Match summary
Kent played Worcestershire in Match 13, County Championship 2026 at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026. Worcestershire won by an innings and 2 runs.
Kent won the toss and chose to bat first. Kent made 196 in 71.5 overs, Worcestershire made 447 in 121.1 overs, Kent made 249 in 67.1 overs.
BL D'Oliveira top-scored with 90 off 135 balls; TAI Taylor took 6/114 in the match.
Kent Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BG Compton c EA Brookes b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
c EA Brookes b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| Z Crawley c GH Roderick b MJ Waite |
c GH Roderick b MJ Waite | 27 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 64.29 |
| SA Northeast lbw b B Swanepoel |
lbw b B Swanepoel | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| TS Muyeye c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 19 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 32.76 |
| DJ Bell-Drummond b B Swanepoel |
b B Swanepoel | 23 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 31.51 |
| JDM Evison lbw b MJ Waite |
lbw b MJ Waite | 14 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 56.00 |
| CG Benjamin c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
c GH Roderick b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 30.77 |
| ME Milnes not out |
not out | 50 | 61 | 7 | 0 | 81.97 |
| KJ Dudgeon lbw b B Swanepoel |
lbw b B Swanepoel | 38 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 62.30 |
| MW Parkinson c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor |
c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MA Cohen c GH Roderick b EA Brookes |
c GH Roderick b EA Brookes | 11 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 28.95 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 71.5 Ov (RR: 2.73) | 196/10 | ||||
Did not bat: BJ Dawkins
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (BG Compton, 11.2 ov), 2-32 (SA Northeast, 14.3 ov), 3-38 (Z Crawley, 15.6 ov), 4-75 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 36.5 ov), 5-81 (TS Muyeye, 37.4 ov), 6-89 (CG Benjamin, 41.5 ov), 7-99 (JDM Evison, 44.2 ov), 8-149 (KJ Dudgeon, 58.1 ov), 9-155 (MW Parkinson, 60.3 ov), 10-196 (MA Cohen, 71.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAI Taylor | 17 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 3.41 | 78 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OJ Hannon-Dalby | 18 | 6 | 27 | 3 | 1.50 | 93 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Swanepoel | 15 | 3 | 51 | 3 | 3.40 | 69 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Waite | 12 | 1 | 31 | 2 | 2.58 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EA Brookes | 8.5 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2.83 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BL D'Oliveira | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Worcestershire Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DH Lategan c TS Muyeye b ME Milnes |
c TS Muyeye b ME Milnes | 25 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 131.58 |
| JD Libby b ME Milnes |
b ME Milnes | 52 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 71.23 |
| Kashif Ali c BG Compton b KJ Dudgeon |
c BG Compton b KJ Dudgeon | 20 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 25.32 |
| AJ Hose b ME Milnes |
b ME Milnes | 75 | 112 | 11 | 1 | 66.96 |
| BL D'Oliveira c TS Muyeye b MA Cohen |
c TS Muyeye b MA Cohen | 90 | 135 | 13 | 0 | 66.67 |
| GH Roderick b JDM Evison |
b JDM Evison | 40 | 81 | 3 | 0 | 49.38 |
| EA Brookes c TS Muyeye b ME Milnes |
c TS Muyeye b ME Milnes | 25 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 62.50 |
| MJ Waite not out |
not out | 53 | 93 | 6 | 0 | 56.99 |
| B Swanepoel b MA Cohen |
b MA Cohen | 6 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 30.00 |
| TAI Taylor b JDM Evison |
b JDM Evison | 37 | 64 | 3 | 1 | 57.81 |
| OJ Hannon-Dalby b MW Parkinson |
b MW Parkinson | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 9, w 6, nb 4) | 24 | ||||
| Total | 121.1 Ov (RR: 3.69) | 447/10 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (DH Lategan, 4.4 ov), 2-100 (JD Libby, 25.1 ov), 3-104 (Kashif Ali, 30.2 ov), 4-245 (AJ Hose, 63.1 ov), 5-296 (BL D'Oliveira, 75.5 ov), 6-338 (EA Brookes, 87.4 ov), 7-350 (GH Roderick, 90.3 ov), 8-361 (B Swanepoel, 95.4 ov), 9-435 (TAI Taylor, 115.4 ov), 10-447 (OJ Hannon-Dalby, 120.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Milnes | 25.1 | 4 | 81 | 4 | 3.22 | 109 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KJ Dudgeon | 24 | 2 | 104 | 1 | 4.33 | 94 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| MA Cohen | 18 | 2 | 81 | 2 | 4.50 | 77 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MW Parkinson | 28 | 3 | 92 | 1 | 3.29 | 118 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| JDM Evison | 23 | 3 | 68 | 2 | 2.96 | 104 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TS Muyeye | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kent Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJ Dawkins c EA Brookes b TAI Taylor |
c EA Brookes b TAI Taylor | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27.27 |
| Z Crawley c GH Roderick b B Swanepoel |
c GH Roderick b B Swanepoel | 31 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 54.39 |
| SA Northeast c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor |
c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 63.64 |
| TS Muyeye lbw b TAI Taylor |
lbw b TAI Taylor | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| DJ Bell-Drummond lbw b OJ Hannon-Dalby |
lbw b OJ Hannon-Dalby | 30 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 65.22 |
| JDM Evison c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor |
c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor | 23 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 69.70 |
| CG Benjamin lbw b EA Brookes |
lbw b EA Brookes | 77 | 105 | 9 | 1 | 73.33 |
| ME Milnes c EA Brookes b MJ Waite |
c EA Brookes b MJ Waite | 4 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 18.18 |
| KJ Dudgeon c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor |
c GH Roderick b TAI Taylor | 41 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 78.85 |
| MW Parkinson b B Swanepoel |
b B Swanepoel | 7 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 29.17 |
| MA Cohen not out |
not out | 7 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 16.67 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 5, w 0, nb 6) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 67.1 Ov (RR: 3.71) | 249/10 | ||||
Did not bat: BG Compton
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (BJ Dawkins, 4.3 ov), 2-30 (SA Northeast, 8.4 ov), 3-38 (TS Muyeye, 10.1 ov), 4-67 (Z Crawley, 16.5 ov), 5-103 (DJ Bell-Drummond, 25.2 ov), 6-111 (JDM Evison, 28.3 ov), 7-140 (ME Milnes, 35.4 ov), 8-211 (KJ Dudgeon, 50.5 ov), 9-220 (MW Parkinson, 57.1 ov), 10-249 (CG Benjamin, 67.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAI Taylor | 16 | 4 | 56 | 5 | 3.50 | 77 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| OJ Hannon-Dalby | 14 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 3.00 | 66 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Waite | 10 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3.50 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Swanepoel | 15 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 4.87 | 60 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EA Brookes | 6.1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3.41 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BL D'Oliveira | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Libby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- Match 13 · County Championship 2026
- Venue
- County Ground, New Road, Worcester
- Date
- 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026
- Toss
- Kent, elected to bat first
- Result
- Worcestershire won by an innings and 2 runs
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2026
Frequently asked questions
Who won the Kent vs Worcestershire match on 24 Apr 2026?
Worcestershire won by an innings and 2 runs.
Who scored the most runs in Kent vs Worcestershire?
BL D'Oliveira (Worcestershire) with 90 off 135 balls.
Who took the most wickets in Kent vs Worcestershire?
TAI Taylor, with 6/114.
Who won the toss in Kent vs Worcestershire?
Kent, who chose to bat first.
Where was Kent vs Worcestershire played?
At County Ground, New Road, Worcester.