Both sides have been frustrated with the weather over the last three weeks - Maynard

23 May 2021 | Cricket

Head coach Matt Maynard and his team were once again frustrated by the weather with their LV= Insurance County Championship match against Kent ending in a draw.

Both sides declared in the morning session in order to set up the opportunity of a positive result, however persistent rain meant the match was abandoned in the early afternoon with the Welsh county picking up 11 points from the game. 

"The declarations were just to get a game in, both sides have been frustrated with the weather over the last three weeks or so and there were crowds in so we want to give the public a game to follow rather than just play for bonus points on the last day, but unfortunately the weather put paid to that," said Maynard. 

"We bowled fantastically well in the first innings to get in the position we did (Kent 128-8) but Darren Stevens did what Darren Stevens can do, I thought it was a wonderful enterprising innings though we gave him a couple of chances and we probably didn't put enough pressure on (tail-ender Miguel) Cummins.

"Delighted with the way the guys have been in the first seven games, we need a few more partnerships with the bat and some big hundreds, but with the ball I'm delighted, we've bowled straighter than previous years and it's paid dividends, and we've caught well.

"Marnus (Labuschagne) is a very resilient player, you don't get to number three in the world easily. He's had a couple of decent balls, and a dubious lbw decision in this game, those things happen and I'm sure Marnus will score plenty of runs for us, this not just this season but in seasons to come."

 

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