Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Daniel Bell-Drummond	c Dent b Miles	49	125	175	7	0	39.20
Sean Dickson	b Miles	117	214	256	13	1	54.67
Heino Kuhn	c Bracey b van Buuren	38	76	90	5	0	50.00
Joe Denly (c)	c †Roderick b Miles	107	188	248	13	0	56.91
Zak Crawley	c Dent b Higgins	30	56	70	5	0	53.57
Darren Stevens	lbw b Noema-Barnett	89	113	141	13	1	78.76
Adam Rouse †	c †Roderick b van Buuren	55	84	111	7	0	65.47
Harry Podmore	b van Buuren	53	84	91	2	1	63.09
Matt Henry	c †Roderick b Miles	24	15	20	2	2	160.00
Adam Riley	not out	0	10	12	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 7, lb 5, nb 2, w 1, pen 5)	20
Total	160.4 Ov (RR: 3.62)	582/9d
Did not bat: Ivan Thomas
Fall of wickets: 1-124 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 46.2 ov), 2-216 (Sean Dickson, 68.2 ov), 3-220 (Heino Kuhn, 71.2 ov), 4-279 (Zak Crawley, 89.4 ov), 5-440 (Darren Stevens, 126.4 ov), 6-459 (Joe Denly, 130.5 ov), 7-555 (Adam Rouse, 155.4 ov), 8-564 (Harry Podmore, 157.4 ov), 9-582 (Matt Henry, 160.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt Taylor	29	7	98	0	3.37	131	14	0	0	1
Craig Miles	30.4	5	122	4	3.97	138	19	2	1	0
46.2 to DJ Bell-Drummond, . 124/1 68.2 to SR Dickson, . 216/2 130.5 to JL Denly, . 459/6 160.4 to MJ Henry, . 582/9
Ryan Higgins	28	9	67	1	2.39	135	9	0	0	0
89.4 to Z Crawley, . 279/4
Kieran Noema-Barnett	21	1	89	1	4.23	72	9	0	0	0
126.4 to DI Stevens, . 440/5
George Drissell	24	2	94	0	3.91	90	11	1	0	0
Graeme van Buuren	21	1	74	3	3.52	74	3	2	0	0
71.2 to HG Kuhn, . 220/3 155.4 to AP Rouse, . 555/7 157.4 to HW Podmore, . 564/8
Benny Howell	7	0	21	0	3.00	28	2	0	0	0

Gloucestershire 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Benny Howell	b Stevens	0	7	6	0	0	0.00
Chris Dent (c)	b Stevens	1	14	21	0	0	7.14
James Bracey	c Crawley b Podmore	12	61	86	1	0	19.67
Gareth Roderick †	c Riley b Henry	0	5	12	0	0	0.00
Jack Taylor	b Henry	33	86	104	6	0	38.37
Graeme van Buuren	c Kuhn b Henry	83	145	219	10	0	57.24
Ryan Higgins	b Henry	9	22	23	2	0	40.90
Kieran Noema-Barnett	not out	73	185	222	9	0	39.45
Craig Miles	lbw b Henry	13	37	31	1	0	35.13
George Drissell	c Crawley b Henry	0	1	2	0	0	0.00
Matt Taylor	c †Rouse b Denly	9	38	37	0	0	23.68
Extras	(nb 6, w 1)	7
Total	99.4 Ov (RR: 2.40)	240
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Benny Howell, 1.5 ov), 2-2 (Chris Dent, 5.4 ov), 3-5 (Gareth Roderick, 8.2 ov), 4-37 (James Bracey, 21.3 ov), 5-58 (Jack Taylor, 33.6 ov), 6-82 (Ryan Higgins, 39.6 ov), 7-186 (Graeme van Buuren, 81.2 ov), 8-204 (Craig Miles, 89.3 ov), 9-204 (George Drissell, 89.4 ov), 10-240 (Matt Taylor, 99.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt Henry	20	4	58	6	2.90	93	9	0	0	0
8.2 to GH Roderick, . 5/3 33.6 to JMR Taylor, . 58/5 39.6 to RF Higgins, . 82/6 81.2 to GL van Buuren, . 186/7 89.3 to CN Miles, . 204/8 89.4 to GS Drissell, . 204/9
Darren Stevens	21	5	42	2	2.00	104	6	0	0	0
1.5 to BAC Howell, . 1/1 5.4 to CDJ Dent, . 2/2
Ivan Thomas	11	5	19	0	1.72	57	2	0	0	1
Harry Podmore	13	2	37	1	2.84	61	3	0	0	2
21.3 to JR Bracey, . 37/4
Adam Riley	23	9	46	0	2.00	112	5	0	0	0
Joe Denly	11.4	1	38	1	3.25	49	4	0	1	0
99.4 to MD Taylor, . 240/10

