Dickson’s efforts prove to be in vain at Lord’s

T NR Ps 0 1 19 0 1 17 0 1 15 0 0 12 0 0 12 0 2 12 0 0 12 0 2 8 0 1 7 Sean Dickson had mixed from a fine Finn delivery to only nine more runs were in what was only his sixth emotions after falling a run end his stay on 99. needed for victory. Morgan List A appearance and short of a century on his The South African-born saw Middlesex home at Darren Stevens, who scored 61.Kentwhite-balldebutinabatsmansaid:“Gettingout239-4. losing effort at Middlesex for 99 was a pretty big pill to Both teams came into this Dickson added: “After on Sunday. swallow but if you’d offered South Group tie with two the stand between myself

Paul Stirling (112) and me that at the start of the wins from four matches but, and Darren I thought we Eoin Morgan (103 not out) day, I would have taken it. for such an important game could have kicked on to get both scored hundreds as “Getting a big score at in the eight-fixture group around 270 as a minimum.” the hosts eased to a sixLord’s is an experience that stage, both also had to do Finn deserved more than wicket victory in the Royal is a dream come true for me without two players chosen just the scalp of captain London One-Day Cup at in many ways. Finn is an in the England Lions squad Sam Northeast (2) in a Lord’s after chasing down unbelievable bowler and a for the Tri-Series against blistering new-ball spell. Kent’s 50-over total of 238-7 difficult man to face.” Pakistan and Sri Lanka A. Murtagh, also a handful, with 31 balls to spare. Stirling and Morgan Kent’s total, although had Denly (4) leg before in

Impressive bowling by put on 214 in 39 overs for below-par, was almost the third over. At 12-2, when Steven Finn (2-31 from 10 the third wicket, when entirely due to a fighting Finn sent back Northeast, overs) and Tim Murtagh Stirling eventually fell, third-wicket stand of 135 in it looked as if Kent – with (2-38) hampered the visitors chipping Joe Denly’s leg 26 overs between Dickson, Daniel Bell-Drummond with Dickson playing-on spin to short extra cover, whose 99 was a career-best and Sam Billings missing –

Sam Northeast’s 190 was the highlight of Kent’s Specsavers County Championship Division 2 draw against Sussex last week. Kent posted 575 all out in their first innings, at Tunbridge Wells. They enforced the follow-on after dismissing Sussex for 333 in their first innings but the visitors reached 255-5 at the close on day four. were in big trouble.

Somehow, Dickson and Stevens managed to see off Finn and Murtagh and, against the change bowlers, they began to build their fine partnership.

When Stevens slog-swept Rayner straight into deep square leg’s hands in the 32nd over, the all-rounder slumped down on his bat in disappointment.

Dickson, having edged Finn to go to 99, chopped the next ball into his stumps and only Alex Blake (23) and Callum Jackson with an unbeaten 28, made much impression after that.