Northeast, Billings steer Kent into last eight

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Kent 184 for 3 (Northeast 66*, Billings 55) beat Sussex 182 for 8 (Finch 54, Coles 4-39) by seven wicketsScorecard

Kent progressed to the quarter-finals of the Royal London Cup after they beat an inexperienced Sussex side by seven wickets at Hove. A stand of 103 in 112 balls for the third wicket between Sam Billings and Sam Northeast provided the platform for Kent’s comfortable victory in a match reduced to 43 overs because of rain.

Sussex looked well short of a competitive total when they were restricted to 182 for 8. Their innings revolved around two partnerships, one of 68 in 16 overs for the fourth wicket between Harry Finch and Craig Cachopa and another of 50 for the fifth wicket between Finch and Fynn Hudson-Prentice.

Sussex, who were already out of the competition, experimented with a young line-up, with Hudson-Prentice …

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