Kent Spitfires cruise to victory over Surrey Lions at Beckenham

Kent 153-4 (18.1 ovs) beat Surrey 150-4 (20.0 ovs) by six wickets with 11 ball remaining.

Surrey Lions won the toss and elected to bat; making 150-4 thanks largely to Tom Maynard’s impressive 76 runs off 53 balls. Some admirable fielding from Kent kept Surrey’s run-rate down, including an impressive one-handed catch from Geraint Jones, to dismiss Steve Davies for 27.

A disappointing start for Kent saw Joe Denly and Rob Key both fall early, but Azhar Mahmood (49) and MartinVan Jaarsveld were in good form, the latter making 62, including six fours and two sixes.The 112-run stand between Mahmood and Van Jaarsveld was the highlight of the Kent innings and left little work for Darren Stevens and Sam Northeast, who brought the Spitfires' victory with 11 balls to spare.

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The Spitfires have two further homeFriends Life t20 matches in the next week:

Kent Spitfires v Essex Eagles: Friday 1st July – St Lawrence Ground – FLOODLIT MATCH, 7pm start

Kent Spitfires v Glamorgan Dragons: Sunday 3rd July – St Lawrence Ground – AFTERNOON MATCH 3pm start

Click here for tickets. Advanced pre-purchase tickets offer savings on the full entry price – tickets are also availableat the gate for home matches.

Kent Cricket are currently running a Bacardi Mojito Girls’ Night Outpromotion ahead of theKent Spitfires v Essex Eagles match on Friday 1st July. When you purchase a ticket for this match at the usual ground entry price of £18, a complementary bottle of Bacardi Mojito, plus free nachos will be included. Enter the promotional code ‘girlsnight’ to take advantage of this offer – you must click here to be directed to the correct page for booking this offer. The offer is open toanyone over eighteen, with a limited number available – drinkcan be exchanged for a non-alcoholic option.

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