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Gloucestershire vs Kent Scorecard, Division 2
325 (91.1 ov) & 262 (85.1 ov)
KentWon
327 (103.5 ov) & 261/8 (70.4 ov)
Kent won by 2 wickets
Kent won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Fri, 8 May, 15:30 IST
- Venue
- County Ground
- Data checked
- 05:41:30 IST
Match summary
Kent won by 2 wickets.
Division 2 · County Championship Division Two · County Ground · 8 May 2026
Kent won the toss and elected to bowl.
Gloucestershire, 1st innings: 325 (91.1 ov)
Top score: Ben Charlesworth, 85 off 148 balls
Best bowling: James Philip Taylor, 6 for 52 in 23.1 overs
Kent, 1st innings: 327 (103.5 ov)
Top score: Tawanda Muyeye, 90 off 141 balls
Best bowling: Will Williams, 4 for 48 in 24 overs
Gloucestershire, 2nd innings: 262 (85.1 ov)
Top score: Cameron Bancroft, 83 off 195 balls
Best bowling: James Philip Taylor, 4 for 54 in 20.1 overs
Kent, 2nd innings: 261/8 (70.4 ov)
Top score: Tawanda Muyeye, 108 off 129 balls
Best bowling: Gabe Bell, 4 for 87 in 22 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Gloucestershire 1st innings325 (91.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroftc Crawley b Taylor | 12 | 29 | 41.4 | ||
| Ben Charlesworthb Evison | 85 | 148 | 57.4 | ||
| Oliver Joseph Pricec Dudgeon b Taylor | 50 | 100 | 50.0 | ||
| Miles Hammondlbw b Dudgeon | 12 | 37 | 32.4 | ||
| James Braceylbw b Evison | 57 | 80 | 71.3 | ||
| Tommy Boormanc Benjamin b Dudgeon | 49 | 99 | 49.5 | ||
| Graeme van Buurenc Muyeye b Taylor | 18 | 24 | 75.0 | ||
| Ed Middletonb Taylor | 6 | 22 | 27.3 | ||
| Matthew Taylorlbw b Taylor | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Will Williamsc & b Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Gabe Bellnot out | 5 | 4 | 125.0 | ||
| Extras | 31 (w 2, nb 4, b 14, lb 11) | ||||
| Total | 325 (91.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
27-1 (Cameron Bancroft, 9.2 ov) · 144-2 (Oliver Joseph Price, 41.6 ov) · 172-3 (Ben Charlesworth, 52.1 ov) · 172-4 (Miles Hammond, 51.6 ov) · 287-5 (James Bracey, 77.4 ov) · 309-6 (Graeme van Buuren, 85.1 ov) · 313-7 (Tommy Boorman, 86.4 ov) · 318-8 (Matthew Taylor, 89.3 ov) · 318-9 (Will Williams, 89.4 ov) · 325-10 (Ed Middleton, 91.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 22 | 7 | 63 | 2 | 2.86 | ||
| James Philip Taylor | 23.1 | 9 | 52 | 6 | 2.24 | ||
| Ekansh Singh | 14 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 4.43 | ||
| Michael Cohen | 16 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 3.69 | ||
| Joey Evison | 14 | 3 | 62 | 2 | 4.43 | ||
| Tawanda Muyeye | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
Kent 1st innings327 (103.5 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cohenc Bancroft b Williams | 18 | 49 | 36.7 | ||
| Zak Crawleyb Bell | 1 | 12 | 8.3 | ||
| Ben Dawkinsb Williams | 65 | 130 | 50.0 | ||
| Sam Northeastb Williams | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | ||
| Tawanda Muyeyec Bracey b Charlesworth | 90 | 141 | 63.8 | ||
| Daniel Bell-Drummondc Price b Williams | 3 | 13 | 23.1 | ||
| Chris Benjaminc Bancroft b Bell | 74 | 129 | 57.4 | ||
| Ekansh Singhrun out (Williams) | 12 | 30 | 40.0 | ||
| Joey Evisonc Bracey b Charlesworth | 2 | 16 | 12.5 | ||
| Keith Dudgeonc Williams b Bell | 39 | 87 | 44.8 | ||
| James Philip Taylornot out | 10 | 14 | 71.4 | ||
| Extras | 11 (w 1, nb 2, b 4, lb 4) | ||||
| Total | 327 (103.5 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
1-1 (Zak Crawley, 4.5 ov) · 37-2 (Michael Cohen, 14.3 ov) · 39-3 (Sam Northeast, 14.6 ov) · 141-4 (Ben Dawkins, 47.3 ov) · 151-5 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 51.3 ov) · 206-6 (Tawanda Muyeye, 65.3 ov) · 226-7 (Ekansh Singh, 72.4 ov) · 245-8 (Joey Evison, 79.6 ov) · 245-9 (Keith Dudgeon, 79.6 ov) · 310-10 (Chris Benjamin, 99.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Bell | 25.5 | 7 | 76 | 3 | 2.94 | ||
