Northants vs Kent, at Canterbury, County DIV1, Apr 06 2023 - Match Result

RESULT

Canterbury, April 06 - 09, 2023, County Championship Division One

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Northamptonshire

117 & 331

Kent

(T:227) 222 & 227/3

Kent won by 7 wickets

Ben Compton's 114* leads Kent to victory over Northamptonshire

Jack Leaning adds 67 not out in crucial 167-run stand as hosts recover from 60 for 3 chasing 227

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Scorecard summary

Northamptonshire • 117/10(32.5 overs)

1st INNINGS

39 (70)

4/25 (9.5)

21* (17)

3/6 (5)

Kent • 222/10(69.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

91 (171)

5/44 (18)

31 (52)

4/57 (20.4)

Northamptonshire • 331/10(117.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

116* (211)

4/62 (25.3)

56 (114)

2/70 (28)

Kent • 227/3(64.5 overs)

2nd INNINGS

114* (197)

2/40 (13)

67* (122)

1/38 (10)

64.5

Keogh to Leaning, 1 run

64.4

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Keogh to Leaning, no run

64.3

Keogh to Compton, 1 run

64.2

Keogh to Leaning, 1 run

64.1

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Keogh to Leaning, no run

end of over 6411 runs

KENT: 224/3CRR: 3.50

Ben Compton113 (196b 14x4)

Jack Leaning65 (118b 7x4)

James Sales 4-0-30-0

Rob Keogh 10-1-30-0

63.6

Sales to Compton, FOUR runs

63.5

Sales to Compton, FOUR runs

63.4

Sales to Compton, 2 runs

63.3

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Sales to Compton, no run

63.2

•

Sales to Compton, no run

63.1

Sales to Leaning, 1 run

end of over 635 runs

KENT: 213/3CRR: 3.38

Ben Compton103 (191b 12x4)

Jack Leaning64 (117b 7x4)

Rob Keogh 10-1-30-0

James Sales 3-0-19-0

62.6

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Keogh to Compton, no run

62.5

Keogh to Compton, FOUR runs

62.4

•

Keogh to Compton, no run

62.3

•

Keogh to Compton, no run

62.2

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Keogh to Compton, no run

62.1

Keogh to Leaning, 1 run

end of over 627 runs

KENT: 208/3CRR: 3.35

Jack Leaning63 (116b 7x4)

Ben Compton99 (186b 11x4)

James Sales 3-0-19-0

Rob Keogh 9-1-25-0

61.6

Sales to Leaning, 1 run

61.5

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Sales to Leaning, no run

61.4

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Sales to Leaning, no run

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Match details

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Toss	Kent, elected to field first
Series	County Championship Division One
Season	2023
Match days	6,7,8,9 April 2023 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ian Blackwell Peter Hartley
Match Referee	Dean Cosker
Points	Kent 19, Northamptonshire 3

Match Coverage

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Ben Compton's 114* leads Kent to victory over Northamptonshire

Jack Leaning adds 67 not out in crucial 167-run stand as hosts recover from 60 for 3 chasing 227

Rob Keogh century turns tables on Kent as Northants thrive

Visitors bounce back after first-day collapse to raise hopes of forcing victory

Zak Crawley stars amid bowlers onslaught to put Kent in command

Opener makes 91 out of 222 as Tremain, White share nine wickets for Northants

Grant Stewart rips through Northants to give Kent the upper hand

Seven wickets fall in 26 overs at Canterbury as hosts take early command

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Kent Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
Z Crawley	bowled	3	8
BG Compton	not out	114	197
DJ Bell-Drummond	bowled	32	31
JL Denly	bowled	5	32
JA Leaning	not out	67	122
Extras	(lb 4, nb 2)
Total	227(3 wkts; 64.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
CJ White	16	2	55	0	3.43
CP Tremain	13	4	40	2	3.07
GK Berg	10	2	38	1	3.8
LA Procter	10	2	25	0	2.5 (1 nb)
RI Keogh	10.5	1	33	0	3.04
JJG Sales	4	0	30	0	7.5
JJ Cobb	1	0	2	0	2

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	3	Zak Crawley	Ben Compton
2nd	41	Daniel Bell-Drummond	Ben Compton
3rd	16	Joe Denly	Ben Compton
4th	167	Jack Leaning	Ben Compton

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County Championship Division One

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SURR	14	8	2	4	216
ESSEX	14	7	3	4	196
HANTS	14	8	4	2	192
WARKS	14	6	4	4	179
LANCS	14	3	1	10	161
NOTTS	14	4	4	6	151
SOM	14	3	4	7	148
KENT	14	2	7	5	111
MIDDX	14	3	9	2	104
NHNTS	14	2	8	4	96

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