Kent vs Essex
Zimbabwean seamer Scott Brant starred as Essex completed a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Kent.
Brant claimed 4-20 as the Spitfires were bowled out for 125, Shahid Afridi top-scoring with just 25.
And visiting skipper Ronnie Irani hit an unbeaten 64 from 52 balls as the Eagles cruised home with more than four overs to spare at Maidstone.
Graham Napier accompanied him in a second-wicket stand of 87, smashing 38 from 27 deliveries.
Twenty20 Cup, 2004, South Division
Kent v Essex
Mote Park, Maidstone
5 July 2004 (20-over match)
Result: Essex won by 8 wickets
Points: Essex 2, Kent 0
Toss: Kent
Umpires: NA Mallender and G Sharp
Kent innings R M B 4 6
*A Symonds lbw b Brant 14 13 9 1 1
Shahid Afridi c Flower b Brant 25 24 14 2 1
AGR Loudon c Clarke b Brant 14 8 11 3 0
MJ Walker st Foster b Clarke 6 11 10 1 0
MA Carberry c Foster b Napier 1 5 3 0 0
JL Denly b Middlebrook 4 12 11 0 0
JC Tredwell c Jefferson b Cowan 19 24 23 2 0
+NJ O'Brien b Middlebrook 12 6 8 1 0
A Khan c Brant b Napier 15 11 13 1 1
MJ Saggers b Brant 5 10 8 0 0
BJ Trott not out 5 6 6 0 0
Extras (lb 3, w 2) 5
Total (all out, 19.2 overs) 125
FoW: 1-38 (Symonds), 2-56 (Loudon), 3-56 (Shahid Afridi),
4-63 (Carberry), 5-63 (Walker), 6-73 (Denly),
7-91 (O'Brien), 8-114 (Tredwell), 9-117 (Khan),
10-125 (Saggers).
Bowling O M R W
Cowan 4 0 39 1 (2w)
Brant 3.2 0 20 4
Napier 4 1 17 2
Clarke 4 1 18 1
Middlebrook 3 0 17 2
Bopara 1 0 11 0
Essex innings (target: 126 runs) R M B 4 6
A Flower c Denly b Trott 1 2 2 0 0
*RC Irani not out 64 58 52 9 0
GR Napier lbw b Symonds 38 36 27 4 1
WI Jefferson not out 11 16 12 2 0
Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 9) 14
Total (2 wickets, 15.3 overs) 128
To Bat: RS Bopara, AP Grayson, +JS Foster, JD Middlebrook,
AP Cowan, SA Brant, AJ Clarke.
FoW: 1-6 (Flower), 2-93 (Napier).
Bowling O M R W
Trott 4 0 34 1
Saggers 3 0 31 0 (2w)
Khan 3 0 33 0 (1w)
Shahid Afridi 3.3 0 14 0 (1w)
Symonds 2 0 11 1 (1w)
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