da doce： Paul Nixon the Kent wicketkeeper helped himself to a countychampionship best of 92 not out and helped Kent gain a bonus battingpoint as they ended the day at 268 for 9 after being 170 for 8 at onestage against Hampshire at Canterbury
Staff and agencies22-Aug-2000Paul Nixon the Kent wicketkeeper helped himself to a countychampionship best of 92 not out and helped Kent gain a bonus battingpoint as they ended the day at 268 for 9 after being 170 for 8 at onestage against Hampshire at Canterbury. Nixon negotiated dangermen AlanMullaly (5 for 67) and Shane Warne (3 for 88) successfully.Warne who arrived at the ground just two hours before the start ofplay showed no signs of jet lag and immediately got into the act bytaking the wicket of Ed Smith off his fifth ball. He then scalped thewickets of stand-in captain Alan Wells and a gritty Matthew Walker(47).Kent were 198 for 9 after Mullally picked up his fifth wicket of theinnings, his fifth such haul in the last seven innings. But Nixon madesure of a batting point for Kent when he and last man David Mastersput on an unfinished 70 in 19 overs.Earlier Mullaly ripped through the Kent line up by claiming the firstthree wickets for four runs after Alan Wells the stand-in skipper wonthe toss and chose to bat.