Glamorgan 18 for 1 path Kent 302 (Denly 152, Hogan 4-44)
The hosts had lost four wickets and Denly had yet to salvage off the label after Glamorgan’s hotfoot assault made a fiery open on a smartly-grassed pitch, however 31-year-aged Denly dug in to post his fourth championship ton of the summer season and lead the hosts to relative riches at 302 all out.
Within the 13 overs through to stumps, Glamorgan reached 18 for 1 to path by 284 runs. The guests, who named seven graduates from the junior Welsh ranks in their starting up XI, lost Sever Selman in the third over to a steal at the wicket off Adam Milne, however played with spirit thereafter in mercurial fading light.
Batting first when Glamorgan opted to bowl after an uncontested toss, Kent were indebted to No. 3 Denly for contributing over half the home total and for salvaging the innings from the depths of 39 for 4.
Kent lost both openers internal the predominant 37 deliveries of the match. Sean Dickson, prodding outside off in opposition to Michael Hogan, edged low to David Lloyd at lag, then, to the following supply from Lucas Carey, Daniel Bell-Drummond aimed an expansive power with out interesting his toes and feathered one though to the gloves of Chris Cooke.
The Kent malaise worsened when skipper Sam Northeast chased a extensive, floating away-swinger from Carey to be caught at lag and at this time after, Sam Billings’ 14-ball cease ended for 18. Pushing on the attend foot to a Rory Smith away-swinger that started on a fourth-stump line and saved swinging, Billings lamely followed to edge to the keeper. The exact-hander moreover stood his ground, forcing umpire Nigel Cowley, officiating in his closing sport, to eradicate the finger.
With Denly becalmed on a single for 45 minutes, the hosts lastly raised their 50 in the 19th over, however the interval only served to spoil Zak Crawley’s focus and his priceless contribution ended in the 2nd over after the resumption. Aiming a leg-facet flick in opposition to Hogan, he found out a number one edge to balloon a straightforward steal to mid-off.
Hogan struck again soon after, snaring Darren Stevens lbw with an off-cutter that darted attend up the slope while Stevens shouldered hands.
Denly and Callum Haggett joined forces so that you simply might perchance well add a priceless 87 till Haggett fell ethical sooner than tea, departing lbw after working right through the toll road of a Lloyd in-swinger.
Denly found out one more willing ally in Milne who played some peer-catching drives in interesting to 33 for his piece in an eighth-wicket stand of 57. Milne ought to have long gone for 28 when he skied to deep sq. leg, only to be downed by Connor Brown. The blunder mattered little, nonetheless, as Milne soon nicked to inch in opposition to Craig Meschede to spark a secondary crumple.
Denly posted his 10,000th dash in first-class cricket and moved previous 150 from 200 balls however, after 300 minutes at the crease, he danced down the pitch to Lloyd aiming an expansive lofted shot only to be bowled.
Kent debutant Grant Stewart bought off the label with a rasping pulled boundary in opposition to Smith however, with the fresh ball on hand, Hogan returned to have final man Imran Qayyum caught at 2nd lag
Hogan accomplished with 4 for 44, however Kent moreover had reason to be chuffed with a comeback that in the raze reaped three batting bonus functions.
