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A career-best unbeaten 81 by rookie allrounder Alex Blake helped Kent secure their first home win of the season with a comfortable 58-run Clydesdale Bank 40 success over Scotland at Canterbury

Kent coach Paul Farbrace hailed Makhaya Ntini after the South African paceman bowled his side to an innings win inside five sessions against Durham at Chester-le-Street

Kent, who slipped to the bottom of the First Division after their defeat at home to Durham last week, have come back so well that the return fixture at The Riverside may well provide them with instant revenge. At the end of day one, they lead by 184 runs

Kent cruised to their first win of the season by claiming a nine-wicket win over Scotland in their Clydesdale Bank 40 Group C clash at the Grange in Edinburgh

urham's left-handed batting prodigy Ben Stokes crashed 26 in an over to ease the reigning County Champions to their second victory of the season with more than two sessions to spare against winless Kent

Reigning County Champions Durham need another 102 runs with seven wickets in hand to wrap up their second win of the campaign after a fluctuating third day against fellow strugglers Kent that saw 17 wickets fall

Contrasting hundreds from Durham's Dale Benkenstein and Ben Stokes ensured that the County Champions reached a respectable 347 for 6 and held their own against fellow strugglers Kent on the second day in Canterbury

Robert Key scored the third double century of his first-class career to ensure fellow County Championship strugglers Durham endured a tough opening day in Canterbury

Ian Bell's fourth Clydesdale Bank 40 half-century of the season maintained Warwickshire's 100% record with a convincing six-wicket victory over Kent at Edgbaston

Essex were forced to settle for a draw against Kent after being presented with a victory target of 338 in a minimum of 78 overs at Chelmsford

Kent will go into the final day of their Championship dual against Essex at Chelmsford with a lead of 283 with five second-innings wickets remaining

Alastair Cook's run of poor form continued when he was dismissed for a first ball duck as Essex replied to a Kent total of 474 in their County Championship clash at Chelmsford

Geraint Jones scored his first Championship century of the season as Kent took full advantage of a friendly pitch after winning the toss to compile a total of 355 for 6 on the opening day of their duel at Chelmsford

Kent's Clydesdale Bank 40 game against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge was ruined by inclement weather

Warwickshire required less than four hours to skittle Kent and land a remarkable 44-run win with only eight overs remaining on an action-packed final day at Canterbury

Wickets and boundaries were hard to come by on day three of a fluctuating County Championship Division One encounter in Canterbury

Rikki Clark returned his first ever five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, but visitors Warwickshire still struggled to stay in contention in the County Championship Division One clash at Canterbury

Kent seamers Simon Cook and Matt Coles claimed four wickets apiece as Warwickshire were dismissed for only 250 in their County Championship Division One clash on a bright, yet breezy opening day in Canterbury

Lancashire's best efforts to defeat Kent were beaten by the persistent showers at Old Trafford as the County Championship Division One match ended in a draw

Lancashire's bid to defeat Kent and record their third successive win in the County Championship was frustrated by persistent drizzle at Old Trafford