Kentish Express Ashford & District
Kent’s selection poser
KENT Spitfires face a selection dilemma as they seek to continue their push for the knockout stages of Yorkshire Bank 40 against Northants on Sunday.
Kent go into the clash – the final action of Tunbridge Wells Festival Week – in second place in Group A after half of their 12 group games but could be without three important players for the visit of fourth-placed Steelbacks.
Sam Northeast missed out on this week’s visit of Leicestershire in the LV= County Championship Division 2 due to illness while Mark Davies was ruled out with a left bicep injury sustained during Sunday’s one-day defeat against Sussex and could still be sidelined for the start of Wednesday’s championship game at Hampshire at the Ageas Bowl.
Spinner Adam Riley came
‘Davies is a big loss, he’s a big player for us’
Kent are seeking to make it five wins from seven Group A matches at the Nevill Ground on Sunday (1.45pm) to keep the pressure on leaders Notts Outlaws.
Tredwell said: “We don’t want to look too far ahead. We came out of Monday’s game (an eightwicket win over the Netherlands) pretty well.
“We are sitting in a reasonable spot and want to go into the next game and get another positive result.”
Geraint Jones, who will skipper the side in Tredwell’s absence, added: “In these competitions you want to stay on a winning roll. Hopefully, it will be another wicket our batsmen can prosper on.”
Kent’s next championship opponents Hampshire are midtable but Jones says he expects a tough challenge.
He added: “They’re a decent side, with class players, Jimmy Adams and Michael Carberry at the top of the order and a bowling unit with Dave Balcombe.”