Fresh Fit Record – Gloucs vs Kent South Workforce 2023

Kent 116 for three (Cox 38*, Denly 35*, Smith 3-22) beat Gloucestershire 113 (Dent 55, Hogan 3-13) by way of seven wickets

A close to complete area at Canterbury noticed the Kent Spitfires rout Gloucestershire by way of seven wickets of their opening Power Blast fixture of 2023.

The 2021 Champions cruised house with 6.3 overs to spare, ultimate on 116 for three in respond to the guests’ meagre 113 all out.

With greater than 3700 spectators packed into the Spitfire Floor and status room best at the bankings, Gloucestershire selected to bat.

Leaning then bowled Miles Hammond for 9 however Dent hit successive sixes in George Linde’s first over, just for Gloucestershire to lose their remaining seven wickets for simply 31 runs.

Leaning had Ollie Worth stuck at lengthy off by way of Richardson for 12 and despite the fact that Dent reached fifty when he glanced Leaning for 4, Hogan began the cave in when he took two wickets within the 10th over. Dent fell to an acrobatic catch by way of Sam Billings, who was once again at the back of the stumps after handing Cox the gloves for the remaining two Championship video games, earlier than Jack Taylor presented the wicketkeeper a dolly.

Denly ran out Zafar Gohar for 8 earlier than James Bracey swiped Stewart to the sq. leg boundary, the place he was once stuck by way of Leaning for 7.

Two balls later, Stewart bowled Paul van Meekeren for a duck and despite the fact that Smith simply survived the following supply, he was once out for 4 when he chipped Richardson to Cox.

Richardson then wrapped up the innings with 21 balls to spare when he had David Payne stuck at the back of for a golden duck.

There was once an early hiccup within the run chase when Tawanda Muyeye attempted to power Worth and was once stuck by way of Hammond at mid-off for 6 however Kent had been nearly midway to the objective by way of the tip of the powerplay, at 55 for 1.

When Daniel Bell-Drummond was once lbw to Smith for 27 it broke a 52-run partnership and Billings was once then out for six when he attempted to reverse-sweep Smith and fell to a juggling catch by way of Zafar, however that was once as shut as Kent got here to a wobble.

With the desired run fee underneath 4 they did not wish to take any dangers however Cox gave the look to be in a rush, taking 17 from van Meekern within the twelfth over, together with a flicked six over backward sq. leg. He scrambled a unmarried of the following ball to stay the strike after which smacked Zafar for an enormous six over into the Cowdrey Stand to win the sport.