Lammonby century drives Somerset towards last-eight berth

Somerset remain in the hunt for a Metro Bank quarter-final after easing to a four-wicket run win over the Kent Spitfires at Canterbury.

Tom Lammonby hit 102, from 104 balls, as the visitors closed on 270 for six, in reply to Kent's 269 for nine.

Jack Leach took 2 for 37 including both Denlys in the space of three balls. Jaydn Denly, batting for only the second time with his Uncle Joe, was Kent's highest scorer with 65 and the duo put on 97 for the second wicket.

Denly Junior then took two for 41 but Somerset never really looked in danger and they clinched the win with 5.3 overs to spare.

Kent's chances of qualifying for the quarter-final were almost non-existent, but a very healthy Bank Holiday crowd of 2500 still attended the club's Community Day.

The hosts chose to bat but lost Ben Dawkins when Jake Ball had him caught behind for just five. The Denlys fought back but both went to Leach in the space of three balls. Uncle Joe was the first to go for 39, caught by Lammonby off his former England team mate Jack Leach, and Jaydn was almost immediately caught and bowled.

Jack Leaning and Harry Finch responded with the next highest partnership of the innings, putting on 54 before Leaning went for 19 when he lofted Lewis Goldsworthy to Tom Rew.

Finch was the run out by James Theedom and Ben Green for 48 with a half-century there for the taking and debutant Ollie Curtiss went for just one, caught by Leach off Lammonby.

Corey Flintoff gave Kent something to defend with a run-a-ball 28 down the order and Fred Klaassen hit successive sixes in the final over, but an inexperienced Spitfires side looked second-favourites at halfway.

Somerset eased to 62 without loss before Mo Rizvi bowled Archie Vaughan for 28.

Jaydn Denly gave Kent a glimpse when he caught and bowled Lewis Goldsworthy for 43 and Cohen conjured a beauty to get rid of James Rew for 16, but Lammonby creamed Cohen through point for four to reach three figures.

Although Cohen subsequently bent back Lammonby's leg and middle stumps, by then Somerset only needed 67 from 14.4 overs.

Tom Rew holed out to Jayden Denly for 29 and was caught by Cohen and Josh Thomas played like a man in a hurry blasting two sixes on his way to 24 before he pulled Klaassen to Flintoff, but with just 12 needed at that stage Fin Hill and Ben Green were able to bide their time before the latter hit Jaydn Denly back over his head for four to level the scores. The winning single came when Green skied the same bowler and Ekansh Singh spilled a difficult chance.