Crawley stars in Kent comeback win - T20 Blast round-up

Crawley stars in Kent comeback win - T20 Blast round-upImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Crawley's unbeaten 75 was his first half-century in any format this seasonPublished7 minutes agoZak Crawley responded to his omission from England's Test side with a blistering 75 not out from 41 balls as Kent Spitfires saw off Sussex Sharks to record back-to-back wins in the T20 Blast.Crawley - left out of England's squad to face New Zealand after a poor start to the season - completed an impressive turnaround by the Spitfires after Sussex stormed to 92-0 in the sixth over at Canterbury, with opener Tom Clark hitting a career-best 79 from just 29.But South African all-rounder Dian Forrester took 3-25 on his Kent debut to restrict the Sharks to 197-6 before contributing 35 not out from 18 balls, helping Crawley to steer their side home by seven wickets.Keaton Jennings, Matty Hurst and Ben McDermott - who blazed an undefeated 63 from 27 - all hit half-centuries to set up Lancashire Lightning's first win of the Blast as they overcame Notts Outlaws by 39 runs at Old Trafford.The Lightning posted 208-4 and left-arm spinner Tom Hartley then finished with figures of 4-20 as Notts, who have now lost two games out of two, could only manage 169-9 in reply.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/mens-england-twenty20/tablehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/mens-england-twenty20/scores-fixturesSouth Group: Sharks fizzle out after Clark fireworksImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Clark took just 20 balls to reach his half-century for SussexClark's electrifying knock gave Sussex a flying start – the left-hander smashed Matt Milnes for three sixes in quick succession and Tom Rogers' second over cost 30 as the visitors raced to 92-0 in the powerplay.But once Clark was caught in the deep to provide former Sussex off-spinner Bertie Foreman with his first Spitfires wicket, Kent clawed it back through fellow debutant Forrester, whose career-best figures incl...