Kent (166-3 & 261) beat Lancashire (92 & 332) by seven wickets in County Championship Division 1 as captain Daniel Bell-Drummond ends unbeaten on 79; It is Kent’s first win at Emirates Old Trafford since 1997

06.05.2024 - 19:57 kentonline.co.uk

Kent eased their way to an historic seven-wicket victory against Lancashire on the fourth morning at Emirates Old Trafford to clinch their first Vitality County Championship Division 1 win of the season on Monday.

Skipper Daniel Bell-Drummond led his team to their 164-run target with an excellent unbeaten 79, despite some good pressure applied by Lancashire bowlers, with Nathan Lyon (2-48) taking the two wickets to fall.

It was Kent’s first victory at Old Trafford since 1997. The visitors resumed 71-1, needing a further 93 runs to win and a tense battle developed in the first hour as Lancashire applied good pressure from the spin attack of Australian Lyon and Tom Hartley (0-42).

Both created chances but Kent’s Ben Compton and Bell-Drummond countered with some solid defence and good running while riding their luck at times on a turning wicket.

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