da pinnacle： Joe Denly took advantage of a dropped catch to score his second century of theseason but Derbyshire are still in a commanding position after two days of theCounty Championship match against Kent at Derby
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ScorecardJoe Denly took advantage of a dropped catch to score his second century of theseason but Derbyshire are still in a commanding position after two days of theCounty Championship match against Kent at Derby.Denly made 142 not out after he was missed on 33 but Kent still have a lot todo to save the game after a hundred from Ross Whiteley took Derbyshire past 500for the first time in two years. The 22-year-old all-rounder ended with an unbeaten career-best 130 out of 535, while Kent pace bowler David Balcombe took six for 128, his fourth five-wickethaul in five matches.Kent faced a daunting 386 to avoid the follow-on and they slipped to 77 forthree before Denly led a recovery which saw the visitors close on 279 for four,still 256 behind. Derbyshire had started the day well-placed on 405 for six with Whiteley and JonClare both in the 70s, but Balcombe broke through with the first ball of thesecond over.Clare edged a drive to first slip which ended a stand of 142 in 22 overs andKent struck again when Tim Groenewald could not avoid a lifting ball fromBalcombe. That was the on-loan Hampshire bowler’s 30th wicket for Kent but he could notbreak the ninth-wicket stand between Whiteley and Tony Palladino which carriedDerbyshire past 500.Whiteley has delivered some impressive performances since coming into the sidethis season and his second Championship hundred was another demonstration of hisability to strike the ball cleanly. Although it was a streaky four through the slips that took him to a hundred, it was a rare false stroke in a commanding innings that contained 14 fours and foursixes.Palladino also played his part by scoring 34 out of 83 before he skied a driveto mid-off, and he was back in the action again when he struck in the fourthover of the Kent reply. Daniel-Bell Drummond was caught behind for four fending at the former Essex seamer who claimed his 48th Championship victim when he trapped Sam Northeastlbw for 12.Kent’s position would have been far worse if Denly had not been dropped by LukeSutton off Mark Footitt before Alex Blake (10) was pouched by the Derbyshireskipper off Clare in the 20th over. At that stage, Kent were in deep trouble but Denly grew in authority and played some handsome straight drives in a century which came off 128 balls and was well supported by Darren Stevens and Azhar Mahmood.Stevens made 38 out of 110 before he pulled Clare to deep square but Mahmoodcompleted a half century and was unbeaten on 60 as Kent ended the day 107 runsaway from their follow-on target.