Gloucestershire 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Chris Dent (c)	c †Rouse b Podmore	76	180	254	11	0	42.22
Benny Howell	lbw b Podmore	67	128	158	10	0	52.34
Gareth Roderick †	lbw b Thomas	0	6	11	0	0	0.00
James Bracey	c †Rouse b Denly	27	102	113	3	0	26.47
Jack Taylor	lbw b Denly	15	39	45	2	0	38.46
Graeme van Buuren	c Kuhn b Bell-Drummond	59	141	165	6	0	41.84
Ryan Higgins	c Dickson b Stevens	3	24	23	0	0	12.50
Kieran Noema-Barnett	not out	42	129	141	5	0	32.55
Craig Miles	not out	2	15	15	0	0	13.33
Extras	(b 11, lb 12, nb 8)	31
Total	126.4 Ov (RR: 2.54)	322/7
Did not bat: George Drissell, Matt Taylor
Fall of wickets: 1-114 (Benny Howell, 39.4 ov), 2-115 (Gareth Roderick, 42.1 ov), 3-182 (Chris Dent, 64.6 ov), 4-200 (James Bracey, 73.2 ov), 5-207 (Jack Taylor, 77.5 ov), 6-219 (Ryan Higgins, 85.2 ov), 7-319 (Graeme van Buuren, 122.4 ov)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Matt Henry	24.4	9	62	0	2.51	116	6	0	0	0
Darren Stevens	18	6	40	1	2.22	88	5	0	0	0
85.2 to RF Higgins, . 219/6
Ivan Thomas	15	4	34	1	2.26	75	5	0	0	1
42.1 to GH Roderick, . 115/2
Joe Denly	34	9	79	2	2.32	164	9	0	0	1
73.2 to JR Bracey, . 200/4 77.5 to JMR Taylor, . 207/5
Harry Podmore	16.4	6	55	2	3.30	82	9	0	0	2
39.4 to BAC Howell, . 114/1 64.6 to CDJ Dent, . 182/3
Adam Riley	14.2	5	28	0	1.95	72	3	0	0	0
Daniel Bell-Drummond	4	3	1	1	0.25	23	0	0	0	0
122.4 to GL van Buuren, . 319/7

Close of Play

Sat, 09 Jun - day 1 - Kent 1st innings 297/4 (Joe Denly 36*, Darren Stevens 11*, 96 ov)

Sun, 10 Jun - day 2 - Gloucester 1st innings 44/4 (Jack Taylor 24*, Graeme van Buuren 5*, 29 ov)

Mon, 11 Jun - day 3 - Gloucester 2nd innings 73/0 (Chris Dent 27*, Benny Howell 44*, 25 ov)

Tue, 12 Jun - day 4 - Gloucester 2nd innings 322/7 (126.4 ov) - end of match

Match Flow

Day 1

Kent 1st innings
Kent were awarded five penalty runs after the first ball of the 67th over when the ball hit the helmet behind the keeper.

Match Details

County Ground, Bristol
Toss	Kent, elected to bat first
Series	Specsavers County Championship Division Two
Season	2018
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	09,10,11,12 June 2018 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Graham Lloyd Nigel Llong
Points	Kent 12, Gloucestershire 7

Match Coverage

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Gloucester Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
MJ Henry	24.4	9	62	0	2.51
DI Stevens	18	6	40	1	2.22
IAA Thomas	15	4	34	1	2.26 (1 nb)
JL Denly	34	9	79	2	2.32 (1 nb)
HW Podmore	16.4	6	55	2	3.3 (2 nb)
AEN Riley	14.2	5	28	0	1.95
DJ Bell-Drummond	4	3	1	1	0.25

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