Marshall makes light work of tricky conditions

Gloucestershire 146 for 3 (Marshall 56*) beat Kent 144 for 7 (Tye 3-18) by seven wicketsScorecard

Gloucestershire overcame a tricky pitch and fading light to pull off a deserved seven-wicket NatWest T20 Blast win over Kent with four deliveries to spare.

Having won in Beckenham by nine wickets last season, Gloucestershire served up another spanking in Metropolitan Kent courtesy of an impish half-century from Hamish Marshall.  

Responding to Kent’s seemingly modest 144 for 7, Gloucestershire’s wily openers Michael Klinger and Marshall posted the only half-century stand of the night to ease their side to 54 without loss after the Powerplay.

Klinger, who hit an unbeaten 69 here in last season’s corresponding fixture, made a useful 27 but struggled once Kent took pace off the ball, miscuing to long-on against James Tredwell with the score at 66 for 1.

In fast fading light Marshall tucked in to Tredwell to land the first six of the night and keep his side ahead of the Duckworth-Lewis asking rate. He then posted the only 50 of the game from 31 balls with five fours and a six as he visitors continued to make light work of tough task in tricky conditions.

After 14 overs the umpires discussed the gloom and allowed paceman David Griffiths to continue, at which point Ian Cockbain’s eyes lit up as he rocked back to …

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