Joe Denly's 23rd superior century led a perky Kent fightback on the opening day versus Glamorgan
25-Sep-2017
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Glamorgan 18 for 1 path Kent 302 (Denly 152, Hogan 4-44)
Joe Denly's 23rd first-rate century led a perky Kent fightback on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship match with Division Two competitors Glamorgan in Canterbury.
The hosts had actually lost 4 wickets and Denly had yet to leave the mark after Glamorgan's speed attack made an intense start on a well-grassed pitch, however 31-year-old Denly dug in to publish his 4th champion lots of the summertime and lead the hosts to relative riches at 302 all out.
In the 13 overs through to stumps, Glamorgan reached 18 for 1 to track by 284 runs. The visitors, who called 7 graduates from the junior Welsh ranks in their beginning XI, lost Nick Selman in the 3rd over to a catch at the wicket off Adam Milne, however had fun with spirit afterwards in quick fading light.
Batting initially when Glamorgan decided to bowl after an uncontested toss, Kent were indebted to No. 3 Denly for contributing over half the home overall and for restoring the innings from the depths of 39 for 4.
Kent lost both openers within the very first 37 shipments of the match. Sean Dickson, prodding outside off versus Michael Hogan, edged low to David Lloyd at slip, then, to the next shipment from Lucas Carey, Daniel Bell-Drummond intended an extensive drive without moving his feet and feathered one though to the gloves of Chris Cooke.
The Kent despair aggravated when skipper Sam Northeast went after a broad, drifting away-swinger from Carey to be captured at slip and right after, Sam Billings' 14-ball stay ended for 18. Pressing on the back foot to a Rory Smith away-swinger that began on a fourth-stump line and kept swinging, Billings lamely followed to edge to the keeper. The right-hander likewise stood his ground, requiring umpire Nigel Cowley, officiating in his last video game, to raise the finger.
With Denly becalmed on a single for 45 minutes, the hosts lastly raised their 50 in the 19th over, however the period just served to break Zak Crawley's concentration and his beneficial contribution ended in the 2nd over after the resumption. Intending a leg-side flick versus Hogan, he discovered a cutting edge to swell a basic catch to mid-off.
Hogan struck once again right after, snaring Darren Stevens lbw with an off-cutter that darted back up the slope while Stevens carried arms.
Denly and Callum Haggett signed up with forces to include a helpful 87 up until Haggett fell prior to tea, leaving lbw after working throughout the line of a Lloyd in-swinger.
Denly discovered another prepared ally in Milne who played some captivating drives in relocating to 33 for his part in an eighth-wicket stand of 57.
