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

Kent's batting woes continued as they trailed Northamptonshire, who amassed a record 684 for two declared, with Zak Crawley's struggles at the top of the order ongoing. Crawley, under pressure to retain his England Test spot, made 26 before being dismissed, his third sub-30 score in as many County Championship matches. Northamptonshire's top four batsmen all reached three figures, a first for the team, with Luke Procter scoring an unbeaten 261. Kent finished the day on 119 for six, facing an uphill task to salvage the match. Elsewhere, Ben Duckett was run out for one as Nottinghamshire built a commanding lead over Glamorgan, while Ben McKinney enhanced his England prospects with a 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.