Kent Struggles Against Northants as Crawley's Form Remains a Concern

Kent's batting woes continued as they trailed Northamptonshire, who posted a record 684 for two declared at Canterbury, with Zak Crawley's underwhelming form raising concerns about his Test spot. Crawley made 26, his third sub-30 score in a row, before being dismissed, while Northants' top four all made centuries for the first time. Luke Procter's maiden double ton and centuries from Ricardo Vasconcelos and Calvin Harrison powered Northants' strong start. With Crawley under pressure after a disappointing Ashes, his performance for Kent will be closely watched. Elsewhere, Ben Duckett was run out for one, while Joe Clarke's 136 helped Nottinghamshire take control against Glamorgan. Ben McKinney's 244 for Durham and Craig Overton's career-best 141 for Somerset were other notable performances in the County Championship.