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    "excerpt": "Jordan Cox struck an unbeaten 58 and showed superb athleticism in the field as a Kent side featuring 45-year-old Darren Stevens beat Somerset in English cricket's T20 Blast final at Edgbaston on S",
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    "editor1": "<p>Jordan Cox struck an unbeaten 58 and showed superb athleticism in the field as a Kent side featuring 45-year-old Darren Stevens beat Somerset in English cricket&#39;s T20 Blast final at Edgbaston on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Cox&#39;s 28-ball innings, featuring three fours and three sixes, propelled Kent to a total of 167-7 in the showpiece match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Somerset, who won the toss, were already falling behind in their chase when Cox, diving full length over the rope, palmed back Lewis Gregory&#39;s powerful hit to Matt Milnes, who completed a spectacular catch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\r\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JORDAN COX, YOU CANNOT DO THAT<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blast21?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Blast21<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FinalsDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FinalsDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4mf4Igjq8B\">pic.twitter.com\/4mf4Igjq8B<\/a><\/p>\r\n&mdash; Vitality Blast (@VitalityBlast) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VitalityBlast\/status\/1439322672391876611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\r\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<p>There was no way back from there for Somerset who finished on 142-9 as Kent won by 25 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>This was Kent&#39;s second Blast title and came 14 years after their first, with all four counties who made it through to Saturday&#39;s finals day in Birmingham coming from the south of England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Earlier, Daniel Bell-Drummond hit 81 in Kent&#39;s 21-run semi-final win over Sussex, with Somerset staging a remarkable rally to see off Hampshire.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Somerset slumped to 34-5 after Hampshire made 150 all out featuring Joe Weatherley&#39;s 71 off 50 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>But Ben Green&#39;s 35 kept them in the contest before Josh Davey followed his 4-34 with the ball by making 11 not out to seal an improbable two-wicket win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-series\/india-tour-of-england-2021\">India tour of England, 2021 <\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Hampshire, however, still have a chance to win their first County Championship crown since 1973 as they are top of Division One heading into next week&#39;s final round of matches, where they are away to title rivals Lancashire in Liverpool.<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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