The County Championship recreation between Kent and Essex was closely affected by the climateLV= County Championship Division One, Spitfire Floor, St Lawrence (day 4)Essex 451-5 dec: Browne 159, Westley 148Kent 342-7: Crawley 170; Harmer 4-141Kent (8 pts) drew with Essex (12 pts)Match scorecard
The County Championship match between Kent and Essex at Canterbury led to a draw after the climate worn out the ultimate day.
Heavy rain fell all through and play was formally deserted at 13:00 BST.
Kent had ended day three on 342-7, trailing Essex’s first-innings complete of 451-5 declared by 109, however a draw had at all times appeared doubtless and in complete 206 overs have been misplaced throughout the 4 days.
The restricted quantity of cricket there was had been extremely entertaining, with Nick Browne and Tom Westley scoring 159 and 148 respectively for the guests, and Zak Crawley responding with a superb 170 on day three.
However circumstances on Sunday began badly and had no practical prospect of bettering.
Essex take 12 factors and Kent eight.
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