Kent seal Division Three title after morning of high drama at Canterbury
Hosts overcome early fourth-day hurdles to beat Middlesex by two wickets
21/09Result
Division 3, County Championship at Canterbury, Sep 21-24 2021
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
147 & 363 -
![Kent]( "Kent")
138 & 375/8 (105.2 ov)
21/09Result
Division 3, County Championship at Canterbury, Sep 21-24 2021
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![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
147 & 363 -
![Kent]( "Kent")
138 & 375/8 (105.2 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Kent , elected to field first
Season
Match days
21,22,23,24 September 2021 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Kent 19, Middlesex 3
Scorecard Summary
MIDDLESEX 147 (60.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Mark Stoneman59 (130)
- Robbie White*29 (106)
- Darren Stevens4/21 (15)
- Matt Milnes2/31 (14.5)
KENT 138 (54.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Jack Leaning27 (60)
- Tawanda Muyeye30 (46)
- Martin Andersson3/44 (12.4)
- Ethan Bamber3/36 (19)
MIDDLESEX 363 (86.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- John Simpson46 (89)
- Mark Stoneman109 (148)
- Daniel Bell-Drummond3/47 (13)
- Matt Milnes5/87 (19.4)
KENT 375/8 (105.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Ollie Robinson112 (163)
- Tawanda Muyeye89 (172)
- Tim Murtagh2/45 (25)
- Toby Roland-Jones2/69 (22.2)
105.2
4
Roland-Jones to Milnes, FOUR,
105.1
0
Roland-Jones to Milnes, no run,
END OF OVER:105 | 10 Runs | KENT: 371/8
- Grant Stewart37 (33b)
- Matt Milnes5 (4b)
- Martin Andersson17-0-86-2
- Toby Roland-Jones22-5-65-2
104.6
4
Andersson to Stewart, FOUR,
104.5
0
Andersson to Stewart, no run,
104.4
5
Andersson to Milnes, 5 runs,
104.3
1
Andersson to Stewart, 1 run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsKent seal Division Three title after morning of high drama at Canterbury
Hosts overcome early fourth-day hurdles to beat Middlesex by two wickets
Ollie Robinson's 112 sets up tantalising final-day title race in Division Three
Tawanda Muyeye unbeaten overnight as Kent eye mammoth fourth-innings run chase
Mark Stoneman hundred steers Middlesex into ascendancy
New signing hits second Middlesex hundred as Kent toil at Canterbury
Darren Stevens at it again to spark Middlesex collapse on opening day
45-year-old takes four as Middlesex lose 8 for 26 after Stoneman fifty
County Championship
| Division 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| LANCS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| WARKS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| HANTS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| YORKS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| SOM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Division 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ESSEX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| GLOUC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| DURH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| NHNTS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| SUR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| GLAM | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Division 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KENT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| MIDDX | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| WORCS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| LEICS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| DERBS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| SUSS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 151 |
| WARKS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 145 |
| DURH | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
| ESSEX | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 129 |
| WORCS | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 109 |
| DERBS | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| SOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 148 |
| HANTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 145 |
| GLOUC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
| SUR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 |
| LEICS | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 111 |
| MIDDX | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
| Group 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| LANCS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 |
| YORKS | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149 |
| GLAM | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 127 |
| NHNTS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 123 |
| KENT | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 97 |
| SUSS | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 |