243-7 at tea and a lead of 138. It is difficult to say how many we should be comfortable chasing but it would be handy for the nerves if we could take the final three wickets sooner rather than later.
The pitch is obviously a road now, and we'll knock the runs off with no fuss. Probably...
That might well be the case but we also have to take into account our attack lacks a real consistent threat without, from recent seasons, the likes of Milnes, Gilchrist, Stevens, Henry, Saini and now Stewart all unavailable so the truth of the matter won't be seen 'til we bat again. Equally, had Crawley made a duck in the first innings and we would have been 131 all out and the performance from the rest of the batsmen really wasn't good enough.
Seems to be a rare thing for a player to make a good score in the first innings as well as the second?
That does, indeed, appear to be a trend which is why Foakes with his 76 in the first innings and 103 not out off 95 balls in the second for Surrey should cement his place in the England side.
The market is very wide on Betfair (and Oddschecker aren't quoting prices on the game) but, roughly speaking, the chances of the respective options are
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185-6 and a lead of 80
It appears that we are a bowler short at the moment because Stewart is off the pitch having not bowled for a couple of hours
208-7 and a lead of 103
That might well be the case but we also have to take into account our attack lacks a real consistent threat without, from recent seasons, the likes of Milnes, Gilchrist, Stevens, Henry, Saini and now Stewart all unavailable so the truth of the matter won't be seen 'til we bat again. Equally, had Crawley made a duck in the first innings and we would have been 131 all out and the performance from the rest of the batsmen really wasn't good enough.
They have gone from 176-6 to 300-7 and a lead of 195 now
An interesting final day to come
Kent need to knock off 227 for the win
Grant Stewart can bat if required. He picked up a minor strain which prevented him from bowling.
3-1
44-2 with another 183 required
Compton 17* (42)
Denly 4* (21)
Kent 64%
Northants 32%
Draw 4%
60-3 and 167 runs required
110-3 and 117 required
69 to win off 34 overs
Compton 80* (147)
Leaning 34* (82)
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2023-1347099/kent-vs-northamptonshire-1347210/full-scorecard
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