Kent’s hopes of lifting the Friends Provident Trophy were ended by a five wicket defeat to Essex in the final at Lord’s today (Saturday).

Kent won the toss and batted first, making 214 from their allotted 50 overs. In reply, Essex reached 218 for 5 off 48.5 overs.

Kent

J Denly b Napier 11

R Key c Foster b Masters 7

M van Jaarsveld c Cook b Wright 54

J Kemp b Masters 16

D Stevens c Foster b Wright 0

G Jones lbw b Kaneria 19

A Mahmood c Flower b Kaneria 2

R McLaren b Bopara 63

Y Arafat b Bopara 27

J Tredwell run out 0

R Joseph not out 2

Extras: 9

Total: (all out, 50 overs) 214

Fall of wickets: 1-15, 2-19, 3-58, 4-59, 5-94, 6-100, 7-138, 8-204, 9-209, 10-214

Bowling: D Masters 10-2-34-2, G Napier 8-1-23-1, C Wright 8-0-36-2, R Bopara 8-0-46-2, D Kaneria 10-0-42-2, R ten Doeschate 6-0-26-0.

Essex

M Pettini lbw b Mahmood 10

J Gallian b Mahmood 28

A Cook c Stevens b Joseph 33

R Bopara lbw b Joseph 7

G Flower not out 70

J Foster c Jones b Joseph 18

R ten Doeschate not out 30

Extras: 22

Total: (5 wickets; 48.5 overs) 218

Did not bat: G Napier, C Wright, D Masters, D Kaneria

Fall of wickets: 1-32, 2-60, 3-88, 4-93, 5-161

Bowling: A Mahmood 9.5-0-53-2, Y Arafat 9-1-40-0, R Joseph 10-1-40-3, R McLaren 10-0-34-0, D Stevens 8-0-35-0, J Tredwell 2-0-9-0

Essex won by 5 wickets