Carberry and Lumb ease Hampshire past Kent

Hampshire 197 for 6 (Carberry 57, Lumb 54) beat Kent 153 for 7 (Denly 63, Lamb 2-25) by 44 runs
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Michael Carberry and Michael Lumb both hit half-centuries to help Hampshire claim a 44-run win over Kent, the Twenty20 Cup holders, at The Rose Bowl.

Hampshire began confidently, Ian Harvey smacking 22 from 11 balls before he was caught behind off Yasir Arafat. Lumb's half-century came from only 28 balls; at 71 for 1, Hampshire were in an excellent position. However, after notching his fifty - which included three towering sixes and four fours - Lumb holed out to Justin Kemp in the deep for 54.

Carberry carried on where Lumb left off, his 57 including five fours and one six before his stumps were removed after playing across the line to the persistently accurate Arafat. Michael Brown's unbeaten 40 lifted Hampshire's total to a challenging 197 for 6.

Kent's run-chase never got going, losing Rob Key (7), Martin van Jaarsveld (14) and Justin Kemp (2), stumbling to a precarious 69 for 4. Joe Denly continued his excellent form in the competition with another fifty, but Hampshire's bowlers maintained a discipline line to upset Kent's rhythm. Denly fell for a blistering 63 from 51 balls and, with his wicket, so too did Kent's chances of winning.