Kent v Hampshire
Kent made their debut in the Twenty 20 Cup and the bowlers soon found the going hard, even with a wicket in the first over the Hampshire duo of J Hamblin and S Katich soon increased the scoring rate to around 7.5 an over, the decision to open the bowling with a spinner and a second introduced first change seemed to backfire when the pair went for 69 in their combined 8 overs. The introduction of one of the most economical bowlers on the circuit in Ealham helped to slow the scoring rate but it was a run out of the aggressive J Hamblin which saw the Hampshire middle order of A Mascarenhas, J Crawley and W Kendall all depart with only a further 5 runs added to the total. Enter the big hitting W Akram who hit three 4's en-route to 24 (20), between Akram and Katich the pair added a vital 44 runs and got the score up to a defendable 145.
Kent's reply was nothing short of incredible! Even with the wicket of P Trego with just the second ball of the game it didn't hold Kent back as A Symonds led the assault with a barrage of boundaries and taking E Giddins and A Mullally for 45 runs from just two overs between them, which meanwhile made J Tredwell's effort of 24 from just 14 balls look mediocre. A Symonds bombardment continued and at one stage was 76* from just 24 balls, however as the target got closer he seemed content just to stay around and knock the remaining runs off as he finally finished 96* from only 37 balls including 14 fours and 3 sixes. Kent completed the win in just 12 overs and if they continue this form will be a force to be reckoned with throughout the Twenty 20 Cup.
Twenty20 Cup, 2003, South Division
Kent v Hampshire
Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham
16 June 2003 (20-over match)
Result: Kent won by 6 wickets
Points: Kent 2, Hampshire 0
Toss: Kent
Umpires: NG Cowley and JW Holder
Man of the Match: A Symonds
Hampshire innings (20 overs maximum) R M B 4 6
JRC Hamblin run out 38 34 33 6 0
DA Kenway b Sheriyar 4 3 2 1 0
SM Katich not out 59 61 52 7 0
AD Mascarenhas c Jones b Dennington 0 1 1 0 0
*JP Crawley c Tredwell b Dennington 1 1 3 0 0
WS Kendall b Ealham 0 1 1 0 0
Wasim Akram c Blewett b Tredwell 24 18 20 3 0
SD Udal not out 9 6 8 1 0
Extras (lb 3, w 7) 10
Total (6 wickets, 20 overs) 145
DNB: +N Pothas, AD Mullally, ESH Giddins.
FoW: 1-7 (Kenway), 2-83 (Hamblin), 3-84 (Mascarenhas),
4-86 (Crawley), 5-88 (Kendall), 6-132 (Wasim Akram).
Bowling O M R W
Sheriyar 4 0 19 1 (4w)
Tredwell 4 0 33 1
Symonds 4 0 36 0 (1w)
Ealham 4 0 23 1 (1w)
Dennington 4 0 31 2
Kent innings (target: 146 runs from 20 overs) R M B 4 6
PD Trego lbw b Wasim Akram 0 1 2 0 0
A Symonds not out 96 45 37 14 3
JC Tredwell b Wasim Akram 24 15 14 3 1
MA Ealham c Crawley b Hamblin 19 16 13 1 1
MJ Walker c Mascarenhas b Hamblin 0 1 2 0 0
GS Blewett not out 3 6 4 0 0
Extras (w 5) 5
Total (4 wickets, 12 overs) 147
DNB: *DP Fulton, MA Carberry, +GO Jones, MJ Dennington,
A Sheriyar.
FoW: 1-0 (Trego), 2-60 (Tredwell), 3-123 (Ealham),
4-123 (Walker).
Bowling O M R W
Wasim Akram 4 0 29 2 (2w)
Giddins 1 0 24 0 (1w)
Mullally 1 0 21 0 (1w)
Udal 2 0 28 0
Mascarenhas 2 0 24 0
Hamblin 2 0 21 2
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