Ollie Robinson’s 112 units up tantalising final-day identify race in Department 3
Tawanda Muyeye unbeaten in a single day as Kent eye mammoth fourth-innings run chase
Kent 138 and 275 for five (Robinson 112, Muyeye 76*) want 98 extra runs to overcome Middlesex 147 and 363 (Milnes 5-87)
The LV= Insurance coverage County Championship Department 3 identify race is about for a nerve-shredding finale, after Kent reached 275 for five of their run chase towards Middlesex. The hosts, recently 2d within the desk, want any other 98 to overtake leaders Middlesex, following a pulsating 3rd day at Canterbury.
Ollie Robinson hit 112, however he was once out to the general ball of the day, stuck through John Simpson off Tim Murtagh, who took 2 for 23.
Tawanda Muyeye is unbeaten on easiest firstclass rating of 76 now not out, after a stand of 128 with Robinson, as Kent recovered from 103 for 4 to offer themselves a preventing probability going into day 4.
Previous Matt Milnes took 5 for 87 as Middlesex have been brushed aside for 363, environment Kent a goal of 373 to win.
The guests resumed on 298 for six and Luke Hollman was once out for 29 in the second one over of the morning when he chipped Marcus O’Riordan to Nathan Gilchrist at mid-on. Toby Roland-Jones was once stuck through Jack Leaning at 3rd slip for 6, after edging Milnes’ 2d supply with the brand new ball.
Milnes then flattened two of Simpson’s stumps to bowl him for 46, cueing an competitive cameo from Ethan Bamber, who hit 25 from 23 balls sooner than Milnes bowled him middle-stump, leaving Murtagh unbeaten on 5.
Kent’s chase suffered an early blow when Murtagh had Jordan Cox stuck for one at 3rd slip through Robbie White and Daniel Bell-Drummond fell early within the afternoon consultation, edging Bamber to Stevie Eskinazi in the beginning slip.
Martin Andersson had Jack Leaning lbw for seven and Kent’s probabilities of chasing down the overall took a big hit when Zak Crawley was once leg sooner than to Roland-Jones for 47.
On the other hand, Muyeye introduced up his maiden firstclass 50 when he drove Roland-Jones thru quilt for 4 and Robinson was once on 75 when he survived a noisy attraction when Middlesex have been satisfied he’d chipped Hollman to Sam Robson at level. Robinson stood his floor and after conferring, the umpires dominated he was once now not out.
Robinson therefore driven thru Bamber level and scrambled a unmarried to deliver up his century, however Middlesex’s resolution to take the brand new ball for the general over of the day was once vindicated when Murtagh discovered his edge and he was once stuck within the slips.
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