Kent v Gloucestershire, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 53, County Championship Division Two, 2026

County Championship Division Two Match 53: Kent v Gloucestershire at Canterbury, 24-29th September

Kent

KEN

353/10 (92.4) & 120/2 (26.3)

Gloucestershire

GLO

229/10 (69.5) & 241/10 (75.1)

Finished

KEN won by 8 wickets

Gloucestershire 1st InningGLO 1st Inning229/10 (69.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Joe Phillips	c SA Northeast b M Milnes	1	8	0	0	12.50
c SA Northeast b M Milnes
Ollie Price	lbw b KJ Dudgeon	52	132	8	0	39.39
lbw b KJ Dudgeon
Tommy Boorman	c C Benjamin b E Singh	29	65	5	0	44.62
c C Benjamin b E Singh
Miles Hammond	c T Muyeye b MR Quinn	14	24	2	0	58.33
c T Muyeye b MR Quinn
James Bracey(WK/C)	c SA Northeast b M Milnes	86	103	13	0	83.50
c SA Northeast b M Milnes
Kamran Dhariwal	c T Muyeye b M Milnes	2	8	0	0	25.00
c T Muyeye b M Milnes
Daaryoush Ahmed	b SK Ahmed	4	4	1	0	100.00
b SK Ahmed
Sai Kishore	c C Benjamin b SK Ahmed	0	10	0	0	0.00
c C Benjamin b SK Ahmed
Che Simmons	b SK Ahmed	4	14	1	0	28.57
b SK Ahmed
Matt Taylor	Not out	22	49	4	0	44.90
Not out
James Thomas Langridge	c & b M Milnes	0	3	0	0	0.00
c & b M Milnes
Extra	15 (b 9, w 0, nb 2, lb 4)
Total	229/10 (69.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Matt Milnes	16.5	3	55	4	3.27
Matthew Quinn	14	5	30	1	2.14
Keith Dudgeon	17	3	56	1	3.29
Khaled Ahmed	11	2	37	3	3.36
Ekansh Singh	11	1	38	1	3.45

Fall of wickets: 1-4 (JP Phillips - 2.3 ov), 2-66 (Tommy Boorman - 24.6 ov), 3-97 (MAH Hammond - 35.2 ov), 4-125 (O Price - 42.6 ov), 5-144 (K Dhariwal - 47.4 ov), 6-149 (D Ahmed - 48.3 ov), 7-151 (R Sai Kishore - 50.5 ov), 8-171 (C Simmons - 56.5 ov), 9-229 (JR Bracey - 69.2 ov), 10-229 (JT Langridge - 69.5 ov)

Kent 1st InningKEN 1st Inning353/10 (92.4 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Ben Compton	c MAH Hammond b MD Taylor	126	244	14	0	51.64
c MAH Hammond b MD Taylor
Zak Crawley	lbw b JT Langridge	1	4	0	0	25.00
lbw b JT Langridge
Sam Northeast	c D Ahmed b JT Langridge	27	56	3	0	48.21
c D Ahmed b JT Langridge
Tawanda Muyeye	lbw b JT Langridge	11	15	1	0	73.33
lbw b JT Langridge
Daniel Bell-Drummond(C)	c JP Phillips b R Sai Kishore	55	89	10	0	61.80
c JP Phillips b R Sai Kishore
Chris Benjamin(WK)	b R Sai Kishore	22	26	4	0	84.62
b R Sai Kishore
Ekansh Singh	c MAH Hammond b D Ahmed	31	42	6	0	73.81
c MAH Hammond b D Ahmed
Matt Milnes	c (sub Ed Middleton) b D Ahmed	5	5	1	0	100.00
c (sub Ed Middleton) b D Ahmed
Keith Dudgeon	Not out	31	61	5	0	50.82
Not out
Matthew Quinn	c Tommy Boorman b C Simmons	12	15	2	0	80.00
c Tommy Boorman b C Simmons
Khaled Ahmed	lbw b C Simmons	0	8	0	0	0.00
lbw b C Simmons
Extra	32 (b 0, w 1, nb 18, lb 13)
Total	353/10 (92.4)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
James Thomas Langridge	21	1	105	3	5.00
Matt Taylor	25	3	95	1	3.80
Che Simmons	12.4	3	46	2	3.63
Sai Kishore	21	5	51	2	2.43
Ollie Price	2	0	4	0	2.00
Daaryoush Ahmed	11	2	39	2	3.55

