Ageless all-rounder Darren Stevens bagged six for 47 and smashed a quick-fire 53 not out with 11 boundaries during an action packed second day that saw 19 wickets fall and Kent build a priceless 242-run lead over Specsavers County Championship rivals Derbyshire.
Derbyshire’s seamers recovered from a patchy opening hour to offer the Kent batsmen a stern examination on the opening day of their Specsavers County Championship clash at an overcast Canterbury.
Without quite singing it from the players’ balcony of the Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence, Kent’s management team must be delighted that Darren Stevens agreed to put pen to paper on a one-year contract extension during the close season.
