drummond responded with a stand of 125 balls from 179 balls and although Anuj Dal tempted the Kent skipper and Tawanda Muyeye into loose strokes, Compton completed a fine century from 151 balls by cutting Chappell for his 13th Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
