Kent 306 -6 of 50 overs (J Evison 97, O Robinson 43, J Denly 78, A Blake 38, D Stevens 33*, T Bailey 10-0-46-2, L Hurt 10-1-64-2) beat Lancashire 285 of 48.4 overs (K Jennings 72, S Croft 72, G Stewart 7-0-42-3, N Gilchrist 10-0-65-3, J Evison 6.4-0-34-2) by 21 runs
Finally after all these years at the 8th attempt.
Kent kept their cool with three superb match-winning catches as they beat Lancashire at Trent Bridge to win the One-Day Cup by 21 runs and claim their first List A trophy since 1978.
Tom Bailey struck with only the fourth ball of the match when left-hander Ben Compton carved to gully – and Croft comfortably held onto to a catch above his head. But Kent rallied well, as Ollie Robinson came in to help Evison share a stand of 78.
It was ended contentiously when Liam Hurt cut Robinson in two with a lifting ball that appeared to hit something as it made it through to wicketkeeper Lavelle, who snaked out an arm at full stretch to take a superb left-handed catch, but whether it was bat or pad was hard to tell.
Either way, it mattered little as skipper Joe Denly came in to put together a stand of 133 with Evison in 20 overs.
But Evison missed out on a ton when he was bowled by Danny Lamb, Hurt bowled Denly, Alex Blake holed out to a Rob Jones/Keaton Jennings relay catch at long on and Grant Stewart went in a run-out mix-up with Stevens.
As they say, catches win matches and it was the fielding that was the big difference between the two teams.
Two trophies in two seasons now. Well done Kent.
