Kent Spitfires (192-8) beat Middlesex (137-8) by 55 runs in T20 Blast at Canterbury

Joe Denly's magnificent century led Kent Spitfires to their first win of the season as they defeated Middlesex by 55 runs in the Vitality Blast at Canterbury on Sunday.

Denly scored his hundred in 50 balls - pressing on the accelerator as his second fifty took just 20 deliveries - as Kent finally tasted victory this summer.

It was a fifth T20 century for Denly who hit six sixes and nine fours before falling for 110, sharing a record second-wicket stand of 157 with Jordan Cox.

Denly said: "It's been long overdue I think, both some runs for myself and obviously that win, so it's nice to get the first one under the belt and hopefully we can get on a little run here and you never know.

"It did feel really good. It was a frustrating evening the other night against Surrey, to not really get going in my innings here and fall quite short, so it was nice to go out there and try and play quite freely, try and stay as relaxed as I could.

"I got a couple out of the middle early on and just kept going. You need a bit of luck whenever you score a century in Twenty20 cricket and this afternoon was my day.

"We spoke about (kicking on). The other night we never really threw a punch against Surrey. Today was just about putting it on their bowlers, I was able to do that in the powerplay and I just felt I could keep going with that momentum. Jordan as well at the other end, it just shows the importance of partnerships. He's a fine young batter.

"If you get on a roll in this competition you just never know where it can take you. We're at Essex on Tuesday and I think we owe them one.

"They went on an incredible run a couple of years ago at the back end of the competition so we have to take little bits of hope from that and we're certainly