Kent vs Northamptonshire, Division 2
County Div 2 2026 · 4day · · St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Match drawn (Kent 178 & 253/5, Northamptonshire 684/2).
- Kent: 178 (64.1 ov) & 253/5 (91 ov)
- Northamptonshire: 684/2 (133.2 ov)
Match report
Kent (KEN) faced Northamptonshire (NOR) in the Division 2 of County Div 2 2026, a 4day match, at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury. Play began on Friday, 10 April 2026 at 10:00 UTC. It is a multi-day match with two innings per side and no limit on overs.
Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to bat.
Northamptonshire made 684/2 in 133.2 overs, with Luke Procter top-scoring on 261 not out from 357 balls. Joey Evison was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 68. Kent made 178 in 64.1 overs, with Tawanda Muyeye top-scoring on 48 from 57 balls. Harry Conway was the pick of the bowlers with 5 for 36. Kent made 253/5 in 91 overs, with Ben Compton top-scoring on 114 not out from 287 balls. Harry Conway was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 59.
Result: Match drawn.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Northamptonshire · 1st innings: 684/2 (133.2 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos | c Chris Benjamin b Jaskaran Singh | 127 | 170 | 19 | 2 | 74.71 |
| Luke Procter | not out | 261 | 357 | 31 | 2 | 73.11 |
| Calvin Harrison | c Tawanda Muyeye b Joey Evison | 153 | 193 | 22 | 3 | 79.27 |
| Nathan McSweeney | not out | 101 | 85 | 10 | 2 | 118.82 |
Extras: 42 · Did not bat: Saif Zaib, James Sales, George Bartlett, Lewis McManus, Ben Sanderson, Harry Conway, Raphael Weatherall
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Milnes | 25 | 2 | 116 | 0 | 4.64 |
| Keith Dudgeon | 24 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 5 |
| Joey Evison | 25 | 3 | 68 | 1 | 2.72 |
| Jaskaran Singh | 23 | 0 | 144 | 1 | 6.26 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | 20 | 2 | 101 | 0 | 5.05 |
| Jaydn Denly | 16.3 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 7.03 |
Kent · 1st innings: 178 (64.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Compton | c Lewis McManus b Harry Conway | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 35.29 |
| Zak Crawley | b Harry Conway | 26 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 37.68 |
| Sam Northeast | c Lewis McManus b Ben Sanderson | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | c James Sales b Ben Sanderson | 48 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 84.21 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | c Lewis McManus b James Sales | 19 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 33.93 |
| Joey Evison | lbw b Harry Conway | 10 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 20.83 |
| Matt Milnes | run out (Lewis McManus) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaskaran Singh | c George Bartlett b Harry Conway | 12 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 63.16 |
| Chris Benjamin | not out | 31 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 54.39 |
| Jaydn Denly | b Harry Conway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Dudgeon | b Calvin Harrison | 14 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 29.17 |
Extras: 12
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Conway | 15 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 2.4 |
| Ben Sanderson | 14 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 2 |
| Raphael Weatherall | 7 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 6.29 |
| Luke Procter | 7 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 4.14 |
| Calvin Harrison | 14.1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 1.41 |
| James Sales | 7 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 2.14 |
Kent · 2nd innings: 253/5 (91 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | c Saif Zaib b Harry Conway | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Ben Compton | not out | 114 | 287 | 13 | 0 | 39.72 |
| Sam Northeast | c George Bartlett b James Sales | 69 | 149 | 8 | 0 | 46.31 |
| Matt Milnes | b Calvin Harrison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaskaran Singh | c Lewis McManus b Harry Conway | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | lbw b Ben Sanderson | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | not out | 36 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 48.65 |
Extras: 23 · Did not bat: Joey Evison, Chris Benjamin, Keith Dudgeon, Jaydn Denly
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sanderson | 18 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 1.83 |
| Harry Conway | 18 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 3.28 |
| Luke Procter | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2.33 |
| Calvin Harrison | 33 | 11 | 70 | 1 | 2.12 |
| Raphael Weatherall | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
| James Sales | 11 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 3.82 |
| Nathan McSweeney | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Saif Zaib | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.67 |