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
10/04Result
7th Match, County Championship Division Two at Canterbury, Apr 10-13 2026
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![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
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![Kent]( "Kent")
178 & 253/5 (91 ov) (f/o)
10/04Result
7th Match, County Championship Division Two at Canterbury, Apr 10-13 2026
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![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
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![Kent]( "Kent")
178 & 253/5 (91 ov) (f/o)
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Northamptonshire , elected to bat first
Season
Match days
10,11,12,13 April 2026 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Northamptonshire 16, Kent 8
Scorecard Summary
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 684/2d (133.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Luke Procter*261 (357)
- Calvin Harrison153 (193)
- Joey Evison1/68 (25)
- Jaskaran Singh1/144 (23)
KENT 178 (64.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Chris Benjamin*31 (57)
- Tawanda Muyeye48 (57)
- Ben Sanderson2/28 (14)
- Harry Conway5/36 (15)
KENT 253/5 f/o (91 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Sam Northeast69 (149)
- Ben Compton*114 (287)
- Ben Sanderson1/33 (18)
- Harry Conway2/59 (18)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsNorthants denied by Ben Compton and rain
Kent escape with unlikely draw thanks to opener's hundred and loss of 60 overs on final day
Compton, Northeast fight for Kent in follow-on
Northants still on course for victory but made to work for their wickets on third day at Canterbury
Procter stars for Northants with 261* before abject Kent collapse
Crawley among wickets as hosts crumble in face of mammoth first innings of 684 for 2 declared
Northants top-order puts Kent to the sword on run-soaked day
Procter, Vasconcelos, Harrison all make hundreds as visitors post 409 for 1 on opening day
