Kent vs Leicestershire, Group A — Metro Bank One Day Cup
Match summary
Kent beat Leicestershire by 6 wickets in the Group A of the Metro Bank One Day Cup at The Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham on Sun, 09 Aug, 2026. Leicestershire 261/7 (50 ov); Kent 262/4 (47.3 ov). Daniel Bell-Drummond top-scored with 133* off 126 balls for Kent. Matt Parkinson took 2/27 for Kent. Leicestershire won the toss and chose to bat.
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tawanda Muyeye c S Eskinazi b BGF Green | 30 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 76.92 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond Not out | 133 | 126 | 17 | 2 | 105.56 |
| Sam Northeast c BGF Green b I Holland | 32 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 65.31 |
| Jaydn Denly c A Green b M Rizvi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Harry Finch c BGF Green b A Green | 31 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 86.11 |
| Chris Benjamin Not out | 24 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Extras 7 (3 lb, 4 wd)
Total 262/4 (47.3 ov)
Yet to bat: Ekansh Singh, Grant Stewart, Joey Evison, Matt Parkinson, Matthew Quinn
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Green | 10 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3.9 |
| Ajaz Patel | 9 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 6.33 |
| Ian Holland | 8 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 5.5 |
| Tom Scriven | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7.25 |
| Alex Green | 7 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 4.14 |
| Mohammed Rizvi | 9.3 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 6.42 |
58 (Tawanda Muyeye, 9.4 ov) · 134 (Sam Northeast, 26.3 ov) · 141 (Jaydn Denly, 27.6 ov) · 193 (Harry Finch, 37.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Eskinazi c C Benjamin b MW Parkinson | 26 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 61.9 |
| Rishi Patel c C Benjamin b G Stewart | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| Tom Scriven c G Stewart b J Evison | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Hamza Shaikh c HZ Finch b MR Quinn | 93 | 116 | 8 | 1 | 80.17 |
| Nick Kelly st C Benjamin b MW Parkinson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Cox c HZ Finch b T Muyeye | 20 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 60.61 |
| Ian Holland lbw b JK Denly | 23 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 65.71 |
| Ben Green Not out | 57 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 167.65 |
| Ajaz Patel Not out | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
Extras 12 (4 b, 1 lb, 7 wd)
Total 261/7 (50 ov)
Yet to bat: Mohammed Rizvi, Alex Green
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | ER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Quinn | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 6 |
| Grant Stewart | 8 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Matt Parkinson | 10 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Joey Evison | 9 | 2 | 41 | 1 | 4.56 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaydn Denly | 9 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 6.67 |
| Ekansh Singh | 5 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.2 |
27 (Rishi Patel, 6.2 ov) · 45 (Tom Scriven, 10.2 ov) · 57 (Stephen Eskinazi, 15.1 ov) · 57 (Nick Kelly, 15.3 ov) · 106 (Ben Cox, 29.3 ov) · 156 (Ian Holland, 39.3 ov) · 254 (Hamza Shaikh, 49.3 ov)