Leics vs Kent, at Leicester, Aug 02 2011 - Match Result

RESULT

Leicester, August 02 - 05, 2011, County Championship Division Two

257 & 289/9d

(T:328) 219 & 255/6

Match drawn

Key falls short of ton but steers Kent to safety

Key falls short of ton but steers Kent to safety

Kent captain Rob Key fell two runs short of a century as the County Championship Division Two match against Leicestershire ended in a draw at Grace Road

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Scorecard summary

Leicestershire • 257/10(77.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

Claude Henderson

54 (84)

4/94 (19)

50 (89)

3/42 (17.4)

Kent • 219/10(59.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

67 (85)

5/34 (10.2)

Martin van Jaarsveld

60 (140)

3/49 (15.4)

Leicestershire • 289/9(90.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

76 (101)

4/42 (17.1)

48 (117)

3/36 (11)

Kent • 255/6(67 overs)

2nd INNINGS

98 (153)

2/26 (6)

46* (53)

2/75 (17)

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Match details

Grace Road, Leicester
Toss	Leicestershire, elected to bat first
Series	County Championship Division Two
Season	2011
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	2,3,4,5 August 2011 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Peter Hartley Trevor Jesty
Points	Leicestershire 8, Kent 7

Match Coverage

Key falls short of ton but steers Kent to safety

Kent captain Rob Key fell two runs short of a century as the County Championship Division Two match against Leicestershire ended in a draw at Grace Road

Key falls short of ton but steers Kent to safety

New shines between the showers

Tom New hit an unbeaten 51 on a rain-affected third day to put Leicestershire in a strong position against Kent in the County Championship Division Two match at Grace Road

New shines between the showers

Ball keeps match in the balance

A devastating spell from Kent's left-arm seamer Adam Ball left their County Championship Division Two game against fellow strugglers Leicestershire finely poised at Grace Road

Ball keeps match in the balance

Honours even after bowler's day at Grace Road

Leicestershire snapped up three late wickets to hit back against Kent on the opening day of the County Championship Division Two match at Grace Road

Honours even after bowler's day at Grace Road

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Kent Innings

Player Name		R	B
JL Denly	bowled	24	37
RWT Key	bowled	98	153
SA Northeast	lbw	32	58
M van Jaarsveld	bowled	24	51
DI Stevens	caught	12	26
GO Jones	lbw	0	1
Azhar Mahmood	not out	46	53
JC Tredwell	not out	9	23
Extras	(b 6, lb 3, w 1)
Total	255(6 wkts; 67 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	32	Rob Key	Joe Denly
2nd	81	Rob Key	Sam Northeast
3rd	71	Martin van Jaarsveld	Rob Key
4th	2	Darren Stevens	Rob Key
5th	0	Darren Stevens	Geraint Jones
6th	42	Azhar Mahmood	Darren Stevens
7th	27	Azhar Mahmood	James Tredwell

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County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
MID	16	8	2	6	240
SUR	16	8	4	4	227
NOR	16	7	2	7	226
GLO	16	6	5	5	198
DER	16	5	6	5	181
GLA	16	5	6	5	178
ESS	16	4	4	8	159
KEN	16	5	9	2	149
LEI	16	1	11	4	88