Kent vs Worcestershire, Match 42 — County Championship Division Two
Match summary
Kent beat Worcestershire by 84 runs in the Match 42 of the County Championship Division Two at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury on Wed, 02 Sept, 2026. Kent 1st 238/10 (64.2 ov); Worcestershire 217/10 (59 ov); Kent 2nd 358/10 (108.2 ov); Worcestershire 2nd 295/10 (84.2 ov). Sam Northeast top-scored with 132 off 240 balls for Kent 2nd. Hasan Mahmud took 4/68. Worcestershire won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyers Swanepoel b Keith Dudgeon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Waite b Keith Dudgeon | 37 | 48 | 5 | 0 | 77.08 |
| Tom Taylor lbw b Keith Dudgeon | 10 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 47.62 |
| Brett D'Oliveira Not out | 103 | 221 | 12 | 0 | 46.61 |
| Adam Hose lbw b Hasan Mahmud | 38 | 74 | 7 | 0 | 51.35 |
| Jake Libby c Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes | 18 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Adam Finch c Tawanda Muyeye b Matt Milnes | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Ben Allison lbw b Hasan Mahmud | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Henry Cullen b Hasan Mahmud | 45 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 65.22 |
| Rehaan Edavalath lbw b Matthew Quinn | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Daniel Lategan lbw b Matt Milnes | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
Extras 23 (10 b, 12 lb, 1 wd)
Total 295/10 (84.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn | 13 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 3.54 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 13 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 4.85 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 20 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 2.55 |
| Matt Milnes | 16.2 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 3.12 |
| Grant Stewart | 22 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 2.82 |
6 (Daniel Lategan, 2.4 ov) · 31 (Rehaan Edavalath, 7.2 ov) · 39 (Jake Libby, 8.6 ov) · 115 (Adam Hose, 31.6 ov) · 201 (Henry Cullen, 52.4 ov) · 265 (Matthew Waite, 72.2 ov) · 283 (Tom Taylor, 78.4 ov) · 283 (Beyers Swanepoel, 78.5 ov) · 288 (Ben Allison, 81.3 ov) · 295 (Adam Finch, 84.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn b Beyers Swanepoel | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond c & b Ben Allison | 44 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 43.14 |
| Keith Dudgeon c Ben Allison b Tom Taylor | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasan Mahmud runout (Henry Cullen / Beyers Swanepoel) | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Sam Northeast b Tom Taylor | 132 | 240 | 15 | 0 | 55.23 |
| Zak Crawley c Henry Cullen b Adam Finch | 54 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 51.92 |
| Matt Milnes lbw b Adam Finch | 20 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Grant Stewart b Tom Taylor | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 88.24 |
| Ben Compton c Daniel Lategan b Tom Taylor | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tawanda Muyeye c Ben Allison b Beyers Swanepoel | 23 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 63.89 |
| Chris Benjamin Not out | 36 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 58.06 |
Extras 27 (4 b, 14 lb, 7 wd, 2 nb)
Total 358/10 (108.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyers Swanepoel | 20 | 5 | 66 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Matthew Waite | 18 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 2.89 |
| Tom Taylor | 22 | 4 | 68 | 4 | 3.09 |
| Brett D'Oliveira | 8 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 4.88 |
| Jake Libby | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Adam Finch | 16.2 | 4 | 51 | 2 | 3.12 |
| Ben Allison | 22 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 2.64 |
11 (Ben Compton, 4.3 ov) · 99 (Zak Crawley, 32.2 ov) · 144 (Tawanda Muyeye, 44.1 ov) · 271 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 81.4 ov) · 271 (Sam Northeast, 82.1 ov) · 291 (Grant Stewart, 86.2 ov) · 295 (Keith Dudgeon, 88.4 ov) · 339 (Matt Milnes, 102.1 ov) · 344 (Matthew Quinn, 105.3 ov) · 358 (Hasan Mahmud, 108.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beyers Swanepoel c Keith Dudgeon b Matt Milnes | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Matthew Waite b Hasan Mahmud | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 51.72 |
| Tom Taylor c Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes | 17 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 77.27 |
| Brett D'Oliveira c Tawanda Muyeye b Grant Stewart | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Adam Hose c Chris Benjamin b Keith Dudgeon | 50 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 56.82 |
| Jake Libby b Hasan Mahmud | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 120 |
| Adam Finch lbw b Hasan Mahmud | 7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 38.89 |
| Ben Allison Not out | 17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 73.91 |
| Henry Cullen lbw b Keith Dudgeon | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Rehaan Edavalath lbw b Hasan Mahmud | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Lategan b Matt Milnes | 59 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 49.58 |
Extras 12 (4 b, 8 lb)
Total 217/10 (59 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn | 10 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 2.8 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 9 | 1 | 43 | 2 | 4.78 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 18 | 5 | 68 | 4 | 3.78 |
| Matt Milnes | 17 | 3 | 52 | 3 | 3.06 |
| Grant Stewart | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2.8 |
26 (Jake Libby, 5.5 ov) · 26 (Rehaan Edavalath, 5.6 ov) · 125 (Daniel Lategan, 35.3 ov) · 139 (Brett D'Oliveira, 39.1 ov) · 145 (Adam Hose, 40.4 ov) · 152 (Henry Cullen, 42.6 ov) · 185 (Matthew Waite, 50.5 ov) · 185 (Tom Taylor, 51.2 ov) · 208 (Beyers Swanepoel, 55.1 ov) · 217 (Adam Finch, 58.6 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn c Beyers Swanepoel b Tom Taylor | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond lbw b Matthew Waite | 52 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 59.77 |
| Keith Dudgeon c Henry Cullen b Ben Allison | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Hasan Mahmud Not out | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Brett D'Oliveira Not out | 24 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| Sam Northeast c Henry Cullen b Adam Finch | 43 | 92 | 7 | 0 | 46.74 |
| Adam Hose Not out | 23 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 46.94 |
| Zak Crawley c Adam Hose b Ben Allison | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Jake Libby c Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes | 18 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Matt Milnes c Ben Allison b Tom Taylor | 7 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 30.43 |
| Grant Stewart c Henry Cullen b Matthew Waite | 19 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 73.08 |
| Ben Compton c Henry Cullen b Tom Taylor | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Tawanda Muyeye c Matthew Waite b Adam Finch | 37 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 57.81 |
| Chris Benjamin c Henry Cullen b Beyers Swanepoel | 40 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 100 |
| Rehaan Edavalath lbw b Matthew Quinn | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Daniel Lategan lbw b Matt Milnes | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
Extras 13 (8 b, 5 lb)
Total 238/10 (64.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn | 4 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3.25 |
| Beyers Swanepoel | 12 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Matthew Waite | 14 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 3 |
| Hasan Mahmud | 6 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 3.17 |
| Tom Taylor | 14.2 | 1 | 55 | 3 | 3.84 |
| Matt Milnes | 6 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Grant Stewart | 4.1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| Adam Finch | 9 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 4.56 |
| Ben Allison | 15 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 3 |
| Taylor Cornall | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 (Zak Crawley, 3.2 ov) · 18 (Ben Compton, 4.3 ov) · 100 (Tawanda Muyeye, 26.6 ov) · 103 (Sam Northeast, 30.4 ov) · 182 (Chris Benjamin, 45.6 ov) · 213 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 53.6 ov) · 220 (Grant Stewart, 55.5 ov) · 233 (Matt Milnes, 62.3 ov) · 237 (Keith Dudgeon, 63.2 ov) · 238 (Matthew Quinn, 64.2 ov)