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Northamptonshire were frustrated by the rain on the final day of their County Championship match with Kent at Canterbury, which ended in a draw.<\/b><\/p>\n
The visitors took two early wickets in the morning session to reduce Kent to 179-5, but they were unable to make further inroads before rain stopped play at 12.30pm. When play finally resumed Ben Compton and Daniel Bell-Drummond batted for 14 overs to secure the draw.<\/p>\n
The visitors’ Harry Conway finished with match figures of 7-95. Compton was unbeaten on 114 at stumps, while Bell-Drummond was 36 not out. <\/p>\n
Kent’s chances had looked slim when they resumed on 162-3 overnight, with Compton unbeaten on 70 and the night-watcher Singh on 0.<\/p>\n
Singh was the first to go, trying to fend off a Conway bouncer and gloving it behind for two. Sanderson then removed Tawanda Muyeye, lbw for four, but Bell-Drummond joined Compton and batted through until the rain forced an early lunch, with Kent on 231-5.<\/p>\n
Compton was stranded on 99 and play didn’t resume until 5.05pm, with 60 overs lost.<\/p>\n
When the match finally did get back under way Compton looked vulnerable to the first three deliveries he faced, but after he took a single from Harrison to reach three figures there were few serious alarms. The players shook hands on the draw at 5.55pm.<\/p>\n
Report by ECB Reporters’ Network, supported by Rothesay.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n