Derbyshire vs Kent, Match 45 — County Championship Division Two
Match summary
Derbyshire beat Kent by 181 runs in the Match 45 of the County Championship Division Two at County Ground, Derby on Tue, 08 Sept, 2026. Derbyshire 1st 300/10 (87.5 ov); Kent 1st 219/10 (73.2 ov); Derbyshire 2nd 352/8 (90.4 ov); Kent 2nd 252/10 (95.3 ov). Martin Andersson top-scored with 129* off 190 balls for Derbyshire 1st. Ben William Aitchison took 5/44. Kent won the toss and chose to bowl.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bell-Drummond c Luis Reece b Ben William Aitchison | 12 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 80 |
| Hasan Mahmud c Brooke Guest b Brett Randell | 9 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 18.75 |
| Sam Northeast c Brooke Guest b Ben William Aitchison | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Zak Crawley c Martin Andersson b Ben William Aitchison | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 26.67 |
| Khaled Ahmed Not out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Grant Stewart lbw b Martin Andersson | 65 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Ben Compton c Brooke Guest b Ben William Aitchison | 4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Tawanda Muyeye c Matthew Montgomery b Ben William Aitchison | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 91.67 |
| Chris Benjamin b Brett Randell | 32 | 115 | 2 | 0 | 27.83 |
| Bertie Foreman lbw b Shoaib Bashir | 38 | 148 | 4 | 0 | 25.67 |
| Ekansh Singh c Martin Andersson b Brett Randell | 59 | 86 | 3 | 2 | 68.6 |
Extras 16 (8 b, 5 lb, 1 wd, 2 nb)
Total 252/10 (95.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Reece | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Martin Andersson | 6 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 2.17 |
| Matthew Montgomery | 5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 |
| Brett Randell | 14.3 | 4 | 39 | 3 | 2.69 |
| Jack Morley | 22 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 2.68 |
| Ben William Aitchison | 20 | 6 | 44 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 27 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 2.22 |
8 (Zak Crawley, 4.4 ov) · 11 (Ben Compton, 6.1 ov) · 12 (Sam Northeast, 6.6 ov) · 27 (Tawanda Muyeye, 10.2 ov) · 38 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 12.5 ov) · 129 (Ekansh Singh, 41.6 ov) · 144 (Chris Benjamin, 47.5 ov) · 218 (Grant Stewart, 75.6 ov) · 251 (Bertie Foreman, 93.3 ov) · 252 (Hasan Mahmud, 95.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Reece c (sub Matthew Quinn) b Ekansh Singh | 53 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 49.53 |
| Brooke Guest Not out | 75 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 78.95 |
| Wayne Madsen c Ekansh Singh b Hasan Mahmud | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Andersson lbw b Ekansh Singh | 50 | 63 | 6 | 1 | 79.37 |
| Matthew Montgomery c Chris Benjamin b Hasan Mahmud | 46 | 86 | 5 | 0 | 53.49 |
| Brett Randell c Khaled Ahmed b Tawanda Muyeye | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Harry Came c Ben Compton b Bertie Foreman | 51 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 47.22 |
| Jack Morley Not out | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Ben William Aitchison c & b Bertie Foreman | 29 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 60.42 |
| Yousaf Bin Naeem c Chris Benjamin b Hasan Mahmud | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 35.29 |
Extras 33 (14 b, 11 lb, 8 wd)
Total 352/8 (90.4 ov)
Yet to bat: Shoaib Bashir
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Mahmud | 16 | 3 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| Khaled Ahmed | 18.4 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 3.43 |
| Grant Stewart | 10 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 3.6 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Bertie Foreman | 29 | 3 | 122 | 2 | 4.21 |
| Ekansh Singh | 13 | 1 | 59 | 2 | 4.54 |
11 (Yousaf Bin Naeem, 4.6 ov) · 110 (Matthew Montgomery, 30.6 ov) · 114 (Wayne Madsen, 34.3 ov) · 146 (Harry Came, 41.3 ov) · 200 (Martin Andersson, 54.4 ov) · 275 (Luis Reece, 72.6 ov) · 328 (Ben William Aitchison, 87.1 ov) · 333 (Brett Randell, 88.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bell-Drummond b Ben William Aitchison | 34 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 47.22 |
| Hasan Mahmud c Wayne Madsen b Martin Andersson | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Sam Northeast lbw b Brett Randell | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Zak Crawley c Luis Reece b Ben William Aitchison | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 20.69 |
| Khaled Ahmed Not out | 10 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 37.04 |
| Grant Stewart b Martin Andersson | 48 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 75 |
| Ben Compton c Shoaib Bashir b Ben William Aitchison | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Tawanda Muyeye lbw b Brett Randell | 34 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 47.22 |
| Chris Benjamin b Brett Randell | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Bertie Foreman lbw b Ben William Aitchison | 49 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 56.32 |
| Ekansh Singh c Wayne Madsen b Martin Andersson | 16 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 28.57 |
Extras 7 (4 b, 3 lb)
Total 219/10 (73.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Andersson | 10.2 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 3.77 |
| Brett Randell | 17 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 2.12 |
| Jack Morley | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4.4 |
| Ben William Aitchison | 21 | 5 | 58 | 4 | 2.76 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 20 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 2.85 |
4 (Ben Compton, 0.5 ov) · 21 (Zak Crawley, 10.2 ov) · 34 (Sam Northeast, 13.2 ov) · 93 (Bertie Foreman, 29.2 ov) · 120 (Tawanda Muyeye, 39.6 ov) · 130 (Chris Benjamin, 43.2 ov) · 149 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 53.5 ov) · 174 (Ekansh Singh, 59.5 ov) · 182 (Hasan Mahmud, 61.6 ov) · 219 (Grant Stewart, 73.2 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Reece c Chris Benjamin b Ekansh Singh | 32 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 28.83 |
| Brooke Guest lbw b Hasan Mahmud | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 42.31 |
| Wayne Madsen lbw b Khaled Ahmed | 29 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 46.03 |
| Martin Andersson Not out | 129 | 190 | 15 | 0 | 67.89 |
| Matthew Montgomery lbw b Hasan Mahmud | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Randell c Ekansh Singh b Bertie Foreman | 29 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 47.54 |
| Harry Came c Zak Crawley b Hasan Mahmud | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Morley b Khaled Ahmed | 10 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 32.26 |
| Ben William Aitchison b Bertie Foreman | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Shoaib Bashir lbw b Hasan Mahmud | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yousaf Bin Naeem lbw b Khaled Ahmed | 12 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
Extras 47 (18 b, 14 lb, 10 nb, 5 p)
Total 300/10 (87.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Mahmud | 15.5 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 1.89 |
| Khaled Ahmed | 18 | 4 | 73 | 3 | 4.05 |
| Grant Stewart | 16 | 4 | 39 | 0 | 2.44 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Bertie Foreman | 24 | 2 | 65 | 2 | 2.71 |
| Ekansh Singh | 12 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 4.25 |
(Harry Came, 0.1 ov) · (Matthew Montgomery, 0.2 ov) · 43 (Yousaf Bin Naeem, 14.3 ov) · 64 (Wayne Madsen, 18.6 ov) · 155 (Luis Reece, 50.5 ov) · 171 (Brooke Guest, 58.1 ov) · 172 (Ben William Aitchison, 59.1 ov) · 256 (Brett Randell, 77.4 ov) · 283 (Jack Morley, 84.6 ov) · 300 (Shoaib Bashir, 87.5 ov)