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, with Zak Crawley's struggles at the top of the order a major concern. Crawley, under pressure to retain his England spot, made just 26 before being dismissed, his third consecutive sub-30 score in the County Championship. Northants' top four all made centuries, a first for the team, with Luke Procter scoring a maiden double hundred. Kent closed on 119 for six, still facing an uphill task to catch up. Elsewhere, Ben Duckett was run out for one, while Ben McKinney boosted his chances of an England call-up with 244 for Durham against Gloucestershire. Other notable performances included Craig Overton's career-best 141 for Somerset and Rishi Patel's unbeaten 133 for Leicestershire.