KENT’S batting was again found wanting in Sunday's totesport League game with basement side Surrey in Canterbury.

In a game reduced to 34-overs per side by morning rain, Kent mustered 192 for eight with a top-score of 61 from the re-instated Ed Smith.

Having been dropped for the entire Twenty20 Cup campaign, Smith showed Kent supporters what they had been missing with a fourth league half-century in succession.

He lost opening partner Michael Carberry to the second ball of the game when he was adjudged caught behind of Azhar Mahmood, but went on to feature in a second wicket stand worth 83 with Alex Loudon.

The two ex-public school prodigies batted sensibly on a troublesome and two-paced St Lawrence track that had clearly been effected by the morning showers.

Loudon was just upping the tempo of his innings when, with his score on 35 from 57 balls, he was yorked by James Ormond to make it 83 for two.

Smith was then involved in two run outs that led to the demise of Rob Key (8) and Matt Walker (4).

Key chanced two to Ali Brown’s arm at deep square and just lost the race after three replays to the third umpire, then Walker was sent back after calling for a suicidal single to Alex Tudor at mid-off.

Smith had reached 61 from 80 balls with seven fours and a six before his innings ended in the 26th over.

Advancing to a Phil Sampson full-toss, Smith was bowled by one dangerously close to being called for a waist-high no ball.

A cameo 16 from Geraint Jones, a run-a-ball 21 from David Fulton and 23 from just 12 balls clubbed by James Tredwell at least took Spitfires toward a defendable total at 192 for eight.

Jimmy Ormond backed up a superb catch to dismiss Tredwell with a decent bowling return of two for 27.