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Z Crawley - 2.1 ov), 2-71 (SA Northeast - 22.1 ov), 3-97 (T Muyeye - 26.3 ov), 4-209 (DJ Bell-Drummond - 55.2 ov), 5-233 (C Benjamin - 61.1 ov), 6-282 (E Singh - 72.5 ov), 7-288 (M Milnes - 74.5 ov), 8-326 (B Compton - 85.4 ov), 9-347 (MR Quinn - 90.1 ov), 10-353 (SK Ahmed - 92.4 ov)

Gloucestershire 2nd InningGLO 2nd Inning241/10 (75.1 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Joe Phillips	c T Muyeye b M Milnes	0	1	0	0	0.00
c T Muyeye b M Milnes
Ollie Price	b M Milnes	9	27	2	0	33.33
b M Milnes
Tommy Boorman	c C Benjamin b M Milnes	21	85	4	0	24.71
c C Benjamin b M Milnes
Miles Hammond	c T Muyeye b SK Ahmed	42	65	7	0	64.62
c T Muyeye b SK Ahmed
Kamran Dhariwal	c SA Northeast b T Muyeye	66	115	9	0	57.39
c SA Northeast b T Muyeye
Daaryoush Ahmed	lbw b SK Ahmed	34	41	7	0	82.93
lbw b SK Ahmed
James Bracey(WK/C)	c KJ Dudgeon b M Milnes	5	14	1	0	35.71
c KJ Dudgeon b M Milnes
Sai Kishore	c T Muyeye b M Milnes	11	47	1	0	23.40
c T Muyeye b M Milnes
Che Simmons	c T Muyeye b KJ Dudgeon	6	17	1	0	35.29
c T Muyeye b KJ Dudgeon
Matt Taylor	c DJ Bell-Drummond b E Singh	34	38	4	1	89.47
c DJ Bell-Drummond b E Singh
James Thomas Langridge	Not out	0	1	0	0	0.00
Not out
Extra	13 (b 5, w 2, nb 0, lb 6)
Total	241/10 (75.1)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Matt Milnes	19	7	33	5	1.74
Matthew Quinn	7	3	21	0	3.00
Keith Dudgeon	18	3	57	1	3.17
Khaled Ahmed	21	5	67	2	3.19
Ekansh Singh	7.1	1	40	1	5.58
Tawanda Muyeye	3	0	12	1	4.00

Fall of wickets: 1-0 (JP Phillips - 0.1 ov), 2-13 (O Price - 8.3 ov), 3-80 (MAH Hammond - 29.2 ov), 4-80 (Tommy Boorman - 30.2 ov), 5-134 (D Ahmed - 43.1 ov), 6-141 (JR Bracey - 46.3 ov), 7-167 (R Sai Kishore - 58.5 ov), 8-178 (C Simmons - 63.2 ov), 9-241 (K Dhariwal - 74.5 ov), 10-241 (MD Taylor - 75.1 ov)

Kent 2nd InningKEN 2nd Inning120/2 (26.3 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Zak Crawley	c MAH Hammond b R Sai Kishore	44	41	8	0	107.32
c MAH Hammond b R Sai Kishore
Ben Compton	lbw b JT Langridge	4	12	0	0	33.33
lbw b JT Langridge
Sam Northeast	Not out	49	63	5	1	77.78
Not out
Daniel Bell-Drummond(C)	Not out	19	43	2	0	44.19
Not out
Extra	4 (b 1, w 1, nb 0, lb 2)
Total	120/2 (26.3)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
James Thomas Langridge	6	0	30	1	5.00
Matt Taylor	3	0	18	0	6.00
Sai Kishore	10	1	27	1	2.70
Che Simmons	3	0	14	0	4.67
Ollie Price	4.3	0	28	0	6.22

Fall of wickets: 1-29 (B Compton - 4.5 ov), 2-64 (Z Crawley - 13.3 ov)

Date

2026-09-24 15:00 PM

Venue

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury

Toss

Kent elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee