Cricket

Gloucestershire’s bowlers took advantage of home comforts to beat Kent by five runs at Bristol to register back-to-back wins in the Vitality Blast South Group. Jack Taylor top-scored with an unbeaten 42 as Gloucestershire, put into bat on a used wicket, posted 184 for seven in their 20 overs. South African batsman Heino Kuhn threatened to carry the visitors to victory but, once he departed for 44 in the 14th over, Gloucestershire successfully applied the squeeze. Kent came up short on 179 for eight.