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Northamptonshire vs Kent Scorecard, County Championship Division Two 2026
Top performers
The Statz MVP, the top bat and the top bowl
Updated 30 August 2026
Kent batting
1st innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Comptonlbw b Liam Guthrie |
53 | 125 | 8 | 0 | 42.4 |
Zak Crawleylbw b Ben Sanderson |
89 | 120 | 13 | 1 | 74.2 |
Sam Northeastlbw b Ben Sanderson |
11 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 35.5 |
TM Tawanda Muyeyec Yuzvendra Chahal b Liam Guthrie |
8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160.0 |
Daniel Bell-Drummond (c)c Lewis McManus b Luke Procter |
70 | 109 | 8 | 0 | 64.2 |
Chris Benjamin (wk)c Lewis McManus b James Sales |
15 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 71.4 |
ES Ekansh Singhc James Sales b Yuzvendra Chahal |
19 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 86.4 |
Grant Stewartb Calvin Harrison |
3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
Keith Dudgeonc George Bartlett b Yuzvendra Chahal |
3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
Matt Milneslbw b Luke Procter |
37 | 88 | 5 | 0 | 42.0 |
Matt Parkinsonnot out |
0* | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Extras | 37 (b 2, lb 15, w 2, nb 18) | ||||
| Total | 345 (all out, 91.3 ov) | ||||
1-162 Zak Crawley 38.5 ov, 2-174 Ben Compton 43.1 ov, 3-182 Tawanda Muyeye 43.6 ov, 4-188 Sam Northeast 46.5 ov, 5-209 Chris Benjamin 51.4 ov, 6-239 Ekansh Singh 57.4 ov, 7-247 Grant Stewart 61.3 ov, 8-256 Keith Dudgeon 64.4 ov, 9-336 Matt Milnes 87.2 ov, 10-345 Daniel Bell-Drummond 91.3 ov
Northamptonshire bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben Sanderson1 wd, 5 nb |
23 | 5 | 71 | 2 | 3.09 |
Liam Guthrie1 wd |
15 | 1 | 62 | 2 | 4.13 |
Luke Procter2 nb |
10.3 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 4.00 |
Yuzvendra Chahal |
19 | 1 | 58 | 2 | 3.05 |
JS James Sales1 nb |
10 | 2 | 56 | 1 | 5.60 |
CH Calvin Harrison1 nb |
14 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 2.79 |
Match details
- Toss
- Northamptonshire, bowl
- Start
- Thu 27 Aug, 11:00 UK
- Competition
- County Championship Division Two 2026
Northamptonshire vs Kent Questions
When is Northamptonshire vs Kent?
Northamptonshire vs Kent starts at 11:00 UK time (15:30 in India) on Thursday 27 August 2026, at County Ground, Northampton, part of County Championship Division Two 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.
What is the Northamptonshire vs Kent head to head?
Kent lead the Northamptonshire vs Kent head to head at 3-1 from 8 FirstClass meetings, with 4 draws, and the latest, on 27 August 2026 at County Ground, ended without a winner.
What is Northamptonshire's recent form?
Northamptonshire have won 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first L D W L D; most recently they lost to Middlesex on 24 Sep, 103 & 285 to 255 & 134/3.
What is Kent's recent form?
Kent have won 3 and lost 1 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 1, newest first W W L W D; most recently they beat Gloucestershire on 24 Sep, 353 & 120/2 to 229 & 241.
What is a good score at County Ground?
A good first-innings score at County Ground is around 340, the average over its last 26 FirstClass matches, and the side batting first has won 60% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.

