Maxwell Magic Sees Hampshire to Victory
Glenn Maxwell hit six sixes in his unbeaten knock of 66
Match report from the Hampshire Royals' Friends Life t20 match against the Kent Spitfires at Canterbury
Kent Spitfires v Hampshire Royals
Friends Life t20
Sunday 24 June 2012
Canterbury
Summary: Hampshire beat Kent by six wickets
Kent Spitfires: 135-6
Hampshire Cricket: 138-4 (18.2 ovs)
Scorecard
Concurrent Table
Spitfires Team
Billings, Key, Azhar Mahmood, Stevens, Nash, Northeast, Jones, Coles, Ball, Tredwell, Davies
Royals Team
Adams, Carberry, Vince, McKenzie, Ervine, Maxwell, Dawson, Mascarenhas*, Ali, Wood, Bates†
A bit of Glenn Maxwell magic with both bat and ball saw Hampshire to a six wicket victory over the Kent Spitfires with ten balls to spare in this Friends Life t20 game at Canterbury.
Relied on to provide some of his off-spin in the absence of Danny Briggs (who was at Trent Bridge for England's Twenty20 International against the West Indies, but didn't play) the Australian bowled two overs, took two wickets and conceeded just 10 runs as the Royals limited their opponents to 135 from their full compiment of overs (Captain, Dimi Mascarenhas (2-14 off four overs) also recorded notable figures).
And, in reply, Hampshire's overseas smashed a huge SIX sixes and five fours off 32 balls on the way to an unbeaten 66. Added to a solid start from Jimmy Adams (31), it meant the Royals chased down their target with relative comfort to record their first victory of the campaign
The result takes Hampshire off the bottom of the table and they now travel to Richmond to take on the only team below them - Middlesex - on Wednesday.
Words: Simon Vincent
Images: Getty Images
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