Kent Struggles Against Northamptonshire as Crawley Faces Pressure

Zak Crawley's struggles at the crease continued as Kent trailed Northamptonshire, who posted a record 684 for two declared at Canterbury. Crawley, under pressure to retain his England Test spot, made 26 before being dismissed, while Northants' top four batsmen all scored centuries. Luke Procter finished unbeaten on 261, a maiden double ton, as Northamptonshire dominated the match. Meanwhile, other County Championship matches saw Ben Duckett run out for one, Joe Clarke score 136, and Ben McKinney hit 244. Craig Overton and Rishi Patel also scored centuries as Somerset and Leicestershire fought back in their respective matches. Hampshire and Warwickshire took control of their games, with Sonny Baker and Kyle Abbott claiming four wickets each and Rob Yates scoring an unbeaten 75.