Lancashire vs Kent, 26th Test — County Championship Division Two
Match summary
Kent beat Lancashire by 140 runs in the 26th Test of the County Championship Division Two at Stanley Park, Blackpool on Fri, 12 Jun, 2026. Kent 178/10 (69 ov); Lancashire 87/10 (32 ov); Kent 332/10 (83.5 ov); Lancashire 283/10 (81.5 ov). Chris Benjamin top-scored with 103 off 85 balls for Kent. Keith Dudgeon took 6/21. Lancashire won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Jennings c C Benjamin b H Mahmud | 61 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 50.83 |
| Harry Singh c B Dawkins b H Mahmud | 15 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 48.38 |
| Josh Bohannon c SA Northeast b H Mahmud | 26 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 89.65 |
| Marcus Harris Not out | 91 | 176 | 7 | 0 | 51.7 |
| Ben McDermott runout (SA Northeast) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Livingstone b H Mahmud | 47 | 70 | 8 | 0 | 67.14 |
| Joseph Moores c C Benjamin b H Mahmud | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Balderson c HZ Finch b H Mahmud | 4 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 21.05 |
| Tom Bailey b B Foreman | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Tom Aspinwall lbw b MW Parkinson | 14 | 38 | 3 | 0 | 36.84 |
| James Anderson c & b B Foreman | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
Extras 22 (1 b, 4 lb, 1 wd, 16 nb)
Total 283/10 (81.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 7 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4.57 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 16 | 4 | 69 | 6 | 4.31 |
| Matt Milnes | 10 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Matt Parkinson | 25 | 0 | 82 | 1 | 3.28 |
| Bertie Foreman | 21.5 | 4 | 66 | 2 | 3.02 |
| Ekansh Singh | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
19 (Harry Singh, 8.6 ov) · 58 (Josh Bohannon, 17.3 ov) · 162 (Keaton Jennings, 42.5 ov) · 162 (Ben McDermott, 43.2 ov) · 233 (Liam Livingstone, 62.4 ov) · 233 (Joseph Moores, 62.6 ov) · 246 (George Balderson, 68.3 ov) · 247 (Tom Bailey, 69.1 ov) · 276 (Tom Aspinwall, 78.6 ov) · 283 (James Anderson, 81.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dawkins c HPN Singh b J Anderson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Finch c J Moores b TE Bailey | 83 | 146 | 12 | 1 | 56.84 |
| Sam Northeast c HPN Singh b G Balderson | 23 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 45.09 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond c J Moores b G Balderson | 34 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 46.57 |
| Ekansh Singh b L Livingstone | 14 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 46.66 |
| Chris Benjamin c HPN Singh b J Anderson | 103 | 85 | 6 | 5 | 121.17 |
| Bertie Foreman lbw b T Aspinwall | 11 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 45.83 |
| Keith Dudgeon c MS Harris b J Anderson | 16 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 45.71 |
| Matt Milnes c MS Harris b G Balderson | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Matt Parkinson Not out | 12 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Hasan Mahmud c J Moores b TE Bailey | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.66 |
Extras 24 (6 b, 7 lb, 3 wd, 8 nb)
Total 332/10 (83.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 19 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 2.36 |
| Liam Livingstone | 20 | 3 | 85 | 1 | 4.25 |
| Tom Bailey | 12.5 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 3.5 |
| George Balderson | 20 | 2 | 65 | 3 | 3.25 |
| Tom Aspinwall | 10 | 1 | 64 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Harry Singh | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 |
(Ben Dawkins, 0.1 ov) · 55 (Sam Northeast, 15.6 ov) · 143 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 39.2 ov) · 168 (Ekansh Singh, 48.2 ov) · 178 (Harry Finch, 51.1 ov) · 210 (Bertie Foreman, 57.1 ov) · 286 (Keith Dudgeon, 70.2 ov) · 303 (Matt Milnes, 73.4 ov) · 325 (Chris Benjamin, 80.6 ov) · 332 (Hasan Mahmud, 83.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keaton Jennings lbw b KJ Dudgeon | 13 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 41.93 |
| Harry Singh b KJ Dudgeon | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Bohannon b KJ Dudgeon | 8 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Tom Bailey b M Milnes | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15.78 |
| Marcus Harris c SA Northeast b H Mahmud | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Ben McDermott b KJ Dudgeon | 23 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 53.48 |
| Liam Livingstone c C Benjamin b H Mahmud | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 61.53 |
| Joseph Moores c B Dawkins b H Mahmud | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| George Balderson c B Foreman b KJ Dudgeon | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 44.44 |
| Tom Aspinwall Not out | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| James Anderson b KJ Dudgeon | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Extras 11 (9 lb, 2 nb)
Total 87/10 (32 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 12 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 1.75 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 6 | 1 | 32 | 3 | 5.33 |
| Matt Milnes | 14 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 1.78 |
4 (Harry Singh, 1.6 ov) · 13 (Keaton Jennings, 7.3 ov) · 24 (Josh Bohannon, 13.4 ov) · 24 (Tom Bailey, 14.2 ov) · 44 (Marcus Harris, 21.1 ov) · 62 (Liam Livingstone, 25.1 ov) · 73 (Ben McDermott, 27.3 ov) · 77 (Joseph Moores, 28.6 ov) · 85 (George Balderson, 31.1 ov) · 87 (James Anderson, 31.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dawkins lbw b TE Bailey | 54 | 118 | 7 | 1 | 45.76 |
| Harry Finch c KK Jennings b J Anderson | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16.66 |
| Sam Northeast b G Balderson | 10 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 24.39 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond c J Moores b J Anderson | 33 | 88 | 2 | 0 | 37.5 |
| Ekansh Singh c JJ Bohannon b L Livingstone | 17 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 36.17 |
| Chris Benjamin b TE Bailey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bertie Foreman c TE Bailey b L Livingstone | 6 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 19.35 |
| Keith Dudgeon st J Moores b L Livingstone | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 23.07 |
| Matt Milnes c TE Bailey b L Livingstone | 22 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 78.57 |
| Matt Parkinson c T Aspinwall b L Livingstone | 11 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 39.28 |
| Hasan Mahmud Not out | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
Extras 14 (10 b, 2 wd, 2 nb)
Total 178/10 (69 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 12 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1.08 |
| Liam Livingstone | 18 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 3.05 |
| Tom Bailey | 13 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 1.76 |
| George Balderson | 14 | 2 | 43 | 1 | 3.07 |
| Tom Aspinwall | 10 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 3.2 |
| Harry Singh | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
11 (Harry Finch, 4.1 ov) · 24 (Sam Northeast, 15.3 ov) · 111 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 42.6 ov) · 111 (Ben Dawkins, 43.1 ov) · 111 (Chris Benjamin, 43.2 ov) · 132 (Bertie Foreman, 54.3 ov) · 137 (Ekansh Singh, 56.5 ov) · 146 (Keith Dudgeon, 60.4 ov) · 163 (Matt Milnes, 64.5 ov) · 178 (Matt Parkinson, 68.6 ov)