An unbeaten 41 from 18-year-old Jaydn Denly in a solid sixth-wicket stand alongside his uncle Joe helped guide Kent to a draw in their Vitality County Championship match at Essex. (More Cricket News)
After a rain delay, Essex declared on their overnight 2🔥57 for four, setting Kent a victory taꦍrget of 375.
Essex seamer Jamie Porter cut into Kent’s top order bꦜefore first-class debutant Jaydn Denly and his uncle ate up 16 overs while putting ♍on 51 runs before the latter was out for 39.
Kent, whose batters wore black armbands to mark the death of former England spinner Derek Underwood, steadied the innings from 65🌳 for five and, following another rain break, finished on 164 for seven.
At the Oval, Surrey fell short in a run chase against Somerset as the m🌟atch also ended in a draw.
Chasing 209 in 19 overs, openers Dan Lawrence and Jamie Smith (45) put on a stand of 90 to set up the prospect📖 of a first win of the season for the champions.
However, three quick wickets in nine balls all but ended Surrey’s challenge as Kasey Aldridge picked up two in the 12th ov👍er.
Lawrence w🔯as unbeaten on 53 from 34 balls when the players shook hands with five overs left, Surrey at 123 for five.
At the Utilita Bowl, Nick Gubbins batted out t🧜he final day as Hampshire secured a draw against Lancashire.
Gubbins crafted an unbeaten 69 to end any chance of a Hampshire collapse, while Jame🌺s Viღnce and Tom Prest were equally stubborn in their resistance as the hosts finished on 179 for four.
Matthew Potts scored his maiden first-class century ⛎to help Durham earn a draw on their return to Division One action against Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Warwickshire began the final day scenting victory as their newly-prom꧑oted opponents, following on, resumed on 12 for two and still 169 behind.
But stubborn batting, le𒆙d by nightwatch Potts (149 not out), saw Durham close on 293 for six and earned them a draw after their first match back in the top tier against Hampshire was abandoned without a ball being bowled last week.
Nottinghamshire’s game with Worcestershire ended in a draw afte🎃r the final day’s play at Trent Bridge was washed out.
In Division Two, Derbyshire earned a draw at Glamorgan on the back of a supe꧅rb unbeaten stand from Luis Reeceꦡ and Brooke Guest.
Derbyshire had an improba🌼ble targe🐟t of 401 to chase as they resumed in Cardiff on 40 for one.
The early dismissals of David Lloyd and Wayne Madsen gave Glamor🌱gan hope of victory, but those were the last wickets to fall.
Reece ended unbeaten on💙 91, with Gues🔴t 72 not out as the pair took Derbyshire to 225 for three.
Oll𒊎ie Price’s career-best 14ꩲ7 and a century from James Bracey helped Gloucestershire to an unlikely draw with Yorkshire in Bristol.
