Kent’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the Vitality County Championship took a further blow on day two of their match against Nottinghamshire at Canterbury. Despite a valiant effort in their second innings, they still trail by 123 runs with seven overs remaining.
Nottinghamshire resumed on 393 for 6 and were all out for 433 early in the morning session. Nathan Gilchrist finished with 4 for 101, but Farhan Ahmed’s 4 for 37 proved decisive as Kent were dismissed for 225 in their first innings.
Joey Evison top-scored with 76 against his former side, while the extras column provided the second-highest contribution with 43. Kent were forced to follow on, and the seven bonus points accumulated by Notts mean that even if Kent pull off an improbable victory, Notts would only need a single point from their final fixture against Warwickshire to secure Kent’s relegation.
Kent’s second innings started poorly, with Ben Compton dismissed for 4 and Tawanda Muyeye for 10. However, Muyeye and Evison put on 63 for the third wicket before Ahmed struck twice in quick succession to remove Finch and Parkinson.
Evison eventually fell for 76, and Kent were forced to follow on for the sixth time this season. However, they showed more resilience in their second innings, with Muyeye reaching 55 not out and Compton on 22 not out when bad light stopped play.
With the light deteriorating, play was abandoned at 6.06pm, leaving Kent still needing 123 runs to avoid an innings defeat.
