Heavy rain, largely centred on the East and West Midlands, has caused the entire third day’s play to be washed out in six County Championship games. No play was possible at Edgbaston, Worcester, Derby, Hove, Northampton and Chelmsford. The Northamptonshire-Kent game was the first of three Division Two games lost. After continuous, heavy rain at
Zak Crawley scored a vital unbeaten 82, his highest score of the season, to boost Kent’s promotion hopes on the opening day against rivals Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. Crawley continued the form he showed against Middlesex last week, smashing 12 fours and one six as he combined in an unbroken 154-run opening partnership with Ben
