Billings rueful as Kent fall short again
05.07.26, 19:54 Updated 05.07.26, 19:56
Fred Atkins
Sam Billings sounded exasperated after a 19-run defeat at Hampshire left Kent on the brink of elimination from the Vitality Blast.
"We are getting into games and then little things let other teams off when we get on top," he said. "It is really frustrating. A trend this year is that we have lost a lot of wickets, and that tells you that you aren't batting well as a unit."
Kent were 70-1 after the powerplay, but fell away after Tawanda Muyeye was the third man out for 50.
"I thought we batted brilliantly up top and got a great platform and we lost wickets but was still in a good position," Billings reflected. "But then we kept losing wickets, and without Denly being fit, it becomes a big ask. We felt that, especially after the start we had a great platform to win the game."
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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.