Denly ton follows Coles six in Kent stroll

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Kent 231 for 5 (Denly 105, Bell-Drummond 91, Wheal 4-38) beat Hampshire 229 (Wheater 63, Coles 6-56) by five wicketsScorecard

Daniel Bell-Drummond and Joe Denly set Kent on their way to a five-wicket win over Hampshire in the Royal London Cup to boost their quarter-final hopes. Matt Coles took six wickets and Kent survived a collapse with the target in sight to come away victorious.

Former England batsman Denly continued his impressive recent form with a chanceless century, his sixth in the format. Bell-Drummond helped add 203 for the first wicket, a club record against Hampshire, and notched his highest score for Kent with an exciting 91.

The pair looked unstoppable and on course for a ten-wicket annihilation but three wickets in seven balls halted the charge.

Bell-Drummond, who survived a caught behind appeal early on, was the first to finally depart when he picked out Tom Alsop on the boundary rope. Four balls later Brad Wheal, on his …

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