Long read: Less a Blast, more a muffled thud
14.07.26, 11:50 Updated 14.07.26, 12:30
Fred Atkins
Kent's Blast season started with a comfortable win over Middlesex and then a triumph for the ages at The Oval that revived memories of the 2021 campaign. But chastening defeats to Essex and Sussex were followed by losses in both crossover games, including a historic defeat at Worcester. Where did it all go wrong? The answer, is pretty much everywhere ...
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The 208 Kent posted on the opening night at Lord's turned out to be their highest score of the tournament. Towards the end of the innings, however, Joey Evison was retired out after making 5 from 12, with Sam Billings gesturing to the bench that Tom Rogers needed to come on instead.
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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.