Northants Denied by Ben Compton and Rain

Skipper Bell-Drummond relieved as ‘second best’ Kent escape with share of spoils

Kent skipper Daniel Bell-Drummond was a relieved man to see his side escape with a draw after 'clearly being second best' to Northants in the Rothesay County Championship Division Two – admitting his side ‘got away with it’.

Northamptonshire vs Kent: Rain Forces County Championship Draw

The unpredictable nature of the English summer once again played the deciding role at Canterbury, as Northamptonshire saw a potential victory slip away due to

Compton helps Kent secure draw

A dogged, defiant unbeaten 114 from opener Ben Compton. along with some usefully-timed rain enabled Kent to bat out the day at the St Lawrence Ground against a rampant Northamptonshire, who had amassed a goliath 684-2 across the first five sessions of the match. Kent began the day with a mountain to climb. They were still 344 runs behind Northamptonshire’s mammoth total of 684 with seven second innings wickets remaining. For Kent to get an undes…

Northants denied by Ben Compton and rain

Kent escape with unlikely draw thanks to opener's hundred and loss of 60 overs on final day