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High-flying Kent Spitfires resume their NatWest T20 Blast South Group campaign with a trip to Hove to play Sussex Sharks on Friday.

And assistant coach Matt Walker would love to see his side replicate the performance they produced last time out in the competition, a 54run triumph against Surrey at the Kia Oval on June 19.

He said: “It seems a lifetime

‘I knew I was watching something really very

special unfold’

ago now because so much has happened since then, but I clearly remember that night as though it was yesterday.

“I was sitting in that changing room and knew I was watching something really very special unfold before my eyes.

“We batted with so much freedom, we executed our plans with the ball and we got a sensational result. It was a complete performance in terms of this format of the game. Now we’ve got to ensure we carry on from where we left off there against Sussex because momentum is the

looking to extend their winning streak to three (they beat Essex a day before the success at Surrey) and complete the double over the Sharks following the sevenrun win at The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, in May.

All-rounders Darren Stevens (hamstring) and Matt Coles (back), together with James Tredwell, are back in the frame to play after missing the Australian Ashes tour opener at Canterbury.

Sunday sees Kent resume their LV= County Championship Division 2 campaign at Leicester.

Picture: Tony Flashman FM3894341 Picture: Barry Goodwin Mark Collins was one of three Chart Hills golfers to miss out on qualification for The Open at St Andrews. He is pictured during final qualifying at Royal Cinque Ports on Tuesday. See page 62 Matt Coles is back in the frame for Kent