Sam Northeast was surprised by the out of the ordinary weather conditions after Kent’s game with Somerset was halted by high winds and an electrical storm.

A mini-tornado swept through The Spitfire Ground, St Lawrence during the eighth over of Somerset’s chase of 196 in the NatWest T20 Blast match, with the players brought from the field to allow the floodlights to be lowered in the high winds.

Kent had earlier posted 195-7 from their 20 overs on what had started as a sweltering summer’s evening in Canterbury – Northeast himself top-scoring with a 45-ball 73.

The vice-captain added a superb 135 for the second wicket alongside his skipper Rob Key, who made 72, helping their side to what would eventually end up as a 40-run Duckworth-Lewis win.

Northeast admitted, however, that the score was unlikely to be the talking point of such a bizarre, weather-affected game.

“I think it’ll probably be remembered for this [the weather]”, the 24-year-old said. “I don’t think I’ve been involved in something like this!”

“I was standing on the boundary, and you could hear the floodlight going from side to side. I though “blooming hell!”

“I’ve never had a game stopped for wind, that’s for sure, but I don’t think it was far off with the lightning and the rain.”

Northeast said he had enjoyed his partnership with Key, though; the pair having come together from just the second ball of the NatWest T20 Blast match.

“Both of us got into a bit of a rhythm”, he said.

“It was nice to bat on after the new ball went off, it got a bit nicer and the ball was coming on.”

“I think in T20, you’ve got to go out and enjoy it – you’ve got to play with freedom and express yourself. It is enjoyable, even if it is 40 minutes work, or whatever it is – it is enjoyable.”

Batsman Northeast also paid tribute to Darren Stevens after the 38-year-old all-rounder excelled in what was possible of Somerset’s innings, taking 4-17 from his four overs to reduce the visitors to 59-5 before the players left the field.

“They obviously had to come pretty hard, chasing that amount, and he [Stevens] is one of the best at moving it around. His bowling has been unbelievable this year, and he just keeps on going.”