Warne spins Kent to defeat

Published August 8, 2006

LONDON, Aug 7: Hampshire captain Shane Warne once more led from the front by taking four wickets for just 14 runs as his side beat Kent in an English 40-over league match at Canterbury on Sunday.

The Australian leg-spin legend was bowled for nought as Hampshire were held to a seemingly below par 200 for eight.

But that turned out to be enough for Warne to work with as he bowled Tyrone Henderson (19), had Kent top scorer Matthew Walker (44) caught by England off-spinner Shaun Udal before bowling James Tredwell and then wrapping up the match when former England slow left-armer Min Patel was lbw for one.

Warne, who also took two catches, finished with the astonishing analysis of 6.3-2-14-4.

Results:

NatWest Pro40 (one-day):

First Division:

At Southend: Essex beat Middlesex by nine wickets.

MIDDLESEX 144 in 36.4 overs (S.B. Styris 50); ESSEX 148-1 in 18.3 overs (M.L. Pettini 60 not out, D. Gough 53 not out).

At Colwyn Bay: No result, rain.

WARWICKSHIRE 120-6 v GLAMORGAN.

At Northampton: Durham beat Northamptonshire by four wickets.

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 212-4 (U. Afzaal 108 not out, L. Klusener 59 not out); DURHAM 215-6 in 38.2 overs (D.M. Benkenstein 81, G.M. Scott 57)

At Hove: Sussex beat Lancashire by two wickets.

LANCASHIRE 277-4 (M.J. Chilton 76 not out, S.G. Law 59, S.J. Croft 56, M.B. Loye 51); SUSSEX 279-8 in 39.4 overs (C.J. Adams 132 not out, O.P. Rayner 61; S.J. Croft 4-59)

Second Division:

At Cheltenham: Gloucestershire beat Somerset by four wickets.

SOMERSET 244-7 (M. Wood 61, W. Durston 54, J. Hildreth 51); GLOUCESTERSHIRE 245-6 in 33.1 overs (C.G. Taylor 72)

At Canterbury: Hampshire beat Kent by 18 runs.

HAMPSHIRE 200-8 (N. Pothas 55); KENT 182 in 37.3 overs (S.K. Warne 4-14).

At The Oval: Surrey beat Leicestershire by 33 runs.

SURREY 275-7 (M.A. Butcher 88 not out, J.G.E. Benning 70); LEICESTERSHIRE 242 in 36 overs (D.L. Maddy 152; N.D. Doshi 4-63).—AFP

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