| Will Williams | 24 | 5 | 48 | 4 | 2.00 | ||
| Matthew Taylor | 19 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 3.42 | ||
| Ben Charlesworth | 12 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 3.58 | ||
| Ed Middleton | 5 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6.20 | ||
| Graeme van Buuren | 18 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 3.11 |
Gloucestershire 2nd innings262 (85.1 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Bancroftlbw b Evison | 83 | 195 | 42.6 | ||
| Ben Charlesworthc Dudgeon b Taylor | 6 | 26 | 23.1 | ||
| Oliver Joseph Pricec Dudgeon b Cohen | 11 | 32 | 34.4 | ||
| Miles Hammondc Cohen b Singh | 33 | 55 | 60.0 | ||
| James Braceyc Crawley b Cohen | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | ||
| Tommy Boormanc Muyeye b Singh | 19 | 60 | 31.7 | ||
| Graeme van Buurenb Taylor | 32 | 31 | 103.2 | ||
| Ed Middletonc Northeast b Taylor | 22 | 48 | 45.8 | ||
| Matthew Taylorc Benjamin b Singh | 10 | 24 | 41.7 | ||
| Will Williamsb Taylor | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | ||
| Gabe Bellnot out | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | ||
| Extras | 23 (w 2, nb 0, b 4, lb 17) | ||||
| Total | 262 (85.1 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
14-1 (Ben Charlesworth, 9.1 ov) · 39-2 (Oliver Joseph Price, 20.1 ov) · 109-3 (Miles Hammond, 38.5 ov) · 112-4 (James Bracey, 41.5 ov) · 151-5 (Tommy Boorman, 58.6 ov) · 200-6 (Graeme van Buuren, 67.4 ov) · 211-7 (Cameron Bancroft, 71.1 ov) · 227-8 (Matthew Taylor, 77.3 ov) · 251-9 (Will Williams, 81.6 ov) · 262-10 (Ed Middleton, 85.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Dudgeon | 17 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 2.94 | ||
| James Philip Taylor | 20.1 | 6 | 54 | 4 | 2.68 | ||
| Michael Cohen | 18 | 5 | 45 | 2 | 2.50 | ||
| Joey Evison | 17 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 2.71 | ||
| Ekansh Singh | 13 | 1 | 46 | 3 | 3.54 |
Kent 2nd innings261/8 (70.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Dawkinsc Charlesworth b Bell | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | ||
| Zak Crawleyb Williams | 17 | 21 | 81.0 | ||
| Sam Northeastlbw b Williams | 4 | 35 | 11.4 | ||
| Tawanda Muyeyec Bracey b Taylor | 108 | 129 | 83.7 | ||
| Daniel Bell-Drummondb Bell | 38 | 66 | 57.6 | ||
| Chris Benjaminb Bell | 42 | 70 | 60.0 | ||
| Ekansh Singhc Price b Bell | 18 | 35 | 51.4 | ||
| Joey Evisonnot out | 12 | 31 | 38.7 | ||
| Keith Dudgeonc Buuren b Williams | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| James Philip Taylornot out | 7 | 14 | 50.0 | ||
| Extras | 8 (w 0, nb 0, b 0, lb 8) | ||||
| Total | 261/8 (70.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
22-1 (Ben Dawkins, 4.4 ov) · 24-2 (Zak Crawley, 7.4 ov) · 64-3 (Sam Northeast, 18.2 ov) · 146-4 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 38.3 ov) · 204-5 (Tawanda Muyeye, 51.3 ov) · 231-6 (Chris Benjamin, 59.4 ov) · 248-7 (Ekansh Singh, 63.6 ov) · 253-8 (Keith Dudgeon, 66.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Bell | 22 | 3 | 87 | 4 | 3.95 | ||
| Will Williams | 21.4 | 3 | 67 | 3 | 3.09 | ||
| Matthew Taylor | 15 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 2.93 | ||
| Ben Charlesworth | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 12.50 | ||
| Graeme van Buuren | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | ||
| Ed Middleton | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.83 |
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