By Fred Atkins
May 29, Canterbury
Kent Spitfires 129-9Essex 130-1
Essex won by 9 wickets
Toss: Essex won the toss and decided to field
ESSEX WON their first Blast game of the season when they routed the Kent Spitfires by nine wickets at Canterbury on Friday.
The visitors held Kent to just 129 for nine from their 20 overs, with Charlie Bennett and Wiaan Mulder claiming three for 25 and three for 26 respectively as they wiped out the Spitfires’ top order. Dian Forrester was Kent’s top scorer with 34.
Michael Pepper then hit 64, including three sixes and six fours, ...
