The pitch at the St.Lawrence Ground tends to support the batters, The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can play their strokes freely.
Kent Spitfires take on Middlesex at St. Lawrence Ground in Canterbury in a South Group fixture. Kent are in fifth place with twelve points in eleven games, winning six and losing five games. After beginning the season on a high winning against Gloucestershire in the first game, the Spitfires just lost their way completely to lose five on the trot. The Sam Billings has led the side well and has managed pulled back at the right time and is coming on the back of five consecutive wins in this edition’s T20 Blast.
There was literally nothing to talk about Middlesex until the previous game. They lost ten games on the bounce this season and were literally clueless about how to get a win. Middlesex chased 253 and beat Surrey by seven wickets in their previous game to get their first points in the 2023’s T20 Blast. These two sides previously met on 16th June 2023, where Kent emerged as victorious defeating Middlesex by 13 runs. With both teams well matched, this game has all the makings of going down to the wire.
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The pitch at the St.Lawrence Ground tends to support the batters, The ball comes nicely onto the bat and the batters can play their strokes freely. The bowlers will have to be on their toes while bowling on this surface with very short boundaries on either side.
Total Matches – 32
Kent – 16
Middlesex – 16
Kent vs Middlesex, South Group
Venue: St.Lawrence Ground in Kent
Date & Time: 23rd 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 |