Warwickshire take charge after Hannon-Dalby four-for, Yates fifty

Warwickshire 155 for two (Yates 53*) path Kent 171 (Stewart 50, Hannon-Dalby 4-56) by 16 runs

Warwickshire dominated the primary day of their LV= Insurance coverage County Championship with Kent at Canterbury, reaching 155 for 2 at stumps, a deficit of simply 16. Rob Yates was unbeaten on 53, whereas Sam Hain was 29 not out.

Australia’s Glenn Maxwell, initially signed for the Vitality Blast, made a uncommon first-class look and bowled 5 overs, taking nought for 17, having been awarded his Warwickshire cap in a brief ceremony earlier than the beginning.

Kent selected to bat in broad sunshine on the Spitfire Floor, however approached their innings as in the event that they had been nonetheless in T20 mode. Their openers had been diligent sufficient in seeing out the primary ten overs however the lack of Ben Compton appeared to flick a change, ushering in a spell of 4 wickets for 19 runs within the area of 4.5 overs. Chris Rushworth began the collapse when he discovered Compton’s edge and he was caught behind for 9.

Joe Denly lasted simply simply 4 balls earlier than he was lbw to Henry Brookes for 1 and Harry Finch’s first red-ball look of the season was even shorter as he made a three-ball duck, Rushworth discovering his backside edge and Michael Burgess taking a pointy catch standing as much as the stumps.

Jack Leaning had made a comparatively untroubled 7, however when Tawanda Muyeye nudged the ball to mid-on he hared down the wicket and made it nearly so far as the striker’s finish earlier than realising his companion hadn’t moved, permitting Will Rhodes to stroll in and break the wicket.

Jordan Cox practically met the identical destiny and though he was spared by a misfield, he’d made simply 15 earlier than he pulled Hannon-Dalby to Alex Davies at sq. leg. A disastrous session for the hosts got here to an finish when the identical bowler had Muyeye lbw for 38.

If that call was harsh, Muyeye was the one batter who may actually declare he had been unfortunate. Joey Evison went for 4 within the second over after lunch, sufferer of a tumbling catch by Burgess after he’d nicked Hannon-Dalby and it was left to Stewart to play the Stokes position. He smashed Hannon-Dalby for a six that sailed over cow nook and thru the branches of the St. Lawrence lime tree and was joined by Matt Quinn for a stand of 40 that proved the best of the innings.

Quinn’s frenetic 15-ball cameo yielded a six and three fours earlier than Brookes had him caught by the sub fielder, his brother Ethan, for 25.

Arshdeep Singh hit his first ball for six, however he left the pyrotechnics to Stewart, who dumped Hannon-Dalby for successive sixes over cow nook earlier than his luck ran out when the identical bowler had him caught on the boundary.

It had been an entertaining hour, however it appeared a low rating and decrease nonetheless as Warwickshire superior to 69 with out loss. The opening stand was damaged when Alex Davies was lbw for 42, maybe unluckily, to Evison. Hamid Qadri then had Will Rhodes caught behind for 25, however Yates was on 42 when Kent missed a tough likelihood to run him out and he and Hain had been in any other case unflustered as they batted by means of the night session.