JULY 28
LANCASHIRE V KENT
Lancashire marked the opening of the Farington Cricket Ground with a six-wicket victory over Kent, completing their chase with 13 balls to spare. Kent appeared not to have learnt from their previous outing against Gloucestershire as they struggled with the bat. Inserted on a surface offering uneven bounce, they slipped to 21-2 after Ben Dawkins and Sam Northeast fell cheaply, before Daniel Bell-Drummond steadied the innings with 56. Harry Finch added 21, but Kent lost wickets regularly and, in what is becoming a recurring theme, struggled to find the tempo for...
