Kent Spitfires (116) lost to Leicestershire Foxes (380-5) by 264 runs in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Beckenham

Kent Spitfires were thrashed by Leicestershire Foxes in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Beckenham on Sunday.

Chasing 380-5, Kent’s reply never really got going as their top order was blown away by an impressive visiting bowling display.

It’s now one win from two games for Kent in Group A, their next match is at Blackpool against Lancashire on Wednesday.

With rain forecast for the second half of the day, Kent captain Jack Leaning elected to field first after winning the toss.

Leicestershire set about posting a tough target, putting on 116 for the first wicket. Sol Bulinger was first to fall, having been dropped by Nathan Gilchrist at long-off off Hamidullah Qadri in the previous over. He gave Matt Parkinson a wicket with his first ball on Kent soil, finding Alex Blake at mid-off to depart for 67 off 47 balls.

The wicket sparked a mini-collapse as the Foxes lost three wickets for 12 runs in the space of 19 balls. Skipper Lewis Hill was next to depart, sweeping Parkinson to Grant Stewart at deep square leg for three before opener Rishi Patel went for 50, caught and bowled by Qadri.

That put Peter Handscomb and Colin Ackermann together, the former reaching his fifty off as many balls after driving Stewart over mid-off. Even the return of Parkinson failed to halt their charge, as he hit his first ball back for four.

The pair had put on 125 in less than 19 overs when Handscombe, who hit a further 35 off just 16 balls once he reached his half-century, picked out Gilchrist on 87 to give James Bazley his first wicket.

Parkinson’s first five overs returned 2-17 but his second spell of five overs cost 47 runs without further success.

The Foxes scored 121 runs off the final 10 overs, thanks largely to Wiaan Mulder’s 27-ball