Kent vs Derbyshire Scorecard, 1 May 2026

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Kent 352 & 335

Fri 1 May v

Derbyshire 304 & 158

Kent won by 225 runs

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Updated 1 May 2026

Chris BenjaminTop bat179 (258 balls, 18 fours, 1 six)
Rory HaydonTop bowl10/163 (47 ov), 1 (12 balls)

Kent batting

1st innings

352all out, 89 ov

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
BD Ben Dawkinsc & b Rory Haydon	6	21	1	0	28.6
Zak Crawleyb Martin Andersson	44	61	9	0	72.1
Sam Northeastc Caleb Jewell b Ben Aitchison	28	57	5	0	49.1
TM Tawanda Muyeyec Brooke Guest b Zak Chappell	9	19	2	0	47.4
Daniel Bell-Drummond (c)c Martin Andersson b Zak Chappell	129	142	23	1	90.8
ES Ekansh Singhlbw b Rory Haydon	20	46	4	0	43.5
Chris Benjamin (wk)lbw b Rory Haydon	56	71	8	0	78.9
Joey Evisonc Martin Andersson b Ben Aitchison	21	44	1	1	47.7
Matt Milnesnot out	19*	48	3	0	39.6
Keith Dudgeonc Wayne Madsen b Rory Haydon	13	16	2	0	81.3
JS Jaskaran Singhb Rory Haydon	1	10	0	0	10.0
Extras	6 (lb 1, w 3, nb 2)
Total	352 (all out, 89 ov)

Fall of wickets

1-21 Ben Dawkins 7.2 ov, 2-72 Zak Crawley 19.3 ov, 3-89 Sam Northeast 25.1 ov, 4-93 Tawanda Muyeye 28.1 ov, 5-147 Ekansh Singh 42.5 ov, 6-273 Chris Benjamin 66.3 ov, 7-301 Daniel Bell-Drummond 71.6 ov, 8-327 Joey Evison 81.6 ov, 9-348 Keith Dudgeon 86.5 ov, 10-352 Jaskaran Singh 88.6 ov

Derbyshire bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
BA Ben Aitchison	24	4	94	2	3.92
RH Rory Haydon1 nb	23	3	82	5	3.57
Zak Chappell1 wd	21	3	114	2	5.43
Martin Andersson2 wd	12	2	32	1	2.67
Shoaib Bashir	9	1	29	0	3.22

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Harry Camec Sam Northeast b Keith Dudgeon	27	32	4	0	84.4
Caleb Jewellc Tawanda Muyeye b Keith Dudgeon	12	26	1	0	46.2
MM Matthew Montgomerylbw b Matt Milnes	19	24	3	0	79.2
Wayne Madsen (c)c Tawanda Muyeye b Keith Dudgeon	35	61	3	0	57.4
Martin Anderssonc Joey Evison b Ekansh Singh	37	49	3	1	75.5
Luis Reecec Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes	84	104	8	5	80.8
Brooke Guest (wk)lbw b Joey Evison	28	37	5	0	75.7
Zak Chappellc Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes	11	13	2	0	84.6
BA Ben Aitchisonc Sam Northeast b Jaskaran Singh	26	27	4	0	96.3
RH Rory Haydonlbw b Keith Dudgeon	0	2	0	0	0.0
Shoaib Bashirnot out	12*	23	2	0	52.2
Extras	13 (lb 8, w 1, nb 4)
Total	304 (all out, 66 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matt Milnes	20	1	87	3	4.35
Keith Dudgeon1 wd, 1 nb	21	2	78	4	3.71
Joey Evison	12	0	56	1	4.67
JS Jaskaran Singh	8	0	58	1	7.25
ES Ekansh Singh1 nb	5	1	17	1	3.40

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
BD Ben Dawkinslbw b Rory Haydon	11	38	2	0	28.9
Zak Crawleylbw b Rory Haydon	15	20	2	0	75.0
Sam Northeastrun out (Shoaib Bashir)	4	12	0	0	33.3
TM Tawanda Muyeyeb Rory Haydon	36	90	4	0	40.0
Daniel Bell-Drummond (c)lbw b Ben Aitchison	4	4	1	0	100.0
ES Ekansh Singhc Shoaib Bashir b Rory Haydon	5	16	1	0	31.3
Chris Benjamin (wk)c Brooke Guest b Martin Andersson	123	187	10	1	65.8
Joey Evisonc Zak Chappell b Rory Haydon	88	158	10	1	55.7
Matt Milneslbw b Ben Aitchison	0	1	0	0	0.0
Keith Dudgeonc Luis Reece b Martin Andersson	15	21	2	0	71.4
JS Jaskaran Singhnot out	4*	8	1	0	50.0
Extras	30 (b 16, lb 10, w 2, nb 2)
Total	335 (all out, 92.2 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
BA Ben Aitchison1 wd, 1 nb	22	4	75	2	3.41
RH Rory Haydon	24	6	81	5	3.38
Martin Andersson1 wd	10.2	1	33	2	3.19
Zak Chappell	15	1	45	0	3.00
Shoaib Bashir	17	1	55	0	3.24
MM Matthew Montgomery	4	0	20	0	5.00

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Harry Camec Ben Dawkins b Keith Dudgeon	18	43	3	0	41.9
Caleb Jewellc Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes	3	26	0	0	11.5
MM Matthew Montgomeryc Tawanda Muyeye b Matt Milnes	0	2	0	0	0.0
Wayne Madsen (c)c Tawanda Muyeye b Matt Milnes	4	6	1	0	66.7
Martin Anderssonb Joey Evison	15	21	3	0	71.4
Luis Reecec Chris Benjamin b Ekansh Singh	67	88	7	2	76.1
Brooke Guest (wk)b Matt Milnes	0	6	0	0	0.0
Zak Chappellb Jaskaran Singh	20	36	2	0	55.6
BA Ben Aitchisonc Chris Benjamin b Matt Milnes	12	43	1	0	27.9
RH Rory Haydonlbw b Matt Milnes	1	10	0	0	10.0
Shoaib Bashirnot out	8*	33	0	0	24.2
Extras	10 (lb 8, nb 2)
Total	158 (all out, 52.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Matt Milnes	15	6	12	6	0.80
Keith Dudgeon	15	2	58	1	3.87
Joey Evison	7	2	25	1	3.57
JS Jaskaran Singh1 nb	8	1	41	1	5.13
ES Ekansh Singh	7.1	2	14	1	1.95

Match details

Toss: Derbyshire, bowl
Ground: St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Start: Fri 1 May, 11:00 UK
Competition: County Championship Division Two 2026

Kent vs Derbyshire Questions

When is Kent vs Derbyshire?

Kent vs Derbyshire starts at 11:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Friday 1 May 2026, at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, part of County Championship Division Two 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.

What is the Kent vs Derbyshire head to head?

Derbyshire lead the Kent vs Derbyshire head to head at 3-1 from 4 FirstClass meetings, and the latest, on 8 September 2026 at County Ground, was won by Derbyshire.

What is Kent's recent form?

Kent have won 3 and lost 1 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 1, newest first W W L W D; most recently they beat Gloucestershire on 24 Sep, 353 & 120/2 to 229 & 241.

What is Derbyshire's recent form?

Derbyshire have won 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first L D W L D; most recently they lost to Worcestershire on 24 Sep, 88 & 157 to 214 & 206.

What is a good score at St Lawrence Ground?

A good first-innings score at St Lawrence Ground is around 366, the average over its last 30 FirstClass matches, and the side batting first has won 45% of them, so chasing has had the edge there.

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