LONDON, July 12: Kent’s Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Sami destroyed Nottinghamshire on Friday with a second innings haul of seven for 50 to finish the county championship match with an incredible 15 wickets in his team’s 287-run win.

The 22-year-old had already taken 8-64 in the first innings as Nottinghamshire crashed to 156 all out in reply to Kent’s first innings total of 362 at Maidstone.

His performance on Friday left him with match figures of 15 for 114 and marked a stunning turnaround in his fortunes with the English club — in his first two county games, he had taken just three wickets at an average of 81.

The visitors had been set a massive 625 for victory and had resumed on the third day of the four-day game on 29 for two.

They reached 330 for five before Sami stepped up a gear to wrap up the points for his side.

Sami is only playing with Kent until August when he will be replaced by Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.

Friday’s scores and results:

(Day three of four):

DIVISION ONE:

At Maidstone: Kent beat Nottinghamshire by 287 runs. Kent 362 (E. Smith 149, G. Jones 82; D.L. Vettori 4-74) and 418-3 declared (R.W.T. Key 140, E. Smith 113, A. Symonds 103); Nottinghamshire 156 (J.E.R. Gallian 51; Mohammad Sami 8-64) and 337 (J.E.R. Gallian 106, K. Pietersen 62, C.L. Cairns 58; Mohammad Sami 7-50).

At Southgate: Middlesex 620-7 declared (A.J. Strauss 147, D.C. Nash 103 not out, E. Joyce 102, P.N. Weekes 75); Leicestershire 447 (V. Sehwag 130, J. Maubders 55, B.J. Hodge 52, P.A. Nixon 52 not out; C. Keegan 6-144) and 148-2 (D.L. Maddy 74 not out, B.J. Hodge 57 not out).

At Arundel: Essex 340 (N. Hussain 95, G. Napier 89 not out; J.Lewry 5-72) and 254-6 (A.P. Grayson 71, A. Flower 54, A. Habib 53; M. Davis 3-44); Sussex 359 (P.A. Cottey 107, T. Ambrose 88; S. Brant 3-53, A.P. Grayson 4-47).

At Edgbaston: Surrey 355 (A.J. Hollioake 88, A.J. Stewart 74; N. Carter 5-75) and 450-5 declared (M.R. Ramprakash 182 not out, M.A. Butcher 118, Azhar Mahmood 50 not out). Warwickshire 245 (D.R. Brown 61; Azhar Mahmood 4-61, M.P. Bicknell 3-62) and 304-5 (M.J. Powell 91, I.D. Bell 71, M.A. Wagh 51, I. Trott 51).

DIVISION TWO:

At Derby: Gloucestershire beat Derbyshire by five wickets. Derbyshire 89 (J. Lewis 6-48, I.J. Harvey 3-18) and 356 (M.J. Di Venuto 148, L. Sutton 81 not out; M.C.J. Ball 4-65, I.J. Harvey 3-58); Gloucestershire 277 (C.M. Spearman 85; D.G. Cork 4-75) and 171-5 (J.N. Rhodes 62 not out).

At Chester-le-Street: Durham 327 (G. Pratt 150; M. Cawdron 6-87) and 199 (M.A. Gough 53; J. Brown 7-69); Northamptonshire 322 (P. Jaques 109) and 206-2 (P. Jaques 81, M.E.K. Hussey 72).

At Cardiff: Glamorgan 349 (R.D.B. Croft 122; N.A.M. McLean 5-79, I.D. Blackwell 3-93) and 307 (M.P. Maynard 101, J.P. Maher 62; N.A.M. McLean 4-84, K.P. Dutch 3-56); Somerset 233 (I.D. Blackwell 82, M. Burns 50; M.S. Kasprowicz 4-53) and 129-3.—AFP/Reuters