Parkinson puts Spitfires in a spin with three-wicket haul

By Kieran Wellington

LANCASHIRE appeared to be making heavy weather of Kent’s modest target of 134 before an unbeaten 50 partnership between Jordan Clark and captain Dane Vilas finally saw them over the line.
And in-form leggie Matt Parkinson claimed it wouldn’t be Lancashire if they didn’t do things the hard way.
But ultimately, a turning deck – or what Kent skipper Sam Billings called a ‘slow snot-heap’ – and just enough composure with the bat saw Lightning home.
“It spun a bit more than we thought it would,” said Parkinson, who has...

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