Kent Spitfires (233) lost to Hampshire (396-5) by 163 runs at Beckenham in One-Day Cup

Kent suffered their second Royal London One-Day Cup defeat after losing out to Hampshire at Beckenham on Sunday.

Spitfires were made to toil in the field before their run chase lacked sufficient depth to make for an interesting finale on a warm August afternoon.

Kent won the toss and elected to field but that was seemingly as good as it got for the hosts as Hampshire posted an impressive 396-5.

It had been a relatively subdued start from the visitors, who lost opener Aneurin Donald, bowled by Nathan Gilchrist (2-65) in the ninth over.

But centurions Nick Gubbins and Tom Prest then came together to put on a stunning partnership of 207 in less than 30 overs to take Hampshire to 256-1 after 37 overs.

Skipper Gubbins’ ton featured 11 fours in a 107-ball 117 as he took advantage of a missed stumping by Ollie Robinson when in the forties before Hamidullah Qadri finally got his man.

It was one of two wickets in the over for Qadri, the pick of Kent’s attack despite his figures taking a dent late on. Qadri finished with 2-72 but conceded just 35 in his first seven overs, underlining the carnage caused at the death by Hampshire.

He also had Ben Brown caught by substitute fielder George Ealham at backward point for two as the visitors reached 260-3 after 38 overs.

They pressed the accelerator button again as teenager Prest was particularly savage on Kent’s wayward attack, who didn’t enjoy the Beckenham sunshine.

Prest’s hundred came up in 99 balls and he advanced to 181 before being dismissed in the final over by Gilchrist - another catch for Ealham at long-on - from just 138 balls.

Toby Albert made a swashbuckling 35, putting on 106 in less than nine overs with Prest, before he attempted a reverse hit to Navdeep Saini and was