Northamptonshire had been annoyed by the rain on the ultimate day of their County Championship match with Kent at Canterbury, which resulted in a draw.
The guests took two early wickets within the morning session to scale back Kent to 179-5, however they had been unable to make additional inroads earlier than rain stopped play at 12.30pm. When play lastly resumed Ben Compton and Daniel Bell-Drummond batted for 14 overs to safe the draw.
The guests’ Harry Conway completed with match figures of 7-95. Compton was unbeaten on 114 at stumps, whereas Bell-Drummond was 36 not out.
Kent’s probabilities had regarded slim after they resumed on 162-3 in a single day, with Compton unbeaten on 70 and the night-watcher Singh on 0.
Singh was the primary to go, attempting to fend off a Conway bouncer and gloving it behind for 2. Sanderson then eliminated Tawanda Muyeye, lbw for 4, however Bell-Drummond joined Compton and batted via till the rain compelled an early lunch, with Kent on 231-5.
Compton was stranded on 99 and play did not resume till 5.05pm, with 60 overs misplaced.
When the match lastly did get again below approach Compton regarded susceptible to the primary three deliveries he confronted, however after he took a single from Harrison to achieve three figures there have been few severe alarms. The gamers shook palms on the draw at 5.55pm.
Report by ECB Reporters’ Community, supported by Rothesay.
