Kent vs Derbyshire, at Canterbury, Jun 26 2016 - Points Table

Kent replaced Essex at the top of Division Two to set up their meeting at Chelmsford on Sunday in a rain-hit season that still smacks of stalemate

There was little evidence at Canterbury to support the notion that Kent are vigorous promotion candidates despite their lofty position in the table

Half-centuries from visiting batsmen Hamish Rutherford and Chesney Hughes coupled with an unbeaten 73 by Wayne Madsen ensured that Derbyshire edged into the ascendancy by the midpoint of their match against Kent