Notts paid maintain up Kent after follow-on enforced – Online Cricket News

Kent’s Michael Hogan has now taken greater than 670 first-class wickets in his professionLV=County Championship Division One, The Spitfire Floor, Canterbury (day three):Kent 446: Crawley 158, Leaning 64, Bell-Drummond 60; James 2-30, Hutton 2-79Nottinghamshire 265 & 177-5: Clarke 61*, Slater 39, James 38*; Hogan 3-23Nottinghamshire (3pts) path Kent (7pts) by 4 runs with 5 wickets standingScorecard

A defiant rearguard motion from Joe Clarke and Lyndon James gave Nottinghamshire hope of avoiding defeat of their County Championship match with Kent at Canterbury, after they had been pressured to observe on.

Notts ended day three on 177-5 of their second innings, a deficit of simply 4 runs, after Clarke and James batted via your entire night session to complete unbeaten on 61 and 38 respectively at stumps.

Aron Nijjar had earlier claimed career-best figures of 4-67 because the guests had been bowled out for 265 of their first innings.

Michael Hogan and Joey Evison then shared 5 wickets after Kent requested Notts to bat once more, however after decreasing the guests to 78-5, they had been annoyed throughout a wicketless night session.

The guests started day three on 219-8, a deficit of 227, however with the climate forecast trying ominous and with electrical storms predicted to reach by mid-afternoon.

Brett Hutton and Dane Paterson hung round for 40 doubtlessly essential minutes in opposition to Nijjar and Yuzvendra Chahal, including simply 10 to the in a single day rating.

But having taken 14 overs out of the sport, Paterson began to hit out and he skied Nijjar to Jack Leaning, who took his fifth catch of the innings.

That last-wicket pair managed to bat out an extra 10 overs and Asitha Fernando made an entertaining 14 not out that included a six off Nijjar when he plastered him over cow nook.

With the follow-on goal dwindling, Nathan Gilchrist was handed the brand new ball halfway via the 97th over and he had Hutton caught behind for 31 with the second ball of his subsequent.

The skies had been trying leaden and Kent…

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