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Photos: Kent v Essex - Friends Provident Trophy Final

Match action

Flower's unbeaten 70 is enough, he hits the winning runs and Essex Eagles collect the Friends Provident Trophy
Essex Eagles celebrates with the Friends Provident Trophy at Lord's

James Foster formed a good partnership with Grant Flower
Foster & Flower show: James and Grant put on a good partnership for Essex Another wicket for Joseph who dances a jig of joy after Cook goes, caught by Stevens
Joseph's jig of joy: Robbie is delighted as he has Cook caught by Stevens

Robbie Joseph gets his first wicket of the match, Bopara given out LBW
Robbie Joseph gets his first wicket of the match, Ravi Bopara LBW Jason Gallian's bails fly after he plays on to Azhar Mahmood
Gallian gone: Jason loses his wicket to Azhar Mahmood

Alistair Cook batted smartly for Essex, scoring consistently if slowly
England's Alistair Cook was next in, batting patiently Essex captain Mark Pettini was the first Essex wicket to fall, LBW to Azhar Mahmood
Mark Pettini was the first wicket to go, this appeal from Azhar Mahmood for LBW was successful

Kent: 214-all out (50 overs)

Alistair Cook chases a towering hit from Martin van Jaarsveld...
Alistair Cook chases a big, high hit from Martin van Jaarsveld... ...and safely takes the catch to dismiss Kent's leading scorer
... and safely takes the catch to dismiss Kent's top scorer

Ryan McLaren shouldered responsibility lower down the order, batting well
Ryan McLaren was a late call-up for Kent but made the most of his chance, batting well Martin van Jaarsveld batted well for his fifty before skying one off Chris Wright
Star batsman Martin van Jaarsveld scored a smart fifty before hoisting one high off Chris Wright

Chris Wright celebrates as Darren Stevens fishes at one a gives an easy edge to Foster
Essex bowler Chris Wright celebrates the wicket of Darren Stevens Gertaint Jones has to hurry to make his ground
Kent wicketkeeper/batsman Geraint Jones quickly grounds his bat to make his ground

Justin Kemp goes for the big hit and loses his off stump
Justin Kemp looks to the skies and goes for a big swing... You can see the anguish on Kemp's face as he hears the clatter of his wicket
...and loses his off stump to David Masters - with James Foster watching on

Graham Napier picked up the wicket of Joe Denly soon after, cleaning bowling him
Graham Napier added the wicket of Joe Denly soon after, with a great ball that sneaked through the gate Napier celebrates over the shattered wicket of Denly
The delighted Napier celebrates with the broken wicket of Denly in the foreground

Kent captain Robert Key tosses the coin for the Friends Provident Trophy Final
Captain's call: Kent skipper Rob Key tosses the coin, Essex counterpart Mark Pettini makes the call Robert Key was the first wicket of the final, caught by James Foster
Captain Key was soon on his way back to the dressing room, caught by James Foster off the bowling of David Masters

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