The pitch at the St.Lawrence Ground tends to support the batters, The ball comes nicely onto the bat in the night matches under lights and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings.
We ave entered the 3rd week of the 23rd edition of the Vitality T20 blast and the games are coming thick and fast. Kent will lock horns with Essex on Wednesday, 7th June, at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury, Kent, at 11:00 PM IST. Essex has displayed some good cricket in the tournament so far. They have played five matches in the tournament and managed to win three. Some of their young players have stood up and performed well under pressure. The team management will be hoping for some senior players to stand up and deliver the good in this fixture.
On the other hand, Kent has been struggling with form in this tournament. They have managed to win just a single game of the five matches they have played. Kent is currently 7th on the point table in the South Group and needs to win this match to gain positive momentum in their campaign. They are coming off a loss against and will be raring to return to winning ways in the T20 Blast. The match promises to go down to the wire with both teams well-matched.
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The pitch at the St.Lawrence Ground tends to support the batters, The ball comes nicely onto the bat in the night matches under lights and the batters can play their strokes freely right from the start of their innings. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side.
Total Matches – 22
Kent – 14
Essex – 8
Kent vs Essex, South Group
Venue: St.Lawrence Ground in Kent
Date & Time: 7th June, at 11:00 PM IST, 6:30 PM Local
Opened | 1882 |
Capacity | 6500 |
Ends | River End and Old Pavillion End |
Location | Taunton, England |
Time Zone | UTC +1:00 |
Other Sports it is home to | – |
Floodlights | Yes |
Total matches | 23 |
Matches won batting first | 13 |
Matches won bowling first | 10 |
Average 1st Inns scores | 147 |
Average 2nd Inns scores | 117 |
Highest total recorded | 250/3 (20 Ov) by ENGW vs RSAW |
Lowest total recorded | 60/10 (16.5 Ov) by PAKW vs ENGW |
Highest score chased | 166/4 (19.3 Ov) by RSAW vs ENGW |
Lowest score defended | 123/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs RSAW |
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