Kent began day three knowing victory would guarantee second place, but Tom Boorman was dropped in the first over, after he edged Khaled Ahmed – keeper Chris Benjamin left it for first slip Crawley, who seemed surprised and missed the chance. However, both overnight batters went in the space of seven balls. Miles Hammond edged
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, Lord’s (day one) Northamptonshire 103: Sales 43; Ferns 4-29, Higgins 4-30 Middlesex 255: Higgins 115; Sanderson 4-68 Middlesex (4 pts) lead Northants (3 pts) by 152 runs Match scorecard Ryan Higgins recreated last weekend’s 50-over heroics with another century to help Middlesex take control on a wicket-laden first day of
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury (day three) Lancashire 161: Ahmed 5-42, Milnes 4-28 & 192: Harris 48; Dudgeon 3-51 Kent 214: Crawley 84; Stanley 4-61 & 142-3: Northeast 48* Kent (19 pts) beat Lancashire (3 pts) by seven wickets Match scorecard Kent remain firmly in the County Championship Division Two promotion
by Adam Lanigan, BBC Sport England Quite simply, Durham have been far, far too good for Division Two. With the players they have been able to use this season, they would be more than a match for every single side in the division above. A shocking batting collapse at Headingley on the final day of
Rothesay County Championship, Division Two, New Road, Worcester (day three) Worcestershire 200 & 182: D’Oliveira 64; Chahal 4-46, Conway 3-33 Northamptonshire 289 & 96-4: Zaib 24; Usama 3-34 Northamptonshire (20 pts) beat Worcestershire (3pts) by six wickets. Match scorecard Northamptonshire boosted their promotion hopes by romping to a convincing six-wicket win over Worcestershire at New
