- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras8 (lb 4, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL260 all out (81.5 Overs, RR: 3.17)Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 5.1 ov), 2-38 (Nick Browne, 10.4 ov), 3-149 (Tom Westley, 41.1 ov), 4-163 (Ravi Bopara, 46.4 ov), 5-204 (Jesse Ryder, 58.5 ov), 6-240 (James Foster, 69.2 ov), 7-253 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 75.4 ov), 8-260 (David Masters, 78.4 ov), 9-260 (Graham Napier, 80.4 ov), 10-260 (Jamie Porter, 81.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ME Claydon 20 0 68 1 3.40 1 1 MD Hunn 19 3 78 2 4.10 1 0 CJ Haggett 16 4 54 3 3.37 0 0 DI Stevens 23.5 12 37 4 1.55 0 0 JC Tredwell 3 0 19 0 6.33 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras34 (lb 10, nb 22, w 2)TOTAL633/8d (143.5 Overs, RR: 4.4)Did not bat: MD HunnFall of wickets: 1-127 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 23.3 ov), 2-200 (Rob Key, 42.6 ov), 3-271 (Sam Northeast, 61.4 ov), 4-303 (Joe Denly, 70.3 ov), 5-437 (Darren Stevens, 106.2 ov), 6-536 (Ben Harmison, 125.2 ov), 7-609 (Calum Haggett, 140.1 ov), 8-616 (James Tredwell, 141.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB DD Masters 32 8 85 0 2.65 0 0 JA Porter 23 1 123 2 5.34 0 1 JD Ryder 19 1 96 1 5.05 1 3 RH Patel 18 2 92 1 5.11 0 0 GR Napier 20 1 77 1 3.85 0 0 RS Bopara 20 3 89 3 4.45 1 7 T Westley 6.5 0 28 0 4.09 0 0 RN ten Doeschate 5 0 33 0 6.60 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras5 (lb 5)TOTAL166 all out (44.1 Overs, RR: 3.75)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Nick Browne, 1.1 ov), 2-10 (Jaik Mickleburgh, 5.2 ov), 3-31 (Ravi Bopara, 10.2 ov), 4-66 (Jesse Ryder, 17.3 ov), 5-68 (Tom Westley, 18.3 ov), 6-104 (Ryan ten Doeschate, 29.6 ov), 7-133 (James Foster, 37.4 ov), 8-153 (David Masters, 41.6 ov), 9-156 (Jamie Porter, 42.4 ov), 10-166 (Ravi Patel, 44.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ME Claydon 9 1 30 0 3.33 0 0 MD Hunn 11 2 47 4 4.27 0 0 CJ Haggett 13.1 2 43 4 3.26 0 0 DI Stevens 10 3 36 1 3.60 0 0 JC Tredwell 1 0 5 1 5.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Essex , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
19,20,21 July 2015 (4-day match)
Umpires
Points
Kent 24, Essex 3
Close of Play
- Sun, 19 Jul - day 1 - Kent 1st innings 68/0 (DJ Bell-Drummond 46*, RWT Key 19*, 12 ov)
- Mon, 20 Jul - day 2 - Kent 1st innings 420/4 (BW Harmison 63*, DI Stevens 69*, 99.3 ov)
- Tue, 21 Jul - day 3 - Essex 2nd innings 166 (44.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Kent 1st innings
- BW Harmison 100 off 196 balls in 223 minutes, 16x4
- SW Billings 100 off 113 balls in 150 minutes, 10x4, 1x6
Match Coverage
All Match NewsEssex crumble after Billings maiden ton
Kent's mammoth first-innings score included a maiden Championship hundred for Sam Billings before Essex crumbled by an innings and plenty at Tunbridge Wells
No debacle at Tunbridge Wells
Only 30 miles down the road from England's debacle at Lord's, life at Tunbridge Wells chugged along much as always
Stevens four-for restricts Essex
A miserly stint of 4 for 37 by Kent allrounder Darren Stevens ensured that the hosts enjoyed an opening day in the sun against Essex in Tunbridge Wells