One to forget: Kent falter after a powerplay from hell
30.05.26, 11:44 Updated 30.05.26, 11:44
Fred Atkins
Diary of a Cricket Season: Friday May 29th 2026
Essex 130-1 beat Kent Spitfires 129-9 by nine wickets, with 6.2 overs remaining.
The start was bad. The end was also bad. As for the middle, that was also some way from optimal, but that’s T20 for you. A lot of things happen on the hoof. On the pre-game walk from car to press box I received a request.
“Can you say we’re playing for the The Mike Denness Shield?”
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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.