Home and away: a Metro Bank Debrief
12.08.26, 12:50 Updated 12.08.26, 12:52
Fred Atkins
FUN WHILE IT LASTED
The bar is low, but this was the most enjoyable Metro Bank campaign since 2022. Kent were in with a shout of qualifying until the final innings at Rugby, there were two thrilling run chases, Daniel Bell-Drummond looked regal and there was nothing half-arsed about the selection policy ...
NOT SO SMALL MARGINS
In a parallel universe, in which Kent chased down Warwickshire's 263 all out, the chances are they would still have been eliminated on run rate.
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Fred Atkins Fred Atkins is a former Kent Messenger sports editor and has written several books, including The Spitfire Diaries, an account of Kent's 2021 season and Monty Panesar's "The Full Monty". He has followed KCCC since 1993 and has covered them for the ECB and Wisden since 2021.