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Surrey beat Kent to go level with Foxes at the top
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BBC Sport - Cricket
Surrey went level on points with Group A leaders Leicestershire after an ultimately comfortable 95-run win over fellow in-form side Kent at The Kia Oval in the One-Day Cup.
With both sides knowing victory would take them into a share of top spot with the Foxes, a suitably keen contest ensued in the south London sunshine.
With the match reduced to 49-overs a side due to rain shortly before the scheduled start, Surrey openers Ryan Patel and Dom Sibley constructed a smooth century stand after Kent chose to bowl first.
After Patel's inevitable-looking century was cut short on 73 and Sibley removed for 53, Kent started to turn the screw.
Tommy Ealham (3-37), Tom Lawes (4-40) and miserly Dan Worrell (0-18) - the latter pair released from their Hundred commitments to play - were all outstanding as Lawes cleaned up the tail to make sure Kent ultimately fell well short on 191 all out.