Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, St Lawrence Floor, Canterbury (day three)
Kent 238 & 358: Northeast 132; Taylor 4-68
Worcestershire 217 & 84-3: D’Oliveira 24*; Milnes 2-21
Worcestershire (3 pts) want 286 extra runs to beat Kent (3 pts)
Kent look properly positioned to beat fellow County Championship promotion hopefuls Worcestershire at Canterbury, after being bowled out for 358 of their second innings to set the guests 380 to win.
However the Pears then fought again from 39-3 as captain Brett D’Oliveira (24*) and Adam Hose (23*) stabilised issues, earlier than unhealthy gentle stopped play with 11.5 overs remaining.
Earlier, Sam Northeast, 96 in a single day, went on to make 132, whereas Tom Taylor completed Worcestershire’s main bowler with 4-68 to finish a seven-wicket match haul.
After 12 overs had been misplaced to rain, Kent resumed on 197-3 – and it 25 minutes earlier than Northeast glanced Ben Allison to 3rd man for 4, to register his first century for Kent at Canterbury since returning to the membership this season.
His partnership of 127 with Daniel Bell-Drummond, the largest of the match thus far, was ended when the house captain, having handed 10,000 first-class runs for Kent, was out for 44 to the ultimate ball of the session, driving the brand new ball again to Allison.
Northeast then went to the primary ball he confronted after lunch, his center and leg stumps splayed by an inswinger from Taylor.
Grant Stewart blasted Allison for a six over midwicket earlier than shedding his center stump to Taylor for 15.
Keith Dudgeon made an eight-ball duck, nicking Taylor to first slip however Matt Milnes added 20 in a helpful stand of 45 with Chris Benjamin, earlier than he was lbw to Adam Finch.
Beyers Swanepoel bowled Matt Quinn earlier than Benjamin known as Hasan Mahmud by way of for an additional run after a misfield by wicketkeeper Henry Cullen. However Beyers Swanepeol was backing up, Mahmud was ran out and Benjamin was left stranded on 36.
Dan Lategan was then lbw to Milnes, who then acquired Jake Libby for 18 after Matt Quinn had eliminated Rehan Edavalath together with his second ball – however Hose and D’Oliveira have thus far caught round to supply the guests some hope.
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