Kent Hammer Derbyshire

Rogers - tough day in charge.

Newly-appointed captain Chris Rogers will be mulling over his decision to bat first as Kent thumped Derbyshire by nine wickets in the Pro40 Division Two clash at Canterbury.

The Australian opening batsman was forced to look on in anguish as his side were bowled out for a record-low 60 after he had won the toss and elected to bat.

Rogers, taking charge of his first Pro 40 game following Rikki Clarke's recent resignation, was dismissed for a six-ball duck before Kent chased down the 61 runs required inside 10 overs.

Kent seamer Robbie Joseph was the star of the show as he finished with limited-overs best figures of five for 13 during a spell which saw Derbyshire slump from 28 for two to 28 for six in a remarkable two overs.

Rogers, Dominic Telo and Tom New all made ducks as Wavell Hinds (14) and Jonathan Clare (18) were the only Phantoms batsmen to reach double figures.

Joseph was ably supported by Amjad Khan (two for 23) during a dominant bowling display which saw the visitors dismissed after just 22.4 overs.

Rob Key fell for 23 with Kent 12 runs away from victory - Clarke dismissing the Spitfires captain after a sharp catch from Jake Needham.

However, Joe Denly (28 not out) and Martin van Jaarsveld (nine not out) ensured Kent surpassed the meagre total inside 10 overs and move within one point of leaders Essex.