Kent vs Northamptonshire
Group A 2026 · List A · · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Kent won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) (Kent 254/5, Northamptonshire 253).
- Kent: 254/5 (48 ov)
- Northamptonshire: 253 (48.1 ov)
Match report
Kent (KEN) faced Northamptonshire (NOR) in Group A 2026, a List A match, at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. Play began on Friday, 24 July 2026 at 10:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Kent won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Casper Viljoen and David Millns, with Helen Pack as match referee.
Northamptonshire made 253 in 48.1 overs, with Nathan McSweeney top-scoring on 58 from 80 balls. Grant Stewart was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 33. Kent made 254/5 in 48 overs, with Harry Finch top-scoring on 85 from 91 balls. Luke Procter was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 44.
Result: Kent won by 5 wickets (with 12 balls remaining).
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Northamptonshire · 1st innings: 253 (48.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | c Matt Milnes b Grant Stewart | 55 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Gus Miller | c Jaydn Denly b Grant Stewart | 18 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 50 |
| Rob Keogh | c Sam Northeast b Grant Stewart | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Nathan McSweeney | c Ben Dawkins b Ekansh Singh | 58 | 80 | 4 | 0 | 72.5 |
| George Bartlett | b Ekansh Singh | 54 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 98.18 |
| Lewis McManus | b Ekansh Singh | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Aadi Sharma | c Daniel Bell-Drummond b Matt Milnes | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 61.54 |
| Luke Procter | b Matt Parkinson | 19 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 135.71 |
| Dominic Leech | lbw b Keith Dudgeon | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 114.29 |
| Liam Guthrie | c Sam Northeast b Matt Milnes | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | not out | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extras: 19
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Milnes | 9.1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 5.13 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 9 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 5.44 |
| Ekansh Singh | 8 | 0 | 50 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Grant Stewart | 9 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 3.67 |
| Matt Parkinson | 10 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 4.6 |
| Jaydn Denly | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8.33 |
Kent · 1st innings: 254/5 (48 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dawkins | b Luke Procter | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | b Yuzvendra Chahal | 47 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 70.15 |
| Sam Northeast | c & b Luke Procter | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Harry Finch | lbw b Yuzvendra Chahal | 85 | 91 | 6 | 3 | 93.41 |
| Chris Benjamin | not out | 55 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 77.46 |
| Jaydn Denly | b Luke Procter | 17 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 113.33 |
| Ekansh Singh | not out | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
Extras: 17 · Did not bat: Grant Stewart, Keith Dudgeon, Matt Milnes, Matt Parkinson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Guthrie | 10 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Luke Procter | 10 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Gus Miller | 9 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 5.67 |
| Dominic Leech | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 4.67 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 10 | 0 | 49 | 2 | 4.9 |
| Rob Keogh | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 |
| Lewis McManus | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Latest overs
- Over 47 (KEN, Liam Guthrie): 10 runs, 200/5 – 1 1 6 • 2 •
- Over 46 (KEN, Luke Procter): 5 runs, 190/5 – • 1 4 • • •
- Over 45 (KEN, Liam Guthrie): 3 runs, 185/5 – • 1 • 1 1 •
- Over 44 (KEN, Luke Procter): 2 runs, 182/5 – 1 • • W • 1
- Over 43 (KEN, Yuzvendra Chahal): 11 runs, 180/4 – 1 1 6 1 1 1
- Over 42 (KEN, Rob Keogh): 10 runs, 169/4 – 1 1 6 1 1 •