County Championship Division Two 2026
Kent vs Worcestershire, 42nd Match
Day 3: Stumps - Worcestershire need 296 runs
Kent (KENT)
238/10 (64.2 ov)
358/10 (108.2 ov)
Worcestershire (WORCS)
217/10 (58.6 ov)
84/3 (23.1 ov)
TEST
Stumps
Stumps
Match information
- Series
- County Championship Division Two 2026
- Match
- 42nd Match · TEST
- Start date and time
- End date and time
- Venue
- St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, England
- Toss
- Worcestershire opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Hassan Adnan, Sue Redfern
- Match referee
- Dean Cosker
Playing XI
Kent
- Ben Compton · Batsman
- Zak Crawley · Batsman
- Sam Northeast · Batsman
- Tawanda Muyeye · Batsman
- Daniel Bell-Drummond (c) · Batsman
- Chris Benjamin (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Grant Stewart · Bowler
- Keith Dudgeon · Bowler
- Matt Milnes · Bowler
- Hasan Mahmud · Bowler
- Matthew Quinn · Bowling Allrounder
Worcestershire
- Daniel Lategan · Batsman
- Jake Libby · Batsman
- Rehaan Edavalath · Batsman
- Adam Hose · Batsman
- Brett DOliveira (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Henry Cullen (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Beyers Swanepoel · Bowler
- Matthew Waite · Bowler
- Tom Taylor · Bowling Allrounder
- Ben Allison · Bowler
- Adam Finch · Bowler
Kent innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Compton | c Henry Cullen b Tom Taylor | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 53.33 |
| Zak Crawley | c Adam Hose b Ben Allison | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 75 |
| Sam Northeast | c Henry Cullen b Adam Finch | 43 | 86 | 7 | 0 | 50 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | c Matthew Waite b Adam Finch | 37 | 64 | 4 | 0 | 57.81 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | lbw b Matthew Waite | 52 | 93 | 8 | 0 | 55.91 |
| Chris Benjamin | c Henry Cullen b Beyers Swanepoel | 40 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 100 |
| Grant Stewart | c Henry Cullen b Matthew Waite | 19 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 73.08 |
| Keith Dudgeon | c Henry Cullen b Ben Allison | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Matt Milnes | c Ben Allison b Tom Taylor |
Worcestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan | b M Milnes | 59 | 119 | 8 | 0 | 49.58 |
| Jake Libby | b Hasan Mahmud | 18 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 120 |
| Rehaan Edavalath | lbw b Hasan Mahmud | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Hose | c Benjamin b Keith Dudgeon | 50 | 88 | 7 | 0 | 56.82 |
| Brett DOliveira | c Tawanda Muyeye b Grant Stewart | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 46.67 |
| Henry Cullen | lbw b Keith Dudgeon | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Matthew Waite | b Hasan Mahmud | 15 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 51.72 |
| Tom Taylor | c Benjamin b M Milnes | 17 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 77.27 |
| Beyers Swanepoel | c Keith Dudgeon b M Milnes |
Kent innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | c Henry Cullen b Adam Finch | 54 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 51.92 |
| Ben Compton | c Daniel Lategan b Tom Taylor | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Northeast | b Tom Taylor | 132 | 240 | 15 | 0 | 55 |
| Tawanda Muyeye | c Ben Allison b Beyers Swanepoel | 23 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 63.89 |
| Daniel Bell-Drummond | c and b Ben Allison | 44 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 43.56 |
| Chris Benjamin | batting | 36 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 58.06 |
| Grant Stewart | b Tom Taylor | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 88.24 |
| Keith Dudgeon | c Ben Allison b Tom Taylor | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Milnes | lbw b Adam Finch | 20 |
Worcestershire innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Lategan | lbw b M Milnes | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.5 |
| Jake Libby | c Benjamin b M Milnes | 18 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 64.29 |
| Rehaan Edavalath | lbw b Matthew Quinn | 8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Adam Hose | batting | 23 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 46.94 |
| Brett DOliveira | batting | 24 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 60 |
| Henry Cullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Beyers Swanepoel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matthew Waite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |