Aussies v. Kent - Test warm-up.

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Day 2 Australia vs Kent: being played in Canterbury

98 overs completed

Australia: 3/384

Smith: 99 n.o.

Watson: 16 n.o.

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At 101 overs completed Smith hits another 100 - congratulations Smith.

Australia 3 for 398.

Smith hits a 4 to get his ton then hits two more fours in successive deliveries (that is, 3 successive 4's to end the over).

Smith: ? retired to give other batsmen a go - 111 (dare I say)!!

The number 111 is sometimes called "a Nelson" after Admiral Nelson, who allegedly only had "One Eye, One Arm, One Leg" near the end of his life. (Which is in fact incorrect - Nelson never lost a leg.)

It is particularly known as a score in cricket. A score of 111 or multiples thereof (222 = "double nelson", 333 = "triple nelson" and so on) is considered unlucky by some in English cricket: most famously by the international umpire David Shepherd, who had a whole retinue of peculiar mannerisms - hops, shuffles, jiggles and so on - that he would indulge in if the score was ever a "Nelson" multiple. Particularly if the number of wickets also matched - 111/1, 222/2 etc. (from Wiki)

Watson: 19 not out
M Marsh: 0 not out

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At the end of the 104th over sees Watson with a very poor strike rate (43) go out. Hits 21 off 48 balls.

Australia 5/419

M Marsh: 18 not out
Haddin: 0 not out

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Marsh hits a rapid fire 30 of 26 balls. Bowled .

At the end of the 108th over Australia are: 6/438

Haddin: 7 not out

Johnson: 0 not out

[Donny]

6/477.

Braddin 20*, MJ 24*.

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[Donny]

Come on, Pup. Declare and get some work into Rhino.

500 up. 7 down. Braddin out for 35.

MJ 33*.

Matt Hunn has 5/99. Highly creditable, considering the score and wickets lost.

[Donny]

8/507 declared.

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[Donny]

Wicket in the first over for MJ.

Kent 1/2.

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First over bowled by Johnson.
5 dot balls then LBW!!

End of over 1: Kent: 1 for 0 runs

Second over bowled by Harris

End of over 2: Kent 2 runs

Kent 1/2

[Donny]

36 y.o. Rob Key is one Kent player I remember.

A prolific score in CC, he played 16 Tests between 2002 and 2005 but didn't quite cut it.

Averaged 31 with 1 century.

[Donny]

Key is 38 n.o. in Kent's 1/72.

[Donny]

Sids gets the second wicket.

Wouldn't that be a spanner in the works - if he takes a bag.

Kent 2/86.

So far, Rhino has had 7 overs. Nothing spectacular but got through unscathed.

[Donny]

3/140. Key 75*.

MJ 2/30.