da esoccer bet： Lancashire’s best efforts to defeat Kent were beaten by the persistent showersat Old Trafford as the County Championship Division One match ended in adraw
da premier bet： 30-Apr-2010
ScorecardThe rain proved prevented any chance of a Lancashire win•Getty Images
Lancashire’s best efforts to defeat Kent were beaten by the persistent showersat Old Trafford as the County Championship Division One match ended in adraw.Needing an improbable 285 to win, Rob Key’s team had reached 45 for 2 whenthe rain finally closed in and the game was eventually abandoned at 3.45pm.Although only 11.5 overs were possible on the final day, Lancashire’s SajidMahmood still managed to rough up four Kent batsmen and claimed two wickets in ahostile spell either side of lunch.The England fast bowler produced a quick, accurate delivery which burst throughJoe Denly’s loose defence and then found the edge of Geraint Jones’ bat, PaulHorton completing the dismissal with an excellent catch at first slip.In between those successes, Glen Chapple had offered home supporters hope offurther breakthroughs when he extracted plenty of life from the Old Traffordpitch and beat Key on a number of occasions.Indeed, Kent appeared so concerned about the state of the wicket and thedangers posed by Chapple and Mahmood with the new ball that they promoted MattColes up the order as a “lunch-watchman”. The 19-year-old had batted as well as anyone except Darren Stevens in the firstinnings and he enhanced his reputation again by making a composed 10 not out.Earlier, rain had prevented play for 90 minutes in the morning session andChapple immediately declared on Lancashire’s overnight total of 177 for 3once the weather relented.That left Ashwell Prince undefeated on 71, giving the South African anaggregate of 186 for a match in which he had offered further proof of his highclass and excellent temperament. Lancashire took nine points from the game but Kent will only take six after losing one of their seven points due to a slow over rate.
